Theater in Ogunquit, Maine (opened 1937)
United States historic place
Ogunquit Playhouse is a regional theater on 10 Main Street (United States Route 1 ) inOgunquit, Maine .[ 2] Summer Stock which still produces musical theatre.[ 3] National Register of Historic Places [ 1] [ 4]
Ogunquit Playhouse's New Works Program launched in 2016 and has fostered new productions such asHeartbreak Hotel ,Grumpy Old Men The Da Vinci Code Mystic Pizza the MusicalFrom Here to Eternity ,The Nutty Professor , andMr. Holland’s Opus .[ 5] Frida ” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus Heartbreak Hote l” (described as the prequel to “Million Dollar Quartet ”), produced with Fingerlakes Musical Theatre Festival.”[ 6] My Best Friend’s Wedding
1927- Walter Hartwig starts the Manhattan Theatre Colony
1933- Walter and Maude Hartwig establish Ogunquit Playhouse in a downtown garage
1937- The Playhouse is built at 10 Main St
1941- Walter Hartwig dies, Maude Hartwig takes over
1950- John Lane becomes General Manager, then owner of Ogunquit Playhouse with business partner, Henry Weller
1994- John Lane retires and transfers ownership of the Playhouse to the Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation that oversees the Playhouse to this day
1999- Roy M. Rogison is hired as Producing Artistic Director, and the Playhouse begins producing its own shows, Children's Theatre Program Begins
2000- John Lane dies
2006- Bradford T. Kenney becomes Executive Artistic Director, Season expands from 10 week to 21 week season
2012- Ogunquit Playhouse celebrates its 80th season featuring-Always, Patsy Cline ,9 to 5 South Pacific Damn Yankees Ballroom With a Twist , andBuddy-The Buddy Holly Story [ 8]
2022- Ogunquit Playhouse celebrates its 90th season featuring-The Cher Show ,The Nutty Professor ,Mr. Holland’s Opus ,Beautiful-The Carole King Musical [ 9]
2023- Deborah Warren becomes Managing Director
2025- Bradford T. Kenney marks his 20th season with the Playhouse
Shows by season for the last 10 seasons:
2014 Season
Grease Mo Gaffney , Directed and Choreographed by DJ Salisbury, May 21-June 21, 2014Billy Elliot Mary Poppins The Witches of Eastwick Sally Struthers , Directed by Shaun Kerrison, September 3-September 27, 2014The Addams Family Mary Poppins The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH), Directed by Shaun Kerrison2015 Season
Sister Act Victor/Victoria Nice Work If You Can Get It Million Dollar Quartet Hunter Foster , August 19-September 19Saturday Night Fever White Christmas The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH), Directed by Jayme McDaniel, December 9-December 20, 20152016 Season
Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles , Directed by Daniel A. Weiss, May 18-June 11, 2016Anything Goes Andrea McArdle andSally Struthers , Directed by Jaymie McDaniel, June 15-July 9, 2016The Hunchback of Notre Dame Paolo Montalban and F. Michael Haynie, Directed by Shaun Kerrison, July 13-August 6, 2016Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Million Dollar Quartet Hunter Foster , October 5- November 6, 2016Disney’s Beauty and the Beast The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH), Directed by Sam Scalamoni, November 30- December 18, 20162017 Season
Mamma Mia! ,Patrick Cassidy andAngie Schworer , Directed by Larry Raben, May 17-July 1, 2017Bullets Over Broadway Sally Struthers andVincent Pastore , Directed and Choreographed byJeff Whiting , July 5- July 29, 2017Ragtime Klea Blackhurst , Directed by Seth Skylar-Heyn, August 2-August 26, 2017Heartbreak Hotel , World Premiere, Written and Directed byFloyd Mutrux , August 30-September 30, 2017From Here to Eternity Robyn Hurder , Directed and Choreographed by Brett Smock, October 4-October 29, 2017White Christmas The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH), WithSally Struthers , Directed by Jaymie McDaniel, November 29-December 17, 20172018 Season
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Joshua Bergasse , May 16- June 9, 2018Oklahoma! An American in Paris Clyde Alves , Directed and Choreographed byJeffry Denman , July 11-August 4, 2018Grumpy Old Men Sally Struthers andHal Linden , Directed by Matt Lenz, August 8-September 1, 2018Jersey Boys Elf The Musical Jennifer Cody , Directed and Choreographed by Connor Gallagher, November 28-December 16, 20182019 Season
Jersey Boys 42nd Street Rachel York , Directed and Choreographed byRandy Skinner , June 19-July 13, 2019Cabaret John Rubinstein , Directed by BT McNicholl, July 17-August 10, 2019Agatha Christie’sMurder on the Orient Express , With Kate Loprest, Directed by Shaun Kerrison, August 14-August 31, 2024Menopause The Musical Cindy Williams , September 4-September 14, 2019Kinky Boots Annie The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH) WithSally Struthers andAngie Schworer , Directed by James A. Rocco, November 27- December 22, 20192020 Season
Playhouse Patio Cabaret, Outdoor concert series featuring Playhouse stars Broadway Gives Back to the Playhouse (Streaming Event) A Very Brady Musical (Streaming Benefit Event), WithGavin Lee ,Kerry Butler , andKlea Blackhurst , Directed by Richard Israel, Wednesday October 28, 20202021 Season
All took place in the Leary Pavilion
Spamalot Charles Shaughnessy andJennifer Cody , Directed by BT McNicholl, June 16- July 10, 2021Escape to Margaritaville Mystic Pizza Krystina Alabado , Gianna Yanelli, and Kyra Kennedy, Directed by Casey Hushion, September 1- October 2, 2021Young Frankenstein Sally Struthers ,John Bolton , and Hannah Cruz, Directed byJeff Whiting , October 6-October 31, 2021Playhouse Patio Cabaret, Outdoor concert series featuring Playhouse stars 2022 Season
The Cher Show Sara Gettlefinger ,David Engel , andAngie Schworer , Directed byGerry McIntyre , May 12-June 25, 2022The Nutty Professor Klea Blackhurst , andJeff McCarthy , Directed by Marc Bruni, July 1-August 6, 2022Mr. Holland’s Opus Anastasia Barzee , andVeanne Cox , Directed byBD Wong , August 13- September 10, 2022Beautiful- The Carole King Musical Elf The Musical The Music Hall in Portsmouth), With Steven Booth and Diana Huey, November 20- December 18, 20222023 Season
Million Dollar Quartet The Music Hall in Portsmouth), WithDaniel Durston , Scott Moreau, and Nat Zegree, Directed byHunter Foster , March 22- April 9, 2023Beautiful- The Carole King Musical ,Singin’ in the Rain ,On Your Feet ! The Story of Emilio and Gloria EstefanThe Da Vinci Code Michael Urie , Hannah Cruz, andCharles Shaughnessy , Directed by Leigh Toney, August 24-September 23, 2023Tootsie Sally Struthers , Reed Campbell, andJennifer Cody , Directed by Larry Raben, September 28-October 29, 2023The Sound of Music The Music Hall in Portsmouth), With Emilie Kouatchou,Barrett Foa , Elizabeth Teeter, and Kate Loprest, Directed by Anthony C. Daniel, November 29-December 17, 20232024 Season
Waitress Desi Oakley , Ben Jacoby, andCleavant Derricks , Directed by Abbey O’Brien, Choreographed by Cost n’ Mayor, May 9-June 8, 2024Crazy For You Sally Struthers , and Taylor Aronson, Directed by Angelique Ilo, June 13-July 13, 2024A Little Night Music Kathleen Turner ,Julia Murney , andNik Walker , Directed byHunter Foster , July 18-August 17, 2024Little Shop of Horrors Latrice Royale ,Talia Suskauer , and Etai Benson, Directed byHunter Foster , August 22-September 21, 2024My Best Friend’s Wedding Krystal Joy Brown ,Matt Doyle , and Lianah Sta. Ana, Directed byKathleen Marshall , September 26-October 27, 2024Disney’sFrozen the Broadway Musical (atThe Music Hall in Portsmouth), With Cate Hayman and Marilyn Caserta, Directed by Angelique Ilo, November 27-December 22, 2024Come From Away ,Guys and Dolls High Society When Elvis Met The Beatles , World Premiere, August 28-September 27, 2025Titanic The Musical , Directed by Shaun Kerrison, October 2-November 2, 2025Performers who have appeared at the Ogunquit Playhouse include the following:[ 11]
Clay Aiken –Joseph inJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Krystina Alabado – Daisy Araújo inMystic Pizza (2021)Clyde Alves – Jerry Mulligan inAn American in Paris Lucie Arnaz Matthew Ashford – Franklin Hart in9 to 5 James Barbour – Darryl Van Horne inThe Witches of Eastwick Ethel Barrymore Anastasia Barzee – Mrs. Wilkinson inBilly Elliot the Musical Mr. Holland's Opus (2022)Jimmy Ray Bennett – Cal inWaitress Klea Blackhurst – Miss Lemon inThe Nutty Professor (2022)Steve Blanchard – Julian Marsh in42nd Street John Bolton – Dr. Frederick Frankenstein inYoung Frankenstein Young Frankenstein Lisa Brescia – Victoria Grant inVictor/Victoria Krystal Joy Brown – Julianne Potter inMy Best Friend's Wedding Meg Bussert – The Mother Abbess inThe Sound of Music Patrick Cassidy – Sam Carmichael inMamma Mia! Maxwell Caulfield – Georges inLa Cage aux Folles Jennifer Cody – Joy inCinderella All Shook Up Damn Yankees Monty Python's Spamalot Tootsie Veanne Cox – Helen Chae-Jacobs inMr. Holland's Opus (2022)Ben Crawford – Luther Billis inSouth Pacific Bette Davis Bradley Dean –Claude Frollo inThe Hunchback of Notre Dame From Here to Eternity Rachel deBenedet –Anna Leonowens inThe King and I Morticia Addams inThe Addams Family Emma Degerstedt – Performer inSmokey Joe's Cafe Jeffry Denman – Bobby Child inCrazy for You Monty Python's Spamalot White Christmas Annie Cleavant Derricks – Joe inWaitress Ed Dixon – Max Goldman inGrumpy Old Men Matt Doyle – Michael O'Neal inMy Best Friend's Wedding Nancy Dussault – Mrs. Higgins inMy Fair Lady Jarrod Emick – Tick / Mitzi inPriscilla, Queen of the Desert David Engel –Gomez Addams inThe Addams Family Mamma Mia! Bob Mackie / Frank /Robert Altman inThe Cher Show Georgia Engel – Mrs. Tottendale inThe Drowsy Chaperone Cory English –Max Bialystock inThe Producers Barrett Foa – Max Detweiler inThe Sound of Music Hunter Foster – Jerry Lukowski inThe Full Monty Mo Gaffney – Miss Lynch inGrease Lora Lee Gayer – Countess Charlotte Malcolm inA Little Night Music Sara Gettelfinger – Alexandra Spofford inThe Witches of Eastwick Star inThe Cher Show Anita Gillette – Princess Dragomiroff inMurder on the Orient Express Josh Grisetti – Sir Robin inMonty Python's Spamalot Becky Gulsvig –Elle Woods inLegally Blonde 9 to 5 Thoroughly Modern Millie Valerie Harper – Millicent Winter inNice Work If You Can Get It Randy Harrison – The Master of Ceremonies inCabaret Mariette Hartley – Fräulein Schneider inCabaret Christian Hoff – Sky Masterson inGuys and Dolls Cady Huffman – Miss Sandra inAll Shook Up Robyn Hurder – Norma Cassidy inVictor/Victoria From Here to Eternity Mark Jacoby – John Gustafson inGrumpy Old Men Zachary James –The Monster inYoung Frankenstein Tim Jerome – Alfred P. Doolittle inMy Fair Lady Mel Johnson Jr. – Harrington Winslow inThe Nutty Professor (2022)Van Johnson Richard Kind – Nathan Detroit inGuys and Dolls Paul Kreppel – Amos Hart inChicago Carson Kressley – The Man in Chair inThe Drowsy Chaperone Mr. Applegate inDamn Yankees Lorenzo Lamas –The King of Siam inThe King and I A Chorus Line Ryan Landry – The Stepmother inCinderella Hairspray Roger De Bris inThe Producers Thénardier inLes Misérables Liz Larsen – Miss Adelaide inGuys and Dolls The Drowsy Chaperone Telly Leung – George Downes inMy Best Friend's Wedding Hal Linden – Grandpa Gustafson inGrumpy Old Men Myrna Loy Stanley Wayne Mathis – Lionel, The Royal Steward inCinderella Jefferson Mays – Henry Higgins inMy Fair Lady Andrea McArdle –Sally Bowles inCabaret Fantine inLes Misérables Anything Goes Jeff McCarthy – Dr. Warfield inThe Nutty Professor (2022)Rue McClanahan – Mother inCrazy for You Eddie Mekka – Wilbur Turnblad inHairspray Tevye inFiddler on the Roof Paolo Montalban – The Prince inCinderella The King and I Clopin inThe Hunchback of Notre Dame Crista Moore – Baroness Elsa Schräder inThe Sound of Music Sydney Morton –Esmeralda inThe Hunchback of Notre Dame Burke Moses – Mr. Trevor Graydon inThoroughly Modern Millie Robert Newman –Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks inAnnie Julia Murney – Desiree Armfeldt inA Little Night Music [ 12] Christiane Noll – Winifred Banks inMary Poppins Bill Nolte –Franz Liebkind inThe Producers Jacob /Potiphar / Baker inJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Desi Oakley – Jenna Hunterson inWaitress Chris Orbach – Bill Meister inMr. Holland's Opus (2022) Vincent Pastore – Nick Valenti inBullets Over Broadway Jennifer Paz – Kim inMiss Saigon Joel Perez – Tim Travers inMystic Pizza (2021)Stefanie Powers – Norma Desmond inSunset Boulevard William Powell Michele Ragusa – Helen Sinclair inBullets Over Broadway Steven Rattazzi –Hercule Poirot inMurder on the Orient Express Darren Ritchie – King Marchan inVictor/Victoria Soara-Joye Ross – Elizabeth inYoung Frankenstein My Best Friend's Wedding Latrice Royale – Audrey II inLittle Shop of Horrors John Rubinstein – Herr Schultz inCabaret Gabrielle Ruiz – Anita inWest Side Story Michael Rupert – Professor Callahan inLegally Blonde John Schuck – Colonel Pickering inMy Fair Lady Angie Schworer – Irene Roth inCrazy for You Roxie Hart inChicago Mamma Mia! Annie Georgia Holt /Lucille Ball inThe Cher Show Crazy for You Peter Scolari – Harold Hill inThe Music Man Keala Settle –The Narrator inJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Coleen Sexton – Brooke Wyndham inLegally Blonde Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Charles Shaughnessy –King Arthur inMonty Python's Spamalot King Arthur inMonty Python's Spamalot Kate Shindle –Sally Bowles inCabaret Megan Sikora – Val inA Chorus Line Timothy John Smith – Jud Fry inOklahoma! Rex Smith –Captain Georg von Trapp inThe Sound of Music Dale Soules – Grandma inBilly Elliot the Musical Edward Staudenmayer – Del Delmonico inBreaking Up Is Hard to Do 9 to 5 Sally Struthers – Mona Stangley inThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Miss Dolly Gallagher Levi inHello, Dolly! The Full Monty Fiddler on the Roof All Shook Up Chicago Legally Blonde Always, Patsy Cline (2012), Roz in9 to 5 Thoroughly Modern Millie The Witches of Eastwick Nice Work If You Can Get It Anything Goes Bullets Over Broadway White Christmas Grumpy Old Men 42nd Street Annie Young Frankenstein Tootsie Crazy for You Jane Summerhays – Jacqueline inLa Cage aux Folles Talia Suskauer – Audrey inLittle Shop of Horrors Renée Taylor – Esther inBreaking Up Is Hard to Do Kathleen Turner – Madame Armfeldt inA Little Night Music Leslie Uggams –The Fairy Godmother inCinderella Brenda Vaccaro – Millicent Winter inNice Work If You Can Get It Nik Walker – Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm inA Little Night Music [ 12] Cindy Williams – Hostess inMenopause The Musical Rachel York –The Lady of the Lake inMonty Python's Spamalot 42nd Street Josh Young –Marius inLes Misérables Ragtime Stuart Zagnit – Harvey inBreaking Up Is Hard to Do Adrian Zmed – Harold Nichols inThe Full Monty ^a b "National Register Information System" .National Register of Historic Places National Park Service . July 9, 2010.^ Heather Burns (July 30, 2022)."Ogunquit Playhouse has all the summer stars" .Homenewshere.com . RetrievedJuly 30, 2024 . ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (March 23, 2019)."How Ogunquit Playhouse Shed Its Summerstock Past to Become a Regional Powerhouse" . ^ "2015 National Register of Historic Places Listing Raised Press Release" . Archived fromthe original on January 22, 2015. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2015 .^ "Why Ogunquit Playhouse is taking a chance on new works (because the next 'Hamilton' is out there)" .Press Herald . October 20, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2025 .^ "At Ogunquit Playhouse, it's Mr. Wong's 'Opus' .The Boston Globe . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2025 .^ "History" .Ogunquit Playhouse . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2025 .^ "Ogunquit Playhouse Announces 80th Anniversary Season, Sally Struthers Returns in ALWAYS PATSY CLINE" .BroadwayWorld . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2025 .^ "Ogunquit Playhouse adds musical to its 90th Anniversary season" .Portsmouth Herald . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2025 .^ "Ogunquit Playhouse / Archives" .Ogunquit Playhouse / Archives . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2025 .^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on November 2, 2013. RetrievedNovember 1, 2013 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^a b "Nik Walker, Julia Murney, More Join Ogunquit A Little Night Music" . July 1, 2024.
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