Video: WHEN ELVIS MET THE BEATLES at Ogunquit Playhouse
Get a first look at WHEN ELVIS MET THE BEATLES at Ogunquit playhouse in this all-new video.
Maine Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Maine from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Full Cast Set for TITANIC THE MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative for Titanic The Musical, with a story and book by Peter Stone, and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston.
The Royal River Community Players Will Present the Accessible Stages Collaborative
The Royal River Community Players will present the Accessible Stages Collaborative, a new professional development opportunity designed to advance Accessible Stage Productions throughout Maine.
BroadwayWorld Launches Stage Mag 2.0, Adding Print-Ready Programs to Free Digital Platform
BroadwayWorld’s industry-leading, completely free digital show program service, Stage Mag, announced the launch of Stage Mag 2.
The Public Theatre in Maine Reveals 2025-26 Season Lineup
The Public Theatre will open its 35th season with an adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery.
BroadwayWorld Launches My Shows: A New Way to Track and Share Your Theatre Journey
BroadwayWorld introduces MyShows, a new feature that lets you track shows you’ve seen, rate productions, share reviews, and connect with friends.
HEATHERS Will Launch Tour of the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Heathers The Musical, which recently made its return to New York City at New World Stages, plans to hit the road! Heathers will launch a US tour, beginning in Spring 2027, with tours across other parts of the world to come as well.
Review: The Music Makers & Dreamers of Dreams
That MSMT chose to create this their co-production with Lewiston‘s Public Theatre is perhaps no surprise since every mounting of this play has met with huge public success.
Spotlight: DEATHTRAP at Waterville Opera House
Witness the murderously entertaining thriller 'Deathtrap' at the Waterville Opera House
CHICAGO Reveals Cast For 2025-2026 Tour
The cast has been announced for the forthcoming 2025-26 tour of Chicago.
Cast Set For SIX 2025-26 North American Tour
All new casting has been announced for the 2025-2026 North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical SIX.
Video: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Tour Releases All New Footage
All new footage has been released from the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
Video: WEST SIDE STORY at Maine State Music Theatre First Look
Get a first look at Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT)'s production of one of the most celebrated musicals in American theatre history - West Side Story, running August 6–23 at the Pickard Theater.
The Public Theatre and Maine State Music Theatre Present: THE IRISH…AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY
This unique collaboration brings together the best of both companies, celebrating the resilience, humor, and enduring spirit of the Irish people in a heartwarming production that will leave audiences clapping, laughing, and singing along.
ONCE Comes to Hackmatack Playhouse
Directed by Tom Alsip, with music direction by Billie Butler, Hackmatack’s Once will run Thursdays through Saturdays from September 5 to 20.
Interview: A Once in Forever Collaboration: MSMT Panel Discusses WEST SIDE STORY
MSMT’s Peek Behind the Curtain drew its largest audience of the summer for its last program on August 13, 2025, which was devoted to the theatre’s revival of WEST SIDE STORY, the final main stage production which has won widespread critical acclaim and is drawing sold out houses at the Pickard T
Review: Huge Turnout Celebrates MSMT's Annual Concert on the Mall
On August 13, a clear, warm summer evening, thousands filled the grassy downtown Brunswick Mall to enjoy a free evening of music performed by the stars of MSMT.
Mad Horse Theatre Company to Open 40th Season With Maine Premiere of REALLY
Mad Horse Theatre Company will open its 40th season with the Maine premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Really, running September 4–28 in South Portland.
Review: Delightful Confection for the Entire Family: MSMT Presents WILLY WONKA,JR.
MSMT closes its Family series on August 11 with a colorful, lively, special-effects-laden presentation of Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA, JR.
GREASE Comes to Hackmatack Playhouse
Hackmatack Farm + Playhouse will welcome Grease, the company's third production this season, to its stage this month.
Review: Brilliant, Beautiful, Revelatory, MSMT's Monumental Revival of WEST SIDE STORY
Sizzling with sass & style, smoldering with passion, and searing the heart with timeless beauty, WEST SIDE STORY triumphs in a monumental new revival, directed/ choreographed by Marc Robin at Maine State Music Theatre.
Isaiah Bailey, Jordan Lee Gilbert and Daniel Lopez to Lead THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA National Tour
The principal cast has been revealed for the upcoming North American Tour of the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Review: MURDER FOR TWO at Portland Stage
The scenes may seem a little frenzied in the 2025 late-summer show at Maine’s Portland Stage.
Interview: Fifty Years An Actor: The Remarkable Stage Career of Ed Romanoff
“I haven’t stopped acting since I started fifty years ago, and West Side Story will be my return to Maine State Music Theatre after fourteen years,” notes Ed Romanoff.
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Come From Away Maine State Music Theatre (8/05-8/22) |
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Disney's Frozen Maine State Music Theatre (7/15-8/01) |
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Guster & The Portland Symphony Orchestra Merrill Auditorium (8/07-8/07) |
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The Wizard of Oz! L/A Community Little Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels City Theater (7/17-8/02) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn Waterville Opera House (10/24-10/24) |
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Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (10/01-11/01) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Monmouth Savoy Theatre (3/05-3/05) |
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The Wizard of Oz! Community Little Theatre Corp (8/07-8/16) |
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Unabashedly Waterville Opera House (8/28-9/06) |