Heartfelt, artistic, and entertaining. Three words to describe the new adaptation of “Cyrano” opening this Friday. Emmy Award winning actor, Peter Dinklage, delivers an outstanding performance in the role of the beloved Cyrano de Bergerac. In this version, based on the 1897 play by Edmond Rostand, director Joe Wright and screenwriter Erica Schmidt bring this timeless classic to the screen once again, but this time as a musical romantic drama. A new and exciting take on this classic tale. Who doesn’t love a classic, and “Cyrano” delivers it all; comedy, crossed signals, mistaken identities, and tragedy.

“Parallel Mothers” -  (R; 2 hours, 3 minutes - in Spanish with English subtitles) - Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized. Janis tries to encourage her while they move like sleepwalkers along the hospital corridors. The few words they exchange in these hours will create a very close link between the two, which by chance develops and complicates, and changes their lives in a decisive way. Nominated for two Oscars. Final showings Wednesday,  March  23 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Thursday, March 24 at 2 and 7 p.m.

“Cyrano” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 4 minutes) - Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty, re-imagining the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her — and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.). Playing Friday, March 25 at 2 and 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 26 at 7 p.m.; Sunday,  March 27 at 5 p.m.; Wednesday, March 30 at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Thursday, March 31 at 2 p.m.

“Don Carlos” - The Met Live in HD - (Estimated running time 4 hours, 55 minutes w/ two 30 minute intermissions) - For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a starry cast, including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois, and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as Eboli. Bass Günther Groissböck and bass-baritone John Relyea are Philippe II and the Grand Inquisitor, and baritone Étienne Dupuis rounds out the principal cast as Rodrigue. Verdi’s masterpiece receives a monumental new staging by David McVicar that marks his 11th Met production. Tickets: $25 adult, $23 member, $5 youth 18 and under. Sat Mar 26 at noon (note the earlier start time).

“I Know a Man … Ashley Bryan” - (NR; 1 hour, 13 minutes) - A free screening. Ashley Bryan, the celebrated children’s book author and artist, died on Friday, February 4, 2022 at the age of 98. The feature documentary and winner at 15 film festivals produced by Richard Kane and Robert Shetterly, has begun to tour Maine theaters. We are pleased to present this free screening, in partnership with The Waldo Theatre, in celebration of the memory of Ashley Bryan and the incredible impact he had on Maine communities. Playing Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m.

Coming soon: “Death on the Nile” - April 1; “Dog” - April 8.

Tickets are available at the door starting 30 minutes before showtime or online in advance through the theater’s website at www.LincolnTheater.net. Movie tickets are $8 adult, $6 members and youth 18 and under. Event ticket prices vary. The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater St. in downtown Damariscotta. Curtain going up!