Jared Diamond is one of America’s most celebrated scholars. His arrival at The Music Hall on January 17 coincides with the release of his latest work, The World Until Yesterday. Diamond is a Professor of Geography at UCLA whose groundbreaking work, Guns, Germs and Steel won the Pulitzer prize in 1997.Read More
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The legendary actor John Barrymore, who appeared on stage at the Historic Theater in The Dictator in 1904, years before filming the better known silent film version in 1915, returns in the form of Christopher Plummer in our latest HD Broadcast: Barrymore.
HD Broadcast: Barrymore
Saturday December 29, 2012 1pm the Loft
$27.50 Student ticket price: $15.
An unforgettable portrayal of legendary actor John Barrymore, a man of colossal talent and contradictions and one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of all time. Set in 1942, the final year of John Barrymore’s life, the play takes place on the stage of a Broadway theater, where the actor is struggling to recreate his performance in the title role of Shakespeare’s Richard III. It leads him to look back on the highs and lows of his stunning career and remarkable life. Directed, and adapted for the screen, by Érik Canuel (Bon Cop, Bad Cop), the play stars Christopher Plummer in the tour de force film performance of his career.“Christopher Plummer really deserves a Best Actor Oscar for Barrymore… it’s the role—and the performance—of a lifetime, and he plays every color, nuance, mood shift and variety of vocal power and body language in his enormous range. The artistry leaves you with your mouth wide open… stunned and cheering. So bring out the Oscar. “ – Rex Reed, New York Observer
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Gift-giving fever is here.
But it doesn’t have to be stressful. My epiphany about gift-giving happened last summer, when I was rushing around Portsmouth looking for a house gift for cousins who live in a Maine farmhouse. I like to match gifts to the recipients and was thinking about their personalities. Mary is an extrovert. Terry is an introvert. They are both intellectually curious and read The New York Times every day. I had recently heard Susan Cain’s fascinating talk about her book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking at the Writers in the Loft series and it struck me: an autographed copy would be the perfect gift! I high-tailed it over to The Music Hall Box office to purchase a copy. I also bought them a box of Music Hall greeting cards so they could see highlights of the fabulous place I’m privileged to work for—and I could feel good about contributing a bit more to an independent arts organization that brings so much to the community.Read More
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Bestselling author and physician Deepak Chopra visited The Music Hall Thursday December 6, 2012 to discuss his latest work, Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness and Spiritual Well-Being, co-authored by Harvard Medical School Professor Rudolph E. Tanzi. The first ever Innovation and Leadership Forum in the Historic Theater was presented in collaboration Writers on a New England Stage, The Music Hall-New Hampshire Public Radio series of bestselling authors. The transformational evening included a discussion with Executive Producer/Moderator Patricia Lynch, and closed with Dr. Chopra leading the sold-out audience of 900 in a meditation in the landmark 1878 theater.Read More
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By Chris Curtis
I recently had the pleasure of attending a songwriting workshop with the amazing singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick and 11 students and three teachers from Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC), the Music Hall’s Explore + Learn partner of the year.Read More
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Hearing music at The Loft is so groovy. The performers are up close and personal in a way that makes you feel as if they’re playing just for you. Live @ The Loft shows have become an intoxicating way for me to discover new talent—and also to reconnect with seasoned artists I haven’t heard for a while.Read More
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If you already have your tickets to see Gladys Knight at the Music Hall this Sunday, you’re in for a fabulous, upbeat evening with the great “empress of soul” and her amazing sidemen. If you’ve been on the fence, don’t wait until the show is sold out: visit http://www.themusichall.org to snag an incredible offer of $75 for all remaining seats.Read More
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The New Hampshire Film Festival is far more than just films, the weekend is filled to the brim with excitement from constant press and check-ins at Headquarters, to educational workshops, to extravagant parties. Take a look at what the weekend has to offer beyond the extraordinary cinema.Read More
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