“Quo Vadis, Aida?” is shown in the town where more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were slaughtered 25 years ago.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jack White is replacement musical guest on ‘SNL’
Country singer Morgan Wallen was dropped for breaking COVID-19 protocols.
Broadway extends virus shutdown to May 30
The latest delay was endorsed by Actors’ Equity Association, which represents 51,000 theater actors and stage managers.
Local movie theaters weather challenges as national chain announces closure of all theaters
Some theaters are re-releasing classic films, while others are offering virtual programming or staying dark.
Nickelodeon Cinemas closes temporarily, citing lack of films
The movie house in downtown Portland opened in August but a lack of new films led management to close again Sept. 30, with the hope of reopening again in November.
American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize in Literature
She is just the 16th woman to get the prestigious literature award since it was started in 1901.
Loosening restrictions unlikely to help Maine music venues and theaters
Several organizers in Maine’s performing arts community said the state’s move to Phase Four is unlikely to alter their plans.
Eddie Van Halen, rock guitar virtuoso with a shimmering sound, dies at 65
His band, Van Halen, is among the top 20 best-selling artists of all time, and the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
Man dressed as the Hulk arrested after Trump’s Hollywood star is smashed
The 56-year-old activist turned himself in to police Monday.
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, actor known for Spike Lee films, fatally shot
Byrd, also a stage actor, was nominated in 2003 for a Tony for his performance in the Broadway revival of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’