Maine State Music Theatre Selects a Dream Season

BRUNSWICK, MAINE- Maine State Music Theatre is thrilled to announce the 55^th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick, Maine.

MSMT continues to offer something for everyone with this celebratory season that offers two premiere productions, one new classic, and an American classic.

The curtain goes up June 5 with the Tony Award winning, Dreamgirls. with one of the most stirring, dynamic, rocking, emotional scores ever written for the stage, slathered in R&B, soul, and pop music.

With book and lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger, Dreamgirls tells the explosive behind-the-scenes story of a young female rhythm and blues trio from Chicago called “The Dreams”, who climb the turbulent ladder of the music business to become singing superstars.

Musical numbers include I Am Changing, One Night Only, Family and the show stopping, And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.

Back by popular demand after a sell-out 2008 run, Les Miserables will attack the stage June 26.

Based on a novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables tells the musical tale of redemption and revolution in early 19^th-century France.

The award-winning score composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and a book by Alain Boublil, will feature such memorable musical numbers as On My Own, I Dreamed a Dream, Do You Hear the People Sing and Bring Him Home.

Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as the 55^th season continues to entertain you with the smash musical fable, Gypsy.

Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June and Louise, in the world of show business.

Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the stage as Rose, “the ultimate show business mother” in what has been referred to as the greatest American musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents,

Familiar show-stopping songs include Some People, Everything’s Coming Up Roses, Together, Wherever We Go and Let Me Entertain You.

The 2013 MSMT season will close with Disney’s family favorite, Mary Poppins, which flies into the Pickard Theater August 7. 

Based on the P. L. Travers children’s books and the 1964 Disney film of the same name, anything can and will happen at Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane when the practically perfect nanny, Mary Poppins, takes charge of the Banks family.

Mary Poppins features the film’s familiar music and lyrics by the Academy Award winning Sherman Brothers, along with additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

The young and young-at-heart will leave the theater singing such songs as Chim Chim Cher-ee, A Spoonful of Sugar, Feed the Birds and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Season tickets are on sale now for the 2013 MSMT season of Broadway caliber shows with an early bird discounted subscription price through October 31.

"The buzz among our patrons for the 2013 season is very exciting." Stephanie Dupal, MSMT General Manager said, "Subscribers are renewing their seats every day, so I encourage people to subscribe now as it may be the only way to guarantee tickets to all our shows this summer and enjoy the many benefits we offer our subscribers."

 Evening, matinee, senior and preview subscription pricing includes great seats you can hold on to year after year, easy and convenient ticket exchanges, first choice seating for special events and children’s shows, special mailings and more.

For more information, renew or purchase your subscriptions, call the MSMT box office at (207) 725-8769, visit our box office at 22 Elm Street in Brunswick, or go online at www.msmt.org and click on box office.

Single tickets will go on sale beginning in May, 2013.

Maine State Music Theatre is a professional, non-profit arts organization, operating in Brunswick, ME for 53 years. The theatre, contracted with the Actors’ Equity Association’s Council of Resident Stock Theatres (CORST), produces four mainstage, Broadway-quality musicals; produces two children’s musicals; and presents three special concert events each summer at the Pickard Theater on the beautiful campus of Bowdoin College.

The curtain goes up June 5 with the Tony Award winning, Dreamgirls, with one of the most stirring, dynamic, rocking, emotional scores ever written for the stage, slathered in R&B, soul, and pop music.

With book and lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger, Dreamgirls tells the explosive behind-the-scenes story of a young female rhythm and blues trio from Chicago called “The Dreams”, who climb the turbulent ladder of the music business to become singing superstars.

Musical numbers include I Am Changing, One Night Only, Family and the show-stopping, And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.

Back by popular demand after a sell-out 2008 run, Les Miserables will attack the stage June 26.

Based on a novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables tells the musical tale of redemption and revolution in early 19^th-century France. Ex-convict, Jean Valjean (known by his prison number, 24601), becomes a force for good in the world, but cannot escape his dark past as he tries to save himself and those around him.

The award-winning score composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and a book by Alain Boublil will feature such memorable musical numbers as On My Own, I Dreamed a Dream, Do You Hear the People Sing and Bring Him Home. 

Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as the 55^th season continues to entertain you with the smash musical fable, Gypsy.

Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June and Louise, in the world of 1920’s show business, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born.

Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the stage as Rose, “the ultimate show business mother” in what has been referred to as the greatest American musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents,

Familiar show-stopping songs include Some People, Everything’s Coming Up Roses, Together, Wherever We Go and Let Me Entertain You.

The 2013 MSMT season will close with Disney’s family favorite, Mary Poppins, which flies into the Pickard Theater August 7.

Based on the P. L. Travers children’s books and the 1964 Disney film of the same name, anything can and will happen at Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane when the perfect nanny, Mary Poppins, takes charge of the Banks family.

Mary Poppins features the film’s familiar music and lyrics by the Academy Award winning Sherman Brothers, along with additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The young and young-at-heart will leave the theater singing such songs as Chim Chim Cher-ee, A Spoonful of Sugar, Feed the Birds and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

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