While the snow is melting to make way for spring bulbs and blooms, I encourage you to hold on to that winter wonder feeling for just a moment longer...because the Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall holiday production is returning this December with the jolly and joyful Elf The Musical!Read More
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The Music Hall unveils plans for the new “The Music Hall Lounge” that includes a major overhaul of their smaller venue. The theater space formerly known as “The Loft” is being entirely renovated in downtown Portsmouth.Read More
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Music is in our name, but The Music Hall is your place for a diverse array of experiences. Fans of the written word, for example, flock to The Music Hall for literary exposure and inspiration.Read More
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Every May, The Music Hall team celebrates you, our members, whose support and generosity anchor the success of our organization in the Seacoast community. You are the reason we are able to welcome artists and musicians, scholars and authors, comedians and actors to the stage week after week.Read More
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On Saturday, April 2, bestselling author Dan Brown and The Music Hall’s resident orchestra, the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra (PSO), will join forces to present Brown’s first-ever children’s book, Wild Symphony. PSO’s musical director John Page connected with Dan Brown for this exclusive interview ahead of the benefit event. Read More
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Humphrey Bogart told Orson Welles that he was shooting “the worst picture I’ve ever been in.” Ingrid Bergman pleaded with director Michael Curtiz to reveal which man her character would choose, yet with daily script revisions, the best Curtiz could offer was, “Play it in between.” Everyone at Warner Bros. thought it would be a big, fat nothin’ muffin.Read More
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We have been extremely busy behind the scenes at The Music Hall, picking some of the best shows to present to you this spring and beyond. And by busy, we mean we’ve announced 10 new shows in the last few weeks, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out on a single one!Read More
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Regular readers of this blog know that I love “Pre-Code” films, those naughty little gems made between 1930 and 1934, when studios were in the risqué business of ignoring strict Motion Picture Production Code censorship...er, guidelines.Read More
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