The Auburn theater’s musical adaptation of the classic story is a ‘a stunning all-around professional production.’
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Open Book Players to hold auditions for ‘Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales’
The Open Book Players will hold auditions for “Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales,” the last production of the 2022-2023 season, at 6 p.m. on May 1, at Oak Hill High School in Wales. This children’s production is a compilation of folk and fairy tales with satirical and side-splitting twists to otherwise famous plots. […]
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‘Perfect Nonsense’ continues for final weekend at The Public Theatre
Three actors, twelve characters and tons of silliness delight in the award-winning comedy “Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense,” a madcap British comedy for all ages described as Monty Python meets Downton Abby, in its final week of performances at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Bertie Wooster is a very wealthy but very dim bachelor […]
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River Comics to host pair of comedy shows this weekend
The River Comics Comedy Productions will host two stand-up comedy shows this week in the Great Falls Comedy Club at Craft Brew Underground. Host Nick Gordon brings five hilarious comedians to the stage for the 6×10 show at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 28. Scott MacNeil, Crystal Bernard, Lloyd Sharp, Paul Borik, and Nick Hahn […]
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Fiddlers to entertain at Oasis of Music
Fiddlers Frank Ferrel and Greg Boardman will team up at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, at The Church at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Both musicians are well-known in the fiddling community of Maine and a bit beyond for their love of traditional downeast and Franco-American fiddling, which they […]
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Miko Marks and Rissi Palmer plan Brownfield show
Miko Marks and Rissi Palmer plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Marks is a country singer songwriter on the rise and Palmer’s gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries. While she made her mark in Country Music, she is equally […]
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War and Treaty concert planned at Strand Theatre
War and Treaty will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Husband-and-wife team Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter have amassed a following as eclectic as their sound itself, with incredible voices and a bluesy but joyful fusion of Southern soul, gospel, country, and rock-and-roll. Tickets cost $26 […]
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‘Maine’s Got Talent’ returns — and rocks — after 4-year pandemic setback
Eight performers, some from auditions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, brought musical talent from around the state for an eclectic mix of genres and styles that drew nearly 400 audience members.
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‘Murder at the Mansion — Back to the 80s’ set for Gardiner
“Murder at the Mansion — Back to the 80s” will be staged at 6. p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Governor Hill Mansion, 136 State St., in Augusta. It’s an 80’s style Murder Mystery Dinner featuring food, entertainment, and an array of quality silent auction items. This year’s production has more cast members, mayhem, and hilarity. Proceeds […]
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‘Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense’ opens at The Public Theatre
Actors Samuel Adams as Bertie Wooster and Michael Frederic as Jeeves in scene from “Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense” playing April 21 through April 30 at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. London’s Olivier Award Winner for Best New Comedy is a delightfully silly comedy for all ages described as Monty Python meets “Downton Abbey.” […]