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ROMEO ET JULIETTE Comes to Opera Maine in 2026


by Stephi Wild - October 28, 2025

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. Learn more about the show here!...

Review: WE ARE WATER: A NORTHEAST CELEBRATION at Merrill Auditorium,


by Steve Feeney - October 21, 2025

We’ve all needed a bit more water this year to ease the drought.  But Yo-Yo Ma and friends sought to address the ways of water in a broader context in a just shy of two-hour performance on October 20th in Portland....

GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE LIVE! Adds 40+ Shows After Sold-Out Performances


by Josh Sharpe - September 23, 2025

Due to popular demand, a second leg of the North American tour of GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE LIVE! PRESENTED BY WALMART will launch in Macon, GA, on January 14, 2026....

A TASTE OF IRELAND Comes to Maine in September


by Stephi Wild - July 31, 2025

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.K....

SWEENEY TODD Comes to Opera Maine


by Stephi Wild - June 30, 2025

Opera Maine will present a production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a tale of vengeance, love, and dark humor that has captivated audiences for decades. ...

Opera Maine to Present SWEENEY TODD- THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET


by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2025

Opera Maine will present Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a tale of vengeance, love, and dark humor that has captivated audiences for decades. ...

Sarah Millican Extends LATE BLOOMER World Tour Across 2025 With 24+ Dates


by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2024

Award-winning comedian Sarah Millican has announced an extension of her acclaimed  tour, with her hit stand-up show 'Late Bloomer' set to arrive in the USA in 2025....

Jim Henson's FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK LIVE Will Embark on North American Tour


by Stephi Wild - November 15, 2024

 The Jim Henson Company's fun loving, musical Fraggles are sharing their joy and magic across North America in Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE, the first-ever live touring show based on the beloved franchise....

Portland Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Voctave With THE CORNER OF BROADWAY & MAIN STREET


by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2024

The Portland Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 100th anniversary with Pops! concerts featuring Voctave's 'The Corner of Broadway & Main Street' on November 2 and 3 at Merrill Auditorium....

Past Shows

Opera Maine: Aida
Opera Maine: Aida
7/25 - 7/28/2024


Opera Maine invites you to experience the most significant artistic and cultural event of the greater Portland area in 2024: an original production of Verdi’s  ...

Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
7/27 - 7/30/2023


Cinderella (La Cenerentola) by Gioachino Rossini and Jacopo Ferretti Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. Pre-Curtain Presentation ...

Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
7/27 - 7/30/2023


Come for the experience, leave with lasting memories! This is an enchanting and entertaining opera based on the beloved fairytale. Whether you’re 9 or 90 ...

Opera Maine To Stage Comic Opera Cinderella


Opera Maine invites you to spectacular live singing and theater for its 29th season mainstage production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola) by Gioachino Rossini at Merrill ...

Opera Maine's The Flying Dutchman


Opera Maine presents "The Flying Dutchman" at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine on Wednesday, July 27 and Friday, July 29, 2022. The opera will ...

The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman
7/29 - 7/31/2020


Celebrate Maines Bicentennial with Opera Maines production of Richard Wagners The Flying Dutchman. The cursed captain of a ghostly ship comes ashore every seven years ...

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
11/23 - 12/9/2018


Maine State Ballet kicks off the holiday season with eleven performances over three weekends of its classic production of The Nutcracker.Choreography is by former New ...

Videos


Kinky Boots in Maine Kinky Boots
Cross Insurance Center (3/3 - 3/3)
Seussical in Maine Seussical
Royal River Community Players (6/12 - 6/21)
The Laugh Track in Maine The Laugh Track
Portland Stage Company (5/6 - 5/31)
Ken Ludwig's LEND ME A SOPRANO in Maine Ken Ludwig's LEND ME A SOPRANO
Good Theater (2/19 - 3/15)
The Great Cross-Country Race, or The Hare and The Tortoise in Maine The Great Cross-Country Race, or The Hare and The Tortoise
Royal River Community Players (3/6 - 3/15)
Anastasia: The Musical in Maine Anastasia: The Musical
Lyric Music Theater (3/27 - 4/12)
Unabashedly in Maine Unabashedly
Waterville Opera House (8/28 - 9/6)
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