Full productions return to MSMT’s mainstage

For the first time since 2019
Sun, 04/10/2022 - 8:45am

Story Location:
1 Bath Road
Brunswick, ME 04011
United States

Tickets are now on sale at Maine State Music Theatre for a full summer season at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus for the first time since 2019.

The 2022 mainstage series season kicks off from June 8 – 25 with the production of Rodger and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music.” One of the world’s most beloved musicals, this family favorite includes the well-known songs “My Favorite Things,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “Climb Every Mountain,” and, of course, “The Sound of Music.”

The musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film), “The Color Purple,” comes to the Pickard Stage July 20 through Aug 6. The most inspirational show of the summer season, “The Color Purple” offers a joyous Grammy Award-winning score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music, and blues. This intensely moving American classic is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a striking celebration of life.
The six-time Tony Award-winning “Kinky Boots” ends the mainstage season Aug. 10 – 27. It tells the story of Charlie Price as he reluctantly inherits his father’s failing shoe factory. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola – a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As they work to turn the factory around, the unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible… and discover that when you change your mind about someone you can change your whole world.

The 2022 Concert Series starts with “You’ve Got a Friend” on June 19 and 20 with Heidi Kettering singing songs of Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Karen Carpenter. Classic Rock on July 10 and 11 features unforgettable hits by Journey, Pat Benatar, Boston, Heart, Kansas, Stevie Nicks, The Electric Light Orchestra and many more - featuring a six-piece rock band. “Darlin’ Companion” on July 31 and August 1 is an all-new tribute to the lives and music of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. 

The Theatre for Young Audiences series includes “Jack and the Beanstalk” on June 13; the World Premiere of  “The Very Fractured Tale of Robin Hood” on July 25; and “Frozen, Jr.” on Aug. 22.
 
All series are available as subscriptions at discounted rates through June 25.

The off-season Box Office is located at 22 Elm St. Brunswick until May 30 when it moves to the Pickard Theater for the summer season. For more information, and to buy tickets for the 2022 season, please visit www.msmt.org or call the Box Office at (207) 725-8769.

All of MSMT’s summer performances take place at the Pickard Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick.

Maine State Music Theatre’s premier sponsors are Highland Green, Oceanview at Falmouth, and Cumberland Crossing.