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Waterville Opera House

93 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn

Oct 24

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW ORIGINAL CAST SPOOKTACULAR TOUR Join the original 'Magenta' - Patricia Quinn - for a screening of the movie in a new 4k restoration with a live shadow cast and audience participation! The evening includes a hosted screening of the movie in a new 4k...

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

29 total · showing 1–10

Unabashedly

Unabashedly

Aug 28 – Sep 6, 2026

A world premiere as part of the American Association for Community Theatre's NewPlayFest 2026! An ancient myth states that we are each connected to our One by a red thread, which stretches, bends and twists but never breaks, eventually drawing us together. Dave, a young editor...

Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress

Apr 23 – May 3, 2026

Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until...

The Nerd

The Nerd

Jan 30 – Feb 8, 2026

Now an aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Indiana, Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom he has never met but who saved his life after he was seriously wounded in Vietnam. He has written to Rick to say that...

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Nov 14 – Nov 30, 2025

Based on the timeless and beloved film, White Christmas follows Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont...

Deathtrap

Deathtrap

Aug 29 – Sep 6, 2025

Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a...

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

Apr 25 – May 4, 2025

Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's...

The Cottage

The Cottage

Jan 31 – Feb 9, 2025

This brand-new, side-splitting romp is an outrageous tale of sex, betrayal, and desire as one woman decides to expose her latest affair to both her husband—and to her lover’s wife. The true meaning of fate and faith, identity and infidelity, love and marriage are all called into...

THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

Nov 22 – Dec 1, 2024

Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg Book by Kyle Jarrow Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau Original Songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming...

Miss Holmes Returns

Miss Holmes Returns

Sep 6 – Sep 8, 2024

Written by Christopher M. Walsh Based on characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sponsored by Maine Savings FCU and Gateway Financial Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company, Inc. of Woodstock, Illinois A nurse and activist finds herself on the run...

Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels

Apr 26 – May 5, 2024

Songs by The Go-Go’s Based on The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney Conceived and Original Book by Jeff Whitty Adapted by James Magruder Sponsored by Surette Real Estate, New Dimensions FCU, and Maine Savings FCU Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC...

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