Statewide Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival kicks off this weekend with theatrical debut

The Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival (BBCBF) kicks off Saturday with a variety of events for families to celebrate Black culture in Maine and beyond. The statewide festival was founded in 2019 and was created to honor the award-winning picture book "Beautiful Blackbird" by Ashley Bryan. This year, the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is turning the book into an interactive theater production for children ages five and under. The play debuts Saturday at the museum, which is also offering $1 admission to the museum and $1 tickets to the show.

Maddy Corson, philanthropist who helped fund new Children's Museum and Theatre, passes away

Madeleine Corson, a former media executive and board member for the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, died Monday after battling cancer. Corson was the former Chair of the Board of Guy Gannett Communications and a long-term member of the Museum & Theatre Board of Directors.

News Center MaineHannah DalyMay 1, 2024Maddy's Theatre, Maddy Corson, News

Maddy Corson, former media executive and philanthropist, dies at 87

She was the executive who gave hugs to all her employees. The fierce advocate for family-owned businesses even after she sold her own. The generous benefactor who delighted in introducing children to the arts, especially theater.

Portland Press HeraldShultzie WillowsApril 30, 2024Maddy's Theatre, News

Young Maine playwrights invited to submit original scripts for 2024 Youth Play Festival

The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine announces an opportunity for budding playwrights aged 17 and under to submit their original plays to the upcoming Youth Play Festival on June 1 and 2, 2024. The festival, which kicks off the 101st children’s theatre season, aims to ignite a passion for theatre and nurture the imaginative talents of young writers.

Penobscot Bay PilotHannah DalyMarch 7, 2024News, Maddy's Theatre, Youth Play Festival

Experience 'Charlotte's Web' Live at Watts Hall Community Arts with the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine

Join Watts Hall Community Arts and the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine for a captivating rendition of "‘Charlotte’s Web’ — a story of friendship and hope.

BNNBreaking.comHannah DalyMarch 5, 2024News, Maddy's Theatre

‘Knuffle Bunny’ comes musically alive at children’s museum

Popular children’s author Mo Willems’ musical adaptation of his “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale” premieres later this month at Maddy’s Theatre at the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine.

The musical is about toddler Trixie and her dad and their trip to the laundromat, where Trixie loses her treasured stuffed animal, Knuffle Bunny.

The ForecasterHannah DalyJanuary 17, 2024Maddy's Theatre

Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards!

The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards were bigger and better than ever, including over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia.

BroadwayWorldHannah DalyJanuary 15, 2024Maddy's Theatre, News

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine presents ‘Go, Dog. Go!’

The fall theatre season kicks off with a lively rendition of “Go, Dog. Go!” premiering on the Maddy’s Theatre stage on Friday, Oct. 6, – and running through Sunday, Nov. 5, at The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine in Portland.

Sun JournalHannah DalySeptember 29, 2023Maddy's Theatre, News

Strand announces 2023-24 Family Series live-arts programs from around the globe

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre announces its 2023-24 Season of Family Series shows, a series of top-quality live arts programs from around the globe, according to the Stand, in a news release.

Penobscot Bay PilotShultzie WillowsSeptember 5, 2023Maddy's Theatre

Children’s Theatre celebrates centennial with weekendlong play festival

Fifteen short plays, written by children and adults, will be performed May 20 and 21 at the Thompson's Point theater – the longest-running institution of its kind in the country.

On Stage: A toddler-friendly play of sleuthing kittens at Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine

A wintry mystery is afoot at the Children’s Theatre and Museum of Maine: Three little kittens have lost some of their outerwear!

Portland PhoenixShultzie WillowsDecember 7, 2022News, Maddy's Theatre, Three Little Kittens

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