We may be barely out of winter here (is there any more snow on the way?), but Christmas comes early to The Music Hall! This year, The Music Hall and Ogunquit Playhouse are proud to bring Elf The Musical to the Historic Theater stage for the holiday show. We are already thinking about hot cocoa, ice cream for dinner, and the beloved elf, Buddy.Read More
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Despite a yard featuring a heavy crop of crocuses, a fine stand of snowdrops and the emerging green tops of every variety of spring flower, New Hampshire’s unusually stubborn winter continues to hold his chilly sway. But it can’t last. At least I think it can’t. Jeez, it’s never a good idea to insult winter in New Hampshire, where it has snowed in every month of the year except August. (Yes, that’s because of Mt. Washington, but it still counts.)Read More
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Forget the multiple nor’easters, forget the snow in April, forget the power outages. Look ahead, my winter-weary friends. Look toward the blessed month of May. The flowers, Mother’s Day, and the most popular rite of spring this side of the Piscataqua: the annual Kitchen Tour to benefit The Music Hall! Read More
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As the days get longer and warmer, there’s more to discover in Portsmouth and the Seacoast. Celebrate Spring 2018 Restaurant Week Portsmouth by pairing a meal at a local restaurant with an upcoming show at The Music Hall.Read More
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This month, we chatted with Vanessa McElroy, a Music Hall member at the Supporter level as well as a homeowner for a featured home on this year’s 27th Annual Kitchen Tour. Don’t miss this year’s tour on Sat., May 12, see how local turn-of-the century abodes have been renovated to showcase dream kitchens of all shapes and sizes.Read More
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I first met Kim Richey when I was a student at the Berklee College of Music and made a special trip down to Nashville with a group of students. She was a guest speaker at a studio in Nashville’s Music Row. Kim’s down to earth persona and stories of coming to music later in life were inspiring. As her career progressed, she wrote songs that eventually found their way to artists like Trisha Yearwood and the Dixie Chicks—and garnered her a Grammy nomination. She comes to town on Sunday, April 15 to promote her latest album Edgeland and to perform as part of our Live at The Loft series. Read on for our recent conversation about life, music, and songwriting.Read More
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Not in my 10+ years’ producing our literary series alongside Patricia Lynch have I launched such an exciting and varied series of spring of events - truly, an embarrassment of riches! We feel very lucky to have such distinct voices, masterful minds, and brilliant insight coming our way…Read More
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One performance of White Christmas was even more magical than the rest: when Jim Jalbert, President of C&J Bus Lines, announced from the stage that his company would renew their support as Presenting Sponsor of the Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall series. The news brought down the house.Read More
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