totalViews: function() { Merrill Auditorium remains closed to the public until further notice. [5] $1.5 million were spent on repairs to bring the aging building back to code, and to outfit it as a modern performing arts venue. Roughly fifteen kids would answer trivia questions to win a cash prize between fifty cents and a dollar. Our 2021 season announcement with Curt Dale Clark. 1 Bath Road, Brunswick, ME 04011, Broadway World “Best of the Decade” Awards. After its stage was dim this past summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine State Music Theatre has announced the linueup for its the 2021 season. The State Theatre was designed by Portland architect Herbert W. Rhodes, originally containing 2,300 seats. The State Theatre's doors opened to the public for the first time November 8, 1929 to 2,200 invited patrons for Gloria Swanson's first talkie, The Trespasser. Rescheduled from July 17, 2020. “We cannot wait to open our doors to an exciting and triumphant return,” said the theater’s artistic director, Curt Dale Clark. A large part of the programming expansion was due to growing competition from television. Need a reminder of our past decade’s shows? var cookieString = "MSPAN_Paywall_user=0; domain=. return 0; It reopened as a 1,870-seat performing arts venue in 2010. “We cannot wait to … PICKARD THEATER (performances) 1 Bath Road, Brunswick, ME 04011 All series are available as subscriptions now at Early Bird rates through Oct. 31, 2020. if(/logout/.test(window.location.search)){ The 2021 main stage series season starts June 9–26 with the production of “Kinky Boots,” a six-time Tony Award-winning musical featuring music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. } MSMT ADMINISTRATION 22 Elm Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-8769. State Theatre Doors: 7:00pm - Show: 8:00pm - all ages. By providing your email address you consent to receive emails and offers from MaineToday Media. The State Theatre ended its days as a porn theater in 1990. val = parseInt(cookies[i].split('=')[1]); In a time when theatre across the globe is facing unprecedented obstacles – the Broadway World Regional Awards is celebrating past achievements by naming the best in Maine theatre of the past decade! }()); By submitting your email address you agree to our. It also held other various events and contests, all in addition to major Hollywood films. window.MSPAN = { For more information, and to buy subscriptions and gift certificates for the 2021 season, visit www.msmt.org or call the Box Office at (207) 725-8769. This article is about the theater in Portland, Maine. To prevent it from being torn down, the State Theatre was leased as an adult movie venue by The American Theater Corporation. The Off-Season Box Office is currently closed to the public. In 2000 Grant Wilson, Jr., of Stone Coast Brewing took ownership control of the State Theatre building and reopened the venue with a new energy, hoping to capitalize on the strong live music industry in the Northeast. if (!cookieName.test(document.cookie)) { Editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your MSMT favorites through October 31. boxoffice@msmt.org, MSMT ADMINISTRATION if (cookieName.test(cookies[i])) { CLICK HERE to take a moment to nominate MSMT! It was also technologically advanced for its time. WATCH! Maine State Music Theatre - Maine's premier summer musical theatre. We apologize for any inconvenience. Midcoast Maine’s top stories to your inbox. The Maine premiere of the new Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” is from June 30–July 17. [3] The Congress building it is located in was designed to be a creative combination of Spanish, Italian, and Art Deco aesthetics with elaborate works of art. The State only flirted briefly with silent films and vaudeville before transitioning completely to Hollywood's biggest first run sound films of the day. } }()); (function(){ We are so excited to usher back our renewing subscribers and to welcome new ones to the 2021 season! Rest assured that if we have heard from you by October 31 you will get the Early Bird Discount price. In the mid-1930s the State Theatre began a children's matinee program, showing the most popular cartoons of the day, such as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Popeye. Comments are not available on this story. 22 Elm Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 “Piano Men: The Music of Elton John and Billy Joel” will take place Aug. 1-2, features a four-piece rock band and The Maine State Music Theatre Orchestra. All tickets honored. The third concert in the series on July 11 and 12 will be announced at a later date. } var date = new Date(); TICKETS $70, $45 reserved seating. However, The State still had its problems. CLICK HERE, BOX OFFICE Frozen JR. Shrek JR. ⇒ Menu – – Kinky Boots – – Cinderella – – The Color Purple – – Jersey Boys – – Christine and Patsy Together Again – – To Be Announced – – Piano Men – – Beauty and the Beast – – Frozen JR. – – Shrek JR. Paywall: { The wiring was absolutely ancient, and worse, fire escapes all over the building were in disrepair. Edith Francis, who had worked at the theater for seventeen years took his place. The State reopened on November 20th, 1993 to much acclaim. Tickets were ten cents to a quarter. } Dave Mason Mon, May 10 State Theatre Doors: 7:00pm - Show: 8:00pm - all ages. In the late 1940s through the 1960s the State Theatre expanded its programming to include theatrical and dance productions. var cookieName = new RegExp('MSPAN_Paywall_views_' + now.getMonth()); Visit our past season’s page. Get daily news from Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, Lisbon and Topsham in your inbox. The State Theatre is a historic theater located at 609 Congress Street in downtown Portland, Maine, which features a combination of Moorish and Art Deco architecture. var now = new Date(); In 1963, then manager and director Ralph Tully retired. [1] [2]. It reopened in 2010 after The Bowery Presents from New York City and Alex Crothers from Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont, signed an agreement to extensively renovate the property. 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. Our daily headlines email is delivered each morning. It aimed to give audiences the richest film experiences of the era with three projectors and a magnascope, which generated an enormous and quality picture. The weekly radio show Recess Time was also recorded Saturday mornings. } Throughout the next six years the State struggled to meet code enforcement regulations and only held concerts sporadically after 2003 before disputes about who would pay for repairs finally closed its doors again in 2006.[4]. moe. SOLD OUT $75, 45, 35 reserved seating. The Theatre for Young Audiences series includes the Robin and Clark version of the “Beauty and the Beast” for four shows on July 5; Disney’s “Frozen, Jr.” for four shows on July 26; and “Shrek, Jr.” for four shows on Aug. 23. "use strict"; Other local theatrical venues such as the Civic, the Empire, and the Strand were torn down by the city. Have tickets to an affected event? Since its grand reopening in October 2010 under the partnership of Crothers and The Bowery Presents as well as general manager and talent buyer Lauren Wayne, the State Theatre has hosted such acts as the Avett Brothers, Elvis Costello, Skrillex, Bassnectar, Trey Anastasio, Mastodon, Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine, Bright Eyes, Excision, Pixies, The Flaming Lips, Flux Pavilion, Pretty Lights, FUN and Of Monsters of Men, MGMT, Queens of The Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, and Aziz Ansari. The musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) “The Color Purple” will be on stage July 21-Aug. 2. It may take longer than usual to receive a return call and with only one Box Office Associate and with nearly 9,000 subscriptions it may take weeks to process your request. For other like named theaters, see, "Portland's historic State Theatre to reopen", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=State_Theatre_(Portland,_Maine)&oldid=881477719, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 February 2019, at 21:04. var mediaContent = "media\\:content,content"; "+document.location.host.replace(/^\w+\./, '')+"; path=/; expires=" + date.toGMTString(); The State Theatre served as a top-tier first run motion picture house for over 30 years. By providing your email address you consent, Maine State Music Theatre announces comeback season. The American Theater Corporation had allowed it to fall into horrible disrepair and many of the State's original chairs, marquees, tapestries, and memorabilia was lost or stolen. var cookieString2 = "MSPAN_Paywall_user=0; domain="+document.location.host+"; path=/; expires=" + date.toGMTString(); After operating it successfully for a year the owners leased the theater to a locally formed non profit headed by Kelley Graves and board member Scott Simon believing it would insure its future in the community. date.setHours(date.getHours() - 1); document.cookie = cookieString; Fri, July 9 State Theatre 207.725.8769 The theater's expensive furnishings, which included wrought iron stairs, bronze doors, tapestry rugs hung from vaulted ceilings decorated with intricate moldings and paintings, four Spanish balconies, and a Wurlitzer Organ were some of the remarkably lavish highlights of the original building.

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