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December 2015

THE MUSIC HALL presents THE OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE production of

DECEMBER 9 - 20 First Broadway stars announced!

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NEW SHOWS ON SALE!

This month, our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, December 5. The following NEW shows go on sale to members at 10am for walk-up, at noon for phone and internet sales. Tickets on sale to non-members Saturday, December 19 at noon. To become a member, go online to themusichall.org, call (603) 766-2176 or email AHahalis@themusichall.org.

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Wed., February 24 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $20; $29

Fri., April 8 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $27; $35

Then Came the Morning, the second album by the Southern-born, Brooklyn-based indie-folk trio, opens with a crest of churchly piano, a patter of drums, and a fanfare of voices harmonizing like a sunrise.

YO LA TENGO

This seminal indie-rock band comes to the Historic Theater with two sets: one rock and the other more acoustic.

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Writers in the Loft

ROBERT HARRIS

Wed., January 13 • 7pm • Loft • $41 ticket package*

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

The NY Times bestselling author of An Officer and a Spy brings to town his Ancient Rome Trilogy. In Dictator, the life of Cicero is rocked as the Roman empires collapses and Julius Caesar is assassinated. Don’t miss Harris’ masterful foray in Ancient times.

Fri., January 29 • 8pm • Loft • $12

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

Innovation + Leadership

MARGARET GLASPY

Writers in the Loft

CHRIS BATHGATE BAND

MELANIE BENJAMIN

Mon., February 1 • 7pm • Loft • $42 ticket package*

His folk/American style is textured and nuanced and layers in with his bandmates to create a warm, rustic beauty. They make their Portsmouth debut fresh off their NPR Tiny Desk Concert.

From the NY Times bestselling author of The Aviator's Wife comes an enthralling fictionalized account of Truman Capote's scandalous friendship with socialite Babe Paley and the high society "swans" of 1950s New York.

Live @ The Loft

CHARLES DUHIGG

DAKHABRAKHA

Wed., April 20 • 7pm • Loft • $29.50 advance; $32 day of show

Sat., February 20 • 8pm • Loft • $10

Thu., March 10 • 7pm • Loft • $42 ticket package*

Margaret Glaspy boasts a diverse musical background.

With influences ranging from Bill Withers to Elliott Smith, from Weezer's Pinkerton to Rage Against the Machine, the 26-year-old songwriter focuses her talents into fiercely raw, guitar-driven pop songs.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author of the mega-bestseller The Power of Habit explores the science of productivity in his groundbreaking new work Smarter Faster Better.

Named “Best Breakout” at 2014’s Bonnaroo by Rolling Stone, the hot Ukrainian folk-punk quartet returns to the Loft. Mesmerizing vocals are accompanied by instrumentation in a melding of traditional Ukrainian folk music, African grooves, Eastern colors, and a contemporary sensibility the band calls “ethno-chaos.”

*Ticket package includes reserved seat, book, bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet Community Partner Neoteric Dance Collaborative presents: ONE BILLION RISING SEACOAST Sat., February 13 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $29.75; $34.75

Rental Partner Yes Indeed! Productions, Inc. presents IN THE MOOD: A 1940S MUSICAL REVIEW Thu., April 28 • 2pm & 7:30pm • Historic Theater

Rental Partner Sweaty Turtle Entertainment LLC presents NICO: UNDERGROUND Fri., April 8 • 7:30pm & Sat., April 9 • 7:30pm • Loft • $25; $35 2

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LIVE ON STAGE DECEMBER Just Announced!

Two Broadway veterans are slated to star in the upcoming Ogunquit Playhouse production of the beloved holiday classic.

Jeffry Denman played Phil Davis in the world premiere, cast recording, and original Broadway (Astaire Award nomination) casts of White Christmas and won an IRNE Award in 2007 for the Boston production.

Starring as Bob Wallace is Joey Sorge who recently played the lead in the Ogunquit production of Nice Work If You Can Get It and was part of its original Broadway cast with Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara.

Jeffry Denman

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THE MUSIC HALL presents THE OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE production of

DECEMBER 9 - 20 • HISTORIC THEATER SHOWTIMES:

Wed, December 9 • 7:30pm Thu, December 10 • 2pm & 7:30pm Fri, December 11 • 7:30pm Sat, December 12 • 2pm & 7pm Sun, December 13 • 12pm & 4:30pm Tue, December 15 • 7:30pm Wed, December 16 • 7:30pm Thu, December 17 • 7:30pm Fri, December 18 • 7:30 pm Sat, December 19 • 2pm & 7pm Sun, December 20 • 12pm & 4:30pm PRESENTING SPONSOR:

$42-$92, tickets start at $30 for ages 18 & under

The magic of Broadway swings into the Historic Theater with spectacular dance numbers, nostalgic songs, and a few surprises that are sure to wow you.

Good seats are still available, get your tickets now!

Pro tip: The balcony has some of the best views MEDIA PARTNER:

EVENING SPONSORS: Bank W. Holdings; D.F. Richard Energy; Jardiniere; Leddy Group; Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank; Northeast Delta Dental; SIS Bank; Wells Fargo Advisors

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LIVE ON STAGE DECEMBER

JUSTON MCKINNEY’S LAST LAUGH 2015 Saturday, December 26 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $24 Music Hall favorite and Seacoast native Juston McKinney will have you rolling in the aisles as he looks back at the year that was.

SERIES SPONSORS: EVENING SPONSORS:

SIS Bank; The Friendly Toast; Leone, McDonnell, & Roberts, P.A.

RAGPICKER’S DREAM Sat., Dec. 12 at 4pm • Sun., Dec. 13 at 2pm • Loft • $18 Kent Stephens’ Stage Force annual holiday play reading (no sets or costumes) features brilliant performances from top Seacoast talent. Hear about homecomings, holiday heroes, and miracles in this collection that covers the broad and wonderful spectrum of what the season is about.

SERIES SPONSOR:

EVENING SPONSOR: BayRing Communications

COMMUNITY #MyMusicHall

Our theater has a rich history. Some of its stories we know, and others have yet to be told. To gather as many of these as we can, we’re asking you to submit your favorite story, memory, or tidbit to us. Stories can be submitted in writing, video, or audio. Post your entry on Facebook, tag us and use #MyMusicHall.

You can also email us at stories@themusichall.org, or mail it to the attention of Stories at The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth NH 03801.

Thank you to our volunteers!

Every show, night after night, rain, shine, or blizzard, our dedicated volunteers show up to greet our patrons. We are so lucky to have an all-star cast of volunteers, some of whom are seen here. The board and staff at The Music Hall, would like to thank all of them for their hard work, loyalty, and support.

For more info about volunteering, please go to About Us on our website or contact our Coordinator of Volunteers, Deborah Pickett: DPickett@themusichall.org

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PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC HALL & STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM Vintage Christmas is Sponsored by

In Partnership with

Discover Portsmouth; Great Bay Academy of Dance; Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra; z107

Celebrating 11 years of shows, strolls, & stayovers!

Pick up your copy of the Trolley map flier at the Music Hall Box Office

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Music, theater, comics & cinema

36th Annual Candlelight Stroll

Music Hall Presents

Kent Stephens’ Stage Force: Ragpicker’s Dream Sat., December 12 • 4pm & Sun., December 13 • 2pm • Loft

Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond

Great Bay Academy of Dance

An 1836 Portsmouth Nutcracker

Fri., December 4 • 5pm Sat., December 5 • 10am, 1pm, 4pm, & 7:30pm

Open Daily, December - February from 9am - 9pm

Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra

Family Holiday Pops

Pickwick's

Tue., December 22 • 7:30pm Extraordinary Cinema

Holiday Dinners in the Historic William Pitt Tavern

It's A Wonderful Life

Seatings on each evening of Candlelight Stroll at 4pm, 6pm, or 8pm.

Wed., December 23 • 3pm Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra

Hilarity

Sat., December 5 • 5pm-9pm, Sun., December 6 • 4pm-8pm Sat., December 12 • 5pm-9pm, Sun., December 13 • 4pm-8pm Sat. December 19 • 5pm-9pm, Sun., December 20 • 4pm-8pm

Juston McKinney’s Last Laugh 2015 Sat., December 26 • 8pm

Open House Weekends

Friday-Sunday in December. Choose an adventure: Lady Pickwick's, Pickwick's Mercantile, Pickwick's at the Banke or Deadwick's Ethereal Emporium. More details at VintageChristmasNH.org

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25 Annual Gingerbread Houses Tue., December 1 – Thu., December 24 Open daily, 10am-5pm, with extended hours on weekends until 8pm

Vintage Christmas Kickoff Party Thu., Dec. 1 • 5-7pm

DON’T MISS COMMUNITY EVENTS AROUND TOWN Holiday Tree Lighting in Market Square Sat., December 5 • 5pm

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Holiday Parade: A Celebration of Lights Sat., December 5 • 6pm

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ON SCREEN DECEMBER Film tickets: $11 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students & Military

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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) NR •2h 10m • US

12/23 @ 3pm Frank Capra’s beloved ‘holiday classic to define holiday classics.’ After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.

THE WALK

PG • 2h 3m • US 12/27 @ 3pm; 12/29, 12/30 @ 7pm The true story of a young dreamer, Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon Leavitt), and a band of unlikely recruits who together achieve the impossible: an illegal wire walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. With little more than nerve and blind ambition, Petit and his ragtag crew overcome daunting physical obstacles, betrayals, countless close calls and overwhelming odds to beat the system and execute their mad plan.

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NR • 1h 40m • United Arab Emerates (subtitled) 11/28, 11/29, 12/2, 12/3 @ 7pm In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.

A BALLERINA'S TALE

NR • 1h 25m • US 12/4, 12/8, 12/9, 12/11, 12/13, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17 @ 7pm Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater. Get the incredible, behind-thescenes story of how she overcame a tumultuous upbringing and near career-ending injuries to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation.

HEART OF A DOG

NR • 1h 15m • US 12/18, 12/19, 12/27, 12/29, 12/30 @ 7pm Centering on Anderson's beloved rat terrier Lolabelle, who died in 2011, Heart of a Dog is a personal essay that weaves together childhood memories, video diaries, philosophical musings on data collection, surveillance culture and the Buddhist conception of the afterlife, and heartfelt tributes to the artists, writers, musicians and thinkers who inspire her.

The Music Hall Film Club: CITIZEN KANE (1941) PG • 1h 59m • USA

Tue., 12/22 @ 7pm • Loft

Individual tickets are available for $15. Tickets are limited. No passes. Ticket price includes a free popcorn and post-film discussion with host and moderator Kent Stephens.

For the holidays, we give you: a snow globe. When no more remains to be said about a film, all you can do is watch it again. After the death of a publishing tycoon, a reporter goes on a hunt to discover the meaning of the last word to escape the great man's lips. Produced, directed, co-written by and starring the 25-year-old Orson Welles, and introducing Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, and many more. "...as fresh, as provoking, as entertaining, as funny, as sad, as brilliant as it ever was. Many agree it is the greatest film of all time. Those who differ cannot seem to agree on another candidate." - Roger Ebert. Happy sledding!

Coming up next for The Music Hall Film Club Great Comics make Great Comedies

Laugh your way through the winter! Beginning in January, 2016, the Music Hall Film Club goes on a madcap tour of six decades of America’s funniest movies, every film starring a comic legend, from the immortals of the silent era to Groucho Marx, from Marilyn Monroe to Steve Martin. The lineup will feature six classic gut-busting features - but also, in true comic tradition, every month you should expect some unannounced surprises!

Host Kent Stephens will reveal the science behind the silliness, offering lessons in the fine art of the pratfall and unforgettable stories about the funny, brilliant stars.

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MEMBERS, SPONSORS. & MORE Connected to the Community At The Music Hall we know our organization can only thrive in a community that is also thriving, and we work to reinforce this every day with our valued Community Partners.

Each year, we collaborate with more than 60 community organizations to fulfill our joint missions. The Music Hall: • provides technical support and discounted venue space • connects local students from Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, the University of New Hampshire, and Arts in Reach with artists like Reggie Watts, Joshua Bell, and Salman Rushdie • facilitates meaningful conversations around relevant issues for our community such as ocean sustainability, the heroin epidemic, innovation, and technology

Photo: David Murray/Clear Eye Photo

• illuminates the imagination of children with over 20 years of School Days Series performances These opportunities create unforgettable experiences and have a lasting impact.

This summer, in partnership with Seacoast Family Food Pantry, we also gathered over five tons of food to feed children and families in need through our first Fill the Hall event. The Music Hall has committed to doing this event annually.

Moments like these are truly transformative, and we couldn’t do it without your support. Please consider making a year-end contribution to The Music Hall with the enclosed envelope to support our community outreach efforts. Your contribution is fully tax deductible. Thank you! #PortsmouthLOVE

Sponsor Profile: C&J Bus Lines

The Music Hall is thrilled to have established a three-year partnership with C&J Bus Lines to create a fantastic holiday tradition on the Seacoast: the Ogunquit Playhouse at the Music Hall. This series brings Broadway shows to the Historic Theater in Portsmouth each December. This year, the classic tale set in New England, Irving Berlin’s: White Christmas, the Musical comes to life on stage as a part of this unique series.

According to The Music Hall’s Director of Institutional Advancement Gail VanHoy Carolan, C&J Bus Lines is “the ideal sponsor” for this series. “With their luxury services tying New York and Ogunquit together, along with their commitment to the community and families within Portsmouth and the region, C&J was the perfect corporate partner for this collaboration,” said Carolan.

Founded in 1968, C&J Bus Lines has become a regional icon, providing unique, safe, and dependable transportation to over 700,000 passengers each year. C&J offers daily bus service from NH’s Seacoast area, as well as Newburyport, Massachusetts to Boston’s South Station and Logan International Airport. The company also provides daily executive class service from Portsmouth, NH; Tewksbury, MA to the New York Port Authority, and in 2015, began seasonal service from Ogunquit, Maine to New York.

"C&J is excited to be the Presenting Sponsor for the Ogunquit Playhouse series at The Music Hall," said Jim Jalbert, President of C&J Bus Lines. "We are proud to support both communitybased organizations, The Ogunquit Playhouse and The Music Hall that bring so much pleasure to so many people, especially families, throughout the year. We think the Broadway collaboration between the two will be the perfect tie in with Vintage Christmas, and look forward to seeing White Christmas on stage!"

To learn more about C&J Bus Lines, please visit www.ridecj.com.

Pictured: Gail VanHoy Carolan and Jim Jalbert

A huge thank you to our annual gala sponsors for helping to make The Event: 1940s Officers' Club such a big success!

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The Music Hall presents The Ogunquit Playhouse production of

Extraordinary Cinema A Ballerina's Tale 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema A Ballerina's Tale 7pm

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Community Partner An 1836 Portsmouth Nutcracker 10am, 1pm, 4pm, & 7:30pm

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The Music Hall Book Club 6pm Portwalk Place - Aria

Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS 12pm & 4:30pm

The Music Hall presents Ragpicker's Dream 2pm Extraordinary Cinema A Ballerina's Tale 7pm

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Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS the Musical 7:30pm

Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS the Musical 7:30pm

Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS the Musical 7:30pm

Extraordinary Cinema A Ballerina's Tale 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema A Ballerina's Tale 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema A Ballerina's Tale 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Heart of a Dog 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema The Walk 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Walk 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Heart of a Dog 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Heart of a Dog 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Heart of a Dog 7pm

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Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth, a partnership between The Music Hall and Strawbery Banke Museum, offers a winter wonderland of fun and festivities for the month of December. For details and a complete itinerary of events, go to VintageChristmasNH.org. *New this season: The Music Hall presents the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, The Musical.

Don’t miss seeing the Historic Theater transform into a winter wonderland December 9 - 20.

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Back by popular demand: Candlelight strolls of Strawbery Banke on various nights starting December 5. Last year, over 10,000 people participated in the stroll. Make it a magical evening with a four-course holiday dinner at Pickwick's at the Banke’s Pitt Tavern.

Pro tip: these dinners fill up fast, make sure to make your reservations soon at StrawberyBanke.org.

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Who doesn’t love a Gingerbread House? Check out the display at Discover Portsmouth Center’s Gingerbread House Competition. Last year, over 50 gingerbread houses were seen by 2,800 visitors, with entries from Girls Scout troops, families and local businesses.

End the year with a laugh: The Seacoast’s favorite comedian, Juston McKinney, will have you rolling in the aisles on December 26 at The Historic Theater.

Bundle up the kids in your life for an ice skating outing: The Labrie Family Skate at Strawbery Banke’s Puddle Dock Pond is open from 9am to 9pm.

An audience favorite, the 1836 Portsmouth Nutcracker performed by the Great Bay Academy of Dance, will be at the Music Hall December 4-5 with both full-length and child friendly performances. Fun fact: Three of our Music Hall staffers are Nutcracker alums!

Don't miss the Holiday Pops on December 22 with Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra!

Kent Stephen's Stage Force returns on December 12 & 13 with Ragpicker's Dream, a funny, poignant collection of tales, performed by top Seacoast talent.

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Saturday, December 12 • 4pm & Sunday, December 13 • 2pm Community Partner Portsmouth

Symphony Orchestra: Family Holiday Pops

Tuesday, December 22 • 7:30pm Hilarity Juston McKinney’s Last Laugh

Saturday, December 26 • 8pm

January 2016 Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

Jane Eyre

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Melissa Etheridge "This is M.E. Solo" Thursday, January 14 • 7:30pm The Met @ The Music Hall

Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Bizet) Saturday, January 16 • 1pm

Live @ The Loft Glen David Andrews Sunday, January 17 • 7pm

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Saturday, January 23 • 8pm

Sunday, January 24 • 7pm

Friday, January 29 • 8pm

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Monday, February 1 • 7pm

Intimately Yours Trombone Shorty &

Orleans Avenue

Tuesday, February 2 • 7pm The Music Hall Presents

Tao: Seventeen Samurai

Friday, February 5 • 8pm Rental Partners The Housing Partnership

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Live @ The Loft The Wondertwins:

To Hip-Hop With Love

Saturday, February 6 • 8pm Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

Les Liaisons Dangereuses Sunday, February 7 • 1pm Rental Partners BANFF

Festival World Tour

Mountain Film

Wednesday, February 10 • 7pm Intimately Yours Chris Botti

Thursday, February 11 • 7:30pm Community Partners Neoteric

Dance

Collaborative presents: One Billion Rising Seacoast

Saturday, February 13 • 8pm Intimately Yours Gipsy Kings

Friday, February 19 • 8pm

Live @ The Loft Rodrigo Amarante Friday, February 26 • 8pm

March 2016 The Music Hall Presents

Celtic Nights: Spirit of Freedom Saturday, March 5 • 8pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Melissa Ferrick

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Sunday, March 6 • 1pm

Intimately Yours On Stage Together:

Patty Griffin/Sara Watkins/ Anaïs Mitchell Friday, March 11 • 8pm

The Moth Mainstage

Saturday, March 19 • 8pm Community Partner Portsmouth

Symphony Orchestra: Night at the Opera - Bizet & Britten Sunday, March 20 • 3pm

The Music Hall Presents Moscow Festival Ballet: Sleeping Beauty

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Friday, April 1 • 8pm

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Saturday, April 2 • 11:30am

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Saturday, April 2 • 1pm

Intimately Yours An Evening with

Yo La Tengo

Friday, April 8 • 8pm Rental Partners Sweaty Turtle

Entertainment LLC presents: Nico: Underground Friday, April 8 • 7:30pm; Saturday, April 9 • 7:30pm Rental Partners Gary

Grant Talents presents: Rob Bartlett Saturday, April 9 • 8pm Met @ The Music Hall

Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) Sunday, April 17 • 1pm

Live @ The Loft DakhaBrakha Wednesday, April 20 • 7pm Rental Partners Yes

Indeed! Productions, Inc. presents: In the Mood: A 1940s Musical Review

Thursday, April 28 • 2pm & 7:30pm The Music Hall Presents

Three Acts, Two Dancers & One Radio Host Saturday, April 30 • 8pm

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Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

As You Like It

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