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SUMMER 2016
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CHRIS TRAPPER
Friday, June 3 • 8pm • Loft
Boston-based artist, Chris Trapper’s music can best be described as lyrically driven roots-pop with a knack for telling everyday stories filled with extra-ordinary characters.
RINKER BUCK
Thursday, June 9 • 7pm • Loft
HEATHER MALONEY
Saturday, June 4 8pm • Loft
Throughout the new musical heights and depths on this record, Maloney’s voice and lyrics remain center stage, truthfully articulating the insights and emotions of growing up, without clichés nor quirks for their own sake.
Writers in
Don’t miss the excitement of this #1 New York Times bestseller, an “awe-inspiring…charming, big-hearted, impassioned…fun to read” (Boston Globe) account of traveling the length of the Oregon trail the old-fashioned way – in a covered wagon with a team of mules. Buck comes to to town with his just-out paperback edition and remarkable images from the famous trail.
VALERIE JUNE
Tuesday, June 7 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater
Percolating somewhere between Dolly Parton and Billie Holiday, June’s is a stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks voice, the kind that grips your imagination and paints her Southern portraits in vivid detail. Many of those portraits are drawn from Tennessee, where June grew up between the small towns of Humboldt and Jackson.
presents SUMMER 2016
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Writers in
MARIACHI FLOR DE TOLOACHE
Friday, June 24 • 8pm • Loft
Reminiscent of the early days of mariachi, with an edgy, versatile and fresh take on traditional Mexican music that brings Mariachi music to places it has never been.
MARY ROACH
Thursday, June 30 • 7pm • Historic Theater
The bestselling author of Packing for Mars, Bonk, Spook, and Stiff explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war. Don’t miss one today’s most remarkable authors, “a bold, tenacious and insatiable reporter.” (New York Times)
LAURA LIPPMAN
Tuesday, June 14 • 7pm • Loft
The New York Times bestselling author and award-winning crime writer joins us with her latest novel exploring the frailty of memory and how life and circumstance can create villains where heroes once stood.
“I cannot focus on anything else when I am reading one of her books. Her writing makes me wish I lived a sexier and more violent life.
MICHAEL MCDONALD
Tuesday, June 28 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater
The deep, soulful voice of the Doobie Brothers, one of the most popular songwriters and solo artists of the rock era and five-time GRAMMY Winner comes to the Historic Theater.
—Mindy Kaling
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SUMMER 2016
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MAMADOU KELLY
Friday, July 22•8pm•Loft
Steeped in Mali’s rich musical history, this Master of Niger Delta Desert Blues’ lyrical style combines with his group’s virtuoso accompaniment to make it all sound so easy.
HOT SARDINES
Friday, July 29 • 8pm • Historic Theater
Take a retro, hot jazz band with a great lead singer, add a little glamour, a little grit, and a lot of passion and you get a show that is “simply phenomenal.”
STRAIGHT NO CHASER
Wednesday, August 3 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater
If “male a cappella group” makes you think of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses... think again. SNC is neither strait-laced nor straight-faced. Get your tickets now before they sell out!
LIZ VICE
Saturday, July 23 • 8pm • Loft
Gospel, soul, and R&B infused artist Liz Vice is from Portland, Oregon. With a love of story telling, she has found herself going from working behind the scenes in the film and video world to behind the mic.
KAMASI WASHINGTON
Saturday, July 30 • 8pm • Historic Theater
Born into a musical family, Kamasi began playing saxophone at the age of 13. He has toured and recorded with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Rapahel Saadiq, Kendrick Lamar, and Chaka Khan, to name a few. Kamasi’s groundbreaking solo album, The Epic, debuted at #1 on iTunes Jazz charts in the US, Canada, Australia, Russia, and UK.
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2016 - 2017 SEASON
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TELLURIDE BY THE SEA
September • The Music Hall Historic Theater & Loft
Six films. Three days. One weekend festival of new cinema fresh from their debuts at Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival.
NATIONAL THEATRE OF LONDON LIVE HD BROADCASTS
Top plays from the legendary National Theatre of London. Sit back, enjoy high tea and scones, and watch top plays on screen in high definition!
Titles and dates coming soon!
The Ogunquit playhouse production of DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
November 30 - December 18 • Historic Theater
The holidays are the perfect time to enjoy this enchanting classic fairytale! Be swept into the romantic story of the Beast, who could only be saved by love, in this lavish Ogunquit Playhouse production based on the Academy Award-winning film.
Beauty and the Beast has won the hearts of millions of people worldwide, running for 13 years on Broadway and earning nine Tony nominations, including Best Musical.
“Be
our guest” for this “tale as old as time,” the musical for all generations.
2016 - 2017 SEASON
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JUSTON MCKINNEY’S LAST LAUGH 2016
December • 8pm • Historic Theater
Music Hall favorite and Seacoast native Juston McKinney will have you rolling in the aisles as he looks back at the year that was.
THE MOTH MAINSTAGE
Saturday, March 25, 2017 • 8pm Historic Theater
The Moth Mainstage delivers an entertaining evening of storytelling, when five presenters from every walk of life share their riveting, revealing, poignant, and humorous tales.
TEN TENORS
Sunday, March 12, 2017 • TBD • Historic Theater
Their vast repertoire from Bowie to Bocelli, breathtaking arrangements, and powerful live performance is guaranteed to surprise and delight in equal measure.
SEVEN FINGERS OF THE HAND
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater
The Montreal-based circus company’s newest show uses high-flying acrobatics and elaborate choreography to remind us that each individual is a unique set of ingredients and that the kitchen is an iconic, multicultural, and intergenerational meeting place.
presents MET @ THE MUSIC HALL 2016 - 2017 SEASON
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New Production
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Wagner)
Saturday, October 8
12pm • Historic Theater
Sir Simon Rattle conducts his first Live in HD performance, starring Nina Stemme in her touchstone role as Isolde and heldentenor Stuart Skelton as Tristan, in a Mariusz Treliński production.
DON GIOVANNI (Mozart)
Saturday, October 22 1pm • Historic Theater
Simon Keenlyside makes his Met role debut as the unrepentant seducer in Tony Award winner Michael Grandage’s staging of Mozart’s masterpiece, with Fabio Luisi conducting.
First Time in HD
NABUCCO (Verdi)
Saturday, January 7 1pm • Historic Theater
James Levine conducts Verdi’s early drama of ancient Babylon, with Plácido Domingo as the title character and Liudmyla Monastyrska as his willful daughter, in a production by Elijah Moshinsky.
New Production
Met Premiere
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (Gounod)
Saturday, January 21 • 1pm • Historic Theater
Vittorio Grigolo is Roméo and Diana Damrau is Juliette in Bartlett Sher’s staging of the La Scala production that premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 2008, with Gianandrea Noseda conducting.
L’AMOUR DE LOIN (Saariaho)
Sunday, February 5 • 1pm • Historic Theater
A highly-praised modern opera about a yearning medieval romance, with production by Robert Lepage, conducted by Susanna Mälkki, and starring Susanna Phillips, Eric Owens, and Tamara Mumford.
New Production
MET @ THE MUSIC HALL 2016 - 2017 SEASON
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RUSALKA (Dvořák)
Saturday, February 25 • 1pm • Historic Theater
Sir Mark Elder conducts and Kristine Opolais stars in the fairytale opera that first won her international acclaim, with Brandon Jovanovich as the human prince who captures her heart, in a new production by Mary Zimmerman.
First Time in HD
IDOMENEO (Mozart)
Sunday, March 26 • 1pm • Historic Theater
James Levine conducts a rare Met revival of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s classic production of Mozart’s opera set in the aftermath of the Trojan War, starring Matthew Polenzani in the title role.
LA TRAVIATA (Verdi)
Saturday, March 11 • 1pm • Historic Theater
Sonya Yoncheva is the doomed courtesan, tenor Michael Fabiano is her lover, and Thomas Hampson is her lover’s disapproving father in a revival of Willy Decker’s staging conducted by San Francisco Opera Music Director, Nicola Luisotti.
EUGENE ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky)
Saturday, April 22
1pm • Historic Theater
Anna Netrebko reprises her acclaimed role as the naïve heroine Tatiana, with Dmitri Hvorostovsky starring as the title character and Robin Ticciati, Music Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera, conducting the revival of Deborah Warner’s production.
New Production
DER ROSENKAVALIER (R. Strauss)
Saturday, May 13
12:30pm • Historic Theater
Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles as the Marschallin, opposite Elīna Garanča as the impulsive young title character, in this new production conducted by James Levine and directed by Robert Carsen.
SCHOOL DAYS SERIES 2016 - 2017 SEASON
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PETE THE CAT (THEATERWORKS USA)
Wednesday, September 28 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater
Pete the Cat never loses his cool. Jimmy Biddle never strays from his routine. That is, until the groovy blue cat moves in with The Biddles for the summer. Can cat and boy ever be friends? When Jimmy draws a blank in art class, Pete’s the perfect pal to lead the mission to help Jimmy find his inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on a new adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back again in a VW Bus.
BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR AND OTHER TREASURED STORIES BY
ERIC CARLE (MERMAID THEATRE OF NOVA SCOTIA)
Tuesday, October 4 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater
Mermaid’s much-anticipated new production will bring together old favorites and new friends. Featuring evocative music, stunning visual effects and innovative puppetry, the triple-bill highlights three of Eric Carle’s most beloved tales.
SKIPPYJON JONES: SNOW WHAT & THE 7 CHIHUAHUAS (THEATERWORKS USA)
Wednesday, November 9 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the bravest Chihuahua of them all? Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat who thinks he’s a Mexican Chihuahua, of course! While his sisters listen to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Skippy heads off for the REAL adventure awaiting him in his closet. There, as his alter ego Skippito Friskito, and with the help of his friends the Seven Chimichangos, Skippyjon must rescue the beautiful princess Nieve Qué (Snow What).
ELEPHANT & PIGGIE’S WE’RE IN A PLAY! (KENNEDY CENTER)
Wednesday, March 22 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater
Best friends Gerald and Piggie find themselves on an excellent musical adventure in this world premiere adaptation of Mo Willems’ award-winning Elephant & Piggie books. Backed by a live band and nutty back-up singers The Squirrelles, our duo even gets the audience involved in the action. So get ready for a musical experience ripped from the pages of your favorite books.
THE RAINBOW FISH (ARTSPOWER)
Wednesday, April 12 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater
With her lovely coloring and shimmering scales, the Rainbow Fish is used to being the most beautiful creature in the ocean. So when the other fish ask her for some silver scales, she refuses. How can she sacrifice the one thing that makes her so unique? Will some good advice from the wise old Octopus persuade the Rainbow Fish to share her gifts with those around her?
THE LITTLE PRINCE (BRAD SIMON ORGANIZATION)
Tuesday, May 2 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater
This iconic masterpiece is a tale for all ages, about understanding how to laugh, love and cry again. Inventive puppets, live actors, original music and magnificent set design bring to life the heart-warming story of The Little Prince who gains rare and unique insights into love, loss and laughter. This Little Prince is a multi-layered visual feast to awaken the child tucked away inside us all.