Photo Flash: First Look at Frank McCourt's THE IRISH AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY, a Co-Production of MSMT and Portland Stage

Two of Maine's most revered cultural institutions, Portland Stage in Portland and Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) in Brunswick, are pleased to announce their co-production of Frank McCourt's THE IRISH... AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below!

The show has extended its run and will be shown from August 16 through September 11, 2016, at Portland Stage, located at 25A Forest Ave., Portland.

THE IRISH... AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY opened at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York in 1997 and has since played to sold-out audiences and has had extended runs across the country.

Under the direction of Marc Robin, the cast is comprised of actors and actresses who are well known on both Maine and national stages. Coming directly off of Maine State Music Theatre's stage is Charis Leos and Curt Dale Clark. Leos is marking her 24th season at MSMT and has appeared in favorites including Always...Patsy Cline, Chicago, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Legally Blonde. In addition to serving as MSMT's artistic director, Clark has also appeared on the MSMT stage in productions of The Music Man, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast and The Producers, in addition to appearing in The Irish...And How They Got That Way at The Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, PA.

Rounding out the cast is Peter Cormican and Cary Michele Miller. Cormican joins the company after appearing in Rothschild and Sons at the York Theatre NYC in addition to being seen on Broadway, London stages and several touring productions of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (UK) and The Irish... Miller will be making her Portland Stage debut having appeared in several productions at MSMT, The Fulton Theatre, The Walnut Street Theatre and the West Virginia Public Theatre. Local actors Cameron Wright (Portland) and Emily Davis (Westbrook) appear as bartenders and are also understudies to the leads in the show.

Musically supporting the cast will be conductor Edward Reichert on the keyboard, Ernest Sauceda on violin, Jimmy Dority on guitar, banjo, and accordion, and Eric Landau on drums.

To order tickets by phone or for more information, contact the Portland Stage Box Office at 207-774-0465, email boxoffice@portlandstage.org, or visit www.portlandstage.org.

The Irish...And How They Got That Way is brought to you by BernStein Shur.

Photo Credit: Roger S. Duncan

Cary Michele Miller, Curt Dale Clark, Peter Cormican, Charis Leos

Charis Leos, Curt Dale Clark

Charis Leos, Curt Dale Clark

Curt Dale Clark, Cary Michele Miller, Charis Leos, Peter Cormican

Cary Michele Miller

Cary Michele Miller, Charis Leos

Cary Michele Miller, Charis Leos, Curt Dale Clark, Peter Cormican

Cary Michele Miller

Jimmy Dority, Ernest Sauceda

Peter Cormican, Curt Dale Clark, Cary Michele Miller, Charis Leos

Cary Michele Miller, Curt Dale Clark, Charis Leos, Peter Cormican

Curt Dale Clar, Charis Leos