theater

Published
July 21, 2024

The largest production ever for Opera Maine demanded a stage design to match

'What does epic look like?' set designer Germán Cárdenas-Alaminos asked himself when considering how to stage Verdi's 'Aida.'
Published
July 19, 2024

Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘White Christmas’ is a dazzler

The dancing, the singing, the costumes, the energy - this performance has got it all.
Published
July 18, 2024

Christmas in July: Husband and wife duo grace the stage in ‘White Christmas’

Complete with a holiday craft market featuring local artisans and over-the-top Christmas décor, Maine State Music Theatre's production of "White Christmas" features its own, real-life triumph of love as husband-and-wife duo Daniel Plimpton and Darien Crago perform the musical for the first time as a married couple.
Published
July 9, 2024

Monmouth Community Players presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Winthrop
Published
June 20, 2024

For Portland Theater Festival, all the city’s a stage, even an office building

The festival is staging its 3 plays in nontraditional locations, starting Thursday in a high-rise on Congress Street.

Published
June 17, 2024

Review: ‘Crazy for You’ serves up romance, dazzling tap moves in Ogunquit

Chockablock with Gershwin songs, the show is now at the Ogunquit Playhouse. The 'inimitable' Sally Struthers plays 2 comedic parts.
Published
June 9, 2024

Boothbay Summer Theater presents iconic ‘My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories’
Published
May 13, 2024

A predictable story is buoyed by spirited performances in ‘Waitress’
Published
April 30, 2024

‘Matilda the Musical’ brings message to Yarmouth stage

The show, directed by Janie Downey, will run from May 17 to 26 at Royal River Community Players.
Published
April 8, 2024

Review: In ‘Clyde’s’ at Portland Stage, sometimes a sandwich is more than a sandwich

Former inmates employed at a truck stop work out past mistakes and hopes for the future while making lunch.