NEW SHOWS ON SALE!
This month, our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, April 5. The following NEW shows go on sale to members at 10am for walk-up, at noon for phone and internet sales. Get your tickets and enjoy refreshments! Tickets on sale to non-members Sat., April 19 at noon. To become a member, call (603) 766-2176 or email Lsaniuk@themusichall.org.
Martingale Wharf Singer Songwriter Series
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Thurs., June 5 • 8pm • $22 • Loft
Roaring out of the southern Indiana foothills, this trio plays a brand of Americana and blues that stands alone – Delta blues and hillbilly fervor combine with musical acuity sharp as razor wire. A force to be reckoned with!
Rental Partner
Volcom Presents True to This Sat., April 5 • 5pm & 7pm •Free • Loft
Captures the energy and artistry of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding in its purest forms.
Hilarity: Miss Richfield 1981 “Play with My Poodle” Sat., June 7 • 8pm & Sun. Aug. 24 @ 7pm • $35 • Loft
Miss Richfield is on the prowl to find Mr. Right…now! In her all new show, she joyously looks for a suitable mate with colorful videos, twisted sing-a-longs, and a healthy heap of audience interaction. Don't miss this Music Hall summer favorite!
Rental Partner Seacoast Media Group Presents 20th Annual Spotlight on the Arts Awards Wed., April 23 • 7pm • Free • Historic Theater They are the Seacoast's Grammys, Tonys, Museum of Fine Art and Top Chef all rolled into one exciting evening at The Music Hall!
Martingale Wharf Singer Songwriter Series
La Santa Cecilia Sun., June 29 • 7pm • $25 • Loft
A mesmerizing, modern-day creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock, and world music that utilizes rhythms like cumbia, bossa nova, rumba, bolero, and tango — a 2014 Grammy Award winner!
The Music Hall Presents Sing-A-Long Sound of Music Sat., May 24 • 7pm • $22; $18 • Historic Theater
Doors open at 6:30pm with a costume parade. Experience the classic Julie Andrews film musical in Technicolor® like you’ve never seen before! Sing your heart out to the sing-along subtitles. Plus, each patron will receive complimentary props to use during the film.
Buddy is coming!
All shows in Historic Theater The most popular musical in Ogunquit Playhouse history comes to The Music Hall! Follow the incredible journey of Buddy’s meteoric rise to fame to the top of the record charts during the golden days of rock ‘n’ roll, to his untimely death in 1959. This joyous celebration of a musical legend will have you dancing in the aisles with such rousing 50s favorites as “Peggy Sue,”“Oh Boy,”“Maybe Baby,”“That’ll Be the Day,”“Raining In My Heart,” Ritchie Valens’“La Bamba” and the Big Bopper’s “Chantilly Lace.”
The Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story PREVIEW SHOWS:
LIVE ON STAGE APRIL
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EVENING SPONSORS: Avery Insurance; Mad*Pow JULIAN LAGE + CHRIS ELDRIDGE: THE JAY SMITH MEMORIAL CONCERT 4/10 • 9PM AT THE PRESS ROOM $13 ADVANCE; $18 DAY OF
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WITH 2 SPECIAL OPENING ACTS: JOHNNYSWIM KEVIN DREW HISTORIC THEATER 4/11
EVENING
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LADY LAMB THE BEEKEEPER 4/11 • 8PM • LOFT $20; BAR SEATING $5 TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR ONLY YOUTH AND TEEN ROUND ROBIN WITH PORTSMOUTH MUSIC AND ARTS
Thank you to our festival sponsor: Thank you to our Media Partners:
"The king of Chicago comedy!" — UNITED NEWS SERVICES
JIM BELUSHI & THE CHICAGO BOARD OF COMEDY
Tuesday, April 1 • 7:30pm • $46-$20
Comedy superstar and Saturday Night Live writer Jim Belushi joins us for one night only with his improvised sketch comedy show!
SERIES SPONSORS:
EVENING SPONSORS: Churchill’s Garden Center; D. F. Richard Energy; Dowling Corporation; Leddy Group; Wells Fargo Advisors “A cut above many of its rivals.” — THE WASHINGTON POST
MOSCOW FESTIVAL BALLET: SWAN LAKE
Saturday, April 19 • 7:30pm • $50.25; $38.25; $15 for 15 and under
Each Spring, The Music Hall’s ballet becomes a special occasion in Portsmouth when families come out on the town. With a special “$15 for 15 and under” ticket and great restaurants, families can make a day of dinner and ballet!
EVENING SPONSORS:
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P.J. O'ROURKE
Wednesday, April 16 • 7:30pm • $13.25 • Book: The Baby Boom ($25, hardcover). Book voucher purchase required: 1 voucher per 1-2 tickets. Tickets & vouchers not available online. The bestselling humorist – called "the funniest man in America" by Time and The Wall Street Journal – comes to town with his first book of all new, previously unpublished material since 2007, The Baby Boom. With his trademark wit and razor sharp delivery, O'Rourke turns his lens on his fellow post-war babies in a hilarious attempt to understand, explain, and celebrate the glorious mess made by his own generation.
THE BALLROOM THIEVES
Fri., April 18 • 8pm • $10 • Loft
Rock disguised as folk with unique instrumentation and dazzling three-part vocal harmonies. Their sonic diversity allows the band to enter an intimate listening room one night and entertain a large festival crowd the next.
Writers on a New England Stage is a partnership between
Presenting Sponsor:
Series Sponsors: Auger Building Company, Inc.; Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service; RMC Research; Calypso Communications; New England Audio Tech
Media Partner: Companion Bookstore: RiverRun Bookstore
Evening Sponsors: Weyland Capital Management; Seacoast Area Libraries See page 5 for more information! 23rd Annual
MONA SIMPSON
Wednesday, April 30 • 7pm • Loft • $40
Ticket package includes reserved seat, book (Casebook, $25.95, hardcover), bar beverage; author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet
SATURDAY, MAY 3 • 10AM-3PM
The bestselling author of such heralded works as Anywhere But Here and My Hollywood visits with her powerful new novel. One of Huffington Post's "30 books you NEED to read in 2014", Casebook centers on an eavesdropping boy who uncovers the workings of his parents' private lives.
SERIES SPONSOR:
ON SCREEN
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN
R • 111min • UK
4/2, 4/3 @ 7pm
Nelly (Felicity Jones), a happily-married mother and schoolteacher, is haunted by her past relationship with the author Charles Dickens (Ralph Fiennes).
TIM'S VERMEER
PG13 • 80min • US
4/4 - 4/6, 4/8, 4/9 @ 7pm • 4/6 @ 3pm
This film by Penn and Teller explores the mystery of how 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer ("Girl with a Pearl Earring") painted so photo-realistically.
GLORIA
R • 110min • Chile (subtitled)
4/13 @ 3pm & 7pm • 4/15 @ 7pm
Gloria is a "woman of a certain age" but still feels young. She fills her nights seeking love at dance clubs for single adults, until the day she meets Rodolfo.
LE WEEK-END
R • 101min • US
4/20 @ 3pm & 7pm • 4/22, 4/24 @ 7pm
Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan play a long-married couple who revisit Paris for the first time since their honeymoon, in hopes of rekindling their relationship – or, perhaps, to bring it to an end. Also stars Jeff Goldblum.
THE LUNCHBOX
PG • 104min • India
4/26 @ 3pm & 7pm, 4/27, 4/29, 4/30 @ 7pm
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. A favorite from this year’s Telluride by the Sea.
the met @ the music hall: LA BOHEME
(PUCCINI)
Sat., April 5 @ 1pm • Historic Theater
$27.50; $15 for 18/under
An exciting young cast stars in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, the mostperformed opera in Met history. Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo stars as the passionate writer Rodolfo, and Romanian soprano Anita Hartig makes her Met debut as his consumptive lover, Mimì. Susanna Phillips sings the flirtatious Musetta and Massimo Cavalletti is the painter Marcello in this performance, led by rising conductor Stefano Ranzani.
GRAND PIANO
R • 90min • Spain
4/3 @ 7pm
Elijah Wood and John Cusack star in this thriller about a brilliant pianist and a lifethreatening performance.
RUN AND JUMP
NR • 102min • IRE
4/4, 4/9, 4/10 @ 7pm
After a stroke leaves her husband disabled and fundamentally changed, spirited Irish housewife Vanetia struggles to keep her family together.
THE BRITISH ARROWS
NR • 73min • UK
4/13 @ 4pm • 4/16, 4/17 @ 7pm
This eclectic mix of mini-dramas and outrageous wit celebrates the best in television commercial advertising from the UK.
DIRTY WARS
R • 101min • US
4/19 @ 3pm & 7pm • 4/24 @ 7pm
Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill delves into America’s covert wars, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Somalia and beyond.
ALAN PARTRIDGE
R • 111min • UK
4/26, 4/29 @ 7pm
In this comedy, radio broadcaster Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) is held hostage by a disgruntled fellow DJ (Colm Meaney).
BABETTE'S FEAST
G • 102min • DEN
4/10 @ 7pm • Historic Theater
Presented in affiliation with Portsmouth Restaurant Week and in memory of writer/director Gabriel Axel. Two Danish sisters take in French refugee Babette. Among the all-time greatest ‘food films’!
THE CRASH REEL
NR • 108min • US
4/17 @ 7pm • Historic Theater
The story of one unforgettable athlete, Kevin Pearce; his sport, snowboarding; and one explosive issue, Traumatic Brain Injury.
TBTS favorite!
TBTS favorite!
MEMBERS, SPONSORS & MORE!
23rd
Annual
KITCHEN TOUR
The Music Hall thanks Grace Limousine for sponsoring Sneak Peek 2014! This year's event gave our Directors Club members and corporate sponsors the first glance at many of the shows we have to look forward to next season, and the opportunity to gather together as a community on The Music Hall stage. A great night was enjoyed by all, thanks to the support of Grace Limousine.
1,000 @ $135 in honor of our 135th Anniversary Season!
POPO VE RS
So far we have over 200 candles on the cake. Help us reach our goal of 1,000 candles! Each gift of $135 receives a Double Shot Film Pass and a voucher for a slice of cake from Popovers on the Square. To make your gift, please visit http://bit.ly/TMH135 or call (603) 766-2176.
Upcoming Directors Club Gatherings
Featuring historic & modern homes in Rye, NH
Eleven spectacular kitchens in Rye – sleek and contemporary, cozy and traditional, packed with innovation and imagination – and featuring some of the most beautiful ocean views you'll ever see!
SATURDAY, MAY 3 • 10AM-3PM Tickets:
$23 for members in advance
$25 not yet members
$27 day of tour
THANK YOU TO OUR TOP CORPORATE PARTNERS!
EXPLORE + LEARN
Explore + Learn at the Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival!
For the third year, the Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival welcomes students from Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC/one of our Explore + Learn Partners of the Year) to the Loft to showcase their songwriting chops. Hosted by PMAC instructor, Nick Phaneuf, the Youth and Teen Round Robin will be held Saturday April 12 at 4pm. We’re thrilled PMAC is joining us again and we want to give a shout out to their new space in the West End. Be sure to include this wonderful event in your festival itinerary. Here, PMAC students entertain festival goers at the 2013 Festival.
Photo: gregwestphotography.com
MICHAEL BOLTON: SUN., 6/1 6PM @ HOTEL PORTSMOUTH
APRIL @ THE MUSIC HALL
Community Partner Jewish Film Festival
1:30pm & 4pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Invisible Woman 7pm
Tour 2pm
Extraordinary Cinema Tim's Vermeer 3pm & 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema
The British Arrows 4pm
Extraordinary Cinema
Gloria 3pm & 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Le Week-End 3pm & 7pm
Community Partner Kent Stephens Stage Force Presents The Play Reading Series "Where We're Born" 7:30pm
Hilarity: Jim Belushi & Chicago Board of Comedy 7:30pm
6:30pm @ Music Hall Loft
Extraordinary Cinema Tim's Vermeer 7pm
Historic Tour 5:30pm School Days Series Henry & Mudge 9:30am (sold out); 11:30am
Extraordinary Cinema The Invisible Woman 7pm
Writers in the Loft & Innovation + Leadership Daniel Pink 7pm (SOLD OUT)
Extraordinary Cinema Tim's Vermeer 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Run and Jump 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Invisible Woman 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Grand Piano 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Tim's Vermeer 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Run and Jump 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Gloria 7pm
Writers on a New England Stage P.J. O'Rourke 7:30pm
Extraordinary Cinema The British Arrows 7pm
Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival: Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge 9pm @ THE PRESS ROOM
Wildcard Movie: Babette's Feast 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Run and Jump 7pm
Wildcard Movie The Crash Reel 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The British Arrows 7pm
Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival:
Feist with special guests Johnnyswim & Kevin Drew 7pm @ Historic Theater
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper 8pm @ Loft
Martingale Wharf Singer Songwriter Series The Ballroom Thieves 8pm
The Met: La Bohème 1pm
Extraordinary Cinema Tim's Vermeer 7pm
Volcom Presents True to This (board riding film) 7pm & 9pm
Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival:
Youth & Teen Round Robin with PMAC 4pm @ Loft
Natalie Merchant 8pm @ Historic Theater
Extraordinary Cinema Le Week-End 7pm
Rental Partner 20th Annual Spotlight on the Arts Awards 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Lunchbox 7pm No Film Tonight
Extraordinary Cinema The Lunchbox 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Alan Partridge 7pm
Writers in the Loft Mona Simpson 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Lunchbox 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Le Week-End 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Dirty Wars 7pm
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire Presents 4th Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival 7pm
The Music Hall Presents Moscow Festival Ballet: Swan Lake 7:30pm
Extraordinary Cinema Dirty Wars 3pm & 7pm
Tour 2pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Lunchbox 3pm & 7pm No Film Tonight
Extraordinary Cinema Alan Partridge 7pm
The Music Hall Presents 23rd Annual Kitchen Tour: Rye, NH 10am-3pm Box Office opens at 10am for member walk-up...
