The Rock of Ages Tenth Anniversary Tour is blazing across North America! Broadway’s best party is turning up the volume to ten! Nominated for five Tony® Awards including Best Musical, Rock of Ages captures the iconic era that was the big, bad 1980s Hollywood. “Absurdly enjoyable! About as guilty as pleasures get!” raves The New… Read more »
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Inon Barnatan will tickle the ivories in Portland, Maine
INON BARNATAN IS A PIANIST NOT TO BE MISSED! Israeli native Inon Barnatan is in demand across the globe. He is the recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant. Barnatan is the very first Artist-in-Association of the New York Philharmonic, and the newly named music director of the La Jolla Music Society Summerfest. Barnatan’s superior playing and… Read more »
Finding Neverland will make your heart soar!
Discover how to never grow up with Finding Neverland Finding Neverland is the Broadway musical that tells the fascinating story of how Peter became Pan. Based on the Academy Award®-winning film of the same name, (starring Johnny Depp) it has been brought to extraordinary life by the team behind Shakespeare in Love, Chicago and Pippin. Packed with mesmerizing visuals, irresistible… Read more »
The Orlando Consort joins Ovations 18-19 season
The Orland Consort brings medieval and renaissance vocal music to Portland, Maine! Voices Appeared is a live multimedia performance and historical reconstruction of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 film La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc. Curated and performed by the UK’s celebrated Orlando Consort, the project uses vocal works from the early part of the 15th century — coinciding… Read more »
Manheim Steamroller Returns!
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH MANHEIM STEAMROLLER! The beloved holiday tour returns to Merrill Auditorium on Tuesday, December 04 at 7:30 pm. Mannheim Steamroller, now in its 31st year, is still met by sold-out audiences. It was one of the top 20 concert tours in the nation last year. This year Mannheim Steamroller’s two touring ensembles… Read more »
Disney Junior at Merrill Auditorium
Are you ready to DANCE?!? Disney Junior Dance Party On Tour Presented by Pull-Ups® Training Pants! is an ALL NEW interactive live concert experience. Sing and dance along to Disney Junior’s greatest hits with your favorite characters. Kids of all ages and their families are all invited to the biggest dance party around! The Disney Junior Dance Party features:… Read more »
Celtic Thunder Returns
Celtic Thunder will celebrate 10 years of music at Merrill Auditorium when their X Tour comes to Portland, Maine on September 27th at 7:00 PM. Backed by the amazing Celtic Thunder Band, the singers (Damian McGinty, Ryan Kelly, Michael O’Dwyer, Emmet Cahill & Neil Byrne) will perform ensemble numbers including “Sons of Light”, “Toora, Loora, Lay”, “The Wild Rover”, “Right… Read more »
And now… David Byrne!
Not only is David Byrne coming to Merrill Auditorium he is also bringing art-rock-indie-superheroes Tune-Yards with him! You can find more info about his appearance in Portland Maine here; And also… please enjoy this collaboration between David Byrne and teens from the Detroit School of Arts. It’s pretty darn cool if we do say… Read more »
James Kennerley at Merrill Auditorium
Friends of The Kotzchmar Organ will present the debut of James Kennerley, the 11th Municipal Organist of Portland, Maine. James will take us on a tour of some of the greatest music of the world, including celebrated orchestral overtures by Wagner, Rossini, and Bernstein transcribed for organ solo. We’ll also hear works by César… Read more »
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