Bill Hanney News

”Jimmy and Carolyn”, James Andrew Walsh's new comedy starring two-time Tony nominee and TV/Broadway star Mary Beth Peil (Dawson's Creek, The Good Wife,  HALSTON, Broadway's Anastasia) and TV/Broadway star Gregory Harrison (911,  Chesapeake Shores, Trapper John M.D.), shot entirely on location in Westerly, Rhode  Island, sets its South County Premiere at Bill Hanney's newly renovated All South Coun ty Luxury Cinemas, co-owned with Harold Blank and William Doherty, in Wakefield on  Monday, August 29, 2022.

In celebration of 89 Years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney will present the six time Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, which will be presented from August 17 – September 11, 2022.

Owner and producer Bill Hanney has announced The Gottabees and their delightful production of Go Home Tiny Monster to Theatre by The Sea on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 10:00 am and 12 noon.

The stage at Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is set to rock with BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Buddy Holly rose to fame in 1956 and set the music world on fire, forever changing the face and sound of rock 'n' roll before his tragic end in 1959 – the day the music died. 

Theatre By The Sea owner and producer Bill Hanney will welcome John O'Hurley to Theatre By The Sea with his show A Man With Standards on August 1 for one show only.

In celebration of 89 Years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney will present the Broadway version of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella from July 20 – August 13, 2022.

In celebration of 89 years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce a New Fairy-Tale Musical Series, which will be presented on select Wednesdays in June, July and August.

This summer, audiences can expect a show that will be anything but a drag when Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) presents an all-new production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA that will feature 'RuPaul's Drag Race' superstar Jujubee as 'Madame.' 

In celebration of 89 Years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to present the exuberant high energy musical, Footloose, which will be presented from June 22 - July 16, 2022.

In celebration of 89 years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce the 2022 summer schedule for the Monday Concerts and Events Series, which will be held on select Mondays throughout the season.

SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE will be directed and choreographed by Broadway’s Stephanie Pope Lofgren who was an original cast member of London’s West End production.  SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE plays from Tuesday, June 7 thru Sunday, June 19, 2022.

In celebration of 89 Years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce the opening of the 2022 Summer Season. The season begins with the Tony Award-nominated musical, Million Dollar Quartet, which will be presented from May 25 - June 18, 2022.

The Tony-nominated Callaway Sisters, Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway, will be raising the roof at Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre with their new show BROADWAY THE CALLA-WAY! for one show only on Saturday, May 14 at 8pm.

Theatre By The Sea owner and producer Bill Hanney have announced the opening of the box office for single tickets sales for the 2022 Summer Season. Find out how to purchase tickets to Theatre By The Sea's Monday Concerts and Events, the Children's Festival and new Children's Summer Fairy-Tale Musical Series, and any or all of the four fabulous musicals.

With a full schedule of musicals, concerts, and kids shows set for 2022, Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is set to return for a full season of great entertainment for North Shore audiences.

Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre will present the area's largest and most beloved production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL for its 30th Annual Production.

Check out first look photos from MAMMA MIA! North Shore Music Theatre has reopened with MAMMA MIA!, playing now through Sunday, October 17, 2021. MAMMA MIA! is packed with 22 of ABBA's greatest hits, including 'Dancing Queen,' 'Super Trouper,' 'Take A Chance on Me,' and 'The Winner Takes It All.'

Tonight's performance of MAMMA MIA! at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverley, MA will not go on due to an ongoing dispute with IATSE Local 11, citing owner Bill Hanney's 'refusal to pay decent, family-supporting wages.'

It has been a long wait, but audiences can prepare to have the time of their life again at North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) when Bill Hanney brings back MAMMA MIA! for an Encore Performance to re-open the award-winning theatre which has been closed for 18 months due to the pandemic.

Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre is set to reopen this fall after suspending operations for 18 months due to the worldwide COVID 19 Pandemic. The fall schedule includes the return of Mamma Mia! and the 30th annual production of A Christmas Carol, as well as concerts. The Subscription Musical Series originally scheduled for 2020 is now re-scheduled to the 2022 Season.