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A NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS is Headed to Portsmouth This Holiday Season
by Gigi Gervais - November 14, 2021
November 26 through December 5, Pontine Theatre presents, A New England Christmas, an annual event featuring the work of favorite regional authors.  This year the program includes two seasonal stories:  Honey & Myrrh (1898) by Hampton Falls’ Alice Brown and The Old Peabody Pew (1905) by Buxton, Maine’s Kate Douglas Wiggin.  
Pontine Theatre Presents A NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2021
November 26 through December 5, Pontine Theatre presents, A New England Christmas, an annual event featuring the work of favorite regional authors. 
#1 Bestselling Author Jen Sincero Presents BADASS HABITS In Special Workshop
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2021
On Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30pm EST, #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass and life coach Jen Sincero comes to The Music Hall's virtual stage as part of the Innovation + Leadership series, being presented in an intimate, online format. In this special virtual workshop, Sincero will get to the core of habits: breaking, making, understanding, and sticking with them like you've never stuck before—this engaging event also coincides with the paperback release of BADASS HABITS.
9/12 Will Have its World Premiere at the Hatbox Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2021
As the nation commemorates the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks this September, an original new play will transport audiences back to 9/12, the day after, and offer a glimpse of how families and communities began to change in the immediate wake of the tragic events.
THE MET: LIVE IN HD Returns To The Players!
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2021
The excitement of the Peterborough Players Grand Restart continues with the return of the Arts on Screen series, featuring the Met: Live in HD. At long last, the Met's celebrated series of high-definition simulcasts returns with a lineup of ten dazzling performances.
Recycled Percussion To Perform at The Park Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2021
Part rock concert and part interactive experience, the four members of Recycled Percussion use buckets, power tools, and anything else they can get their drumsticks on to create a riotous blend of music and comedy.
Author Ken Follett Comes To The Music Hall's Virtual Stage Next Month With New Spy Thriller, NEVER
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2021
On Sunday, November 14 at 1 p.m. EST, #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett comes to The Music Hall's virtual stage as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series, now being presented in an intimate, online format. He will discuss his new novel, NEVER, a globe-spanning spy thriller about impossible decisions and the unforeseen consequences that could lead to the next world war, set in the present day. 
WONDERS Will Have its World Premiere at the Hatbox This Week
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2021
Phylloxera Productions, producers of crowd pleasers like HOLMES AND WATSON and INVASION FROM MARS returns with a family friendly adventure filled with humor, drama, music, and romance. Join eight of the region's finest actors as they create a new superhero universe on the Hatbox stage. And because we are opening on Halloween weekend, cosplayers are welcome! 
The Music Hall Reveals Upcoming Holiday Events, Announces Cancellation of WHITE CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2021
The Music Hall has announced that it will not be able to stage the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas this year.
'Halloweek' Halloween Festival At Park Theatre Begins October 26
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2021
A little town in southern New Hampshire is going full scary this Halloween. In addition to their annual Scarecrows on the Common, the new Park Theatre is presenting a festival of horror movies, plus spooky events and their 2nd annual Halloween costume contest. Halloweek Fest runs from October 26 to October 31.
Symphony New Hampshire To Perform Holiday Concert At Park Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
New Hampshire's symphony orchestra will be coming to Jaffrey's new Park Theatre for an evening of holiday music on Friday, December 10 at 7:30pm. The Symphony NH program is entitled “Holiday Brass” and will feature Gabrieli and a mix of holiday classics.
Chris Fitz Band Rocks The Park Theatre October 23
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
Ask anyone who has been to a Christ Fitz Band concert… it's tough to sit and only watch… you need to get up and dance. Fans of the acclaimed Boston-based blues-rock band will be shaking it up in the aisles this Saturday night at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. It is a one-night-only appearance at the new performing arts center on October 23 at 7:30pm.
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Comes to the Derry Opera House and Online From Cue Zero Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2021
Cue Zero Theatre Company presents Heathers the Musical live at the Derry Opera House AND via live streamed October 22-24th.
Stand-Up Series MONAD KNOCK-KNOCK Returns to the Park Theatre, October 21
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2021
The laughs return to southern New Hampshire. Jaffrey's Park Theatre debuted a monthly stand-up series, Monad Knock-Knock, at their temporary theatre, The River Street Theatre, back in 2017. The monthly comedian series debuts again at the new Park Theatre performing art center's King Auditorium on Thursday, October 21 at 8pm.
MONIFF's VODOO MACBETH to Screen at New Park Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2021
The Monadnock 9th Annual Film Festival will present a new film about the staging of the first all-Black production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The critically acclaimed film drama, Voodoo Macbeth, will screen at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, NH as part of the MONIFF festival on Friday, October 22 at 7 pm.
AMERICAN SON Will Be Performed at the Hatbox Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2021
Hatbox Theatre, in association with Lady Llama Productions, will present American Son by Christopher Demos-Brown, Oct 15-24, 2021, at the Hatbox Theatre venue.
Players Ring Premieres New Play 9/12
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2021
The Players' Ring continues its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere of Walter Freeman's 9/12, a provocative and compelling comedy/drama about an unexpected visitor on the day after the 9/11 World Trade Center tragedy. 
Ken Follett Will Appear Virtually On Writers On A New England Stage With New Spy Thriller
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2021
Bestselling author Ken Follett comes to The Music Hall's virtual stage as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series, now being presented in an intimate, online format. He will discuss his new novel, NEVER, a globe-spanning spy thriller about impossible decisions and the unforeseen consequences that could lead to the next world war, set in the present day. 
Pontine Theatre Presents PLAINS SPEAKING: THE PORTSMOUTH RAID IN FACT AND FICTION, October 15-17 & 24
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
Pontine Theatre presents the premiere of Plains Speaking: The Portsmouth Raid in Fact and Fiction, a video production exploring the history and legacy of the raid that occurred on the Portsmouth Plains on June 26, 1696. The video was researched, written and presented by Consulting Curator, Nina Maurer.  
Meet the Cast of Ogunquit Playhouse's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2021
Meet the terrifying talent residing in Ogunquit Playhouse's Castle Frankenstein! John Bolton (Broadway's Anastasia) returns to the lab as Dr. Frederick Fronk-un-steen, alongside Will Burton (Broadway's Kiss Me Kate) as Igor and Hannah Cruz (Broadway's 1776 revival), with Soara-Joye Ross (Broadway's Les Mis) as Elizabeth, David Baida (Broadway's On Your Feet!) as Inspector Kemp, Zachary James (Broadway's Addams Family) as The Monster, and TV's incomparable Sally Struthers as Frau Blücher. 
NH Theatre Project Opens 2021-22 Season With THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2021
The Uncertainty Principle is the culmination of a creative process that began in the spring of 2019, when hundreds of NHTP donors supported the creation of a theatrical program so new it was christened We Don't Know What This is Yet. Although NHTP's doors were essentially closed to the public over the past 18 months, many different creative projects emerged from this program, including the WDKWTIY Podcast, a collection of interviews from community members and creative responses from New Hampshire artists.
GREATER TUNA to Open at Hatbox Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
The comic play Greater Tuna opens at Hatbox Theatre on October 23rd and runs through November 8th. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets are $22 for adults, $19 for members, seniors, and students and $12 for senior members.
Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club, New Venue In Portsmouth, NH, Opens September 30
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2021
The legendary bebop drummer Art Blakey once said, “Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.” And now, after the past year-and-a-half, there is a longing to rejuvenate, to reconnect with others, to remember who we are, and, at the same time, to dust off and start fresh. 
SPAMALOT: SCHOOL EDITION Will Be Performed By The Majestic Teens
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
Majestic's Spamalot: School Edition stars teens of The Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts under the Direction of Jocelyn Duford with Musical Direction by Keith Belanger.
Seacoast Rep Presents JEKYLL AND HYDE
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2021
The Seacoast Repertory Theatre is serving up a Halloween-season gothic treat with its production of Jekyll & Hyde, a rock-and-roll musical version of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story.

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The Park Theatre (12/21 - 12/21)
BOStyx in New Hampshire BOStyx
Claremont Opera House (4/25 - 4/25)
Let's Groove Tonight: Earth, Wind, & Fire Tribute in New Hampshire Let's Groove Tonight: Earth, Wind, & Fire Tribute
The Park Theatre (1/17 - 1/17)
Satisfaction - The International Rolling Stones Tribute in New Hampshire Satisfaction - The International Rolling Stones Tribute
Claremont Opera House (1/31 - 1/31)
'A Christmas Carol' in New Hampshire 'A Christmas Carol'
Players' Ring Theatre (12/5 - 12/28)
Grease in New Hampshire Grease
Capitol Center for the Arts (1/17 - 1/18)
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