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December 2014

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NEW SHOWS ON SALE! Tickets make great gifts!

This month, our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, December 6. 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., Dec. 20 at noon. To become a member, call (603) 766-2176 or email Lsaniuk@themusichall.org.

TICKETS ON SALE TO MEMBERS NOW! ON SALE TO PUBLIC 12/6 AT NOON.

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

Intimately Yours

MICHAEL FRANTI

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ACOUSTIC ONE HEART ONE SOUL TOUR

Sat., March 7 • 8pm • Loft • $22 This jazz-influenced, blues-based artist has evolved into a pop music iconoclast who has headlined festivals and concert halls worldwide. The son of legendary singersongwriter Jim Croce, A.J.’s career began with his first tour at age 18, opening up for B.B. King.

Thurs., Feb. 12 • 7:30pm • $35; $43

This musician, humanitarian, and children’s book author uses music as a vehicle for positive change. His unforgettable, high energy acoustic show will be follwed by a DJ set — get ready to dance in the aisles!

Writers on a New England Stage

National Theater of London HD Broadcast:

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Fri., May 8 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater Tickets: $13.25. Book purchase ($17, ppr) required for each 1-2 tickets The celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees visits with her new bestseller about two unforgettable American women – one, a slave, another, her owner. Don’t miss hearing from this “exquisite and masterful writer” (NPR). Produced in partnership with NH Public Radio.

Rental Partner: Kirschner Concerts presents SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody!

Sat., Jan. 24 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $49.50; $39.50 This whip-smart comedy takes on the naughty fun of the best-selling book and brings it to outrageous life! Featuring musical numbers, steamy performances, and hilarious surprises, this show is bound to have you begging for more!

Sat., Feb. 28 • 1pm • Loft • $19 Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre.

Community Partner: Boston Jewish Music Festival presents The Klezmatics (Tickets go on sale January 2) Thurs., March 12 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $36, $25, $20 Experience this one of a kind, Grammy-winning fusion of klezmer, jazz and Americana. The Klezmatics make music that is wild, mystical, provocative, reflective and ecstatically danceable.

THE MUSIC HALL & STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM PRESENT Photo: David Murray/Clear Eye Photo

Visit downtown Portsmouth to celebrate the winter, the warmth, the light, and memories of holidays past. Enjoy holiday shows, candlelight strolls, ice skating at Puddle Dock Pond, the free Vintage Christmas trolley, tax free shopping, galleries, restaurants, and the Market Square Carolers! For more information and to download a trolley map and event calendar, visit:

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Cover: Ogunquit Playhouse 2014 production of Mary Poppins. Joseph Hall, Gail Bennett, Siara Carrillo Tracey, Tony Mansker. Photo by Julia Russell.

Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth One week only — make your high-flying holiday plans today before tickets sell out! “...a very entertaining mix of Disney sugar and author P. L. Travers salt. There’s enough whimsy for children and substance for adults...in the most delightful way.”

— BroadwayWorld.com

Tickets start at $42; at $30 for age 18 & under!

All shows in the Historic Theater Wednesday, December 10 7:30pm Thursday, December 11 2pm & 7:30pm Friday, December 12 7:30pm Saturday, December 13 2pm & 7pm Sunday, December 14 12pm & 4:30pm SERIES SPONSORS:

EVENING SPONSORS: Hilton Garden Inn; Northeast Delta Dental; Regency Mortgage; Secure Planning, Inc.; Wheelabrator Technologies

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JUSTON MCKINNEY’S LAST LAUGH 2014 Saturday, December 27 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $24 He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and has two Comedy Central specials including his own one-hour special. He was recently named Best (Comedian) of NH by New Hampshire Magazine.

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Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth MESSIAH SING Monday, December 22 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater $15; $17 Grab your score and join best-loved area choruses and conductors in a transcendent community sing in our glorious hall. It’s a “happening” — great fun and one of the best ways to celebrate the true meaning of the holidays.

“The audience members were the stars.”

— PORTSMOUTH HERALD

EVENING SPONSORS: D.F. Richard Energy; Eastern Bank; Black Trumpet Bistro

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HOLIDAY PARADE KATHRYN HARRISON

RAGPICKER'S DREAM

Tuesday, December 2 • 7pm • Loft • Ticket package: $40

Saturday, December 6 • 4pm • Loft • $18 Sun., December 7 • 2pm • Loft • $18

(members); $43. Includes reserved seat, book (Joan of Arc, $28.95, hardcover), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet

The heralded author of Enchantments and The Kiss brings us the fully documented saga of Joan of Arc, the young peasant girl whose “voices” changed history in the Middle Ages. A reimagining as powerful as Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra and inspiring as the works Karen Armstrong, Joan’s tale of heroism and spirituality is not to be missed.

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Get in the spirit of the season with Kent Stephens’ Stage Force’s holiday celebration of stories, laughter, poetry, and song — featuring new material and old favorites from a wide array of both classic and contemporary sources. Audiences will love the intimate feeling of this readers’ theatre.

EVENING SPONSORS:

D.F. Richard Energy; Churchill’s Garden Center

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ON SCREEN DEC extraordinary cinema

FORCE MAJEUR

R • 120min • SWITZERLAND

12/3, 12/4, 12/10, 12/11 @ 7pm

Winner of the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard this year in Cannes, this wickedly funny and precisely observed psychodrama tells the story of a model Swedish family on a skiing holiday in the French Alps. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche occurs. No one in the family is hurt, yet everything is turned upside down.

“Redefining courage and family...You won’t know what hit you.”

— ROLLING STONE

SKELETON TWINS R • 93min • US 12/13, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18 @ 7pm

When estranged twins Maggie (Kristen Wiig) and Milo (Bill Hader) feel they’ve reached the end of their ropes, an unexpected reunion forces them to confront why their lives went so wrong. As the twins reconnect, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.

“This is a smart movie. Wiig gives maybe the most impressive performance of her career, and Hader is equally good. ” — RICHARD ROEPER

LA CHAMBRE BLEUE

R • 76min • FRANCE

12/19, 12/21, 12/23 @ 7pm

Two adulterous lovers go from pillow talk to possible murder in this sexy, brain-teasing thriller. Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Grand Budapest Hotel) directs and stars as Julien, a middle-aged salesman embroiled in a steamy love affair with a married woman who, after a round of kinky sex, makes a startling suggestion.

“As a storyteller, Amalric is a master of manipulation.”

— WASHINGTON POST

WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD

R • 91min • FRANCE

12/27 @ 3pm & 7pm • 12/28 @ 3pm • 12/30 @7pm

Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, a beautiful, enigmatic, and haunted woman, disappears. Having lived for so long in a stifled, emotionally repressed household, Kat barely registers her mother’s absence and certainly doesn’t blame her doormat of a father for the loss. But as time passes, she begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve’s disappearance has affected her. “[An] evocative, gorgeous, occasionally maddening film.”

— WASHINGTON POST

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12/30 @ 1pm & 7pm

From the director of The Painted Veil and the producers of The King’s Speech comes the remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman who leaves her life in the city to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied by only her dog and four unpredictable camels, she sets off on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan (Adam Driver) who photographs her voyage. “...a one of a kind cinematic venture that only comes around every decade or so.”

— HUFFINGTON POST

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EXPLORE + LEARN Poet Billy Collins Visits the Loft On October 21, Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate, came to The Music Hall Loft to give an intimate reading and hold an open discussion about poetry and his work, as part of the Writers in the Loft series. Prior to the doors opening and the audience taking their seats, Collins was kind enough to sit down with four students from the University of New Hampshire’s MFA in Creative Writing program. During their discussion, Collins freely spoke about the writers who have influenced him over the years, those he is currently reading, as well as what it means to build a poem.

—KRISTEN BULGER, UNH MFA POETRY & MUSIC HALL INTERN Photo, left to right: Kristen Bulger (MFA Poetry & Music Hall Intern), Kate Ver Ploeg (MFA Nonfiction), Collins, Holland Prior (MFA Nonfiction), and Sarah Earle (MFA Nonfiction).

Our Tradition of Community Outreach Continues The Music Hall continued its tradition of community outreach this fall with a robust lineup of initiatives—from student meet & greets with writers and artists to hosting a panel discussion with local farming experts following an important new documentary about sustainability and urban farming. Among the highlights: October 23: After screening the uplifting documentary American Bear: An Adventure in the Kindness of Strangers in our Film Matters series, the young filmmakers Greg Grano and Sarah Sellman joined us in the Hall to speak about their experience.

October 29: For the third year, we partnered with Portsmouth Halloween Parade to feature a classic silent film with a live musical score performed

by Boston’s Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys.

November 13: Our Film Matters series featured Alive Inside, a new documentary about the power of music to heal when standard medicine fails.

Presented in affiliation with PMAC and UNH. November 19: Film Matters presented Growing Cities, a new documentary about the growing Urban Farming movement. A terrific panel of local urban farming experts led an enlightening discussion about everything from backyard and city gardening to local Farm to School Programs.

November 24: PMAC students and Arts in Reach teens had a fantastic Meet & Greet with the extraordinary Ukranian group DakhaBrakha, who performed in The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series in the Loft on November 23.

PLUS! We had hundreds of local wee-ones in the house for our School Days Series: Skippyjon Jones shows on November 19. Some seats are still available for School Days Series: Curious George on December 4 at 9:30am &11:30am!

Vintage Christmas Celebrates the Season in Style There’s no other place quite like Portsmouth, NH to experience a joyous holiday season. For the entire month of December, this quintessential New England city, first settled in the early 1600’s and today a hub of modern culture and cuisine, is transformed into what Travel & Leisure magazine called “the Christmas capital of America.” Now in its 10th year, the hugely popular Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth, presented by The Music Hall and Strawbery Banke Museum, features fun holiday activities every day of the week. Once again, the wildly successful Vintage Christmas Trolley, a free service provided by the City of Portsmouth, will ferry visitors from free parking lots to in-town destinations, and also to give them a brief overview of Portsmouth, all decked out for the holidays.

New for 2014: A big Broadway show at the Music Hall, and at Strawbery Banke, an outdoor ice skating rink, retail

shop, and cafe. Continuing their partnership, The Music Hall and The Ogunquit Playhouse are proudly presenting the thrilling, high-flying musical Mary Poppins December 10-14. “It’s a special treat for the whole family,” says the Music Hall’s Executive Director Patricia Lynch. “The critically acclaimed Ogunquit Playhouse Production of Disney’s and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, the Broadway Musical is going to make the holiday season and Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!” And at Strawbery Banke, the new 12,500-square-foot Puddle Dock Pond seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, will be in full operation seven days a week throughout December and beyond. Pre or post-skating, visitors can check out two retail establishments: the White Apron Cafe for tasty food and drink, and Pickwick’s on the Banke for a local shopping experience.

Details: For more information, including a detailed itinerary of the daily shows and strolls, visit www.VintageChristmasNH.org.

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MEMBERS, SPONSORS & MORE! Welcoming a New Member of Our Development Team!

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The Music Hall has recently appointed Allison Crosscup as Deputy Director of Development. Allison joins the organization with more than 13 years of development experience in higher education and the arts. Most recently the Associate Director of Institutional Giving at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, she has spent several years working with a range of corporate sponsors and has a solid record of securing funding from public and private foundations and government agencies. At The Music Hall, Allison will be involved in cultivating corporate support and helping to advance the organization’s development operations.

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Gift memberships are a great way to share your passion for the arts. Starting Card p hi rs be at $50, memberships Mem come with many benefits, including discounts at downtown restaurants and retailers! For access to our popular social meet-up, the Directors Club, give a membership at the Patron level ($500).

“I am delighted to join the team at The Music Hall,” said Crosscup.

“The breadth of programming here is remarkable, and I look forward to being part of such a vibrant organization.” Gail VanHoy Carolan, Director of Institutional Advancement adds, “The Music Hall is excited to have someone with Allison’s background joining the Development team. Her experience with the considerably larger Peabody Essex Museum will bring great insights into the Corporate Partnership value proposition as we continue to look for ways to increase value for our investors. She is a delightful addition and we are excited for folks to meet her!”

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Stakeholders send best wishes for The Music Hall

Thank You To Our Corporate Partners!

We had a spectacular Stakeholder gathering in Dover, NH - our Stakeholders wrote their best wishes for the upcoming year at The Music Hall and threw them into the crackling fire pit. Thank you to all that attended this event and made for such a memorable night!

Directors Club Save the Date!

Mary Poppins closing night party with the cast and crew Sunday, December 14.

Please RSVP to Lorianne at (603) 766-2176 or Lsaniuk@themusichall.org if you plan to attend!

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Thank you once again to all of our corporate sponsors who generously provide support to The Music Hall throughout the year. More than 100 companies partner with us each year. For this, we are grateful. A full listing of sponsors can be found on our website. This month, we want to extend a special welcome to the newest sponsors who have joined us since the 2014-2015 season began in July: · · · · ·

The Beach Plum Bridge Street Bistrot and Wine Bar Eastern Bank The Residences at Portwalk Place The Sedoric Group of Wells Fargo Advisors

Corporate support helps make all that we do at The Music Hall possible. If you are interested in learning more about the opportunities available for corporate sponsorship, please contact Allison Crosscup at (603) 766-2177 or acrosscup@themusichall.org.

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Hilarity @ The Music Hall: Juston McKinney’s Last Laugh 2014 8pm

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LaGamma: How is fatherhood? What do your boys think of the work you do?

McKinney: This photo of my two boys sums it up!

LaGamma: Are either of them comedians in the making?

McKinney: Right now they are more hecklers than comedians.

But that could change.

LaGamma: How many shows do you average in a year?

McKinney: I perform about 150 a year.

“Signed first-edition books are a special gift — I’m giving Anne Rice’s Prince Lestat.”

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We are thrilled to welcome back Juston McKinney, a Music Hall all-star fan favorite. One of the Seacoast of New Hampshire’s acclaimed creative talents, the extraordinarily funny McKinney honed his craft performing standup in the comedy clubs of New York City. The New York Times has predicted that he is “destined for stardom.” A well known television performer, his stand-up has been featured on Comedy Central and the Tonight Show, and his impressive resume also includes acting roles on some of the better known sitcoms. These days, Juston not only keeps busy at his craft but also as a father of two young boys (pictured above). Our Deputy Director of Programming and Performing Arts Curator, Thérèse LaGamma persuaded him to take a break from his busy schedule and answer a few questions in anticipation of his upcoming show Juston McKinney’s Last Laugh 2014 on Saturday, December 27.

LaGamma: Juston, what is it that is keeping you busy these days project-wise?

McKinney: Since June I have been developing a sitcom with Courtney Cox and David Arquette’s production company, based on my stand-up. Hopefully something comes of it, smile.

“This year, I’ll treat everyone I love to Mary Poppins tickets.”

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LaGamma: Who are some of the comedians that influenced you as a child?

McKinney: There were many. George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Sam Kinison, Rodney Dangerfield, and Jerry Seinfeld were all some of my favorites before I got into my own comedy.

LaGamma: Who do you most admire in comedy today?

McKinney: I would have to say Seinfeld because he is still doing it, when he clearly doesn’t need the money.

LaGamma: Any special message you’d like to give to your fans about your upcoming show this December 27?

McKinney: Yes, please come. Because I clearly need the money.

LaGamma: What are you most excited about regarding your return to The Music Hall stage?

McKinney: The commute. I live 18 minutes away. But more seriously, having grown up on the Seacoast, it’s always special to come home.

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Sat., Dec. 20 - Sun., Dec. 21 The Music Hall presents Messiah Sing Monday, December 22 • 7:30pm Hilarity

Juston McKinney’s Last Laugh 2014 Saturday, December 27 • 8pm

January 2015 Met @ the Music Hall

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Sunday, January 4 • 12pm Met @ the Music Hall

The Merry Widow (Lehár)

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Writers in the Loft/ Innovation + Leadership Jill Lepore Tuesday, January 20 • 7pm

Sat., January 24 • 8pm Rental Partner

SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody!

Amy Chua & Jed Rubenfeld Thursday, February 5 • 7pm

Community Partner The Housing Partnership presents The Capitol Steps Saturday, February 7 • 5pm & 8pm Community Partner Kent Stephens’ Stage Force presents

The Play Reading Series

Monday, February 9 • 7:30pm Community Partner Goodwin Community Health presents BANFF

Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Tuesday, February 10 • 7pm

Renée Fleming

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Friday, February 13 • 7pm & 9pm Rental Partner Cousin Richard Entertain-

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McDonald’s Comedy Xxtravaganza 2015 Friday, February 13 • 8pm Met @ the Music Hall

Iolanta/Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (Tchaikovsky/Bartók)

Saturday, February 14 • 12:30pm The Music Hall presents

Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: Visions from Cape Breton & Beyond Friday, February 20 • 8pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Sinkane Saturday, February 21 • 8pm

Hilarity Paula Poundstone Friday, March 6 • 8pm

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series A.J. Croce Sat., March 7 • 8pm Community Partner Kent Stephens’ Stage Force presents

The Play Reading Series

Monday, March 9 • 7:30pm Community Partner Boston Jewish Music Festival presents

The Klezmatics

Saturday, March 21 • 7:30pm Met @ the Music Hall

La Donna del Lago (Rossini) Saturday, March 14 • 1pm

Community Partner Portsmouth

Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, March 15 • 3pm The Music Hall presents

The Moth Mainstage

Saturday, March 21 • 8pm

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Friday, April 3 • 8pm

Russian National Ballet: Giselle Saturday, April 4 • 4pm

Community Partner Kent Stephens’ Stage Force presents

The Play Reading Series

Monday, April 6 • 7:30pm Opera Connection

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci Saturday, April 25 • 11am Met @ the Music Hall

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) & Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Saturday, April 25 • 12:30pm

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On Stage & On Screen

Sue Monk Kidd

Friday, May 8 • 7:30pm

24th Annual Kitchen Tour

Saturday, May 9 • 10am - 3pm Community Partner Portsmouth

Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, May 31 • 3pm TheMusicHall.org

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NOW

Friends of The Music Hall 28 Chestnut Street Portsmouth, NH 03801

NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

PORTSMOUTH, NH PERMIT NO. 202

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4

WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO...

RENÉE FLEMING: FEB. 11

DIANA KRALL: MAR. 5 THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON SPONSORS! proud supporters of the Music hall

bringing the arts home...

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