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Theater ReviewOgunquit’s “The Addams Family” is ghoulishly peculiar and magnificently macabre
The world of Charles Addams' beloved, bizarre family vibrantly comes to life on Ogunquit's stage with the Broadway set and costumes by designers Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch, and award-winning puppets by Basil Twist. Read on
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Theater ReviewPortland Players pulls out all the stops with ambitious “Les Mis”
There may be a technical glitch or a strained high note here or there (not many) but this production succeeds in telling its classic story with real feeling. Read on
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Theater ReviewIn “Brighton Beach,” Portland Stage draws intimate portrait of family life
Portland Stage artfully recreates this reality with a reimagined set by Brittany Vasta. Timber-framed walls shape the skeletal, multilevel home, allowing the audience to see into, and through, all rooms simultaneously. Read on
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TheaterGood Theater opens this week with ‘The Rainmaker’ — ambitiously takes on two shows in October
The play st"We're opening two shows in a month, which is ambitious," Allen said. "This is our 13th season, and we're proud of it. A lot of people run from that number. We embrace it." Read on
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Theater ReviewOff-beat humor, spontaneous musicality & puppets in Lyric Theater’s R-rated musical “Avenue Q”
Told with puppets that share the stage with their black-clad handlers and adult actors, the show forcefully disavows any connections to any of Jim Henson's ventures. But the characters seem familiar in a pleasant sort of way. Show runs through Oct. 4. Read on
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TheaterReviving a classic: ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ opens season at Portland Stage
This Neil Simon classic is getting a makeover. It's the story of 15-year-old Eugene Jerome, who is growing up in post-Depression Brooklyn in a lower-middle class Jewish household. He wants to play baseball professionally. But what he really wants is to see a naked girl, and his older cousin, Nora, would be fine. Read on
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Theater ReviewOgunquit Playhouse’s “The Witches of Eastwick” will leave you spellbound
Ogunquit's cast and production staff have succeeded in crafting an adult musical that is both refreshingly new and multi-layered. Read on
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TheaterCirque du Soleil’s primal “Varekai” on stage in Portland this weekend
Like all Cirque performances, "Varekai" is expected to dazzle with its costuming, lights and feats of human balance and strength. Check out the slideshow and behind-the-scenes video. Read on
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Theater ReviewHackmatack’s “Trip to Bountiful” a touching quest for home
Playing through Aug. 30, the modest play is a late-summer highlight. Read on
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Theater ReviewMaine State Ballet’s “Midsummer Night” is a striking, magical production
Maine State Ballet’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a luscious must-see, in performance for two weekends at the Maine State Ballet Theater in Falmouth. Artistic director Linda MacArthur Miele choreographed the classic ballet especially for her company, to the score by Felix Mendelssohnn with additional music by Alexander Glazunov, highlighting both the expertise of MSB’s… Read on
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