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Ogunquit Playhouse and the Music Hall Announce “Elf The Musical”

OGUNQUIT & PORTSMOUTH, NHThe Music Hall of Portsmouth and the Ogunquit Playhouse are thrilled to announce Steven Booth and Diana Huey will return to reprise their roles in “Elf The Musical” on stage, Wednesday, November 30 -

Sunday, December 18 at The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, NH.

Based on the beloved film, “Elf The Musical” is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North

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Ogunquit Playhouse’s production features Broadway veterans Steven Booth as Buddy the Elf and Diana Huey as Jovie.

Steven Booth as Buddy is thrilled to be squeezing back into his yellow tights and elf shoes. Booth has performed in a number of Broadway and OffBroadway productions, namely, “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” “School Of Rock,” “Glory Days,” “Avenue Q, “ and “Dogfight.” National tours include: “Kinky Boots,” and “Happy Days.”

Pole and raised as one of Santa’s elves. Eventually, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to embark on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. ting racism over her casting as an Asian American actor. She has been a featured singer around the world, worked regionally across the country and has been a part of several world and US premiers of new musicals and plays, including “James And The Giant Peach,” “White Pearl,” and “Maybe Happy Ending.”

Diana Huey feels “sparklejolly-twinklejingley” to return as Jovie this holiday season. Diana is a Helen Hayes and Gregory Award-winning New York-based actor, best known for her portrayal of Kim in “Miss Saigon,” and as Ariel in the National Tour production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” where she made international headlines for combat-

On screen she has been featured in “Pokémon,” “Yu-Gi-Oh!,” “Sevens,” “It’s Bruno,” “Leverage,” and “The Glee Project.”

For tickets, visit www.themusichall.org or call the Music Hall’s box office at 603-4362400. More can also be learned at www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.

Illustrator to Read “Dasher”

KENNEBUNKIllustrator Matt Tavares will vi sit the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk on Saturday, November 26 at 10 a.m. for a reading of his children’s book, “Dasher,” followed by a Q&A afterward. He will also be signing two of his books, “Dasher” and “The Night Before Christmas,” both available in the museum’s Store. This event is free and open to the public as part of the museum’s

Tree Lighting Open House that day.

Tavares is featured in the museum’s newest exhibition, “The Great State of Illustration in Maine,” a collaboration with the Illustration Institute. The exhibit features over 80 historic and contemporary illustrators who call Maine home.

The Museum is offering free admission for the month of December courtesy of H.M.

See DASHER on page 13 . . .

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Music Program Grants Available

Does your tax-exempt organization support or provide music programs for K-12 age children in York County? We are looking for you! Our Committee, acting on behalf of the David A. Dionne Charitable Trust, will select eligible organizations to receive a grant to be used for educational purposes such as instruments, specialized equipment and instructors, scholarships, etc., for K-12 age children in York County (please note requests for uniforms, travel, or programs outside of York County will not be considered). If you believe you meet the qualifications, please submit the dollar amount you wish to be awarded and its intended purpose, as well as a brief description of the music programs of your organization and evidence of your tax-exempt status, by December 1, 2022 to Milda A. Castner, Trustee of the David A. Dionne Charitable Trust, c/o Bergen & Parkinson, LLC, 62 Portland Road, Suite 25, Kennebunk, ME 04043.