Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. Will Lead THE WIZ on Broadway and Tour
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 7, 2023
Emmy winner and Grammy Award nominee Wayne Brady (Hamilton, Whose Line Is it Anyway?) and Alan Mingo Jr. (Kinky Boots, Doom Patrol) will lead the production as the Wiz in the all-new production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning hit musical The Wiz. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
Brandon Victor Dixon, Gavin Creel & Shoshana Bean Concerts to Air on PBS
by Michael Major
- Dec 7, 2021
Filmed live at the historic Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut, these concerts feature Tony and Olivier Award-winner Gavin Creel (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hello, Dolly!), Billboard #1 recording artist Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress), and Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Hamilton, The Color Purple).
BWW Review: Happy Ending: THE LITTLE MERMAID at MSMT
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
- Aug 19, 2019
a?oeA very, very merry, merry, happy, happy endinga??.a?? sings the colorful cast of human beings and sea creatures as they celebrate the wedding of Prince Alexander and Melody in Marc Robin and Curt Dale Clark's musical version of THE LITTLE MERMAID. And, indeed, this final 2019 Maine State Music Theatre production in the Pickard Theater proves to be just that! The third Theatre for Young Audiences show which closes another season of spectacular theatre for the Brunswick-based theatre is one of the most ambitious, completely realized productions created by MSMT's intern company.
BWW Review: The Magic of OZ; The Miracle of MSMT
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
- Aug 9, 2019
To stage the beloved cultural icon that is THE WIZARD OF OZ offers any theatre company a herculean challenge: one which requires stretching the imagination to the limits to create a universe where reality is redefined and fantasy is fulfilled. In short, it demands stunning stagecraft and brilliant artistic vision. And it is just that kind of theatrical magic which Maine State Music Theatre's new production co- directed by Marc Robin and Curt Dale Clark boldly and beautifully realizes.
BWW Review: Superstar[s]: THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER at MSMT
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
- Jul 30, 2019
a?oeSuperstara?? is the title of the final number in Maine State Music Theatre's third concert staging, THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, but the designation seems to apply just as easily to the aspirations and abilities of the young artists who brought this sensational evening of theatre to life. Each season MSMT, as part of its Educational Fellowship Program, presents a fully staged concert performance created completely by these young professionals in training, and, each year in recent memory, the offerings have grown more complex, the talent more dazzling. Last night's performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's music bears witness to that phenomenon, offering an evening of inspired staging, strong solo and ensemble performances, and spectacular vocalism and dancing.
BWW Review: 'Still Goin' Strong': MSMT's HELLO, DOLLY! Sparkles with Laughter, Love, and Life
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
- Jul 19, 2019
Just as Dolly Gallagher Levi makes a stunning entrance to the unforgettable strains of her signature song, so MSMT's new production of the Jerry Herman classic HELLO, DOLLY! takes command of the Pickard stage with a joie de vivre and heartwarming tenderness and delivers an evening sparkling with laughter, love, and life. In a production directed by Donna Drake, choreographed by Rhonda Miller and performed by an ensemble of true stars, HELLO, DOLLY! offers the audience a magnificently memorable score, daring and dazzling dancing, and a cast of embraceable characters whose story unfailingly tugs at the heartstrings.
BWW Review: We Go Together: MSMT and Lewiston's Public Theatre Co-Produce GREASE
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
- Jun 19, 2019
Just as the youthful cast sings their exuberant anthem, 'We Go Together,' at the close of GREASE, so, too, might the theatre-loving communities of Midcoast Maine find new reason to celebrate in the first-ever co-production of Maine State Music Theatre and The Public Theatre. From June 18-30, 2019, the two Equity companies have joined forces to present Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's beloved classic, in Lewiston in a fresh, new, vibrant production that recaptures all the joy, travails, libido and angst of adolescence.
Multi-Platinum Rapper KYLE Releases Debut Album LIGHT OF MINE Out Now
by Macon Prickett
- May 18, 2018
Multi-platinum rapper KYLE is celebrating his 25th birthday with the release of his long awaited debut album, LIGHT OF MINE, available at all digital retailers and streaming partners today via independently popular. /Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances by Khalid, Alessia Cara, 2 Chainz, Kehlani and Lil Yachty, who appears on “iSpy,” KYLE's 2017 4x-Platinum break out single.
Acclaimed Artist Dee-1 Releases Much-Awaited New Album 'Slingshot David'
by Emily Bruno
- Nov 10, 2017
New Orleans based rapper, Dee-1 launches his first big mission to change the rap game with all-new tracks on his long awaited major label full-length debut album, Slingshot David (The Album). An astounding autobiographical triumph, Slingshot David (The Album) charts Dee-1's adolescence and his maturation into the man he is today.
VOICE OVER: The Knock-Outs Hold Lots of Surprises!
by Sally Henry
- Oct 30, 2012
On NBC's The Voice, the singers have been through quite a journey thus far.So now, they have come to the Knock-Out Rounds, which are the only obstacle between these contestants and the even more important live show. Tonight, singers from Team Adam Levine and Team CeeLo Green sang, but Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera were still there to give input.
VOICE OVER: The Battles End in a 'Musical Pillow Fight'!
by Sally Henry
- Oct 23, 2012
Tonight was the final night of Battle Rounds on NBC's The Voice! So as it stands coming into the last night of the battles, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and CeeLo Green have all used up their steals, so Christina Aguilera is the only one with a steal she can still use.
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