The curtain goes up Wednesday, June 5, with the Tony Award-winning “Dreamgirls,” one of the most stirring, dynamic, rocking, emotional scores ever written for the stage, slathered in rhythm and blues, soul and pop music.

With book and lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger, “Dreamgirls” tells the explosive behind-the-scenes story of a young female rhythm-and-blues trio from Chicago called “The Dreams” who climb the turbulent ladder of the music business to become singing superstars.

Musical numbers include” I Am Changing,” “One Night Only,” “Family” and the show-stopping “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.”

Back by popular demand after a sell-out 2008 run, “Les Miserables” will attack the stage Wednesday, June 26.

Based on a novel by Victor Hugo, “Les Miserables” tells the musical tale of redemption and revolution in early 19th-century France.

The award-winning score composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and a book by Alain Boublil, will feature such memorable musical numbers as “On My Own,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” “Do You Hear the People Sing” and “Bring Him Home.”

Everything’s coming up roses Wednesday, July 17, as the 55th season continues to entertain you with the smash musical fable “Gypsy.”

Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June and Louise, in the world of show business.

Maine State Music Theatre favorite Charis Leos returns to the stage as Rose, “the ultimate show business mother” in what has been referred to as the greatest American musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents.

Familiar show-stopping songs include “Some People,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Together,” “Wherever We Go” and “Let Me Entertain You.”

The 2013 MSMT season will close with Disney’s family favorite “Mary Poppins” which flies into the Pickard Theater Wednesday, August 7.

Based on the P. L. Travers children’s books and the 1964 Disney film of the same name, anything can and will happen at Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane when the practically perfect nanny Mary Poppins takes charge of the Banks family.

Mary Poppins features the film’s familiar music and lyrics by the Academy Award-winning Sherman Brothers, along with additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

The young and young-at-heart will leave the theater singing such songs as “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Feed the Birds” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

Special events for 2013 include the Tony Award-winning musical “be-in”; Hair in concert on Monday, June 17; Maine’s own opera diva Suzanne Nance and friends on Monday, July 29; and Footlight Follies, an evening of the best, hilarious and worst of talents provided by community members, MSMT company, staff and board of trustees on Monday, August 12.

“Charlotte’s Web” will spin its tale for the young and young at heart on Wednesday, June 12, and a new twist to an old classic, “Cinderella” will appear on stage Monday, August 19.

For more information, call 207-725-8769, visit the box office at 22 Elm Street, or visit www.msmt.org and click on box office.