This summer we are bringing a bit of Mardi Gras back to Portsmouth with the return of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Wednesday, July 26. In anticipation of their return Ben Jaffe, the renowned band’s Creative Director took time out of a busy schedule to share his thoughts with The Music Hall’s Deputy Director of Programming, Thérèse LaGamma.Read More
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This past month, as you may have noticed, I’ve been on an interview kick here on the blog. It takes me back to my high school newspaper days. Anyway, now that I’ve digressed, or regressed, I love a good interview and this week, I caught up with Ashleigh Tucker Pollock, our Special Events Manager & Rental Coordinator. I get the pleasure of working on a lot of projects with Ashleigh and wanted to learn more about how she creates amazing theme parties, what her design inspirations are, and what her good luck charm is (not to spoil the interview but it turns out, I am, mostly because I’m on the Gala committee but I’ll take it). Check out our interview and make sure to get your tickets for this year’s Gala, An Affair to Remember coming to the Historic Theater’s stage on Saturday, February 11.Read More
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I have a confession, I am not a public radio listener. I know, I know, I missing out on a lot of great content, but I just don’t listen to the radio. So in December, when our Writers on a New England Stage producer Margaret Talcott told me that we had booked Krista Tippett, I didn’t understand just how cool it was. After talking to Monte (Director of Marketing and my NPR authority), I took to Google. After reading through several interviews with her and listening to a couple of her podcasts, I was blown away. If you’re like me, and you’ve yet to discover Krista, check out my interview and get your ticket to see her at our Historic Theater on Thursday, March 2. Read More
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Part of my role in the Marketing Department is that I sit on the Gala Committee. It’s a really fun committee to be a part of, each year we get to brainstorm a theme and then watch it come to life with the help of some amazingly talented people. In the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be introducing you to some of these magic makers who seamlessly carry out the vision of the committee year after year.
If you have yet to join us at a Music Hall Gala, it’s a themed party that takes place on stage at the Historic Theater. In past years, we transformed into a prohibition era speakeasy and a 1940s Officer Club, this year will be an “Affair to Remember” on Saturday, February 11, 2017 as we invite you to our mid-century modern cocktail party straight out of Mad Men.Read More
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Singer-songwriter Brett Dennen visited The Music Hall two years ago for a solo acoustic performance. He returns on October 21st with a full band, touring behind his new album, Por Favor. Deputy Director of Programming Thérèse LaGamma talked with Brett about his musical inspirations, and about what to expect at his October concert.Read More
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Deputy Director of Programming Therese LaGamma spoke with the Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan in anticipation of the award-winning duo’s performance on Saturday, July 16. Read on to learn why their beautiful folk-harmony has resonated with highly lauded music producer T Bone Burnett and with audiences worldwide—and why they can’t wait to play in the Music Hall’s historic theater.Read More
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This week I’m really excited to announce that we are launching a new micro interview series, Life Backstage. We wanted to give you, our patrons (and my loyal blog readers), a behind the curtain look at the acts that are getting ready to perform here at The Music Hall.Read More
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This week I wanted to highlight one of the driving forces behind membership, Philip Marcus. Philip, a member of our board, also works tirelessly on helping to grow our membership, as well as working on our annual Kitchen Tour. I sat down with Philip to talk about the work he does here, find out what his favorite memory of the theater, and why membership is important. Read More
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