Dates: 8/27/2025 - 9/14/2025
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The Public Theatre
31 Maple St, Lewiston, ME 04240
Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: (207) 782-3200
Tickets: $35 - $60
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) and The Public Theatre proudly present a vibrant co-production of The Irish and How They Got That Way, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes). This spirited musical revue will run August 27 through September 14 at The Public Theatre in Lewiston.
Through traditional ballads, timeless folk tunes, and contemporary songs from Irish legends like U2 and The Pogues, The Irish and How They Got That Way celebrates the humor, heartache, and enduring pride of the Irish-American journey. The production includes favorites like “Danny Boy,” “The Rose of Tralee,” “Finnegan’s Wake,” and “No Irish Need Apply,” all woven together with McCourt’s signature wit and poignant storytelling.
The show stars a powerhouse cast of MSMT audience favorites: Curt Dale Clark, David Girolmo, Heidi Kettenring, and Charis Leos, under the direction and choreography of Marc Robin. This marks MSMT’s first full production in Lewiston since its 2019 collaboration with The Public Theatre on Grease.
All performances will take place at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple Street in Lewiston. Tickets start at $35 and are available now through MSMT.org or by calling 207-782-3200.
Cary Michele Miller discusses returning to Maine State Music Theatre after nearly a decade to perform in COME FROM AWAY, closing the theatre's 68th season August 5 through August 22, 2026 at the Pickard Theater.
Maine State Music Theatre packs a great deal of excellence and excitement into its 14 weeks season, but for this critic, the most anticipated production for 2025 is WEST SIDE STORY. Directed/ choreographed by the inexhaustibly inventive Marc Robin, the Bernstein Sondheim classic is one of the most perfect stage works ever created.
There is nothing like Celtic music to bring a lift to the step and a smile to the heart, and SONGS OF IRELAND, a new benefit concert streaming on the Fulton Theatre’s virtual platform, Fulton HD, delivers an hour of irresistible tunes performed with impeccable style, charm, and emotional depth by a stellar ensemble, who have a strong bond with Maine theatre. Directed and choreographed by Marc Robin, this beautifully crafted musical revue brings together Curt Dale Clark, Charis Leos, David Girolmo, Cary Michele Miller, Jay Poff, and Gillian Hassert, all of whom are favorites at Maine State Music and most veterans of either the 2016 THE IRISH AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY co-production with Portland Stage or Robin’s restaging at the Fulton Theatre in 2018.
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Jane Eyre Portland Stage Company (3/31-4/25) |
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The Real Sherlock Holmes Portland Stage Company (1/27-2/21) |
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Stroll Haunted Yarmouth 2026 Royal River Community Players (10/14-10/25) |
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Cabaret L/A Community Little Theatre (10/16-10/25) |
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The Importance of Being Earnest Waterville Opera House (1/22-1/31) |
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Our Town by Thornton Wilder City Theater (10/02-10/18) |
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Frozen the Broadway Musical Waterville Opera House (11/13-11/29) |
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Aztec Two-Step 2.0 performing Simon & Garfunkel Songbook & Aztec Two-Step classics Jonathan's (10/02-10/02) |
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Rooted Portland Stage Company (11/04-11/22) |
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Arcadia Portland Stage Company (9/30-10/25) |
