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Portland, ME 04101


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Review: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at Hill Arts Center


by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - March 02, 2024

Portland’s Good Theater poetic, poignant revival of the Ahrens/Flaherty musical, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, exquisitely directed by Brian P. Allen, marks several memorable milestones for this company which has been a jewel in Portland’s theatrical scene for twenty-one seasons....

Good Theater to Present A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Beginning This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - February 10, 2024

Good Theater will present A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Albert Finney film of the same title. Learn more about the production here!...

Review: ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS at Good Theater


by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 21, 2024

Portland’s Good Theater newest production is a side-splittingly funny, perfectly timed farce with ancient roots in Italy’s Commedia dell’Arte, Richard Bean’s ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Maine Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Maine Awards; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, DAVINCI CODE, & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, DAVINCI CODE, & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Maine Awards December 5th Standings; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: Good Theater Pays Tribute to Broadway's Golden Age in BROADWAY AT THE GOOD: THE TWIN PIANO EDITION


by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 05, 2023

The Good Theater presents a fresh take on its annual musical revue, BROADWAY AT THE GOOD: THE TWIN PIANO EDITION, this time honoring six seminal musicals from Broadway’s Golden Age, performed by a sprightly company of nine under the direction of Brian P. Allen, who conceived and directed the show an...

BWW Review: Luminous Production of FIREFLIES Opens Good Theater Season


by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - October 23, 2023

The Good Theater opens its 21st season with a luminous production of Matthew Barber’s poignant 2017 play about the flickers of late-life romance, expertly directed by Brian P. Allen, starring Valerie Perri in a nuanced, delicate and incandescent performance. FIREFLIES, as the title and central meta...

FIREFLIES Comes to Good Theater


by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2023

Good Theater has announced FIREFLIES by Matthew Barber as the opener of the company's 21st season. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!...

Past Shows

A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance
2/28 - 3/24/2024


Good Theater will cap off the company’s 21st season with the smart and tender musical A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE with music by Stephen Flaherty, ...

One Man, Two Guvnors
One Man, Two Guvnors
1/17 - 2/11/2024


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 ...

Broadway at Good Theater: Twin Pianos Edition


Good Theater is proud to present the annual musical event BROADWAY AT GOOD THEATER – with a twin pianos twist! Nine singers, the two amazing ...

Fireflies
Fireflies
10/11 - 10/29/2023


Good Theater is delighted to announce FIREFLIES by Matthew Barber as the opener of the company’s 21st season. Directed by Good Theater Artistic and Executive ...

You Can't Take It With You
You Can't Take It With You
3/29 - 4/23/2023


Good Theater is proud to present the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU as the finale of its 20th anniversary season, running ...

Nureyev's Eyes
Nureyev's Eyes
2/22 - 3/12/2023


Good Theater continues its 20th anniversary season with NUREYEV’S EYES, running February 22nd through March 12th. Directed by James Noel Hoban, the production will star ...

The High Road
The High Road
2/1 - 2/19/2023


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 ...

Killer Comfort
Killer Comfort
2/4 - 2/18/2023


Good Theater continues its 20th anniversary season with the world premiere of KILLER COMFORT, written and performed by Good Theater favorite Lynne McGhee. Grab your ...

Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart
1/11 - 1/29/2023


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

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel


Good Theater is proud to continue its 20th anniversary season with  Carousel , running October 5th through October 30th. Based on the play  Liliom  by ...

The Lifespan of a Fact
The Lifespan of a Fact
10/5 - 10/30/2022


Good Theater is proud to open its 20th anniversary season with THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, running October 5th through October 30th. Based on the ...

Back to Good Times
Back to Good Times
4/17 - 4/24/2022


Comedy?! Who needs comedy in harrowing times? We all do! Join us for the theatrical premiere of original comedy shorts, ad parodies and music videos. ...

DESPERATE MEASURES
DESPERATE MEASURES
3/30 - 4/24/2022


After postponing the initial run due to COVID-19 during the spring of 2020, Good Theater is proud to finally present the Maine premiere of DESPERATE ...

SIGNIFICANT OTHER
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
3/2 - 3/20/2022


GOOD THEATER PRESENTS JOSHUA HARMONS ROMANTIC COMEDY SIGNIFICANT OTHERRomance is back in the air at Good Theater with Joshua Harmons bittersweet hit comedy SIGNIFICANT OTHER. ...

Harry Townsend's Last Stand
Harry Townsend's Last Stand
2/2 - 2/20/2022


Good Theater returns for the second half of the 2021/2022 season with the Maine premiere of HARRY TOWNSENDS LAST STAND by George Eastman. A smash ...

Broadway Goes Pop
Broadway Goes Pop
1/29 - 2/8/2022


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 ...

WHO’S HOLIDAY - Back by Popular Demand!


BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Good Theater ushers in the holiday season with the Maine premiere of WHO'S HOLIDAY! by Matthew Lombardo. The production opens November ...

Broadway at Good Theater: Tribute to the 1990s


Good Theater is delighted to announce the line up of this years Broadway at Good Theater. The annual musical event runs November 17th through the ...

Jane Austen's Lady Susan
Jane Austen's Lady Susan
10/20 - 11/14/2021


The 2021-2022 season kicks off with the world premiere of LADY SUSAN, a delightful comedy of manners adapted by Rob Urbinati from the Jane Austen ...

Popcorn Falls
Popcorn Falls
1/8 - 2/2/2020


What do you get when you mix WAITING FOR GUFFMAN with GREATER TUNA? James Hindmans POPCORN FALLS! A hit off-Broadway last season, POPCORN FALLS is ...

Murderers
Murderers
1/11 - 2/1/2020


Good Theater continues its Second Stage series with MURDERERS, the darkly hilarious comedy by Jeffrey Hatcher. The production will run in repertory with the current ...

Broadway at Good Theater
Broadway at Good Theater
12/4 - 12/8/2019


Good Theaters annual fundraising concert is a salute Broadway music and holiday tunes. This years tribute is to the fabulous 40s! More than 20 singers, ...

Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff
3/27 - 4/28/2019


Ahrens & Flaherty's hilarious musical comedy, Lucky Stiff features a hapless shoe salesman who will inherit $6 million if he takes his dead uncle on ...

The Irish Curse
The Irish Curse
2/23 - 3/16/2019


The Maine premiere of Martin Casella's hilarious, The Irish Curse, as a second stage production directed by Paul Haley, starring Seth Berner, Thomas Ian Campbell, ...

A Doll's House Part 2
A Doll's House Part 2
2/20 - 2/17/2019


Lucas Hnath's award winning play, A Doll's House Part 2, makes its Portland debut starring Abbie Killeen, James Noel Hoban, Maureen Butler and Hannah Daly, ...

An Act of God
An Act of God
1/16 - 2/10/2019


David Javerbaum's hit comedy, An Act of God, in its Maine premiere starring Laura Houck as God, with Paul Haley and Michael Lynch, directed by ...

Love Loss and What I Wore
Love Loss and What I Wore
1/19 - 2/9/2019


Nora and Deliah Ephron's hit play, Love, Loss and What I Wore, makes a return visit after last year's smash Maine premiere....

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


Good Theater presents the Tony Award winning Best Play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in its Portland debut....

No Biz Like Show Biz
No Biz Like Show Biz
9/23 - 10/11/2015


No Biz Like Show Biz, conceived & directed by Brian P. Allen, with musical direction and arrangements by Victoria Stubbs, starring Marie Dittmer, Lynne McGhee ...

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