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GOOD THEATER

76 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04101


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Good Theater Presents ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS This January


by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2023

Good Theater will kick off the new year with the side-splitting comedy ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS by Richard Bean, starring local favorite Dustin Tucker in his Good Theater debut. We have all of the details on the production!...

Good Theater to Present Hilarious, Heartwarming, and Musical 2023/2024 Season


by Blair Ingenthron - September 09, 2023

Following a successful 20th anniversary season in 2022 and early 2023, Good Theater has announced the schedule for the 2023/2024 season, as well as an updated rush ticket policy to help make live theater more accessible for all. ...

Photos: Good Theater Presents The Classic Comedy YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU


by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2023

Good Theater will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU as the finale of its 20th anniversary season, running March 29th through April 23rd. See photos from the production! ...

Photos: First Look at NUREYEV'S EYES at Good Theater


by Stephi Wild - February 24, 2023

Directed by James Noel Hoban, the production will star Joseph Bearor as Jamie Wyeth and Michael Grew as Rudolf Nureyev, and feature a set by James Noel Hoban and Craig Robinson, props by Annon Bill, costume design by Michelle Handley, lighting design by Iain Odlin, and stage management by Michael Ly...

Photos: First Look At Steve Underwood In THE HIGH ROAD At Good Theater


by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2023

Good Theater continues its 20th anniversary season with THE HIGH ROAD, running February 1st through the 19th. THE HIGH ROAD stars Steve Underwood, who also wrote the play. See photos from the show!...

Good Theater Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART This January


by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2022

Good Theater welcomes the new year and continues its 20th anniversary season with Crimes of the Heart, running January 11th through January 29th....

Good Theater to Present CAROUSEL Beginning in November


by Blair Ingenthron - October 15, 2022

Good Theater will continue its 20th anniversary season with Carousel, running November 9th through December 4th. Based on the play Liliom by Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár, Carousel features a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rodgers. Since it premiered on Broadway in...

Good Theater Presents SIGNIFICANT OTHER Next Month


by Stephi Wild - February 21, 2022

Romance is back in the air at Good Theater with Joshua Harmon's bittersweet hit comedy SIGNIFICANT OTHER. SIGNIFICANT OTHER opens March 2nd and plays through March 20th, 2022 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. ...

Good Theater Presents MEN: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT


by Stephi Wild - February 09, 2022

Good Theater continues its Second Stage series with the return of Shannon Thurston's solo show MEN: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT. The production will run in repertory with the main stage production, PACK OF LIES. ...

BROADWAY GOES POP Comes to the Good Theater This Month


by Stephi Wild - January 20, 2022

Good Theater returns for the second half of the 2021/2022 season with BROADWAY GOES POP, a tribute to the pop hits that have made their mark on Broadway. BROADWAY GOES POP stars Good Theater favorites Colleen Clark and John Lanham and also features Good Theater newcomers John Furey and Jackie Grigg....

Past Shows

 Little Me
Little Me
3/7 - 4/1/2012


What better way to end our 10th Anniversary season than with a wildly and crazy musical comedy?! This is the show that put Good Theater ...

 Next Fall
Next Fall
1/25 - 2/19/2012


Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of this recent Tony Award nominee for Best Play. NEXT FALL takes a witty and provocative look at faith, ...

 Broadway Concert
Broadway Concert
12/1 - 12/4/2011


Our annual concerts featuring a major Broadway star, the fabulous Marva Pittman, a gospel singer from North Carolina in her 6th year at Good Theater, ...

 Ancestral Voices
Ancestral Voices
10/19 - 10/23/2011


The short play is staged as a concert work, with five performers. The five are playing members - grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, son -of a ...

Bedroom Farce
Bedroom Farce
3/10 - 4/13/2011


Theater Review: 'Bedroom Farce' will give you the giggles Maine Sunday Telegram by APRIL BOYLE, 3/13/2011 With the promise of spring just around the corner, ...

Moonlight and Magnolias
Moonlight and Magnolias
2/3 - 2/27/2011


'Moonlight and Magnolias' long on laughs Portland Press Herald By Steve Feeney 2/4/2011 If you like classic movies and the more positive Hollywood folklore surrounding ...

Blueberries, Broadway & Brian
Blueberries, Broadway & Brian
11/10 - 11/21/2010


Reviews Amusing show reveals the life of Brian, theater's executive and artistic director The Maine Sunday Telegram by April Boyle, 11/14/2010 What do the words ...

August: Osage County
August: Osage County
11/14 - 11/17/2010


Reviews Theatre highlights of 2010 - "August" was tops By MEGAN GRUMBLING | December 22, 2010 In my local orbits among both actors and theater-goers, ...

Light Up The Sky
Light Up The Sky
4/16 - 5/10/2010


HONAN and POIRER light up ‘LIGHT UP’ The Portland Press Herald By Steve Feeney 4/21/2009 Saturday night's performance confirmed that this Portland production is greatly ...

The Importance of being Earnest


Good Theater offers saucy ‘Earnest’ Maine Sunday Telegram by April Boyel 4/7/2010 Of course, as all of us Irish and Irish at heart know, that ...

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
1/21 - 2/14/2010


‘Spitfire Grill’ musical delivers soul satisfaction Maine Sunday Telegram, by April Boyle, 1/24/10 New years are about new beginnings, and the Good Theater has just ...

The Diva & Me Broadway at Good Theater VI


Kenita Miller, (star of The Color Purple on Broadway) is joined by special guests Bryant Lanier, Joseph Stanek & Marva Pittman plus a dozen of ...

The Little Dog Laughed
The Little Dog Laughed
9/17 - 10/11/2009


'LITTLE DOG' Full of Laughs and Insights The Portland Press Herald by Steve Feeney, 9/24/2009 (excerpts) The play concerns an actor who may be on ...

Is There Fat In That?
Is There Fat In That?
2/18 - 2/22/2009


DOMINGOS SENDS 'EM HOME 'FAT' AND HAPPY Portland Press Herald By April Boyle 2/20/2009 "There wasn't an empty seat in the St. Lawrence Arts Center ...

On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
9/18 - 10/12/2008


VETERAN STAGE COUPLE MAKE 'ON GOLDEN POND' SEEM REAL The Maine Sunday Telegram By April Boyle 9/21/2008 The Good Theater in Portland has chosen the ...

Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
4/10 - 5/4/2008


From THE PORTLAND PHOENIX by Megan Grumbling "David Lindsay-Abaire's alternately harrowing and hilarious drama is powerfully produced by the Good Theater, under the direction of ...

Prelude To A Kiss
Prelude To A Kiss
2/14 - 3/9/2008


By the cumulative serendipities of sleeplessness, spaetzle, and Molson, young Peter (Brian Chamberlain) and Rita (Tess Van Horn) find love in New York City. Immediately. ...

Broadway at the St. Lawrence IV


Broadway veterans Donna Lynne Champlin and Tony nominee Manoel Felciano join special guest Marva Pittman along with Timothy Bate, Haley Bennett, Gregory Charette, Jason Edward ...

Broadway at Good Theater V
Broadway at Good Theater V
12/6 - 12/9/2007


Special Guests: Kelly Caufield, Ellen Domingos & Marva Pittman Also Starring: Timothy Bate, Haley Bennett, Todd & Katie Daley, Ned Donovan, Lynne McGhee, Jackie McLean, ...

Souvenir
Souvenir
11/1 - 11/18/2007


"Souvenir" is a heartwarming, hilarious play about a woman who never gave up on her dream to be a singer, despite the fact that she ...

Ruthless! The Musical
Ruthless! The Musical
9/20 - 10/14/2007


RUTHLESS! MERCILESS! RELENTLESS! HILARIOUS! Portland Press Herald, 9/20/07 by April Boyle Good Theater kicked off its sixth season Thursday with the apropos Ruthless! The Musical! ...

Shakespeare in Hollywood
Shakespeare in Hollywood
3/1 - 3/27/2007


In 1934 Austrian-born director Max Reinhart convinced Jack Warner of Warner Brothers Pictures to film and distribute the fist silver-screen version of William Shakespeare’s “A ...

Hay Fever
Hay Fever
1/18 - 2/11/2007


Maine Sunday Telegram, January 21, 2007 (Excerpts) By Steve Feeney ...armed with some of the play's funniest lines, Poirier takes charge of every scene she's ...

Merman/Martin Concert Broadway at the St. Lawrence III


Good Theater is thrilled to announce Broadway veteran Raymond Jaramillo McLeod as this year's Broadway star. McLeod recently received a Drama Desk nomination for his ...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
10/19 - 11/12/2006


WELL WORTH VENTURING INTO GOOD’S WACKY ‘WOODS’ Portland Press Herald, By April Boyle, October 21, 2006 The Good Theater has pulled out all stops to ...

Enchanted April
Enchanted April
4/13 - 5/7/2006


"...evokes the warmth of the blossoming season." "...a fun evening at the theater." "...such a pleasing show." "...a visual pleasure." By Steve Feeney Maine Sunday ...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2/16 - 3/12/2006


The Portland Phoenix March 1, 2006 By Megan Grumbling "...Good Theater's spectacularly entertaining latest musical comedy..." "Under the exemplary direction of Brian Allen, this stellar ...

The Dining Room
The Dining Room
11/3 - 11/27/2005


A GREAT GOOD THEATER CAST GLITTERS IN DINING ROOM Portland Press Herald, November 6, 2005 By Mary Snell Let's make this clear - I loved ...

Visiting Mr. Green
Visiting Mr. Green
9/22 - 10/16/2005


‘MR. GREEN’ AN EXCELLENT TAKE ON CULTURE, CHANGE Maine Sunday Telegram September 25, 2005 by Steve Feeney Veteran actor Chris Horton does a fine job ...

A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance
2/17 - 3/13/2005


Portland Press Herald, February 21,2005 "...it is a sweet little gem. Director Brian Allen has once again assembled a cast and pit band that will ...

Maine Hysterical Society
Maine Hysterical Society
12/30 - 12/31/2004


"Right from the start, our sold-out crowd was howling with laughter and, unbelievably, it just got funnier! The combination of stories, sketches, songs, juggling, and ...

Broadway at the St. Lawrence Il
Broadway at the St. Lawrence Il
12/18 - 12/19/2004


This year two Broadway stars will join local performers for a concert that will feature holiday music of the season as well as Broadway favorites. ...

Barrymore
Barrymore
11/4 - 11/28/2004


Actor John Barrymore died more than 62 years ago but the declining star was vividly alive once again in Stephen Underwood's portrayal Saturday night. "Barrymore" ...

Side by Side by Sondheim
Side by Side by Sondheim
4/8 - 5/2/2004


GOOD THEATER GIVES SONDHEIM DANDY RIDE by Christopher Hyde "… a highly enjoyable evening of sophisticated theater." "For an intimate setting like this one, the ...

Same Time Next Year
Same Time Next Year
3/4 - 4/11/2004


Same Time Next Year’ remains fresh and funny PORTLAND PRESS HERALD By Mary Snell "Two favorite actors, Stephen Underwood and Lee K. Paige, shine in ...

Loot
Loot
11/6 - 11/30/2003


'LOOT' IS A HOOT The Forecaster, by Scott Andrews Comic chaos and madcap mayhem erupt with when the two most incompetent criminals in London confront ...

Baby
Baby
9/25 - 10/19/2003


Don’t be fooled by the title. “Baby” is a musical that is more about parents than babies, more about people thinking about being parents than ...

Broadway at the St. Lawrence


A wealth of talent graced the stage of the St. Lawrence Arts Center on Saturday night in a benefit for the center and the nonprofit ...

The Big Picture
The Big Picture
6/4 - 6/5/2003


More than a dozen characters tackle big questions and wrestle with reality in this fast paced solo show with music… Quantum Mechanics provide roadside service, ...

Little Me
Little Me
3/13 - 4/6/2003


“Brian Allen, Beth Barefoot-Jones and a talented cast bring Little Me to us with verve and style. It’s also a professional production at bargain prices. ...

Over the River and Through the Woods


"There's a new theater company in town, and they launched their inaugural effort…at the St Lawrence Arts Center. It's an impressive maiden voyage" The Forecaster ...

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The History of Empires in Portland The History of Empires
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Memento Mori in Portland Memento Mori
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Hamilton (Philip Company) in Portland Hamilton (Philip Company)
Keller Auditorium (3/4 - 3/23)
Iolanthe in Portland Iolanthe
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The Odd Couple, Female Version in Portland The Odd Couple, Female Version
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