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City Theater

205 Maine St
Biddeford, ME 04005

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Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Oct 2 – Oct 18, 2026

In the small town of Grovers Corner’s, a lifetime unfolds through the simple daily lives that shape who we are. From childhood and first love to marriage, loss and the connections that endure, the residents of Grover’s Corners experience the milestones that define us. Thornton...

Review: THE PRODUCERS at Ogunquit Playhouse

Review: THE PRODUCERS at Ogunquit Playhouse

by Dan Marois · August 31, 2026

Mel Brooks' The Producers is probably one of the most irreverent, outrageous and boundary-pushing musicals ever put on a Broadway stage. It is also one of the most entertaining.…

Review: MAGIC MOMENT OF RECORDING HISTORY

Review: MAGIC MOMENT OF RECORDING HISTORY

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold · August 29, 2026

The 2010 jukebox musical MILLION DOLLAR, QUARTET by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux celebrates an impromptu moment in recording history when the legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry  Lee Lewis found themselves together in the studio of Sun Records. The jam session that followed…

Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE RESONATES WITH CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE

Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE RESONATES WITH CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold · August 24, 2026

In its new, streamlined adaptation by Amy Herzog, Henrik Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, written in 1891, speaks to a contemporary audience with searing relevance. The trim, intense production, presented by Portland Theater Festival, playing at the Crewe Center for the Arts, hits home with its com…

Interview: COMMUNITY & COMING TOGETHER

Interview: COMMUNITY & COMING TOGETHER

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold · August 14, 2026

Maine State Music Theatre concluded its 2026 Peek Behind the Curtain Series on August 12th with a discussion devoted to the theatre’s hit production of COME FROM AWAY.  A capacity crowd assembled at Curtis Memorial Library to listen to three of the production’s stars, Carolyn Anne Miller (Bonni…

Review: MSMT YOUTH COMPANY SHINES IN MATILDA, JR. THE MUSICAL

Review: MSMT YOUTH COMPANY SHINES IN MATILDA, JR. THE MUSICAL

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold · August 10, 2026

For the past five years Maine State Music Theatre has been growing and refining a program known as its summer intensive, a pre-professional theatre training opportunity for youngsters ages eight to eighteen, which culminates in a full scale production on the main stage each August. The complexity of…

Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Hackmatack Playhouse

Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Hackmatack Playhouse

by Dan Marois · August 8, 2026

Hackmatack’s production delivers a strong message with singing, dancing, silliness and heart. It’s an easy show to recommend for families, Dahl fans and anyone looking for an entertaining summer night out.…

Review: Welcome To The Rock: MSMT'S COME FROM AWAY Radiates Inspiration

Review: Welcome To The Rock: MSMT'S COME FROM AWAY Radiates Inspiration

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold · August 6, 2026

Maine State Music Theatre's production of Come From Away is a stirring tribute to compassion in the face of tragedy. Led by first-time director Mark Johnson and performed by an all-star company of MSMT veterans, the production captures both the heartbreak and the humanity of the events that unfolded…

Review: CITY OF ANGELS at Ogunquit Playhouse

Review: CITY OF ANGELS at Ogunquit Playhouse

by Dan Marois · July 29, 2026

It is hard to believe that City of Angels debuted nearly four decades ago. Born out of the late-1980s resurgence of film noir send-ups, the show demands rapid-fire lyrical precision and a swinging jazz score that balances tough-edged detective lore with a biting satire of early Hollywood. With music…

Review: BRUNSWICK CELEBRATES MIDSUMMER IN HIGH STYLE

Review: BRUNSWICK CELEBRATES MIDSUMMER IN HIGH STYLE

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold · July 23, 2026

For almost a decade now, MSMT, together with the Brunswick downtown Association’s Music on the Mall, has presented, on the town green, a large outdoor concert free for the citizens of Brunswick, greater Maine and beyond. This MSMT summer event traditionally draws the largest crowd in the history o…

Past Shows

68 total · showing 31–40

Auditions: Exit Laughing

Auditions: Exit Laughing

Mar 27 – Mar 28, 2023

Casting: 4 women, 1 man Auditions will be an open call and will consist of cold readings from the script Synopsis: When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome...

NUNSENSE

NUNSENSE

Mar 10 – Mar 26, 2023

Nunsense is a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns stage a talent show in order to raise...

Lie, Love, Laugh: a Valentine's Day Concert

Lie, Love, Laugh: a Valentine's Day Concert

Feb 14

Join City Theater this Valentine’s Day for a concert exploring the funny side of love. Have a laugh, have a drink, and listen to Broadway and Pop selections exploring comedy through the eyes of single love, new love, old love, married love, and everything in between. General...

Christmas My Way: A Sinatra Holiday BAsh

Christmas My Way: A Sinatra Holiday BAsh

Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2022

It’s beginning to look a lot like a free fresh, knocked out, coo-coo, groovy Sinatra Rat Pack Christmas at City Theater in Biddeford. Ring in the holidays with this fresh, swingin' musical conceived by David Grapes and Todd Olson. Christmas My Way includes classic Sinatra tunes...

Sylvia

Sylvia

Oct 7 – Oct 23, 2022

City Theater opens their next season on October 7th with A.R. Gurneys Smart, playful, sophisticated, irreverent, and occasionally gritty comedy, Sylvia. The Wall Street Journal called Sylvia clever and cute in all the right ways Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after...

The Rocky Horror Show

The Rocky Horror Show

Jul 22 – Aug 7, 2022

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW runs July 22nd Aug7th Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00. (Note, there is no performance Sunday, July 24th) Tickets are $25 (including fees) and are available at www.citytheater.org/buytickets or 207-282-0849 City Theater closes its 21-22...

ON GOLDEN POND

ON GOLDEN POND

May 13 – May 29, 2022

City Theater in Biddeford is excited to present ON GOLDEN POND. Originally slated for their 2020 season, it is wonderful to be able to finally bring this piece of classic American theater to the stage. This play tells the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning...

Miracle On 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play

Miracle On 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play

Dec 3 – Dec 19, 2021

City Theater in Biddeford is getting into the holiday spirit with this beloved classic. Be part of the studio audience for this live musical radio play adapted from the original 1947 Lux Radio Broadcast. This story of the last-minute replacement for the Macys Thanksgiving Day...

The Ghost Train

The Ghost Train

Oct 15 – Oct 31, 2021

City Theater in Biddeford has pulled out all the stops for its production of Arnold Ridleys The Ghost Train. It is late at night and six travelers find themselves stranded in the waiting room of an isolated railway station outside of Rockland, Maine. The station master is...

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Revelation in Maine Revelation
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Portland Stage Company (9/30-10/25)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn in Maine The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn
Waterville Opera House (10/24-10/24)
Cabaret in Maine Cabaret
L/A Community Little Theatre (10/16-10/25)
Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical in Maine Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical
OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (10/01-11/01)
It's a Wonderful Life in Maine It's a Wonderful Life
Portland Stage Company (12/05-12/24)