Question: Where did the play by an award-winning American actor and an accomplished playwright premiere where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim?
Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Almost, Maine is a play by John Cariani, comprising nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town called Almost, Maine. It premiered at the Portland Stage Company in Portland, Maine in 2004 where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim. There are eleven short scenes: the Prologue (which continues in the Interlogue and Epilogue), Her Heart, Sad and Glad, This Hurts, Getting It Back, They Fell, Where It Went, Story of Hope, and Seeing the Thing. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] John Edward Cariani (born July 23, 1969) is an award-winning American actor and an accomplished playwright. Cariani is best known to television viewers as the unwavering forensic expert Julian Beck in "Law & Order". On stage, he earned a Tony Award nomination for his role as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof". As a playwright, he is best known for his first play, "Almost, Maine", which has become one of the most frequently produced plays in the United States. He has starred on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical "Something Rotten!" as Nigel Bottom. [END] 
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Portland Stage Company
Portland Stage Company