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Press Release: Mamma Mia
Bangor, ME - Penobscot Theatre Company will close out its 45th Anniversary Season by kicking off summer with the international smash hit Mamma Mia!, from June 13 to July 14. The enchanting, hilarious story that has become an international sensation is told through...
Up Next: Feb Vacation Camp
February 18-22 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $50/Day or $225/Week Spend February Vacation Camp week with us! Our vacation camp is perfect for students who are looking for something creative and fun to do during the chilly February break. Come and explore one day or all! Our...
Next Up: Honky Tonk Laundry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Magnus Stark 626-674-0942 magnus@penobscottheatre.org www.penobscottheatre.org HONKY TONK LAUNDRY WASHES AWAY WINTER BLUES Country-N-Western musical set to spin onto the stage January 31 – February...
PTC makes the most of ‘Elf the Musical’ with glitter and glitz
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff There’s a lot of glitz and glitter on stage at the Bangor Opera House this holiday season. Even in the dark, the proscenium sparkles with giant, glittering snowflakes and candy canes. On stage, giant snow banks shimmer and shine, Santa’s...
The Spitfire Grill Is Cooking with Gas
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge Penobscot Theatre Company has cooked up another crowd pleaser. PTC’s “The Spitfire Grill” – with music and book by James Valcq and lyrics and book by Fred Alley – is currently running at the Bangor Opera House. Based on the 1996 Lee...
More than skin deep – ‘Ugly Lies the Bone’
by Katie Toole and Adam Cousins of The Maine Edge The title intrigues you first: from an aphorism attributed to Einstein, concluding “beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own.” It is a familiar sentiment skewed sideways; a refraction, a sliver of broken...
‘Escanaba in the Moonlight’ at Opera House zany, silly escape from winter
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News Fudgesuckers beware. You’re not in the flatlands any more. No, siree. You are in Yooper Territory, now, where UFOs drop in, the maple sap ferments and Ojibwe magic conjures up cures for curses. This is not just any old kind of...
PTC’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ cast, costumes, set dazzles audience
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News A fairy tale about a bright and beautiful young woman who transforms a beast into a prince with love and understanding hardly sounds like holiday fare. But if Scrooge’s metamorphosis from miserable miser to generous and genial...
Dark Side of the Muse – “Misery”
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge They say that misery loves company. Well, for the next few weeks, one company – Penobscot Theatre Company – loves “Misery.” And you will too. Read more
“Fabulous Lipitones,” New Look for Bangor Opera House Sets Upbeat Tone
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News New seats, shiny chandeliers, fresh paint and and good old fashioned harmony set an upbeat tone for Penobscot Theatre Company’s 44th season, which opened over the weekend with “The Fabulous Lipitones” at the Bangor Opera...