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BWW Review: Happily Ever After: Maine State Ballet's CINDERELLA
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Mar 31, 2019

An afternoon at the Maine State Ballet's production of Cinderella is an opportunity to revel in a lovely fantasy tale told in exquisite choreography. The revival of Prokofiev's ballet with choreography by Linda MacArthur Miele is opulent to look at and offers moments of dazzling dance.

BWW Review: Maine State Ballet Takes on Broadway
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Jan 27, 2019

For a week in January Maine State Ballet dancers temporarily put away their toe shoes, take out their tap and jazz footwear and revel in the choreography of Broadway musicals. The program, Tap, Tap, Jazz, which offers eighteen numbers - both solo and ensemble - each choreographed by a company member, showcases the entire company's versatility and talent.

BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER Maine State Ballet
by Dan Marois - Nov 26, 2018

The interesting thing about The Nutcracker at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine is just how quickly an audience can settle into it, year after year, like a cup of hot chocolate on a cold night. The venue is packed with an audience of all ages, some dressed in their 'night on the town' finery while others sport flannel shirts, jeans and a baseball cap. That's the magic of this production, a full-scale ballet and orchestra that appeals to a wide-ranging audience here in Maine.

BWW Previews: Rehearsals Begin for SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - Oct 2, 2017

We gotta dance! The Oak Hill Players are back at it again in their 2017-18 season with SINGIN' IN THE RAIN! After a record breaking run of GREASE, the Oak Hill Players putting on their raincoats and grabbing their umbrellas as they prepare this new show for the public.

Maine State Ballet presents DON QUIXOTE, Opening 8/10
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 28, 2017

Maine State Ballet brings some Spanish spice to summer with a two-week run of Don Quixote, the classic comedic ballet based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, August 10 through August 19, at Maine State Ballet's Lopez Theater.

BWW Feature: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - Jul 5, 2017

The time has come for the Oak Hill Players to make 'em laugh again because SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the Winslow Homer Center for the Arts officially has a cast list!

BWW Previews: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - Jun 26, 2017

What a glorious feeling! Just announced, the fall show at the Winslow Homer Center for the Arts at Scarborough High School will be SINGIN' IN THE RAIN!

BWW Feature: GREASE at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - Apr 26, 2017

OHP is burning up the quarter mile at Scarborough High School as opening night speeds towards them. The cast is hard at work polishing this iconic musical for the first performance on May 4th.

BWW Preview: GREASE at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - Mar 4, 2017

Tell me more, tell me more! After many years without a spring show, the Oak Hill Players of Scarborough High School are beginning rehearsals for the smash hit musical, Grease! The cast includes myself, junior Samuel Laro (Crazy for You, Anything Goes, Little Shop of Horrors) as greaser Danny Zuko, and senior Hallie Scammell (Crazy for You, West Side Story, White Christmas) as the hopelessly devoted Sandy Dumbrowski.

Regional Dance Company of the Week: Maine State Ballet
by BWW Features - Dec 4, 2012

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is thrilled to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Dance Company of the Week! This week's featured Regional Dance Company is Maine State Ballet located in Falmouth, Maine! Read all about them below and scroll to see photos from the company's recent production of THE NUTCRACKER!