Maine State Music Theater returns in business of producing musicals this weekend break when it hosts a three-day, six-show best of “Desire: The Music of the Everly Brothers.” The initial musical has efficiencies at 2 and also 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Pickard Cinema on the Bowdoin University school in Brunswick.
Maine State has actually organized a couple of performances, yet “Dream” is its initial musical-style manufacturing given that the pandemic.
The show stars Broadway actors Eric Scott Anthony and also Ben Hope, that composed it as well as play all the songs. The show informs the tale of Phil and also Don Everly, via words as well as songs, and also includes familiar tunes like “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie” and also “All I Need to Do is Dream,” in addition to even more rare songs like “Poor Jenny.”
” There are some fascinating B-sides as well as deep tracks,” Hope claimed. “We tried to write this for passionate followers and also for individuals who have actually never heard of the Everly Brothers.”
The Everly Brothers came to be popular in the 1950s as well as affected a generation of songs fans with their distinctive, brotherly consistencies. ” Dream” is not a homage show. “We speak about the lives of Don as well as Phil, but we are refraining a jukebox musical. This is a night celebrating their music as well as talking about their lives as people,” Anthony stated.
Anthony and Hope satisfied while making music with each other in a honky-tonk band in New york city. “When we started singing consistency, we recognized our voices had a comparable high quality. They blended well as well as mingled well,” Anthony claimed. “For many years, I have actually believed that we should do an Everly Brothers show, and we found ourselves with an extra-large quantity of leisure time these last 18 months. So we believed, ‘Why not fracture this open and also see what we locate?'”
Anthony has actually performed on Broadway in “Ring of Fire,” explored across the country with the music “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” as well as last showed up at Maine State in “Million Buck Quartet.” Hope debuted on Broadway in “When.”
Both stars, that both live in New Jersey, are doubling up their work in Maine. In addition to starring in “Desire” this weekend in Brunswick, they will certainly show up in the Johnny Cash money music “Ring of Fire,” opening up in early August at Portland Phase. Both shows are co-productions between the two cinemas.
For tickets for “Dream,” which range from $50-$ 70, go to msmt.org or call 207-725-8769.
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