Review: Elvis Is Back! MSMT Presents Concert Series in Auburn
Elvis is back! Having mesmerized Maine State Music theatre audiences for two years, Victor Trevino, Jr.
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Public Theatre to Host 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
The Public Theatre will host the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival on September 26 at 7:00 pm and September 27 at 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
Nominations Open For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
Nominations are now open 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.
Portland Stage to Present Mark St. Germain’s ELEANOR Starring Kandis Chappell
Portland Stage will open its 52nd season with Eleanor by Mark St.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
BWW Q&A: Lauren Maria Medina on WEST SIDE STORY at Maine State Music Theatre
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is proud to conclude its 2025 mainstage season with one of the most celebrated musicals in American theatre history - West Side Story, running August 6–23 at the Pickard Theater.
A TASTE OF IRELAND Comes to Maine in September
One of the world’s top Irish dance shows, featuring a starry roster of international dance champions, A Taste of Ireland—The Irish Music & Dance Sensation, is coming to Maine, fresh off its West End debut in the U.
MCPKids! To Present SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN ENDINGS This August
MCPKids! will present Snow White and the Seven Endings by Tracy Wells, a comedic reimagining of the classic princess tale, running August 8–10, 2025 at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center.
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Hairspray Maine State Music Theatre (6/03-6/20) |
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1776 Maine State Music Theatre (6/24-7/11) |
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9 to 5 the Musical Lyric Music Theater (6/05-6/21) |
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Disney's Frozen Maine State Music Theatre (7/15-8/01) |
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City of Angels OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (7/23-8/22) |
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The Marvelous Wonderettes! Community Little Theatre Corp (6/19-6/28) |
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The Producers OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (8/27-9/26) |
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Billy Strings – 2 Day Pass Cross Insurance Arena (7/24-7/24) |
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The Marvelous Wonderettes! L/A Community Little Theatre (6/19-6/28) |
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Seussical Royal River Community Players (6/12-6/21) |
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