Riverdance – Merrill Auditorium – Portland, ME
Review: Riverdance – Merrill Auditorium – Portland, ME – 1 June 2017 I’m sure it has been a grueling schedule for the cast of Riverdance on their 20 th Anniversary World Tour. We were able to watch the show at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine on June 1 st . It is one of the last 7 locations for the cast this year before they return to Ireland for the summer and tour Europe during the fall. Originally known as the Portland City Hall Auditorium, the Merrill Auditorium is a lovely old theater built in 1911 in the eastern section of Portland City Hall. It underwent a major renovation in 1997 [i] . It seats 1,907 people. We arrived early and went to Union Restaurant up the street. (More about that later.) The doors into the auditorium opened about 30 minutes before showtime. We had great seats, Row G in Section 1 of the Orchestra; the seats were comfortable and had plenty of leg room. I was impressed with the venue. My new phone has a panoramic view option wh...