Literary in the Lounge: Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon
Bestselling author Caitlin Shetterly and Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday and Up First, appear in conversation about their new books: The Gulf...
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Upcoming Shows
Catherine Newman with Wreck
New York Times bestselling author Catherine Newman visits The Music Hall Lounge with the paperback of her newest novel, Wreck, a Good Morning America book...
Review: GREASE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
What did our critic think of GREASE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre?…
Review: CINDERELLA at Prescott Park
An evening in Prescott Park fits perfectly like the glass slipper in 'Cinderella.'…
Review: GODSPELL at Break A Leg Legally
It is only fitting, then, that Break a Leg Legally should deliver a production that feels so profoundly inclusive, energetic, and thoroughly joyful in The Strand theater in Dover.…
Review: MEAN GIRLS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
Based on Tina Fey's (of Saturday Night Live fame) wildly popular 2004 film, Mean Girls wisely embraces what made the original such a phenomenon while bringing enough energy and personality to succeed on stage. Like many movie adaptations, however, it occasionally struggles to escape comparisons to t…
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Rochester Opera House
Among the heavy hitters of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice catalog, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat doesn’t always carry the same somber weight as Phantom of the Opera or Jesus Christ Superstar. That’s likely because Webber originally penned it at the tender age of 20 as a mode…
Review: THE CHILDREN at The Players' Ring
What starts as a casual catch-up among old colleagues spirals into something much heavier, darker, and deeply haunting in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children, now playing at the Players’ Ring in Portsmouth. In the famously intimate confines of the Ring—where the actors are often close enough to breat…
Review: ALTAR BOYZ at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
At Seacoast Repertory Theatre, the current production of Altar Boyz plays less like a traditional musical and more like a full-on concert experience—loud, fast, and packed with driving beats and body-bending choreography.t did our critic think of ALTAR BOYZ at Seacoast Repertory Theatre?…
Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
There is something immediately disarming about “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” It doesn’t arrive with spectacle or grand stakes; there are no sweeping romances or life-or-death consequences. Instead, it gives you a handful of awkward kids, a gymnasium, and a spelling competition.…
Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
There’s one thing that the Seacoast Repertory Theatre knows how to do very well. It’s transforming their intimate, brick-walled space in Portsmouth into a world that feels ten times its actual size. Their current production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels—the 2005 musical based on the Steve Martin/…
Past Shows
Literary in the Lounge: Chris Bohjalian with The Amateur
Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-six books, visits The Music Hall Lounge to discuss his new novel The Amateur. The novel...
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Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella Wilcox Main Stage, Prescott Park Arts Festival (6/19-8/09) |
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Skynyrd's Hatchet Claremont Opera House (10/03-10/03) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Portsmouth New Theatre Royal (3/11-3/11) |
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Comedian Bob Marley Claremont Opera House (9/18-9/18) |
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PAULA POUNDSTONE – Friday, August 7, 7:30pm The Park Theatre (8/07-8/07) |
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Blizzard of Ozz Claremont Opera House (9/12-9/12) |
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GOLDFISH Bridewell Theatre (11/03-11/07) |
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Viva Las Elvis Claremont Opera House (9/19-9/19) |
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O.A.R. Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (9/13-9/13) |
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Mamma Mania Claremont Opera House (11/21-11/21) |