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ON THE OCEAN WEEKEND Music Festival Returns This Summer


by Stephi Wild - April 03, 2024

On the Ocean Weekend, the beloved music festival curated by the iconic band Guster, is set to return to Portland for its 6th unforgettable weekend of music, fan experiences, and local flavor. ...

Video: Watch a New Trailer For Reimagined SHREK THE MUSICAL Tour


by Stephi Wild - March 25, 2024

The brand new touring production of Shrek the Musical has officially hit the road, and is set to continue through August 2024. An all new trailer was released on the show's TikTok account. Check out the video here!...

Exclusive: First Look At Tesori's & Lindsay-Abaire's Reimagined SHREK THE MUSICAL Tour


by Blair Ingenthron - February 25, 2024

The all-new production of SHREK THE MUSICAL has officially embarked on a cross-country national tour and BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look! Check out production photos here....

All New Production of SHREK THE MUSICAL Will Embark on Tour in 2024


by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2023

An all-new version of SHREK THE MUSICAL will depart Duloc to embark on a cross-country national tour in February 2024.  Find out where to catch the show in a city near you!...

Tickets On Sale On This Week For Opera Maine's Mainstage Production Of AIDA In July


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 14, 2023

Tickets on Sale for Opera Maine’s Mainstage Production of Aida in July. Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to witness the grandeur of Aida presented by Opera Maine. Join us for an unforgettable evening of opera!...

Cast Set For the Non-Equity National Tour of THE CHER SHOW


by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2023

The cast has been announced for the Non-Equity National Tour of THE CHER SHOW. The new production, featuring Bob Mackie’s dazzling original Tony Award-winning Broadway costumes, hits the road in November 2023, traveling to 57 markets across the USA.  ...

Cast Set For the 2023-24 National Tour of ANNIE


by Stephi Wild - September 21, 2023

Casting has been announced for the 2023-24 North American Tour of ANNIE that launches in Paducah, KY before a two-week engagement in Ft. Lauderdale, FL Tuesday, October 10th. Find out who is starring in the show here!...

Deertrees Theatre to Launch 87th 'Mainest' Theatrical Summer With ALMOST MAINE & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 05, 2023

Historic Deertrees Theatre, Maine’s most enchanting playhouse, is launching its 87th theatrical summer with the 'Mainest' of plays, 'John Cariani's 'Almost, Maine,' this weekend, kicking off a season of spectacular entertainment ahead....

SHUCKED Songwriter Brandy Clark Confirms Fall Headline Tour Dates


by Michael Major - June 12, 2023

11x Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musician and Tony Award-nominee Brandy Clark will embark on her headline tour this fall including shows at Indianapolis’ The Vogue, Chicago’s Thalia Hall, Minneapolis’ Cedar Cultural Center, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Portland’s Aladdin Theater...

Opera Maine Studio Artists To Present ROCKING HORSE WINNER This July


by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2023

Opera Maine invites you to the first production of its 29th season, Rocking Horse Winner by Gareth Williams and Anna Chatterton. Singers in the prestigious Studio Artist Program will be led by conductor Jackson McKinnon and director Richard Gammon in performances of the opera on July 5 and 7. ...

Past Shows

Spank! Harder


The country’s #1 LADIES’ NIGHT OUT returns with an ALL NEW SHOW! The phenomenon of SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY took the world by storm, ...

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe


For nearly three decades, legendary saxophonist Karl Denson has been getting crowds around the world out on the dance floor. Approaching iconic status, Denson has ...

Walk Off The Earth


Walk Off The Earth is an unconventional, multi-talented five-piece musical phenomena that is currently taking the world by storm. Based in Burlington, Ontario (just outside ...

John Brown's Body


If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that Kings And Queens is a synthesis of every aspect of John Brown’s Body’s storied career. It’s as ...

The Alternate Routes


The Alternate Routes’ name suits them well. They’re a band that‘s never really fit in — in a good way. Without a definitive genre to ...

Trigger Hippy feat. Swear and Shake


Trigger Hippy, a new creative collective of musicians, is excited to announce their debut EP. The powerful, soul-infused rock and roll band was founded by ...

Whitechapel


As the death metal genre continues to explode, Knoxville's Whitechapel stand bloody head and bruised shoulders above the pack. With a ruthlessly brutal aural assault ...

Bob Weir
Bob Weir
5/1


Bob Weir has a secure place in rock history as the Grateful Dead’s co-vocalist and what Andrew Clarke (in one of England’s leading newspapers, "The ...

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo


Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo...

THE BLACK KEYS Arctic Monkeys


The Black Keys will embark on the first leg of their U.S. tour this March, including a MARCH 6 show at the CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC ...

Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang
2/17


Jonny Lang started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, after his father took him to see the Bad Medicine Blues Band, one of ...

Evening With Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! 35 Tou


The State Theatre is proud to announce the Frampton Comes Alive! 35 Tour with Peter Frampton on February 7, 2012. The show will feature the ...

Peter Frampton


35th Anniversary Tour for "Frampton Comes Alive!"...

Clutch
Clutch
12/28 - 1/28/2012


Clutch combined elements of funk, Led Zeppelin, and metal with vocals inspired by Faith No More. Formed in 1991 in Germantown, Md., the group included ...

Matt Nathanson


Matt Nathanson is one of the most dynamic performers and premier songwriters on the music scene today. In 2007, his release Some Mad Hope produced ...

Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
12/20


Emerging in 1993, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-'90s - and only partially because ...

Videos


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Schoolhouse Arts Center (6/21 - 6/29) Tracker
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific in Maine Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Maine State Music Theatre (6/5 - 6/22) Tracker
PHOTOS VIDEOS
Much Ado About Nothing in Maine Much Ado About Nothing
Theater at Monmouth (6/27 - 8/11)
Little Shop of Horrors
Penobscot Theatre Company (6/13 - 7/14)
The Producers in Maine The Producers
Deertrees Theatre (7/26 - 8/4)
Miss Holmes Returns in Maine Miss Holmes Returns
Waterville Opera House (8/30 - 9/8)
Birthday Candles in Maine Birthday Candles
Penobscot Theatre Company (9/19 - 10/6)
Elephant and Piggie's We are in a Play! in Maine Elephant and Piggie's We are in a Play!
The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine (6/29 - 7/28)
Christmas Carol in Maine Christmas Carol
Penobscot Theatre Company (11/29 - 12/22)
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