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Gianni (Gianni Di Gregorio) is a middle-aged retiree who has become invisible to all distaff Romans, regardless of age or relation. He tries his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life-with both hilarious and poignant results.

An elegant, detailed study of food as avant-garde art, the film is a tasty peek at some of the world’s most innovative and exciting cooking. Presented in conjunction with The Music Hall’s 21st Annual Kitchen Tour.

Gianni (Gianni Di Gregorio) is a middle-aged retiree who has become invisible to all distaff Romans, regardless of age or relation. He tries his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life-with both hilarious and poignant results.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

The kitchens we all dream of – sleek and contemporary, cozy and traditional, packed with innovation and imagination – become a reality for one day as we present our popular Kitchen Tour – an annual spring benefit for The Music Hall! This year, in New Castle.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

The celebrated master of narrative nonfiction joins us with the just-released paperback edition of his New York Times bestseller In The Garden of Beasts, a remarkable portrayal of 1933 Berlin and Hitler’s rise to power.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

Taking visitors behind the scenes and through the restorations, renovations and history of the celebrated 1878 theater.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

One of today’s most powerful writers joins us with her national bestseller Blue Nights, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter.

Taking visitors behind the scenes and through the restorations, renovations and history of the celebrated 1878 theater.

Taking visitors behind the scenes and through the restorations, renovations and history of the celebrated 1878 theater.

Taking visitors behind the scenes and through the restorations, renovations and history of the celebrated 1878 theater.

Touring behind his new April 2012 CD, Impressions, the superstar jazz trumpeter returns to The Music Hall stage for another “smoothly sublime” (Billboard) concert.

We are sad to announce that the distributor has postponed the release of The Beatles: The Lost Concert. But we are extremely happy to sail the digitally re-mastered animated fantasy film, Yellow Submarine, in to take its place for our Beatlemania Night!

Gather with book lovers from across New England to support this phenomenal series and hear the international bestselling author talk about writing, movie making, science, religion, and more.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station.

With numerous national awards and recognition and a devoted fan base, Justin Roberts and his band dish out intelligent and whimsically rocking music for kids and their parents.

New York Times bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of A Short Guide to a Happy Life joins us with her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Mother, the film, breaks a 40-year taboo by bringing to light an issue that silently fuels our largest environmental, humanitarian and social crises - population growth. Since the 1960s the world population has nearly doubled, adding more than 3 billion people.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

Join the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of John Page for a performance of Gustav Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 1 in D Major.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

The award-winning ORMS Jazz Band has wowed crowds for years with their Silent Film Night! This year’s production moves to the Hall in grand fashion:  Two classic silent films with live musical accompaniment by the Band and original scores by Band leader David Ervin.

Named for the venerable music venue in the heart of the French Quarter, this “quintessential New Orleans institution” (New York Times) has traveled the world since the early 60s perpetuating the art form of New Orleans Jazz. They make their Music Hall debut just before they head to the Newport Folk Festival.

Boasting several festival wins, First Position is an upbeat and visually dramatic documentary of children’s ballet, displaying the potential of the human spirit when fostered at a young age.

Boasting several festival wins, First Position is an upbeat and visually dramatic documentary of children’s ballet, displaying the potential of the human spirit when fostered at a young age.

Boasting several festival wins, First Position is an upbeat and visually dramatic documentary of children’s ballet, displaying the potential of the human spirit when fostered at a young age.

The story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced - the literal survival of his country and everyone in it.

Portsmouth NH’s own Lady Luck Burlesque is bringing Burlesque back to The Music Hall after a century-long hiatus.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.

Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.

Billy Bragg, described by the Times as a British “national treasure”  is part of the group of artists celebrating Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday world-wide by exploring and expanding the Guthrie songbook.

With echoes of Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions Band, they mine the rich soil of the American Songbook- roots, traditional jazz, revival music, parlor music, gospel, zydeco, folk… but they are more than a genre-bending musical/concert haymaker punch. The band is at once seedy and inspiring… gritty and sublime.

The author of the #1 bestseller Little Bee joins us with his new novel, Gold. With his astonishing previous work, Chris Cleave was hailed as “one of the luminaries of modern fiction.”

A Weekend Festival of New Cinema! Films fresh from their debuts at the 39th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado will be on screen at The Music Hall as Telluride by the Sea gets its 14th year under way. In keeping with the tradition, film titles will be announced, and individual film tickets will go on sale, over Labor Day weekend. Patron and Weekend Passes are on sale to members Saturday June 2 and to non-members June 16.

A Weekend Festival of New Cinema! Films fresh from their debuts at the 39th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado will be on screen at The Music Hall as Telluride by the Sea gets its 14th year under way. In keeping with the tradition, film titles will be announced, and individual film tickets will go on sale, over Labor Day weekend. Patron and Weekend Passes are on sale to members Saturday June 2 and to non-members June 16.

A Weekend Festival of New Cinema! Films fresh from their debuts at the 39th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado will be on screen at The Music Hall as Telluride by the Sea gets its 14th year under way. In keeping with the tradition, film titles will be announced, and individual film tickets will go on sale, over Labor Day weekend. Patron and Weekend Passes are on sale to members Saturday June 2 and to non-members June 16.

Anna Netrebko makes her Met role debut as the beautiful landowner Adina, with Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino, the simple peasant who falls in love with her. Mariusz Kwiecien sings Adina’s arrogant fiancé, Sergeant Belcore, and Ambrogio Maestri will sing the role of the magic potion-peddling Doctor Dulcamara.

Verdi’s towering masterpiece, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy, makes its first Live in HD appearance. Semyon Bychkov conducts an extraordinary cast led by Johan Botha in the title role of the jealous Moor of Venice, opposite Renée Fleming in one of her greatest roles, Otello’s innocent wife Desdemona.

The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s much anticipated production will bring together old favorites and new friends. Featuring evocative music, stunning visual effects, and innovative puppetry, this triple-bill highlights three of Eric Carle’s most beloved tales.

British composer Thomas Adès makes his company debut conducting the Met premiere of his opera The Tempest, which has been widely praised as a modern masterpiece. Robert Lepage’s innovative production recreates the interior of the La Scala opera house as the magical island venue for the otherworldly arts of Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan.

Remarkable skill, breathtaking movements, and incredible showmanship make for an astounding theatrical production by these Kung Fu masters trained in disciplined and deadly martial-arts skills in the Shaolin schools.

Presented by Theatreworks USA. Martha was an ordinary dog until the day she ate a bowl full of alphabet soup. Something unusual happened: all those letters went up to Martha’s brain instead of down to her stomach. And she became literally outspoken!

Mozart’s final Italian opera, La Clemenza di Tito, features a charismatic cast conducted by Baroque specialist Harry Bicket and led by Giuseppe Filianoti as the title character, a Roman emperor.

An electrifying performer thrilling audiences from Carnegie Hall to Prairie Home Companion to The Music Hall, this Cape Breton Island fiddler weaves her skill, passion, and incredible musicianship to produce performances filled with foot-tapping rave-ups, heart-wrenching ballads, world-class step dancing, and fiddling fireworks.

Verdi’s vivid drama of jealousy and vengeance will be seen in a new production by acclaimed opera director David Alden, returning to the Met for the first time in more than 20 years.

Grab your score and join best-loved area choruses and conductors in a transcendent community sing in our glorious Historic Theater. It’s a “happening” - great fun and one of the best ways to celebrate the true meaning of the holidays.

Featuring new material, new guest comedians, and some new music from the Gaudy Baubles, this is a holiday show you don’t want to miss. For mature Audiences.

Verdi’s iconic opera set in ancient Egypt stars powerhouse Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska, who makes her Met debut in the title role of an enslaved Ethiopian princess. Olga Borodina, one of the world’s best-known interpreters of the role, sings Aida’s royal rival, Amneris, and Roberto Alagna is the hero Radamès, who must choose between his love for Aida and his duty to his country.

Francesca Zambello’s acclaimed 2003 production of Berlioz’s Trojan War epic returns to the Met for its first revival. Fabio Luisi conducts a cast led by Marcello Giordani in the central role of Aeneas, the hero who flees the ruins of Troy for a new set of challenges in the North African kingdom of Carthage.

David McVicar, who directed last season’s Met premiere of Anna Bolena, directs the company premiere of the second opera in Donizetti’s famous trilogy of operas about Tudor history. “Donizetti’s three Tudor operas are very different in tone, mood, and musical content,” McVicar says.

Rising Italian conductor Michele Mariotti leads the new production premiere of Rigoletto, seen in a new staging by the Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer in his Met debut. Mayer’s approach transports the story from 16th-century Italy to Las Vegas in 1960, with a cast led by Željko Lučić in the title role.

Classical music superstar. Poet of the violin. Joshua Bell returns! Enchanting audiences worldwide with his breathtaking virtuosity and tone of rare beauty, Bell is dazzling.

Jonas Kaufmann makes his Met role debut as the title character in Parsifal, conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by noted film and opera director François Girard in his Met debut. “Parsifal is not just an opera—it’s a mission. At the end of his life, Wagner was trying to reconcile all the aspects of his spirituality. It’s a sacred piece in the history of music,” Girard says.

Todd Oliver’s fun, zany, sophisticated act will have you rolling in the aisles. Fans know him from his appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Today Show. Don’t miss his side-splitting comedy at The Music Hall!

Gear up for St. Patrick’s Day with this aggressive, energetic modern-day approach to Celtic rock. After sharing the stage with legendary Irish rock acts as Dropkick Murphys, The Saw Doctors, and Young Dubliners, the band is touring behind its debut album.

Presented by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia. Little Nutbrown Hare loves Big Nutbrown Hare as far as he can reach and as high as he can hop. So if Little Nutbrown Hare loves his daddy right up to the moon—what could be bigger than that? Just one thing, and Big Nutbrown Hare knows what it is.

Zandonai’s early 20th-century melodrama Francesca da Rimini returns to the Met for its first revival in more than 25 years, in Piero Faggioni’s opulent and realistic production.

Each Spring, The Music Hall’s ballet becomes a special occasion in Portsmouth when families get dressed up and come out on the town. The 3pm timing of the performance means that it is easy to make a festive day of the experience with a Sunday brunch beforehand or dinner afterward at one of the local restaurants. And, the price is right – with the “$15 for 15 and under” ticket.

“When a child loves you for a long, long time…then you become Real.” So says the Horse to the Velveteen Rabbit in Margery Williams’ famous and much-loved literary classic. With an original musical score, life-sized puppets, masks and magic, Enchantment Theatre Company presents a charming tale of love and devotion, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience for the whole family.

Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, John Belushi – these are just a few of the alumni of the most famous brand in improvisational live comedy. Funny and fast-paced, The Second City is always topical, highly interactive, and sure to have audiences rolling in the aisles as they create sketch comedy to satirize politics, culture, and news of the day.

Presented by Theaterworks USA.  Students will learn about the Civil War through the eyes of Zak, a runaway slave who demands the right to fight his own fight; Will, his former best friend and “master;” Johnny, an Irish immigrant who volunteers to defend his new home; and Jackie, a girl who becomes a drummer boy.

The legendary San Francisco string quartet —pioneers in “broadening the very notion of classical music to embrace world music and popular music” (New York Times).

David McVicar’s second new production of the season is this dynamic staging of Giulio Cesare, a hit at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2005, which incorporates elements of Baroque theater and 19th-century British imperialism to illuminate the opera’s themes of love, war, and empire building.

Presented by Theatreworks USA. A series of delightful stories come to life in this sparkling musical revue. In the story, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, a boy shares his snack with a hungry, demanding mouse, and learns a hilarious lesson about cause-and-effect.