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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 41–50

The Marvelous Wonderettes

FeaturedThe Marvelous Wonderettes

Jul 23 – Aug 7, 2021

City Theater Welcomes Back Audiences with The Marvelous WonderettesCity Theater is thrilled to announce that we will be open to in person audiences July 23rd through August 7th with The Marvelous Wonderettes written and created by Roger Bean. It is a cotton-candy colored...

MisCast 2021 a virtual concert

MisCast 2021 a virtual concert

Apr 9 – Apr 18, 2021

When the wrong casting is oh so right. This concert highlights talented City Theater performers singing songs from musicals they would never be cast in. This oh-so fun event will stream April 9th at 7:30 through April 18th. Go to www.citytheater.org/tickets to make your donation...

Home For The Holidays Christmas Concert

Home For The Holidays Christmas Concert

Dec 18 – Dec 27, 2020

Join City Theater this holiday season for our 2020 Home For The Holidays Concert. Some of your favorite City Theater performers will be singing holiday favorites along with excerpts from our past Christmas productions. This concert promises to be the perfect show to gather the...

Little Women-The Broadway MUsical

Little Women-The Broadway MUsical

Mar 13 – Mar 29, 2020

Louisa May Alcotts beloved story of the adventures of the four March sisters in Concord, Massachusetts during the Civil War is brought to vivid musical life in this captivating musical. With buoyant, joyful melodies, memorable characters, and a big-hearted message, Little Women...

It's A Wondeful Life; Live From WVL Radio Theater

It's A Wondeful Life; Live From WVL Radio Theater

Dec 6 – Dec 15, 2019

This 1940s live broadcast of Frank Capras beloved film takes us back to the Golden Age of Radio. George Bailey and all the residents of Bedford Falls, as youve never seen or heard them before in this fresh new adaptation of the film is set in the fictional studio of WVL Radio...

Maine Humorist Tim Sample

FeaturedMaine Humorist Tim Sample

Aug 17

Tim Sample is a Maine native whose unique style of New England humor has gained him a national following. Good Morning America host Charles Gibson referred Sample as, The man who wrote the book-literally, on Maine humor! Legendary CBS newsman Charles Kuralt called Sample Maines...

The Drowsy Chaperone

The Drowsy Chaperone

Jul 19 – Aug 4, 2019

City Theater is excited to present the Drowsy Chaperone, a laugh a minute old fashion crowd pleaser. This musical comedy won a total of 5 Tony awards in 2006 including best book and best original score. The roaring twenties are back and better then ever! With direction by Caleb...

Swingtime Canteen

Swingtime Canteen

Sep 21 – Oct 7, 2018

The swingingest canteen show of them all! City Theater in Biddeford invites you to step back in time. Imagine it’s 1944, in the old city of London during World War II. You are a soldier, perhaps preparing to go to war for the first time, perhaps on leave from long months of hard...

The Producers

The Producers

Jul 20 – Aug 5, 2018

The City Theater in Biddeford’s summer musical is the Tony award winning, over-the-top satire, and irreverent Mel Brooks Comedy The Producers! Based on the hit 1968 film of the same name, this Mel Brooks smash hit follows the hilarious adventures of washed-up Broadway producer...

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