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Out & About: Opera arias, musical theater and bluegrass music

As the middle of summer arrives in Maine, the state's many seasonal arts and entertainment activities are in full flower. One of Maine's biggest events happens July 30, when PortOpera celebrates its 15th anniversary with a grand concert of favorite arias. There's a fine choice ...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 11:00 am
Out & About: New England premiere of ‘Suds' awash in music, laughs

Summer arrives, astronomically speaking, this weekend, and there's no place in Maine so redolent of summer stock than Adrienne Wilson Grant's Arundel Barn Playhouse, a modern reincarnation of a 19th-century farm. I was there 11 years ago this month when Grant opened the barn doors f...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, June 15, 2009 at 12:50 pm

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Offbeat musicals break familiar Broadway mold

Boy meets girl, etc. Thus begins the commonplace story line that underlies many of the most popular Broadway musicals. But two decidedly offbeat shows in the Portland area this weekend break the stereotypical romantic mold in many ways, and both won a slew of Tony Awards.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 11:13 am
pnms-outabout Classic musical comedy, classical-contemporary fusion

Maybe you're not smiling over your snow plowing bills, but here's a mid-winter treat that will keep you laughing despite the white stuff: One of the most successful musical comedies in Broadway history is currently running at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. Good Theater's professional production ...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 11:07 am
pnms-outabout-010709 Singer Carlene Carter gets things back on track

It's over. The annual onslaught of holidays – and the associated hiatus on the regular arts and entertainment calendar – is now behind us, and the normal levels and types of activities are beginning to resume after nearly six weeks of dormancy.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 11:37 am

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