Film and Theater

Actor John Michael Higgins at the Harbor Theater for a screening of "Best in Show," which he was in. Courtesy Tanner Grover

When Tanner Grover started The Cinema Clubhouse, he expected friends, family, and community members to come to Harbor Theater for movie screenings. In an unexpected…

The January '25 annual Winter Drama Adventure youth cast of "Jack and the Beanstalk." Auditions for this year's show, "Treasure Island," will be Dec. 1 in the Poe Theater. Courtesy of Joy Braley

Heartwood Theater will host youth auditions for ”Treasure Island” open to all Midcoast middle school students in grades 4-8, on Monday, Dec. 1 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Poe…

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That magical train ride, "The Polar Express" makes a stop at the Lincoln Theater Nov. 29. Courtesy of the venue

Lincoln Theater is pleased to be part of the annual Villages of Light festival, bringing Santa Claus to town along with a free holiday film for this special celebration…

"The Last Class," portrait of Robert Reich at Lincoln Theater Nov. 21-24. Courtesy of the venue

"One Battle After Another" - (R; 2 hours, 41 minutes) - Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned…

BRHS Drama presents Frozen Jr.

Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Drama staged three performances of Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” (Lee & Buck, 2013) Nov. 14-15. Friday’s performance felt more like a…

Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley in a scene from "Blue Moon" opening Nov. 21 at the Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Frankenstein" - (R; 2 hours, 29 minutes) - Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley's incredibly influential 1818 Gothic novel "…

Lee Ann and Tom Szelog at the June 2024 premiere at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of Mandi Colby-Favreau

“A Peace of Forest” — the first feature-length wildlife film shot entirely in Maine — returns to Lincoln Theater for a special encore screening on Sunday, Nov. 23…

A scene from "Frozen JR" playing this weekend in the BRHS auditorium. Courtesy of Dr. Mary Miller

Disney’s “Frozen JR.” is playing at Boothbay Region High School, 236 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor on Friday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2…

Leo DiCaprio leads an all-star cast in "One Battle After Another" opening Friday, Nov. 14. Courtesy of the venue

EOS: "Caravaggio" -  (NR; 1 hour, 30 minutes) - Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder – shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic…

Guillermo del Toro's adaption of  "Frankenstein" opens Friday, Nov. 21 at the Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"A House of Dynamite" - (R; 1 hour, 52 minutes) - Playing out a nightmare scenario with nerve-wracking plausibility, director Kathryn Bigelow's (…

Carvaggio's "The Cardsharps" - circa 1595. Kimbell Art Museum. Courtesy of Seventh Art's Exhibition Screen Marketing division

Two shows only: 2 p.m on Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15. Five years in the making, Exhibition On Screen's "Caravaggio" (1 hour, 40 mintues) is the most extensive…

Playwright Cheryl Salatino of Westport Island.

The Waldo Theatre’s upcoming community theatre production Murdering the Mob, which opens Nov. 15, is a silly, fun, whodunit murder mystery co-written by Westport…

A scene from "The Thin Man" Courtesy of Lincoln Theater

This week we kick off Season 8 of our beloved Classic Film Club. We are excited to celebrate Hollywood with all of you over the next six months with six fabulous films! 

“The…

A scene from "A House of Dynamite." Courtesy of Harbor Theater

“Roofman,” R, 2 hours, 6 minutes - A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs,…

The Boothbay Region High School cast of "Frozen JR." Courtesy of Dr. Mary Miller

Disney’s Frozen JR.is playing at Boothbay Region High SchoolonFriday, Nov…

La Sonnambula

We’re giddy with excitement to welcome you back this weekend! The work that has been completed in the lobby looks terrific and we can’t wait to share it with you. And…

A scene from "Roofman." Courtesy of Harbor Theater

"One Battle After Another" - R; 2 hours, 42 minutes

Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic action thriller brings together a group of former revolutionaries when an old enemy…

Volunteer to bring this production to Damariscotta next Oct. First meeting: 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Peace Gallery. Courtesy of the venue

Foot on the Ground Productions seeks enthusiastic volunteers for all aspects of production (i.e., stage management, props, set design, set construction, costumes, acting roles, orchestral and jazz…

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Movies

Take Two is a series from reporters (and movie buffs) Fritz Freudenberger and Isabelle Curtis to review entertainment options in the…

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in "One Battle After Another" opening at Harbor Theater Oct. 24. Courtesy of the venue

"Eleanor the Great" - (PG13; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein,…

"La Sonnambula" at Lincoln Theater Saturday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. Courtesy of the venue

Met Live in HD: "La Sonnambula" - (Bellini; 3 hours, 15 minutes – one intermission.) Pre-opera talk with Dr. Morton Achter at 11:45 a.m. Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the…

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"The Lost Boys" released in 1987, is the second full-length selection by The Cinema Clubhouse, being shown at the Harbor Theater at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19. Runtime: (1 hour and 37 minutes).…

Heartwood/Lincoln Academy annual production
The Baker's Wife and the Baker in rehearsal with accompanist Sean Fleming and vocal director Beth Preston. Courtesy of Joy Braley

The Brothers Grimm will soon hit the stage in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, as LA, in collaboration with Heartwood Theater, presents the popular musical Into the…

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Photo courtesy of Focus Features

Join us Saturday, Nov. 1 as we celebrate Lincoln Theater’s grand reopening and the opening screening of "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale!" With bubbles, nibbles,…

February’s Arts on Film offering: The True Story of Tamara De Lempicka & The Art of Survival © 2024 TAMARA DE LEMPICKA ESTATE, LLC / ADAGP, PARIS / ARS, NY. Courtesy of the venue

Come revel in six remarkable films celebrating arts from painting to opera from the Renaissance to the Contemporary during the 2025-26 season of Harbor Theater’s "Arts…

Hughes and Carson at the Great Yorkshire Showground, a scene from the final film of the Downton Abbey' saga. Courtesy of the venue

Met Live in HD: "La Sonnambula" - (Bellini; 3 hours, 15 minutes – one intermission) - New…

June Squibb stars in "Eleanor the Great."

"The Roses" -  (R; 1 hour, 45 minutes) - A reimagining the darkly comic 1989 classic "The War of the Roses" with a fresh take on love, power, and…

The Waldo Theatre
These Midcoast Maine actors will be bringing the mobsters, molls, barmaids and cops of "Murdering the Mob" to life. Show to open in November. Waldo Theatre photo

The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro has announced the cast of its upcoming community theatre production of Murdering the Mob, a seriously silly, laugh-out-loud,…

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Heartwood Regional Theater Company will hold season auditions on Thursday, Nov. 6 in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy iat 81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle. Plays to be cast include a collection…

The cast of the Lincoln Academy and Heartwood production of "Into the Woods" opens Oct. 24 at the Poe Theater of Newcastle. Courtesy of Heartwood

Lincoln Academy will soon present the popular musical "Into the Woods," by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, in collaboration with Heartwood Theater, who is sharing…

Opera fans: Don't miss the Met Live in HD production of "La Sonnambula" on Nov. 1. Courtesy of Lincoln Theater

We are getting excited to welcome you back on Nov. 1! While our doors have been closed, our lobby has been getting some well-deserved attention. A refreshed floor with…

"The Roses" is opening Friday, Oct. 10 at the Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor. Courtesy of the venue

"Hamilton" - (2020; PG13; 2 hours, 40 minutes) - The filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking Broadway musical, capturing the energy…

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Harbor Theater is excited to launch a new monthly program on Boothbay Region TV! Spotlight on Harbor Theater will feature movie previews, behind-the-scenes updates, and…

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“The Last Class,” screening at the Harbor Theater here in Boothbay Harbor on Monday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m., is the documentary made during Robert Reich’s last semester teaching his course, “Wealth…

Movies

Take Two is a new series from reporters and movie buffs Fritz Freudenberger and Isabelle Curtis to review entertainment options in the…

Our Blue Planet

Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative is bringing "Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey" to the Harbor Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. The movie is free to…

Reopening our doors Nov. 1
Courtesy of the venue

"Downton Abbey - The Grand Finale" - (PG; 2 hours, 3 minutes) - The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their…

The talented cast of 56 in the Y-Arts' production of "Matilda Jr" in rehearsal. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Audiences will be blown away by the cast of 56 Y Arts youth performers when they bring the Music Theater International musical, "Matilda Jr…

"Hamilton" on the Harbor Theater screen beginning Oct. 3 for a one-week run. Courtesy of the venue

"Freakier Friday" - (PG; 1 hour, 51 minutes) - When Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna (Lindsay Lohan) reunite for a family celebration, a mysterious…

Bellini’s “La Sonnambula" at the Lincoln Theater Nov. 1. Image courtesy of The Met Live in HD

National Theatre Live brings the best of British theater brought to the big screen right here in your very own community living room. Tickets are now on sale for the 2025-26…

"Freakier Friday" opens at the Harbor Theater on Friday, Sept. 26. Courtesy of the venue

“Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale” - “PG; 2 hours, 4 minutes” - In this final cinematic chapter, the Crawley family gathers at Downton Abbey as the…

Rosamund Pike stars in the National Theater Live production of "Inter Alia" in November. Photo courtesy of ByExperience

Lincoln Theater is pleased to announce its highly anticipated 2025-2026 season of National Theatre Live (NT Live), bringing the best of British theatre directly…

Harbor Theater
Don't miss: "The Last Class" at the Harbor Theater, one show only, Oct. 6 at 6. Courtesy of the venue

Democracy is not a spectator sport. Learning is not a spectator sport. It's active!” – Robert Reich in “The Last Class”

Rosamund Pike stars in “Inter Alia" during the 2025-2026 National Theater Live season to screen at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

Auditions! Lincoln County Community Theater is planning a Christmas production! Please keep an eye on our LCCT page on LincolnTheater.org…

"Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" plays at the Harbor Theater Sept. 17 - 24. Courtesy of the venue

"Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale" - (PG; 2 hours, 4 minutes) - In this final cinematic chapter, the Crawley family gathers at Downton Abbey for one…

"Both Sides Now" features the vocal talents of Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz singing the songs of Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell. At the Waldo Oct. 11. Courtesy of the venue

"Two singer-songwriters sit on the edge of a cliff…” With these words, we are drawn into the world of "Both Sides Now" - a theatrical concert that explores…

A memorable scene from "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial." See it again on an outdoor screen at the Lincoln Home this Friday, Sept. 12! Courtesy of the Lincoln Theater

"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" - (PG; 1982; 1 hour, 55 minutes) -  Free - Outside on the lawn of the Lincoln Home - Bring your…

"Downton Abbey" screens at the Harbor Theater Sept. 12 - details in the column! Courtesy of the venue

"The Naked Gun" - (PG13; 1 hour, 25 minutes) - The beloved "Naked Gun" franchise returns with a riotous new chapter that blends outrageous…

Lincoln Theater
Gabriela Lena Frank’s “El Último Sueño de Frida Y Diego” to screen in May at Lincoln Theater. Photo courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

Lincoln Theater is proud to announce the return of The Met Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed series of live cinema transmissions, for the 2025–26…

Peter Southwick in 2015

One show only!

On Sunday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m., join us to celebrate some interesting community members in this exclusive free screening of Peter Southwick’s video…