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The critics are still raving about this brand new trippy hippy musical comedy making its East Coast premiere! Don’t miss this psychedelic trip into San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury which the critics are acclaiming as “A trip you MUST experience!” Roger Bean’s Summer of Love stars Michele Lee and an unstoppable cast and is running NOW Thru July 16th! CLICK HERE to Read More and Buy a Ticket Today!
The Ogunquit Playhouse is thrilled to announce that star of film, television and stage, the renowned Michelle Lee will headline in the East Coast Premiere of the new Roger Bean musical Summer of Love, on stage June 22 through July 16! Michele Lee has starred on Broadway, in feature and television films and recorded and performed with legends of the entertainment industry. Ms. Lee is known worldwide for her Emmy-nominated role as Karen Mackenzie in the landmark CBS series “Knots Landing.
The season opens when “Sesame Street meets South Park” in the Tony Award Best Musical of the Year, smash-hit, Avenue Q. This delightful parody that dares to ask the question, “What do you do with a B.A. in English?” is on stage May 25 to June 18. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, the show conveys life’s tough lessons through the trials and tribulations of Princeton, a recent college graduate, who is anxious to discover his purpose in life; but first, he must find an apartment and a job, with no work experience — but an English degree.
Film and television star Stefanie Powers and the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Sunset Boulevard leads with nine of those nominations. Stefanie Powers was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for her powerful and critically acclaimed performance as Norma Desmond in Ogunquit’s premier production of Sunset Boulevard.
The Ogunquit Playhouse is thrilled to announce that it received the Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Theatre from the New England Theatre Conference at their 59th Annual Convention, held this fall in New Haven, Connecticut. Jeff Watts, NETC President, presented Executive Artistic Director, Bradford Kenney an award recognizing the Playhouse as one of the most important cultural landmarks in New England.
When John Lane handed the keys to his beloved Ogunquit Playhouse over to the community back in 1997, do you think he could have imagined that someday a summer of “Broadway at the Beach” would expand to 20 weeks, offer first-rate educational and outreach programming, and cost nearly $5,000,000 to produce? Well, we did just that in 2010 with a line-up of award-winning performances that made you laugh, cheer, and sing your way back to the parking lot.
C’mon and be Razzle-Dazzled by the sophisticated, sharp-edged and highly acclaimed Broadway musical, wrapping up the Playhouse season! They’re all here: fame-hungry Roxie Hart, who spends her nights jazzing it up in clubs while dreaming of a life on the stage; seductive club singer Velma Kelly, the darling of the tabloids; and Billy Flynn, the slick lawyer who, razzles the court and dazzles the press, to free the murdering vixens imprisoned for their bloody crimes. This Tony Award winning tale about corruption and celebrity, inspired by the sensationalized trials of 1920’s Chicago, buzzes with John Kander music and Fred Ebb lyrics…
And all that Jazz!
C’mon and be Razzle-Dazzled by the sophisticated, sharp-edged and highly acclaimed Broadway musical, wrapping up the Playhouse season! They’re all here: fame-hungry Roxie Hart, who spends her nights jazzing it up in clubs while dreaming of a life on the stage; seductive club singer Velma Kelly, the darling of the tabloids; and Billy Flynn, the slick lawyer who, razzles the court and dazzles the press, to free the murdering vixens imprisoned for their bloody crimes. This Tony Award winning tale about corruption and celebrity, inspired by the sensationalized trials of 1920’s Chicago, buzzes with John Kander music and Fred Ebb lyrics…
And all that Jazz!
The classic tale of an aging toymaker and his puppet, Pinocchio, takes on timely issues in Disney My Son Pinocchio. Grammy Award-winner and master melodist Stephen Schwartz adds a compelling score of original songs to the beloved classics “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “I’ve Got No Strings.” Join the Blue Fairy, Stromboli and a lively cast of characters as Geppetto journeys beyond the Toy Shop to discover what makes the “perfect child.”
An historian gives a brief overview of medieval England. In an apparent (and deliberate) miscommunication between the actors and the narrator, an idyllic Scandinavian village appears, with gaily dressed Finnish villagers singing and dancing to the “Fisch Schlapping Song.” The Historian returns, irritated, and tells the frolicking Finns that he was talking about England, not Finland.
This stunner is based on the film noir classic by Billy Wilder, is the winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical and features Andrew Lloyd Webber’s loveliest melodies including, “With One Look” and “As If We Never Said Goodbye.”
This Friday & Saturday nights at MaineStreet we will be giving away tons of Kylie Minogue goodies. CD Release of All The Lovers and much more. Also, we have DJ Susan Esthera Friday Night & DJ Ken Saturday Night
The perennial favorite about a problem named Maria, graces the Ogunquit Playhouse stage. This final collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein is considered to be the world’s most beloved musical and is the winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical.
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Theater, Social and Public Events for May 2012 and Beyond – Updated Regularly!
Maine’s Office of Securities Issues Advisory to Warn Consumers about “Crowdfunding” Investments
Sam Whitman Band, w/ Megan Murphy, and The Golden Prize at Johnson Hall 5/19/12
Work by Cony High School Art Students on view at in Augusta Until July 7, 2012
Disc Golf Event to Benefit Issinryu Karate Academy in Randolph on May 20, 2012
REMINDER: Artists invited to an Art Critique with Abbott Meader at The Harlow on May 20, 2012
Maine Historical Society News for the Week of May 16, 2012
Natural Inclination Show at Monkee Tree to Benefit Natural Resources Council
Francine Reed on May 19th, Portland String Quartet on 22nd at Boothbay Opera House
