When I encounter Jackie Gadsden and Laurel Dunn in the coffee shop to talk about this article, I find them deep in conversation with a gentleman seated at their table. As he got up to leave, I was surprised to hear them exchange “nice to meet yous.” Apparently, he was in town from Hawaii visiting family and had tripped on his way into the shop. The three of them struck up a conversation that led to an invitation to their table. If you ever trip grabbing your morning coffee in downtown Portsmouth, I highly recommend running into Jackie and Laurel. There couldn’t be two more friendly, interesting, and charming women to help get your day back on track.Read More
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The new year is the perfect time to reflect back - and project forward. That’s why we’ve designated January as Corporate Appreciation Month, a time to acknowledge the generous contributions of our corporate partners and envision our exciting future.Read More
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This year, as we begin to celebrate our 30th anniversary as a 501(c)3 nonprofit, I’m reminded just how far The Music Hall has come over the last three decades. When I saw my first show at our Historic Theater, it looked a lot different than it does today. The lower lobby didn’t exist, the inside of the theater was painted paper white and peeling off on patrons, our chandelier was a trash can lid with floodlights in it, and our marquee was made of particle board. We knew this theater had great bones, and it was time to think about how we were going to preserve her.Read More
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It has been a crazy year here at The Music Hall, great shows, amazing authors, hilarious comedians, a few improvements to Chestnut Street, and that’s just a sampling of this past year. As I sat down to write my traditional year in review blog post, I found myself just staring at a blank page. My writers block was real, there was so many great parts of this year, I didn’t know where to start. So I turned to my tried and true writer’s block cure. I put Taylor Swift’s, new album on and just started writing. Soooo I hope you’re ...Ready For It, here is my year in review.Read More
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We all have people on our lists who are impossible to shop for. People who already have everything. As I scroll through endless list proclaiming to have the perfect gift for even the hardest to shop for people on my list, I’m still at a loss. As I was talking to my coworkers about this, I realized, why not give tickets to some of the fabulous shows coming up here at The Music Hall.
I also figured, if I’m having trouble, some of you reading this, might also be in the same boat, so I thought I’d pull together a list of shows that would make great gifts.
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Here’s a playlist of what I have been listening to this week. Check out a few of my favorites including Amp Fiddler, Ibeyi, St. Vincent and others! Thanks for tuning in!Read More
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Pictured: Kate Loprest, David Elder, Jacob ben Widmar, Vanessa Sonon and the 2017 cast of the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the musical at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH Photo Credit: Jay Goldsmith
I’ve been dreaming of a White Christmas for the last couple of weeks. Every time I see the show, I love it more and more. Today, as we enter the last week of this fabulous run, I know that there are some of you who haven’t gotten tickets to see this show yet. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the show, so I figured I’d answer them in today’s blog.Read More
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Maybe it’s the general tenor of the times, but I find myself surprisingly grumpy at the sound of Christmas music, especially those in heavy rotation like All I Want for Christmas (Is You) and Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime (which can induce Scrooge-like symptoms in the most seasonally well-adjusted among us).
Fortunately, I have the perfect antidote to Holiday Overload Syndrome in the form of a film called 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene. I’m a little worried that the overly descriptive title is a spoiler all by itself, but that can’t be helped.Read More
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