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Maine State Music Theatre recently announced the titles that will be headlining a milestone season marking the company's 60th year in Brunswick.

The Waterville Opera House (WOH) will present Calendar Girls, a comedic play written by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi made famous by the 2003 British film adaptation staring Helen Mirren.

Actress, singer, comedienne extraordinaire Charis Leos has performed over one hundred roles on more than twenty-eight leading regional theaters across America.

Just when you thought the excitement of the Maine State Music Theatre season was drawing inevitably to a close, the company delivered one last smashing surprise of an evening: its first free concert on the Brunswick Mall.

Mad Horse Theatre Company's 32nd season lineup boasts three critically acclaimed plays and an award-winning musical!

Portland Ovations takes to the air to kick off its' 87th season by presenting the pioneering vertical dance company, BANDALOOP for two free, public performances September 28th and 29th.

In the opening scene of Marc Robin and Curt Dale Clark's Alice in Wonderland, Alice sings of her notion of Wonderland - 'a place where nonsense fills the air, a place more magical than dreams' - and in MSMT's Theatre for Young Audiences' original musical version of this classic, witty nonsense is de

Have you ever felt unheard or unloved? Then take a seat and allow the 'internationally ignored' rock star, Hedwig, take you on a journey you will never forget.

Stephen Flaherty's catchy and powerful melodies and Lynn Ahren's poignant lyrics 'It was the music of something beginning, an era exploding, a century spinning.

Anything Helps God Bless received an immensely successful, and for some, life-changing workshop last December with two sold-out performances.

The memories are in the music, and Maine State Music Theatre and Portland Stage's latest co-production struts, sizzles smiles, and sparkles with energy and latent emotion.

Below, take a first look at Maine State Music Theatre and Portland Stage's 2017 co-production of THE ALL NIGHT STRUT, a musical revue of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, which opens Friday, August 18 in Portland, Maine!

"Newsies is a hit wherever you take it; it had a highly successful Broadway run and national tour and now in these first regional productions, it is the kind of show that brings people from all over to see it again and again.

As the oldest community theatre group in the Greater Bangor area, Bangor Community Theatre is offering up a delicious murder mystery as their first show of their 2017/2018 season.

Theater at Monmouth closes its 48th Summer Repertory Season August 20th, but don't fret, TAM's not done just yet.

Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy will stage Ray Bradbury's creepy classic, Something Wicked This Way Comes, August 17-19 at 7 pm and August 20 at 3:00 pm.

'Internationally ignored song stylist' Hedwig Robinson brings her fourth-wall-smashing rock'n'roll saga to Maine to set the record straight about her life, her loves, and that botched operation.

As the world turns its attention to Graceland this week to honor the 40th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's passing, the Authentic Brand Group/Elvis Presley Enterprises visited the cast of the Ogunquit Playhouse world premiere production of Heartbreak Hotel during rehearsal in New York City today.

Penobscot Theatre Company kicks off its 2017-2018 Season with the Maine premiere of an a cappella play with music both traditional and timely.

Maine State Music Theatre and Portland Stage have joined forces for the second year to present a co-production at Portland Stage of THE ALL NIGHT STRUT.

Performances begin this week for Henry IV, the final production of the Opera House Arts summer 2017 theatre season.

USM Department of Theatre to present two nights of 'Last Train to Nibroc' Sept.

One Way Trip to Mars - A Rock Opera makes its world theatrical premiere at the Waterville Opera House August 24 through 27.

Done entirely in monologue format, Love, Loss, and what I wore, deals with female relationships, while using their ever changing wardrobes as a metaphor for life and poignant memories.

One of the many missions of theatre is to entertain, to provide a fantasy escape from the often harsh realities of our contemporary world, and given the horrifying headlines of late, the delightful confection that is The Taffetas offers a welcome retreat into nostalgia for an era that was - at least