May 2012

Features

22 The Devil Wears Gucci
Carson Kressley brings his joie de vivre to Ogunquit Playhouse for a Red-Sox revamping of Damn Yankees. Now that’s bringing some heat!
Interview by Colin W. Sargent

43 Carmen Electric
Things are sizzling at The Danforth’s hot new restaurant.
By Colin W. Sargent

47 Lawyers in Love
Get your mind out of the harbor. Pierce Atwood is living large on Merrill’s Wharf.
By David Svenson

54 Singular First Person
Lights on, you princes of Maine. John Irving dishes on his new novel, In One Person.
Interview by Colin W. Sargent

57 Unconventional Conventions
Look who’s coming to Maine: not the usual suspects.
By Mike Macisso & Jarrett Melendez

60 Dream Boat
The USS Williamsburg is the pride of Bath Iron Works. So what’s she doing in Italy?
By Steven W. Lindsey

Departments

16 From the Editor

18 Letters

21 Imperatífs

26 Summer
Theater Guide

32 Goings On

41 Chowder

67 Performance
Rick McPhail from Tocotronic

73 Dollars and Sense
Cracking the Lobster Code

76 Dining Guide

77 Restaurant Review
Tavern at Brunswick Station

87 House of the Month
193 Concord Street

91 New England
Homes & Living

103 Fiction
“Sea Squirt”
By Joseph Guglielmetti Jr.

104 Flash