Review: THE PRODUCERS at Ogunquit Playhouse
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.…
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Review: SWEENEY TODD at Hackmatack Playhouse
Hackmatack takes a walk on the dark side with Sweeney Todd…
Review: MAGIC MOMENT OF RECORDING HISTORY
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
21 total · showing 1–10
Twelfth Night
Orsino loves Olivia. Olivia loves Cesario. Cesario’s really a woman disguised as a man who’s fallen for her boss, Orsino. Love, and a little mischief, throws everyone for a loop in this comic jaunt of misdirected desire. Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite what...
Richard III
Crowned by means of shameless seduction, lies, and bloodshed, Richard Plantagenet makes the happy earth his hell as he carves a bloody swath through all that stand in his way. Shakespeare’s “game of thrones” concludes the “War of the Roses” play cycle with one of literature’s...
Dial "M" for Murder
Money. Marriage. Murder. A retired tennis pro plots the murder of his unfaithful wife—but when she turns the tables on her attempted assailant, she is convicted of murder. Can the police detective who brought her to trial now decipher the clues that will save her life? The play...
Enchanted April
Feeling lost in the shadows of marriage and post-WWI society, two London housewives rent a villa in Italy for a ladies-only holiday, reluctantly recruiting a pair of difficult upper-class women to share the expense and experience. Under the Mediterranean sun, the women clash...
The True Story of Little Red
We all know the story of Little Red, who set off through the woods to bring sick Grammy some bread. But what if Red wasn’t so sweet, and Grammy not helpless but strong, the Woodsman a bully, and the Wolf the top dog? So how do we know which version of the story is true? In the...
Every Christmas Story Ever Told...(and then some!)
Every Christmas Story Ever Told…(and then some!) by John K. Alvarez, Michael Carleton, and James FitzGerald Original music by Will Knapp Directed by Dawn McAndrews Sponsored by TexTech Industries Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth...
Henry V
Henry V By William Shakespeare Adapted and directed by Bill Van Horn A young king makes a rash decision to go to war. Against overwhelming odds, Henry V leads his country to victory, conquering France and winning its princess. But there’s a terrible cost in human life and...
Ruddigore
Ruddigore Music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W.S. Gilbert Directed by Richard Sewell Sponsored by Granite Hill Estates Many years ago, the Baronets of Ruddigore were cursed by a witch and must commit a crime a day or be tortured to death. To escape this dreadful fate, the...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream By William Shakespeare Directed by Janis Stevens Sponsored by Christine & David Heckman Magic and laughter are on the loose in the woods outside Athens in Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy! The fairy king and queen are at war, court and commoners alike...
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels By Noël Coward Directed by Brendon Fox Sponsored by DR Struck Landscape Nursery & Austin Associates Best friends, Jane and Julia, “fell” seven years earlier when they had affairs with the same dashing Frenchman. Now settled into humdrum marriages, the two pine for...
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Cabaret L/A Community Little Theatre (10/16-10/25) |
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Little Shop of Horrors Good Theater at Stevens Square (10/01-10/18) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Monmouth Savoy Theatre (3/05-3/05) |
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I Am My Own Wife Portland Stage Company (3/03-3/21) |
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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Good Theater at Stevens Square (10/21-10/25) |
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Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (10/01-11/01) |
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Revelation Portland Stage Company (5/05-5/23) |
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The Real Sherlock Holmes Portland Stage Company (1/27-2/21) |
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The Producers OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (8/27-9/26) |
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Dracula Portland Ballet at Westbrook Performing Arts Center (10/23-10/24) |
