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Former names | Brunswick Music Theatre |
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Address | 1 Bath Road Brunswick, Maine United States |
Operator | Victoria Crandall (Founder) Curt Dale Clark (Artistic Director) Stephanie Dupal (Managing Director) |
Type | Regional theatre |
Capacity | 598 |
Opened | 1959 |
Years active | 64 |
Website | |
msmt.org |
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Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is a professional performing arts organization based in Brunswick, Maine. MSMT presents a summer season of four fully staged musicals, a concert series, and a Theatre for Young Audiences series.
MSMT began as Brunswick Music Theatre (BMT). Founded by Victoria (Vicki) Crandall, BMT opened in 1959 with a summer production of Song of Norway. In the next decade, playhouses became quite prevalent in New England. BMT was one of the few that exclusively produced musical theatre. In the 1970s, BMT changed to a non-profit organization in order to focus on establishing an intern program that would help equip young and emerging theatre artists for their intended industry. [1]
In 1988, BMT celebrated its 30th anniversary. Governor John R. McKernan presented an award to founder Vicki Crandall, and the organization changed its name to Maine State Music Theatre to reflect that its influence had reached past the Midcoast region of the state. By this time, the number of professional theaters in New England had been significantly reduced. MSMT was one of the very few remaining musical houses. [1]
During the late 2000s, as the severity of the housing crisis grew, MSMT was presented with an opportunity to make the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine its home base. The Board of Trustees opted to remain in Brunswick, as they were committed to remaining in the birthplace of the organization. This commitment prompted them to purchase the Maine Line Bus Garage at 22 Elm Street. The space was renovated to become a permanent home for MSMT, complete with administrative offices, rehearsal spaces and technical facilities. Performances would still be mounted in the Pickard Theater.
In 2015, MSMT announced a three-year $2 million capital campaign. The purpose of the campaign was multi-faceted:
The COVID-19 pandemic forced MSMT to cancel its previously announced 2020 season, the first time a summer season had been canceled by the organization. MSMT created the Lifeline Fund to offset losses and remain strong and prepared for 2021. Subscribers and patrons, businesses and organizations rallied to support the theatre during this difficult time, preserving the legacy of the organization. Though a 2021 season was announced, the pandemic forced MSMT to cancel all events, other than its production of Jersey Boys. In 2022, MSMT returned for a full summer season. [1]
Theatre artists who have gone through the MSMT Educational Fellowship Program include: [2]
Big River • The Sound of Music • Swingtime Canteen • Titanic • Victor/Victoria
Footloose • Little Shop of Horrors • Oklahoma! • The Scarlet Pimpernel
Hans Christian Anderson (Loesser) • Jekyll & Hyde • La Cage Aux Folles • Smokey Joe's Cafe
Brigadoon • Follies • Kiss Me, Kate • Pump Boys and Dinettes
Cats • Mame • Miss Saigon • Swing!
South Pacific • Beauty and the Beast • Aida • The Full Monty
West Side Story • Thoroughly Modern Millie • Grand Hotel • Hairspray
Jesus Christ Superstar • All Shook Up • The Producers • Les Misérables
The Light in the Piazza • Crazy for You • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels • The Drowsy Chaperone
Always, Patsy Cline • My Fair Lady • Chicago • Spamalot
A Chorus Line • Legally Blonde • Sunset Boulevard • 42nd Street
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story • Chamberlain: A Civil War Romance (Knapp & Alper) • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers • Footloose
The Full Monty • Sister Act • The Music Man • Young Frankenstein
Always, Patsy Cline • Guys and Dolls • Grease • Newsies
Million Dollar Quartet • Beauty and the Beast • Saturday Night Fever • Singin' in the Rain
Sophisticated Ladies • Treasure Island (Robin & Clark) • Hello, Dolly! • The Wizard of Oz
The Sound of Music • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat • The Color Purple • Kinky Boots
Titanic • Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story • 9 to 5 • Something Rotten!
South Pacific • Funny Girl • White Christmas • Beautiful: The Carol King Musical
Known for its elaborate original costume designs, Maine State Music Theatre launched MSMT Costumes in 2010. This branch of MSMT rents out the original costume packages for previous shows produced by the company. MSMT Costumes also owns and rents out the costumes from the original West End production of Spamalot, designed by Tim Hatley. [3]
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