Pictured: Kate Loprest, David Elder, Jacob ben Widmar, Vanessa Sonon and the 2017 cast of the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the musical at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH Photo Credit: Jay Goldsmith
I’ve been dreaming of a White Christmas for the last couple of weeks. Every time I see the show, I love it more and more. Today, as we enter the last week of this fabulous run, I know that there are some of you who haven’t gotten tickets to see this show yet. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the show, so I figured I’d answer them in today’s blog.Read More
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Pictured: Kate Loprest, David Elder, Jacob ben Widmar, Vanessa Sonon and the 2017 cast of the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the musical at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH
Every morning for the last week, I’ve woken up singing one of the many charming White Christmas songs. This morning, The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing had me dancing around my apartment as I got ready for work pretending I was Judy Haynes. I can’t help it, the show is so good, that not only can I not leave after my welcome speech, I end up watching the entire show. I’ve seen it four times to date…Read More
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For the last two decades, the Warren Miller Ski film has come to our Historic Theater the week of Thanksgiving. Each year, for three days, we follow the athletes team as they take us on their ski adventures all around the world. This year’s film “Line of Descent, presented by Volkswagen” takes us to Squaw Valley, Jackson Hole, Norway, the French Alps, British Columbia, Steamboat Springs, New Zealand, and some other skiing venues.Read More
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Last year, for my Thanksgiving week blog I shared the five things that I’m grateful for here at The Music Hall. As I read through it, I thought it would be a nice tradition to continue this year I thought I’d expand it to the six things. Here they are!Read More
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We are counting down the days until the Ogunquit Playhouse Production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas swings into the Historic Theater! Today I am SO excited to share the cast of this amazing production! If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, get them while we still have some good seats available!!
The musical features Emmy-winning, Sally Struthers as Martha Watson. Kate Loprest and Vanessa Sonon return as the beloved Haynes sisters. They are joined by Broadway veterans David Elder as Bob Wallace, and Jacob ben Widmar as Phil Davis, who will be making their debuts in this heartwarming musical adaptation with book by David Ives and Paul Blake and featuring seventeen Irving Berlin songs including “Blue Skies,” “Sisters,” “Count Your Blessings,” and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.” Read More
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It’s that time of year again, it’s time for me to pull out my baking pans, remember how to use my oven, and start building my Gingerbread House. For those of you who know me personally, or have been following this blog for awhile, you know that I take this competition very seriously, I’m even a member of the committee that runs the competition. I’ve built a first draft of my model, I’ve reached out to expert bakers for tips and tricks (and I want to send a very big THANK YOU to Popovers on the Square for ALLLLLLL of their help!), and roped in some coworkers.Read More
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Our annual Bidding For Good online auction is open! There are so many amazing items that I thought I’d share some of my very favorites today to help you get your shopping started. In the interest of full disclosure, I’m not including any of the items that I am personally bidding on, because I REALLY want to win… Read More
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….Are you ready for it? Our annual Bidding for Good Auction opens up on Sunday at 9:00a and it’s packed full of AMAZING items, over 200 of them to be exact. After talking to some of you, my loyal readers, I learned that you aren’t super familiar with how to bid. Today, I thought I’d take some time and give you some tips and tricks to help you navigate the auction and hopefully win your favorite items.Read More
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