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Celtic Thunder Returns To The CCA
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2018
The multi-platinum Irish group Celtic Thunder takes the mainstage at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Downtown Concord, NH on Wednesday, September 26 at 7:30 PM. This performance is part of the group's "Celtic Thunder X" fall 2018 tour of the US and Canada.
BEST ENEMIES Comes to the Hatbox
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2018
Award-winning actors Christopher Savage (featured most recently in Richard II at the Hatbox) and G Matthew Gaskell (last seen on the Hatbox stage in the hilarious 8 by Eight) team up with award-winning local playwright, Michael Kimball to bring you Best Enemies, running August 17th through August 26th. Performances are Todays and Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $17, $14 for members, seniors and students and $12 for senior members. Tickets can be purchased in advanced at www.hatboxnh.com or by calling 603-715-2315.
Disney Junior Dance Party Comes to The CCA
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Are you ready to DANCE?!? Disney Junior Dance Party On Tour takes the mainstage at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Downtown Concord, NH on Friday, September 21 at 6 PM. This all-new interactive live concert experience is presented by Pull-Ups Training Pants!
DIAL M FOR MURDER To Open in Black and White
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2018
Director Gary Locke of Merrimack, NH, has long wanted to stage a play in black & white. So when the folks at Hackmatack Playhouse asked him to direct "Dial M for Murder," he saw this as his opportunity.
Noted Improviser Hosts Another Fun Night In Jaffrey
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2018
There will be laughter, smiles, giggles, silliness, and excitement in downtown Jaffrey next Monday night, August 20 at 7:30pm. The River Street Theatre, an interim project of The Park Theatre, is presenting another night of improv at their monthly live comedy series, Monad KNOCK-KNOCK.
BEST ENEMIES Comes to the Hatbox
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2018
Award-winning actors Christopher Savage (featured most recently in Richard II at the Hatbox) and G Matthew Gaskell (last seen on the Hatbox stage in the hilarious 8 by Eight) team up with award-winning local playwright, Michael Kimball to bring you Best Enemies, running August 17th through August 26th. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $17, $14 for members, seniors and students and $12 for senior members. Tickets can be purchased in advanced at www.hatboxnh.com or by calling 603-715-2315.
Beatles' YELLOW SUBMARINE With Sing-A-Long Titles Screens In Jaffrey
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2018
The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) will be presenting the newly restored classic 1968 animated feature, the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, this Today, August 11. In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the film, the Beatles had sing-a-long titles added to the film, and the RST will be screening that version.
Innovation + Leadership Presents Author And Investigative Reporter Beth Macy
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
Investigative reporter Beth Macy discusses her acclaimed new book, DOPESICK: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America, an inside account of today's opioid crisis, as part of The Music Hall's Innovation + Leadership series.This revelatory and compassionate work has been heralded by The New York Times, Boston Globe, and by authors and health care professionals across the country as an unforgettable portrait of families and first responders, of individuals and communities impacted by the crisis. It offers an honest assessment of the epidemic and possible solutions for slowing, even stopping, it. The hour-long event includes a presentation by the author and Q&A moderated by Chris Curtis, Film and Outreach Manager at the Music Hall.
Rock Band Blackberry Smoke Comes to The CCA
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke takes the mainstage at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Downtown Concord, NH on Thursday, September 13 at 7:30PM, as part of its "Find a Light" tour.
Evenings @7 Continues With I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2018
Set in the unkempt West Hollywood apartment of struggling screenwriter Herb Tucker, Neil Simon's three-character comedy-drama follows Herb as he decides to take another stab at fatherhood and, hopefully this time, get it right. Herb is surprised when Libby, his aspiring actress daughter, treks from Brooklyn fully expecting her 'well-connected' father to help her fulfill her dreams of dreams of movie stardom. But it soon becomes clear that the underemployed Herbert and his sometimes girlfriend, Steffy, are not in any position to advance anyone else's career.
Hailed Royal Shakespeare Company Production Of ROMEO And JULIET Opens In Jaffrey
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2018
The River Street Theatre (RST), a project of Jaffrey's Park Theatre, will exclusively present the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) new production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet on Sunday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 15 (both at 2 PM). The presentation is part of the RST's Stage2Screen Series and The Park Theatre's Summer Festival 2018.
DIAL M FOR MURDER To Open in Black and White
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2018
Director Gary Locke of Merrimack, NH, has long wanted to stage a play in black & white. So when the folks at Hackmatack Playhouse asked him to direct "Dial M for Murder," he saw this as his opportunity.
Beatles' YELLOW SUBMARINE With Sing-A-Long Titles Screens In Jaffrey
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2018
The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) will be presenting the newly restored classic 1968 animated feature, the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, this Saturday, August 11. In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the film, the Beatles had sing-a-long titles added to the film, and the RST will be screening that version.
Ani DiFranco Comes to The CCA
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2018
Songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Ani DiFranco will appear at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Downtown Concord, NH on Friday, September 14 at 8PM, as part of her "Rise Up" tour. The show also features special guest Peter Mulvey.
Players To Present THE MAN OF DESTINY And PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2018
The Players fifth and sixth shows of the summer offer something for everyone, with George Bernard Shaw's The Man of Destiny playing August 15-26 and a musical adaptation of Pippi Longstocking playing August 18-25.
MUSIC OUT OF THE 'BOX SERIES Brings A Family Of Music To Concord
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2018
After a two-year hiatus, sibling band; Santa Croce will take the stage at the Hatbox Theater in Concord, NH for a reunion show on Thursday August 9th, at 7:30pm.
New London Barn Playhouse Announces Disney's NEWSIES
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2018
Leave those dancing feet on 42nd street behind as the New London Barn Playhouse invites you to watch what happens when the 86th Summer Season takes us to the old Bowery to meet the kings of New York with the smash Disney musical Newsies, running August 8 - August 19, 7:30PM with Wednesday and Friday matinee performances at 2:00PM and Sunday performances at 5:00PM.
Hatbox Theatre Presents Masterclass Play Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Masterclass Play Festival is an evening of eight new short plays developed through the Masterclass Playwright Fellows project. Performances at the Hatbox Theatre, located at the Steeplegate Mall (by Bon Ton's), Concord, NH. Production runs Today, August 1 through Thursday, August 2. Showtimes are 7:30 pm. Tickets are $17 for adults, and $14 for seniors, students, and Hatbox Theatre members, and $13 for senior members. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.hatboxnh.com .
2018 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour Coming To Jaffrey
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2018
The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) will screen the 2018 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour, a 91-minute theatrical program of seven short films selected from this year's Festival, on Saturday, August 4 at 7pm and Wednesday, August 8 at 2pm. Short on time but big on style, the Short Film Tour features a wide variety of storytelling, including fiction, documentary and animation from around the globe. Three of the films in the program won Short Film Jury Awards at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. 
Pontine Presents Reading From 'Galahad's Fool'
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2018
Sunday 19 August at 2 pm Pontine Theatre presents guest artists, Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller, performing a reading from their new novel Galahad's Fool. Bishop & Fuller, Co-Directors of Sebastapol California's Independent Eye Theatre, will talk about their fifty years in theatre, and offer a short performance. The presentation takes place at the Plains School, #1 Plains Avenue, Portsmouth NH. Donations accepted at the door. For reservations, contact Pontine - info@pontine.org / 603-436-6660. The Plains School is fully accessible and is air conditioned. Free adjacent parking is available.
THE BODINES By Jeffrey Kinghorn Comes to West End Studio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2018
New Hampshire Theatre Project will collaborate with RMJD Productions to present The Bodines at West End Studio Theatre August 24 to September 9. This dark and wondrous new comedic drama features Deborah and Jeffrey Kinghorn as Wyatt and Emily Bodine who embark on another boring evening at home that quickly turns into "the day when everything changed." A text message. A neighbor's return from vacation. A homemade pie. It all seems so banal…until it becomes the meaning of life, a glimpse into the cosmos, and an awakening to a whole new world. The Bodines will tickle your funny bone and then leave you wondering…why the heck are we laughing?
PRIVATE PROPERTY Announced As The Final Show Of The 2018 Late Night Summer Series At The Players' Ring Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2018
Private Property by William Ivor Fowkes will be presented at the Players' Ring Theatre located at 105 Marcy Street in Portsmouth, NH. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 10:00 pm and Sundays at 9:00 pm. Tickets are $14 with discounts for students, seniors, and Players' Ring members. To make your reservation visit playersring.org or call 603-436-8123.
Hocking, Carnahan, & Hall Star In Special IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU One-Night-Only Weathervane Alumni Concert
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2018
The Weathervane Alumni Association invites you to attend a special concert benefit performance of the 2015 Broadway musical, It Shoulda Been You. The concert will star Weathervane alumni Leah Hocking (Mamma Mia, All Shook Up, Billy Elliott), Kirsti Carnahan (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Baby), Laura Hall (Wonderland), as well as Monica Rosenblatt in the role of Jenny Steinberg. The one-night-only benefit will raise funds for the Weathervane Alumni Association, whose mission is dedicated to enlarging creative and financial support for the Weathervane Theatre. The event will take place on Sunday, August 12 at 2:00pm at the Weathervane Theatre (389 Lancaster Road, Whitefield, NH 03598).
New World Theatre Presents Play Writing Masterclass With Stuart Spencer, Today
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2018
Play Writing Masterclass With Stuart Spencer is an event in which master playwright and dramaturg, Stuart Spencer , will work individually with eight selected playwrights at the Hatbox Theatre, located at the Steeplegate Mall (by Bon Ton's), Concord, NH. This all­day event will run from 9am to 6pm today, July 28, 2018. Tickets are $30. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.hatboxnh.com .
Seacoast Rep Presents XANADU
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2018
Here's a recipe for 'silly bliss' - take a Hollywood flop that became a Broadway hit, stir in Greek mythology and roller disco, add music by two pop greats and turn it over to The Madmen of Oopsy Daisy to direct at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth.

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