Maine State Music Theatre is gearing up to debut its final production of the season, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” at Pickard Theater.
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Christmas in July: Husband and wife duo grace the stage in ‘White Christmas’
Complete with a holiday craft market featuring local artisans and over-the-top Christmas décor, Maine State Music Theatre’s production of “White Christmas” features its own, real-life triumph of love as husband-and-wife duo Daniel Plimpton and Darien Crago perform the musical for the first time as a married couple.
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Spirited ‘Funny Girl’ captures excitement of early musical theater
The show that made Barbra Streisand famous is playing at Maine State Music Theatre through July 13.
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Maine State Music Theatre finds its Fanny
In a new rendition of “Funny Girl,” Jenna Lea Rosen explores taking on the role that made Barbra Streisand a star.
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Stories from Maine: And the curtain goes up
When Victoria Crandall discovered the Pickard Theater, she fell in love. When she realized it wasn’t used in summer months, she had an epiphany, one which has grown into a true Midcoast legacy. Crandall had spent 12 years on Broadway, working as a concert pianist and an accompanist, with stage legends such as Ethel Merman […]
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Just a Little Old: Maine State Music Theatre promises enchanting summer
“Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger, You may see a stranger across a crowded room … “ Some people reading those words will immediately start humming the tune from “Some Enchanted Evening,” the signature song from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s immortal Broadway classic, “South Pacific.” Maine State Music Theatre Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark […]
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MSMT’s ‘South Pacific’ to kick off theater season with sweet tunes, hard lessons
The 1940s musical will open the summer show season in June, highlighting themes of love and racism against the backdrop of war.
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Back in business: Maine State Music Theatre breaks even for first time since pandemic
An eclectic 2023 season of Broadway-caliber shows, enthusiastic audiences and increased ticket sales rocketed the Brunswick summer theater out of the red.
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Review: Maine State Music Theatre hits a home run in final show of the season, ‘Something Rotten!’
Playing at the Pickard Theatre in Brunswick through Aug. 26, this tongue-in-cheek musical combines the Elizabethan era and modern-day Broadway for an evening of uncontrollable laughter.
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Theater review: ‘Something Rotten!’ spoofs theater world, from Shakespeare to modern musicals
The comedy concludes the season for Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick.