When I was a kid, I assumed most great actors came from New York, as if proximity to Broadway bestowed talent by osmosis (see: Bogie, Cagney, DeNiro, Pacino). But I soon learned that legends could come from places like Milwaukee (Spencer Tracy), or sleepy towns in Ohio (Clark Gable), Pennsylvania (James Stewart) and Montana (Gary Cooper). In fact, two of the 20th century’s biggest names grew up far from Times Square...in Omaha, Nebraska.Read More
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We are so excited about the return of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, our winter show with the Ogunquit Playhouse and members get an incredible discount!
Packed full of dazzling dance numbers, iconic songs such as “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep,” “Happy Holiday,” “Sisters,” “Blue Skies,” and the beloved title song, as well as actors straight from Broadway, you aren’t going to want to miss this “holiday card come to life.”Check out the event page for more information on the show.Read More
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Preston Sturges had one of the greatest winning streaks in screen history. Over a five-year period in the 1940s, he wrote and directed seven hit comedies. What’s more, he won an Oscar for scripting the pic that kicked off that incredible run (The Great McGinty), and scored two of the five Original Screenplay nominations in 1944. Yet like a comet, he burned hot, fast and bright before burning out and dying at age 60 in 1959.Read More
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Live Under The Arch (LUTA) continues with more local and regional artists on Chestnut Street! LUTA is a big hit with audience members as well as artists and July is packed with talented acts such as Howard, Lydia Luce, Matt Nakoa, Peter Mulvey, and The Rad Trads.Read More
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In the 1940s and ‘50s, Hollywood had an unofficial “caste” system of casting, with the plum parts going to a select few, like Bogie, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Bill Holden.Read More
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This Saturday, June 26 from 9am to 3pm, The Music Hall is hosting the seventh annual Fill the Hall food drive for Gather. The goal is to have enough donations to fill each seat in the Historic Theater for Gather’s Meals 4 Kids program. If you don’t have time to raid your pantry or run to the store, you can still help by making a monetary donation and dropping it off. Can't drop by? You can donate right now on their website. The money will go directly to Gather's specific needs—just $25 will feed a child for a week!Read More
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Join us tomorrow on June 17 to get in the groove for Juneteenth with Dwayne Haggins, who has been dubbed the “John Legend of rockabilly.” We had so much fun when Haggins came last year at his LUTA show and we can’t wait to see him back on our stage! Read More
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Haberdashery’s loss was Hollywood’s gain. Had William Wyler followed his father into the family business, Europeans might have looked stylish for generations, but the film business would have suffered greatly. Fortunately for us, Wyler was miserable selling suits and pocket squares in Paris, so his mother reached out to her first cousin Carl Laemmle in America. Carl ran a little operation called Universal Pictures. Would he be willing to hire her 18-year-old son “Willi”?Read More
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