ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15
BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups.
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Watch: Next On Stage's High School & College Top 15 Revealed
Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!
Voting Open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns To The Public Theatre In December
The Public Theatre in Lewiston will present its adaptation of A Christmas Carol from December 12–14.
Matthew Amira, Cleavant Derricks and More Complete WHITE CHRISTMAS Cast at Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the full cast for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake.
Voting Open to Pick the Top 15 of Next On Stage: Season 6
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere
Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned with its first live shows, revealing the Top 30 performers in both age groups.
Watch the Premiere of Next On Stage: Season 6
Who has made the Top 30 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? Tune in to the episode here to find out!
Review: Sleuthing and Secrets: DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST at Portland Stage
Brent Askari’s new play, set on an isolated island in Maine, explores the secrets , insecurities, and yearnings of a handful of quirky characters brought together by a murder investigation.
Adrianna Hicks, Sally Struthers and More to Star in WHITE CHRISTMAS at Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the and creative for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake.
Spotlight: WHITE CHRISTMAS at Waterville Opera House
Bring your sister, mister, business partner, or anyone else to this uplifting and wholesome musical!
Review: Vampires, Victorians, and a Sendup of Bram Stoker
In this revolving door, gender-bending farce, five actors switch roles with dizzying speed to tell the tale of Count Dracula on the trail of his latest conquest, Lucy, who is determined to break Victorian convention.
Ogunquit Playhouse’s 2025 Season Becomes its Highest Grossing Season of All Time
Ogunquit Playhouse's 93rd season was the highest-grossing season in the theater’s history.
BOOP! THE MUSICAL North American Tour Will Open in Rochester in Fall 2026
BOOP! The Musical will embark on a North American Tour, opening for its 50-week run in Rochester, NY at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre.
Just One Week Left to Vote for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage Season 6
Election Day may be over, but voting is still open for the first round of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage! Each week, contestants will be voted on by the general public and judged by an all-star panel of judges.
TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND Returns to the University of Southern Maine This November
The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre will present the third annual production of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) by Greg Allen, directed by Sara Valentine.
Review: DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST at Portland Stage
In his well-wrought new comedy/mystery/romance, homegrown playwright Brent Askari seeks to scratch the surface and look a little deeper into the soul of a seemingly placid island community off the coast of Maine.
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DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS Comes To Good Theater
Good Theater will bring a sharply comedic twist to the gothic canon this fall with the Portland premiere of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, set for this November.
LEARNING TO SWIM Makes New York Debut at United Solo Theatre Festival Fall 2025
Following acclaimed summer runs in Maine, Learning to Swim, written and performed by Nargiz Alizada, will make its New York debut at the 19th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival on November 18, 2025.
ROMEO ET JULIETTE Comes to Opera Maine in 2026
Opera Maine announced that tickets for its 2026 mainstage production of the popular love story Roméo et Juliette will go on sale on November 13.
Last Chance To Submit For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
This is your last chance to submit for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST Comes to Portland Stage
Portland Stage will present Dirty Deeds Downeast written by local Maine playwright, Brent Askari on its mainstage this fall season.
Monmouth Community Players And MCPKids! Will Perform Disney's FROZEN, JR.
Monmouth Community Players and MCPKids! will present an upcoming production of Disney’s 'Frozen Jr'.
Voting Now Open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage Season 6
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
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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) |