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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“Beautiful women aren’t funny” is a persistent myth in Hollywood that’s news to anyone who’s ever seen Carole Lombard, Lucille Ball, or Marilyn Monroe act up. But if you had only caught Jean Harlow in dramas like Hell’s Angels (1930) and The Public Enemy (1931), you might have dismissed her as just another pretty face with a bodacious bod.Read More
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The Oscar noms are here! And if you’ve been to The Music Hall for a movie in the last year, you’ve likely caught a screening of a nominated film. Telluride by the Sea darling The Power of the Dog got 12 nominations, and fellow TBTS titles The Lost Daughter and The Hand of God also got some Oscar love.Read More
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Is it too early to start thinking about the holidays? Dedicated Music Hall fans already are; now’s the time to start wondering about the Ogunquit Playhouse holiday collaboration.Read More
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A nonprofit organization, The Music Hall is here to entertain and inform—with a full roster of Grammy-winning artists, comedic legends, literary giants, and incredible films—thanks to our generous supporters.Read More
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