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OgunquitPlayhouse.org
OgunquitPlayhouse.org
207-646-5511
207-646-5511
10 Main St. (Rte 1), Ogunquit ME
10 Main St. (Rte 1), Ogunquit ME
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OgunquitPlayhouse.org
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10 Main St. (Rte 1), Ogunquit ME
OUR HISTORY
During the summer of 1933, on a warm evening in a renovated garage in Ogunquit’s town square,
what was to become one of our country’s finest theatres opened its doors for the first time. Today
the Ogunquit Playhouse continues to carry on its legacy as “America’s Foremost Summer Theatre.”
Broadway showman Walter Hartwig and his wife Maude dedicated their lives to bringing first-quality
theatre to venues outside of New York City as part of the “Little Theatre Movement” of the 1920s
and early 30s. Walter was instrumental in organizing a successful annual Theatre Tournament in
New York. When the Depression put an end to the Tournament, the Hartwig’s started the Manhattan
Theatre Colony and brought it to the summer resort town of Ogunquit. Hartwig’s reputation and
connections to Broadway enticed many theatre legends including Maude Adams, Ethel Barrymore
and Laurette Taylor to star with the resident company. The Hartwigs experienced enormous success
and they soon bought a parcel of land, part of the old Weare Farm on Route 1, in order to build the
present-day Ogunquit Playhouse, which opened on July 17, 1937. Unlike other Summer Theatres
of its day, which were renovated barns, garages or churches, the Ogunquit Playhouse was the
first, and remains the only, summer theatre from the era built exclusively as a seasonal theatre. On
opening day it was a state of the art building that rivaled many theatres in New York.
2015 will
mark the
83rd season
of the
Ogunquit Playhouse
and Executive
Artistic Director
Bradford T. Kenney’s
10th anniversary
season.
Original home in downtown Ogunquit. 1933-1936
New home at the old Weare Farm on Rte 1 circa 1937
Walter Hartwig
John Lane
With Walter Hartwig’s death in 1941, his widow Maude stepped in to carry on his legacy. The
turbulent years of WWII caused many summer theatres to close forever, but Maude kept the theatre
alive and well. She even produced shows at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH, during the winter
of 1942, to ensure audiences could see Ogunquit Playhouse productions despite the gas rationing
that was preventing travel. In 1950, John Lane, then a young actor, was hired as general manager
to help oversee production duties. He acquired the theatre and land from Maude, who retired in
1951. He was joined by a new business partner, Henry Weller, and they embarked on a long-range
plan of modernizing and improving the building and grounds. John Lane immediately became a
leader among Summer Stock professionals and was instrumental in the development of the Council
of Stock Theatres (COST). Through John Lane’s dedicated direction, professional integrity and
impeccable taste, generations of theatergoers enjoyed the brightest stars and finest professional
actors performing in Broadway’s best shows.
John Lane retired in 1994 after a long and successful career. To perpetuate his legacy, he and
Henry Weller spearheaded the formation of the Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation, a not-for-profit
501(c)3 arts organization. After $500,000 was raised to ensure the longevity and maintenance of the
theatre and grounds, Lane transferred ownership to the newly formed Foundation in 1997. John’s
extraordinary stewardship of the Ogunquit Playhouse ended after 46 years. John Lane died in 2000.
Mr. Weller retired as General Manager in 1997 and went on to serve as Treasurer of the Ogunquit
Playhouse Board of Directors from 1997 – 2003, Assistant Treasurer from 2003-2012 and then as a
Board Member Emeritus until his passing on June 25, 2014.
In September 1999, the Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation selected Roy M. Rogosin as Producing
Artistic Director for the Playhouse to build a bridge between the legendary history of the Playhouse
and the exciting and challenging future ahead. During this transition the Playhouse began to
move away from the traditional Summer Stock model, which by then was in decline, and began to
produce its own shows, designing and building sets and costumes and bringing back the stars. The
Manhattan Theatre Colony building was restored as a rehearsal space and the Children’s Theatre
Program began and prospered.
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2006 ushered in a new era when the Playhouse transitioned to an all musical format and newly
appointed Executive Artistic Director Bradford Kenney assumed the reigns. The 75th Diamond
Jubilee Anniversary Season was celebrated the following year with seven star-studded shows.
It saw record-breaking crowds that clamored to see the glorious Broadway costumes and
sets and of course, the magnificent musicals. The 80th anniversary was celebrated in 2012
and the landmark year was shared with Sally Struthers 10th anniversary of performing at the
Playhouse. Sally has become an audience favorite, and a true friend to the theatre and the
Ogunquit community.
Under Mr. Kenney’s leadership, the Ogunquit Playhouse continued to push the boundaries of
Summer Theatre by extending the season further into the fall year after year, making it a true
regional theatre. By 2014 the Playhouse season extended all the way to the end of October, with an
additional holiday show produced for the Music Hall stage in December. 2014 was a banner year for
the Ogunquit Playhouse. Cameron Mackintosh selected the Playhouse to produce first fully staged
production in the Northeast of the musical The Witches of Eastwick. The Ogunquit Playhouse was
also the first theatre in the country to produce Billy Elliot the Musical for a regional stage. Both
shows received great critical acclaim and received a total of 13 IRNE Award nominations along with
another artistic achievement that year, Mary Poppins the Musical. Billy Elliot went on to win 4 IRNE
Awards for Best Ensemble of a Musical, Best Choreographer (Adam Pelty), Best Musical Direction
(Ana Flavia Zuim), and the Promising Performance by Young Actor IRNE went to both Sam Faulkner
and Noah Parets who shared the role of Billy. While the Playhouse had been nominated many times
over the years, these marked the first IRNE wins for the Ogunquit Playhouse. In addition, Billy
Elliot broke the record for the highest attended show in Playhouse history. In 2014, the Ogunquit
Playhouse received the prestigious Moss Hart Trophy for its 2013 production of West Side Story.
Kitty Carlisle and the renowned Boston theatre critic Elliot Norton started the award to honor Moss
Hart’s memory and his contributions to the theatre. Kitty was a good friend of John Lane, and
Elliot was a professed admirer of his leadership at the Ogunquit Playhouse. The Moss Hart trophy
will reside in the lobby of the Playhouse for the 2015 season. Also in 2014, after several years of
research, the Ogunquit Playhouse’s listing in the National Register of Historic Places was raised
to the “National Level of Significance” in consideration of the significant contributions made by its
founder Walter J. Hartwig and the Playhouse to Performing Arts Education throughout the nation.
The Ogunquit Playhouse was deemed, and recognized for consistently living up to its reputation as
“America’s Foremost Summer Theatre,” in large part because of its influence on American theater
and all those who participate in it.
Singin' in the Rain, 2009
West Side Story, 2013
Recipient of the Moss Hart Award
Billy Elliot, 2014
IRNE award winner
Noah Parets and Stephen Hanna
Bradford T. Kenney,
Executive Artistic Director, 2006-Present
2015 will mark the 83rd season of the Ogunquit Playhouse and Executive Artistic Director Bradford T.
Kenney’s 10th anniversary season. During his tenure the Playhouse has experienced extraordinary
growth. Year after year Mr. Kenney has negotiated the newest and brightest Broadway titles for the
Ogunquit stage and each show is mounted with top creative team members and talent direct from
Broadway, television and film, each selected exclusively for the individual shows. During his time
the Playhouse has also developed and offered special performances for middle and high school
aged children, invested in a new steel support system for the stage house section of the theatre
to support both the building and a new rigging system, installed a new state-of-the art sprinkler
system and expanded the loading dock to allow the safe storage, loading, and unloading of the
sets. Mr. Kenney’s foresight and leadership has furthered the commitment to preserve the Ogunquit
Playhouse for future generations, and, along with the staff and board of directors, is continually
working to ensure that the finest professional theatre productions will continue to be enjoyed and
appreciated by generations to come.
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SHOWS: 1950 - PRESENT
1950
Season produced by Mrs. Walter Hartwig
with John Lane
Born Yesterday
Happy Birthday
Harvey
His French Wife
Just Around the Corner
Light Up The Sky
Live Wire, The
Miranda
Once An Actor
Silver Whistle, The
1951
John Lane’s First Season
America Scene in Song
Brigadoon
Chocolate Soldier, The
Clutterbuck
Come Back Little Sheba
Giocondia Smile, The
Glad Tidings
O Mistress Mine
See How They Run
Springtime for Henry (John Lane’s First Show)
This Is My Valley
1952
An Evening With Beatrice Lillie
Ballet Variente
Gramercy Ghost
Here’s Mama
Kiss Me Kate
Man, The
Nina
Old Acquaintance
On Your Toes
Season With Ginger
Theatre
1953
Affairs of State
Bell, Book and Candle
Carousel
Frogs of Spring, The
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Island Visit
Life With Mother
Mister Roberts
Moon Is Blue, The
One Thing After Another
Play’s The Thing, The
Three Men On A Horse
1954
Autumn Crocus
Boys from Syracuse, The
Dear Charles
Heaven Can Wait
Jenny Kissed Me
Late Love
My Three Angels
Paris ‘90
Show-Off, The
Song of Norway
Stalag 17
1955
A Mighty Man Is He
Caine Mutiny Court Marshall
Champagne Complex
Great Waltz, The
Member of the Wedding
Mother Was A Bachelor
Picnic
Rainmaker, The
Sabrina Fair
Two Fingers of Pride
Wonderful Town
1956
Anastasia
Anniversary Waltz
Ballet Theatre
Beasops Fables
Bus Stop
Golden Egg, The
Plain and Fancy
Seven Year Itch, The
Solid Gold Cadillac, The
Sudden Spring
You Never Know
1957
Boyfriend, The
Brigadoon
Chalk Garden, The
Desk Set
Inherit the Wind
Jane
Janus
Man In The Dog Suit, The
Pajama Game, The
Reluctant Debutante, The
Witness for the Prosecution
1958
Dulcy
Fallen Angels
Goodbye Again
Happiest Millionaire, The
Holiday for Lovers
Maggie
Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
September Tide
Third Best Sport, The
Triple Play
Waltz of the Toreadors, The
1959
Bells are Ringing
Biography
Epitaph For George Dillon
Girls in 509
Lend An Ear
L’il Abner
Nina
Once More With Feeling
Red Letter Day
What A Day
1960
Ballet Espanol
Memo For A Green Thumb
Not In The Book
Roar Like a Dove
Second Man, The
Sunrise at Campobello
Susan and God
Two For The Seesaw
West Side Story
World of Carl Sandburg, The
1961
Captain Brassbound’s Conversion
Critic’s Choice
Invitation to a March
Marriage-Go-Round
O Mistress Mine
Pleasure of His Company, The
Send Me No Flowers
Under The Yum-Yum Tree
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1962
Bye, Bye, Birdie
Complaisant Lover, The
Cradle and All
Everybody Loves Opal
Here Today
Maggie
Miracle Worker, The
Music Man, The
There Must Be A Pony
Write Me A Murder
1963
Curious Savage, The
Kind Sir
Romanoff and Juliet
She Didn’t Say Yes
Strictly Dishonorable
Take Her, She’s Mine
Time Out For Ginger
Unsinkable Molly Brown, The
You Never Know
1964
Anniversary Waltz
Broadway
Constant Wife, The
Irregular Verb to Love
My Fair Lady
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama’s Hung You
In The Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad
Sound of Music, The
Thousand Clowns, A
White House, The
1965
Absense of a Cello
Beekman Place
Camelot
Diplomatic Relations
Frog Pond, The
Happiest Millionaire, The
Here Lies Jeremy Troy
Mrs. Dolly Has A Lover
1966
Catch Me If You Can
Coffee Lover, The
Dear Me, The Sky is Falling
How To Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying
Jack Be Nimble
Mary, Mary
Oliver!
Riverwind
Time Of The Cuckoo, The
1967
Any Wednesday
Barefoot in the Park
Funny Girl
Half A Sixpence
Impossible Years, The
Luv
Male Animal, The
Odd Couple, The
Torch-Bearers, The
Wait Until Dark
1968
A Girl Could Get Lucky
Cactus Flower
Desk Set
Everybody’s Girl
Little Foxes, The
Once More With Feeling
Private Lives
Showboat
Sweet Charity
1969
Chic Life, The
Don’t Drink The Water
Most Happy Fella, The
Pal Joey
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The
Sound of Murder, The
South Pacific
There’s A Girl In My Soup
You Know I Can’t Hear You When
The Water’s Running
1970
Best of Friends, The
Blithe Spirit
Boeing, Boeing
Carousel
Fantasticks, The
I Do! I Do!
Play It Again Sam
Relatively Speaking
Secretary Bird, The
Tender Trap, The
1971
And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little
Fiddler on the Roof
Forty Carats
Light Up The Sky
My Daughter, Your Son
Natural Ingredients
Plaza Suite
Pleasure of His Company, The
Right Honorable Gentleman, The
1972
Clark and Myrna
Dial M For Murder
Hello, Dolly!
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Man of LaMancha, The
Merry Widow, The
Mourning In A Funny Hat
Remember Me!
Who Killed Santa Clause
1973
6 RMS RIV VU
Butterflies are Free
Can Can
Jockey Club Stakes
Mame
Prisoner of Second Avenue, The
Suddenly at Home
Twigs
1974
Born Yesterday
Crown Matrimonial
Finishing Touches
Life With Father
No, No, Nanette
Sleuth
Sunshine Boys, The
Tonight at 8:30
Unsinkable Molly Brown, The
1975
Boyfriend, The
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Culture Caper
Irene
My Fat Friend
Send Me No Flowers
Something’s Afoot
Two of Us, The
You Never Know
1976
Best Man, The
Eccentricities of a Nightengale, The
Fatal Weakness, The
Godspell
Mouse Trap, The
Roberta
Sabrina Fair
Shenandoah
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1977
An Almost Perfect Person
Come Blow Your Horn
Fiddler on the Roof
I Do! I Do!
Oklahoma!
Royal Family, The
Seven Keys To Baldpate
Voice of the Turtle
1978
Count Dracula
Donkey’s Years
Guys and Dolls
No Sex Please, We’re British
Play’s The Thing, The
Sound of Music, The
Twelfth Night
Vanities
1979
Ballroom
Camelot
Deathtrap
Magic Show, The
Man of LaMancha, The
Same Time, Next Year
Slightly Delayed
Wait Until Dark
1980
An April Song
Carousel
Chapter Two
Children
Gin Game, The
Mame
Student Prince, The
Tribute
1981
I Ought To Be In Pictures
Marriage-Go-Round
Merry Widow, The
On Golden Pond
Pajama Game, The
Romantic Comedy
West Side Story
1982
Gypsy
Inkwell, The
Kismet
Lunch Hour
South Pacific
Subject Was Roses, The
Supporting Cast, The
1983
84 Charing Cross Road
Annie
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The
Clara’s Play
Dining Room, The
Mass Appeal
Outward Bound
They’re Playing Our Song
1984
American Dance Machine, The
Breakfast with Les and Bess
Kiss Me Kate
Middle Ages
Murder At The Howard Johnson’s
Pump Boys and Dinettes
Showboat
Snacks
1985
Evita
Foreigner, The
Hello, Dolly!
Music Man, The
One For The Tango
Upper Broadway
1986
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Chorus Line, A
Country Cops
Jesus Christ Superstar
King and I, The
Odd Couple, The (Female Version)
Pack of Lies
1987
1776
42nd Street
All My Sons
Biloxi Blues
Monteith And Rand
Nunsense
Sugar Babies
1988
Beehive
Desert Song, The
I’m Not Rappaport
LaCage aux Folles
My One And Only
Return Engagements
Walk In The Woods, A
1989
Ain’t Misbehavin
All the Queen’s Men
Anything Goes
Broadway Bound
Greater Tuna
Sound of Music, The
1990
Driving Miss Daisy
Fiddler on the Roof
Me And My Girl
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
Steel Magnolia’s
1991
Annie Get Your Gun
Lend Me A Tenor
Man of LaMancha, The
Rumors
Where’s Charley?
1992
Breaking Legs
Damn Yankees
Funny Girl
Lettice and Lovage
Nunsense
1993
Dancing at Lughnasa
Noises Off
Nunsense II
Oil City Symphony
Phantom
1994
Forever Plaid
How The Other Half Loves
Later Life
Most Happy Fella, The
Song of Singapore
1995
Camping With Henry and Tom
Chorus Line, A
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Supporting Cast, The
Yes, There Were Giants
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1996
Angel Street
Brigadoon
Five Guys Named Moe
Social Security
Sylvia
1997
John Lane’s Final Season
An Evening with Jerry Herman
Carousel
Grace & Glorie
Moon Over Buffalo (John Lane’s Last Show)
Spider’s Web
1998
Artistic Director Robert Townsend
Alone Together
Dial M For Murder
Expectations
LaCage aux Folles
Something’s Afoot
1999
Artistic Director Rob Townsend
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way
To The Forum
A Majority of One
Broadway’s Best Sing Gershwin
Deathtrap
Light Up The Sky
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
2000
Artisic Director Roy Rogosin
Accomplice
Art
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Abridged
Grease
Will Rogers Follies, The
42nd Street
2001
Dracula
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat
Love Letters
2002
Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story
Chicago
Footloose
George M!
Nunsense
2003
Ain’t Misbehavin
Always…Patsy Cline
Annie
Evita
Tale of the Allergists Wife
2004
Always, Patsy Cline
Auntie Mame
Disney’s Beauty and The Beast
Cats
Late Nite Catechism
Les Misérables, School Edition
Smokey Joe’s Café
2005
Aida
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The
Forever Plaid
Nunsensations!
Swing!
2006
Executive Artistic Director Bradford T. Kenney
Beehive, The 60s Musical
Cabaret
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Hello, Dolly!
Menopause, The Musical
2007
75th Anniversary Season
Menopause The Musical (Revival)
The Full Monty
Crazy for You
La Cage aux Folles
The King and I
Hairspray
The Full Monty (Revival)
2008
Fiddler on the Roof
The Producers
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
My Fair Lady
Les Misérables
Disney High School Musical On Stage!
2009
A Chorus Line
SHOUT! The Mod Musical
Guys and Dolls
Singin’ in the Rain
All Shook Up
Disney High School Musical On Stage!
2010
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Sound of Music
Sunset Blvd.
Monty Python’s SPAMALOT
Chicago
2011
Avenue Q
Summer of Love
The Music Man
Legally Blonde the Musical
Miss Saigon
Pinkalicious
2012
80th Anniversary Season
Always, Patsy Cline
South Pacific
Damn Yankees
9 to 5 the Musical
Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story
2013
The Rat Pack Is Back
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Young Frankenstein
Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat
West Side Story
Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story
2014
Grease
Mary Poppins
Billy Elliot The Musical
The Witches of Eastwick: A Musical Comedy
The Addams Family The Musical
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CAST OF STARS
A
Edie Adams
Clay Aiken
Robert Alda
Steve Allen
Don Ameche
Glenn Anders
Dana Andrews
Eve Arden
Richard Arlen
Raul Aranas
Lucie Arnaz
Matthew Ashford
Elizabeth Ashley
John Astin
Mary Astor
B
Conrad Bain
Fay Bainter
Tallulah Bankhead
Ethel Barrymore
Barbara Baxley
Anne Baxter
Orson Bean
Ed Begley
Barbara Bel Geddes
Joan Bennett
Gertrude Berg
Valerie Bettis
Karen Black
Vivian Blaine
Joan Blondell
Shirley Booth
Joseph Bottoms
Lee Bowman
Eddie Bracken
Eileen Brennan
Jeff Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
Barbara Britton
James Broderick
Joe E. Brown
Carol Bruce
Billie Burke
Charles Busch
Meg Bussert
Spring Byington
C
Kitty Carlisle
Art Carney
Leslie Caron
Carleton Carpenter
Pat Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
Mindy Carson
Peggy Cass
Jack Cassidy
Joan Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield
Danielle Chambers
Carol Channing
Ruth Chatterton
Audrey Christie
Steve Cochran
James Coco
Claudette Cobert
Jen Cody
Dabney Coleman
Dorothy Collons
Francis Compton
Gordon Connell
Jane Connell
Hans Conried
Michael Constantine
Barbara Cook
Donald Cook
Roderick Cook
Marilyn Cooper
Wendell Corey
Peggy Cosgrave
Nicolas Coster
Joseph Cotton
Wally Cox
Christina Crawford
Hume Cronyn
Jane Curtin
D
John Dall
James Daly
Alexandra Danilova
Lili Darvas
Claude Dauphin
Ann B. Davis
Bette Davis
Mark Dawson
June Dayton
Gabbriel Dell
Dolores Del Rio
Sandy Dennis
Bob Denver
Colleen Dewhurst
Melvyn Douglas
David Doyle
Olympia Dukakis
Patty Duke
Keir Dullea
Nancy Dussault
George Dvorsky
Richard A. Dysart
E
Cass Elliot
Faye Emerson
Georgia Engel
Cory English
Leif Erickson
Tom Ewell
F
Nanette Fabray
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Jamie Farr
Betty Field
Robert Fitch
Fannie Flagg
Joan Fontaine
Paul Ford
John Forsythe
Hunter Foster
Arlene Francis
Kay Francis
Bonnie Franklin
Frederick Franklin
Pauline Frederick
Betty Furness
G
Mo Gaffney
Helen Gallagher
Rita Gam
Vincent Gardenia
Reginald Gardiner
Peggy Ann Garner
Larry Gates
John Gavin
Janet Gaynor
Ben Gazzara
Will Geer
Jack Gilford
Anita Gillette
Hermione Gingold
Dorothy Gish
Lillian Gish
George Gobel
Danny Goggin
Dody Goodman
Ruth Gordon
Ronny Graham
Farley Granger
Dolores Gray
Ethel Griffies
Merv Griffin
Tammy Grimes
George Grizzard
Becky Gulsvig
H
Joan Hackett
Ann Harding
Cedric Hardwicke
Dean Harens
Noel Harrison
Signe Hasso
Hurd Hatfield
Jeffrey Hayden
Helen Hayes
George Hearn
Eileen Heckart
David Hedison
Tom Helmore
Eileen Herlie
A.J. Herbert
Jerry Herman
Irene Hervey
Judd Hirsch
Hal Holden
Celeste Holm
Edward Everett Horton
Tab Hunter
Jo Hurt
Will Hutchins
Wilfrid Hyde-White
I
John Ireland
George S. Irving
J
Anne Jackson
Lou Jacobi
Sam Jaffe
Gerry Jedd
Glynis Johns
Georgian Johnson
Van Johnson
Allan Jones
Victor Jory
K
Kurt Kasznar
Nora Kaye
Howard Keel
Larry Kert
Richard Kiley
Charles Kimbrough
Richard Kind
Dennis King
Lisa Kirk
Werner Klemperer
Bernie Kopel
Carson Kressley
Swoosie Kurtz
L
Judson Laire
Lorenzo Lamas
Ryan Landry
David Lansbury
Julius LaRosa
Louise Latham
Linda Lavin
Michael Learned
Michele Lee
Jean LeClerc
Robert Sean Leonard
Sam Levene
Beatrice Lillie
Viveca Lindfors
Audra Lindley
Larry Linville
Ella Logan
Dorothy Loudon
Myrna Loy
Allen Ludden
Jeffrey Lynn
M
Jefferson Mays
James MacArthur
Gavin MacLeod
Patti MacLeod
Patrick MacNee
Sheila MacRae
Irene Manning
Jean Marsh
Herbert Marshall
Millicent Martin
Joseph Mascolo
Walter Matthau
Andrea McArdle
David McCallum
Kevin McCarthy
Rue McClanahan
Dough McClure
Ruth McDevitt
Darren McGavin
John McGiver
Paul McGrath
Biff McGuire
Scott McKay
Siobhan McKenna
John McMartin
Steve McQueen
Julia Meade
Jayne Meadows
Ralph Meeker
Eddie Mekka
Burgess Meredith
Gary Merrill
Paolo Montalban
Douglass Montgomery
Garry Moore
Donny Most
Edward Mulhare
Richard Mulligan
Meg Mundy
Patrice Munsel
Rosemary Murphy
N
Cathleen Nesbitt
Phyllis Newman
Russell Nype
O
Jerry Orbach
Maureen O’Sullivan
P
Evelyn Page
Geraldine Page
Betsy Palmer
Bert Parks
Jennifer Paz
Tony Perkins
Bernadette Peters
Walter Pigeon
Ezio Pinza
Christopher Plummer
Don Porter
Jane Powell
Tyrone Power, Jr.
Stefanie Powers
Lawrence Pressman
Rosemary Prinz
Linda Purl
Q
Anthony Quinn
R
Ron Raines
John Raitt
Rachelle Rak
Basil Rathbone
Gene Raymond
Lynn Redgrave
Lee Roy Reems
Elliot Reid
Charles Nelson Reilly
Lee Remick
Lee Richardson
Cyril Ritchard
Buddy Rogers
Cesar Romero
Gena Rowlands
Barbara Rush
Anne Russell
Ivan Rutherford
S
Eva Marie Saint
Gary Sandy
Roy R. Scheider
Angie Schworer
Peter Scolari
Martha Scott
Zachary Scott
William Shatner
Charles Shaughnessy
Carole Shelley
Cybil Shepherd
Hiram Sherman
Conrad John Schuck
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Mia Slavenska
Walter Slezak
Alexis Smith
Rex Smith
Gale Sondergaard
Louise Sorel
Robert Stack
Jean Stapleton
Frances Sternhagen
Craig Stevens
Beatrice Straight
Elaine Stritch
Sally Struthers
Jo Sullivan
Gloria Swanson
Inga Swenson
William Swetland
Loretta Swit
T
Nita Talbot
Jessica Tandy
Andy Taylor
Laurette Taylor
Renée Taylor
Phillis Thaxter
Sada Thompson
Michael Todd
Arthur Treacher
Margaret Truman
U
Leslie Uggams
Tom Urich
V
Karen Valentine
Rudy Vallee
Vivian Vance
Dick Van Patten
John Vivyan
Betsy von Furstenberg
W
Nancy Walker
Marcia Wallace
Ruth Warrick
Ethel Waters
Douglass Watson
Dennis Weaver
Fritz Weaver
Clifton Webb
Robert Webber
Brooks West
Jack Weston
Betty White
James Whitmore
Gene Wilder
Murial Williams
Shelley Winters
Estelle Winwood
Peggy Wood
Donald Woods
Fay Wray
Jane Wyatt
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Alan Young
Gig Young
Rachel York
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Stephanie Zimbalist
Ed Zimmerman
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BRADFORD T. KENNEY
EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Bradford T. Kenney is a New England based artistic director, producer, stage and film director and artist.
Since joining the Ogunquit Playhouse in 2005, the Playhouse has doubled its audience growing from
a single season summer stock theatre into one of the Northeast’s pre-eminent regional theatres with a
three season performance schedule. During his stewardship, the Playhouse has garnered a number of
awards and honors including the Moss Hart Award, Regional Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement
in the American Theatre from the New England Theatre Conference, multiple IRNE award nominations
and a number of BroadwayWorld awards including Best Musical and others. Mr. Kenney is also noted
for his work at Carnegie Hall including directing the holiday special The Christmas Rose starring Jane
Seymour and producing An American Christmas Carol with Tim Janis also at Carnegie Hall. In New
England, Mr. Kenney has been proud to be associated with a number of different theatre companies.
Ogunquit highlights include Damn Yankees starring Carson Kressley, Sunset Blvd starring Stefanie
Powers, Charles Shaughnessy and Rachel York in Monty Python’s Spamalot, Jefferson Mays in My Fair
Lady, Lorenzo Lamas in The King and I, Rue McClanahan in Crazy for You, Sally Struthers in Hello,
Dolly! and Andrea McArdle in Cabaret. He was also formerly the Artistic Director of the Foothills Theatre
and Wachusett Theatre Companies in Massachusetts. He is a fourth generation plein air landscape
artist, having studied with Beth Ellis, Rhode Island School of Design, Heartwood College of Art, and
Maine College of Art. His artwork is represented by the Sea Bell Gallery, Shore Road, Ogunquit, Maine.
BRIAN SWASEY
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Brian is originally from South Portland, Maine and is a graduate of The University of New Hampshire.
After moving to NYC in 1995 and focusing on pursuing a career as an actor, he changed focus and
became the Founding Artistic Director of The Astoria Performing Arts Center, followed by the Associate
Producer position at Queens Theatre in the Park in Flushing, NY. There he was involved in producing
the 20th Anniversary Revival of Closer Than Ever starring Sally Mayes and Lynne Winterstellar. NYC
developmental projects have included: the rock musical The 12, being produced at The Denver Center
in the Spring of 2015, and a new holiday musical entitled Tim and Scrooge which is slated to play
Westchester Broadway Theatre for Christmas of 2015. Also, a Director/Choreographer, Brian has had
the pleasure of directing such shows as Pump Boys and Dinettes, Hairspray, Chicago, A New Brain, and
Altar Boyz. He was the Assistant Director for the NYC Revival of Die, Mommie, Die! starring Charles
Busch. At The Playhouse, Brian directed the TYA productions of The Berenstain Bears, and The Cat In
The Hat. In addition, Brian has been involved with booking cabaret entertainment at The Triad in NYC,
as well as bringing such artists as Christina Bianco and Bruce Vilanch to Maine Street in Ogunquit, ME.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
“YOU SHOULD BE DANCING!” THE OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE
ANNOUNCES ITS 2015 SEASON LINE-UP!
The Ogunquit Playhouse will have you kicking up your heels for five spectacular musicals slated to hit the stage for the legendary theatre’s 83rd season.
The Ogunquit Playhouse is proud to be the first regional theatre in the U.S. to produce the smash hits Million Dollar Quartet and Sister Act as well as
being among the first in the nation to bring the delightful musical comedy Nice Work if You Can Get It and the blockbuster musical Saturday Night
Fever to the stage. Rounding out the 2015 season is the glamorous Broadway musical comedy classic Victor/Victoria. And once again the Ogunquit
Playhouse and the Music Hall will partner to bring the quintessential holiday musical White Christmas to the historic Portsmouth stage, extending the
Playhouse season all the way to December 20th!
Executive Artistic Director Bradford Kenney explains, “We are heading into my 10th anniversary season here at Ogunquit Playhouse and for that I
wanted a lineup that included some of the most exciting dance shows and newest Broadway titles for our stage. Our good friend Sally Struthers will
return to the Playhouse to play a temperance lady determined to rid New York City of bootleggers during prohibition in Nice Work If You Can Get It. And
we are very excited to announce that Broadway’s Hunter Foster will return to the Playhouse to direct Million Dollar Quartet. Hunter originated the role
of Sam Phillips in the Broadway production. This will be the longest season in our history, culminating in a spectacular snow filled production of White
Christmas at the Music Hall.”
Rejoice! Opening the Ogunquit Playhouse season is the glorious Broadway musical comedy Sister Act, on stage May 20 to June 20. The hilarious
musical follows Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last
place anyone would think to look—a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she
unexpectedly rediscovers her own. Featuring original music by Tony Award and 8-time Oscar award winner Alan Menken, Sister Act is a sparkling
smash hit musical comedy that the New York Post called “ridiculously fun.”
On stage from June 24 to July 18 is the 20th anniversary production of Victor/Victoria, the musical-comedy based on the hit Blake Edwards film that
starred Julie Andrews, Robert Preston and James Garner about a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman. It’s Paris 1934 in all its
glitzy glory. Victoria is a down-on-her-luck nightclub singer until she is convinced by a gay impresario to masquerade as a female impersonator, “Victor.”
Hilarity and confusion ensue when Victor becomes an overnight sensation in the night clubs of Paris and attracts the attention of a macho Chicago
gangster – much to the dismay of his ditsy girlfriend, who gets dumped for Victor… or is it Victoria? The musical comedy includes an electrifying and
moving score by Henry Mancini and the Broadway and touring sets and costumes. This classic musical comedy has all the glitz, all the glamour, all
the laughs!
The delightful Nice Work If You Can Get It hits the stage July 22 to August 15 with Ogunquit’s favorite comic actress Sally Struthers as the town
temperance enforcer set against a gang of bootleggers. This madcap musical comedy is complete with the Broadway and touring sets and costumes.
It takes place during the Roaring Twenties, where the champagne is flowing and the gin is fizzing with a cast of outrageous characters who gather in
New York City to celebrate the wedding of a wealthy playboy. This brand-new musical was nominated in 2012 for 10 Tony Awards, winning two, and
features a treasure trove of George and Ira Gershwin’s most beloved songs including “But Not For Me,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “I’ve Got a
Crush on You” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.”
Elvis, Jerry Lee, Perkins, Cash - They came together to make music. Their story made history. The Ogunquit Playhouse is the first regional theatre in
the country to produce Million Dollar Quartet, on stage August 19 to September 19. Million Dollar Quartet is the Tony award-winning Broadway musical
inspired by the electrifying true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis
and Carl Perkins for the first and only time for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions of all time. Featuring timeless hits such as “Blue Suede
Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “I Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Fever,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more this thrilling
musical brings you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came together as a red-hot rock ‘n’ roll band for one unforgettable night. It
was Rock and Roll’s best kept secret...until now!
The Ogunquit Playhouse is one of the first regional theatres in the nation to produce the mega-hit musical Saturday Night Fever with a newly revised
book and musical arrangements that come to life on stage from September 23 to October 25. This fast paced high voltage musical will get you on your
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feet with its breathtaking and dazzling choreography and the songs from the chart topping soundtrack, including “Stayin’ Alive,” “How Deep is Your
Love,” “More Than a Woman,” and “You Should Be Dancing!” Catch the fever all over again!
Building on the great partnership with the Music Hall in Portsmouth, the Ogunquit Playhouse will once again produce a holiday show for the historic
theatre. The Irving Berlin classic White Christmas will be presented just in time for the holidays from December 9 to 20. Based on the beloved, timeless
film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace
and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow two beautiful singing sisters to their
Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. The dazzling score features wellknown standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.”
About the Ogunquit Playhouse: The Ogunquit Playhouse is America’s Foremost Summer Theatre, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, producing
the finest Broadway musicals each season, with performances Tuesday through Sunday, from mid-May to October. Follow the Ogunquit Playhouse on
Twitter (@OgunquitPH) and become our fan on Facebook (facebook.com/OgunquitPlayhouse) for behind-the-scenes info, photos and fun throughout
the season. For a complete list of show times, pricing and more information about the season visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
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FUN FOR ALL AGES:
CHILDREN’S THEATRE LIVE ON STAGE!
Junior Players productions are by children for children. Junior Players campers spend between one and two weeks learning their craft, including
everything from acting, singing and choreography to understanding lighting, sound cues and blocking movements on stage. On the last days of their
camp experience, they put on a show for a paying audience! The sets and costumes for these shows are built by the Ogunquit Playhouse production
team. Join us for these exciting shows this season!
JULY 11 AT 10AM & 1PM | JULY 12 AT 10AM
Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tale! All
of your favorite characters are here in this stage adaptation of the Disney hit, including Aladdin, Jasmine,
and of course, the Genie. Filled with magic, mayhem and a flying carpet, audiences’ spirits will soar with
excitement. Most of all, the tuneful, Academy Award-winning score with songs including “A Whole New
World” and “Friend Like Me” will certainly make this musical a favorite for many years to come.
JULY 25 AT 10AM & NOON | JULY 26 AT 10AM
Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along
the way, he meets his pals Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, and Owl but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has
been captured by the mysterious Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about
teamwork, friendship, and sharing. Featuring favorite songs from the film as well as new hits by Academy
Award-winners Robert and Kristen Lopez (Frozen), the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the Disney
animated feature film come to life in this honey-filled delight that is as sweet as it is fun.
AUGUST 8 AT 10AM & 1PM | AUGUST 9 AT 10AM
Everyone’s favorite ogre is back in the hilarious musical based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film. In a
faraway kingdom, the green ogre Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits, runaways
who’ve been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task - if he rescues feisty Princess Fiona from the
Dragon-guarded tower, his swamp will be returned to him. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek
JR. is an irreverently fun show for the whole family that proves beauty is in the eye of the ogre!
AUGUST 22 AT 10AM & NOON | AUGUST 23 AT 10AM
Everybody wants to be a cat in Disney’s enchanting stage adaptation of the animated film classic. What’s
a cat to do? Madame’s jealous butler Edgar cat-naps Duchess and her Aristokittens and abandons them in
the Parisian countryside. Luckily, Thomas O’Malley and his rag-tag bunch of alley cats come to their rescue!
This feline adventure will have audiences tapping their feet to its cool, jazzy beat with a score that include
the Disney favorites “The Aristocats,” “Scales and Arpeggios” and “Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat.”