Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will begin selling individual show tickets to the summer season on Wednesday, April 27. This summer the professional theatre will again present four main stage shows, including two regional premieres. Season ticket subscriptions are currently on sale, remaining the best way to ensure seats for all four shows, as MSMT anticipates record-breaking attendance.

The 2016 season fires up on June 8 with the regional premiere of Ghost: The Musical. Adapted from the hit 1990 film, “Ghost” follows Sam and Molly, a young couple whose connection takes a shocking turn after Sam’s untimely death. This show will continue the MSMT tradition as a co-production with the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, directed by Marc Robin.

MSMT's presentation of EVITA, opens on June 29. It has been 20 years since the story of Argentina’s controversial first lady has appeared on the Pickard Theater stage, with memorable songs such as “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” and “On this Night of a Thousand Stars.”

At the height of the summer, July 20 opens the theatre’s production of the iconic Fiddler On the Roof. Beloved songs such as "Sunrise, Sunset," "If I Were A Rich Man," and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" make “Fiddler” the perfect mix of humor and heart, leaving audiences crying tears of sadness, laughter and joy.

Summer in Brunswick closes out with a bang as “Mamma Mia” takes the stage. MSMT is one of three theatres in the nation with exclusive rights to ABBA’s smash-hit musical, fresh off of Broadway. This tale unfolds on a sunny Greek island paradise when, on the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.

On April 27 the general public can also buy tickets to MSMT’s popular Theatre for Young Audiences shows and for special events.

MSMT will present “Jack and the Beanstalk” on June 15, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “A Grand Night For Singing” on June 20, and “Aladdin” on August 22. Finally, the organization’s annual fundraiser and variety show Footlight Follies will return for its fourth year on August 15 with New York City-based aerial group, 2 Ring Circus, as the headliner.

All of MSMT’s performances take place at the Pickard Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick. For more information, visit www.msmt.org or call the Box Office at 207-725-8769.

The summer of 2016 will not end on the Pickard Stage, but rather that of the Portland Stage Company with the production, “The Irish … And How They Got That Way,” a final main stage show produced in collaboration with Portland Stage to be preformed in Portland.

“Irish” is an uplifting musical celebration of all things Irish in the tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries through the eyes of Pulitzer Prize winning author, Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes, ‘Tis, Teacher Man).

McCourt’s razor-sharp wit, coupled with his trademark bitter irony, and his boundless love for the Irish are all underscored by glorious music extending all the way from the auld Irish folk ballades, through George M. Cohan’s patriotic love songs to America, World War II standards sung in films of the era, USOs and foxholes all over the world, as well as beloved contemporary hits.

Tickets to “Irish” are available through Portland Stage at 25 Forest Avenue, Portland, by phone at 207-774-0465 or online at portlandstage.org.