“Fun Home,” Penobscot Theatre, Bangro

Apr. 25, Thursday, 5:30pm, “Experimental and Electronic Music,” the performers, Aldrich, Norton and Ross are a trio of Maine-based musicians who perform experimental and electronic music. The group includes Nate Aldrich (recordings), Steve Norton (reed instruments and electronics) and Leslie Ross (bassoon and electronics). With nearly 90 years of performance experience among them, AN&R creates improvised sound environments using extended instrumental techniques, electronic processing and field recordings that are rich in texture and subtlety, free, Peabody Hall’s Kominsky Auditorium, Husson University, 54 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-7760, www.husson.edu.
Apr. 25-28 and May 1, Thursday-Sunday and Wednesday, 7pm/Thurs.-Fri. and Wed, 5pm/Sat, 3pm/Sun, “Fun Home,” A musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes, FUN HOME is the winner of five Tony Awards® including Best Musical, 2015. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s funeral home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires. A MAINE PREMIERE! Content Advisory: Adult Themes and Sensitive Subject Matter, see site for ticketing details, Penobscot Theatre, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Apr. 26-27, Friday-Saturday, 7pm, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” this successful Broadway musical revue, with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts has been performed in theatres across the country since it first opened in 1966. This celebration of love and the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind the concept known as “relationships” with insight and humor. Act One explores the journey from dating to marriage, while Act Two reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws, newborns, families and geriatric pick-up techniques. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved, those who have loved and lost, and those who have fallen head-over-heels in love only to fall flat on their face. Performing in the show are Husson students enrolled in the University’s Musical Theatre Performance class. Their curriculum has been comprised of scene work, choreography and music rehearsals, seating limited to 75 people, $3-$5, tickets can only be purchased at the door with cash prior to the performance, Grace Theatre, Black Box, Husson University, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-7888, www.gracietheatre.com.
Apr. 26-28, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 20pm/Sat. and Sun, “Sweeney Todd,” Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to London seeking vengeance against the lecherous Judge Turpin who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, the resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires a new ingredient for her meat pies that has the people of London lining up and the carnage has only just begun. Strobe and heavy fog and haze will be used. All fog is made from water and is non-irritating and non-toxic, $14-$35, Keith Anderson Community House, 19 Bennoch Road, Bangor. FMI: www.sometheatrecompany.org.
Apr. 26, Friday, 8-11pm, “Fingerstyle Dreamin’ with Little Lawnmowers & Thayer Naples,” join us for the Maine debut of Little Lawnmowers, joined by Thayer Naples! Come out and enjoy an evening of music, great drinks, stories, and good times! Little Lawnmowers – Point Pleasant, WV The accumulation of original music influenced by American roots and world grooves, utilizing acoustic guitar, voice, and live loops, Little Lawnmowers delivers an emotional musical experience ranging from the ambient to intense. Thayer Naples – New York, NY Fingerstyle guitarist bringing you an exciting blend of country, jazz, rockabilly and more! Inspired by classic American songwriters, free, Black Bear Brewery & Taproom, 19 Mill Street, Orono. FMI: 207-889-9123, www.blackbearmicrobrew.com.
Apr. 28, Sunday, 3pm, “University of Maine Singers present Handel’s Messiah,” the University of Maine Singers, under the direction of Francis John Vogt, will perform George Frideric Handel’s beloved oratorio Messiah. They will be joined by an orchestra of School of Performing Arts faculty, students, and regional professionals. Featured as soloists will be undergraduate Vocal Performance majors Kayla M’Lynn Gayton, soprano and Zachary Fisher, tenor; guest mezzo-soprano Catharine Cloutier, a recent UMaine alumna who is completing a Master’s degree and pursuing a career in Early Music in Boston; and SPA Voice Faculty, baritone Isaac Bray, $12, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Apr. 28, Sunday, 4pm, “Bangor Community Chorus,” join us for our 50th Anniversary Concert, this eclectic program draws on music from our 50-year history, refreshments to follow, donations gladly accepted, First United Methodist Church, Essex Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-843-6320, www.mainepublic.org.