Rochester Opera House announces several comedy shows, on sale now The Rochester Post

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• Current activities
• September Events Fill the Stage at Rochester Opera House
• Mayor to host City Chat on 5/3 at 10:00 am in James W. Foley Memorial Community Center
• Christmas programs return to the Rochester Opera House
• The Sound of Music returns to the Rochester Opera House
• Rochester Opera House announces several comedy shows, on sale now

While also housing the city hall, it has been a vital part of most all the important historical moments in Rochester, New Hampshire. To this day, it is still a center for politics and entertainment in the community. Like most buildings, over time the Rochester Opera House started to deteriorate.

Current activities

From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes this smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at ... By BWW Awards - December 11, 2023It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld New Hampshire Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

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September Events Fill the Stage at Rochester Opera House

The show features a mix of live instruments with prerecorded tracks that fill the theater nicely. The set is super simple with portable scaffolding, moveable platforms and basic props and costumes. A show highlight is certainly Amanda Dane’s stunning rendition of “By My Side,” sung center stage while strumming an acoustic guitar.

GODSPELL Begins This Week At Rochester Opera House - BroadwayWorld

GODSPELL Begins This Week At Rochester Opera House.

Posted: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Mayor to host City Chat on 5/3 at 10:00 am in James W. Foley Memorial Community Center

For the 17th season, Sole City Dance will present its enchanting version of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale. Featuring the mysterious toymaker Herr Drosselmeyer, Clara, and her beloved Nutcracker Prince, dancing snowflakes, battling mice, & many other fantastic and colorful characters. Freckleface Strawberry The Musical, based on the beloved New York Times best-selling book by celebrated actress, Julianne Moore, is a fun and touching family musical. Over the last 16 years, Skerryvore has brought their performances to audiences across the globe, from their early days in Scottish West Coast halls and bars, to Festival crowds throughout the world. Picking up Scottish music’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ twice on the way – they bring their high-energy performance to Rochester on September 22.

Bradley is a perfect child-like imp as the enthusiastic Fester lights up the stage with an innocence that sparkles. Skoglund exudes pure fun as a 102-year-old, a bit wacky with a few sagging body parts. Pates, as the ever-lurching Lurch, is nicely expressionless with his occasional moans and groans. There’s also a full cast of Addams family ancestors who have awakened from the dead and can’t go back to their graves until the romance dilemma is resolved. Seen only to the Addams clan, they include Melissa Hanley, Alexis Voce, Melanie Mowbray, Jordan Raymond, Danielle Erwin, Ben Hanley, Sven Wiberg, Alex Brown and Lee Diamond.

By Chloe Rabinowitz - January 04, 2024RGC Theatre and Rochester Performance & Arts Center present 'It is All in My Head, Therapy in Concert' - a hilarious and electrifying production featuring hits from Ruthless! Enjoy an adventure set on a modern-day Greek island with Sole City Dance’s newest production, The Moon-Spinners Mystery. The entertaining story of “The Legend of Georgia McBride” written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Joe Juknievich, will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre from May 3 through May 19.

The Sound of Music returns to the Rochester Opera House

By BWW Awards - December 18, 2023There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld New Hampshire Awards! It was 1971 when both “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Godspell” hit the theatrical stage, both forever changing the course of musicals with their religious themes. The Rochester Opera House is set to present The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. Don’t miss the remaining performances of the show which runs through November 4. Godspell book by John-Michael Tebelak music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz conceived & originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak based on The Gospel According to St. ...

Gomez is trapped (the appropriate name of one of his musical numbers) to keep the secret from his wife, Morticia (Amanda Dane). Cristi - March 19, 2024Experience the 2012 revival of GODSPELL at Rochester Opera House, a unique blend of storytelling, comedy, and music that brings Jesus' messages of kindness, tolerance, and love to life. Enjoy beloved songs like 'Day by Day' in this fresh new take on the classic musical.... Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative's 2024 Colonial Series continues May with the heartwarming musical Tuck Everlasting adapted from the book by Natalie Babbitt. 43 local performers directed by Bryan Halperin will bring this magical family-friendly story to the Lakes Region community. Sole City Dance presents The Nutcracker (December 1 – December 4)The Nutcracker, a holiday entertainment tradition, returns once again to the Rochester Opera House.

Rochester Opera House announces several comedy shows, on sale now

Understanding such complexities was aided considerably by an extensive study finished in June 1985 by Nancy Alberto and Heidi Barrett, students of the Department of Civil Engineering at the nearby University of New Hampshire. Estimates for restoring the opera house and also establishing an endowment fund for maintenance and program scheduling ranged up to $1.2 million. Due to the enormity of the task and the size of the necessary costs, the first effort to restore the opera house only accomplished improvements to meet fire and safety codes, as well as much-needed audience amenities. Comic Hypnotist Frank Santos, Jr. (Saturday, February 18)Frank Santos, Jr. has been mesmerizing audiences for over 20 years with his spectacular display of mind-bending antics that can turn any skeptic into a fan. Under his hypnotic spell, audience members are more than willing to follow every command, from awkward to outrageous in the unpredictable, hilarious, laugh-until-your-sides-hurt R-rated comedy show. Santos is returning to our stage by popular demand for an eighth season.

And don't forget to check the New Hampshire forecast before you head out. Scenes move remarkably well for a production that runs two and a half hours with intermission. Set design by Dane Leeman uses every inch of the massive Rochester Opera House stage with simple stagings offset by ever changing backdrops enhanced by a vibrant lighting design by Christian Arnold. Choreographer, Jo Meallo uses every opportunity to showcase her work particularly in the numbers with the arisen from the dead ancestors. Costume designer, Lesley Neilson-Bowman had her work cut out to costume the undead cast as well. "A Valentine to All' is how Meredith Willson described his musical, and the Rochester Opera House production of "The Music Man" is just that — ...

The purpose of the website is to serve as an aggregate for municipal press releases, community happenings, public meetings and hearings, and regional news from the State of NH. The posts are available to readers at no cost, with no required subscription. The mission of The Rochester Post is to raise awareness, make public information easily accessible, and to encourage Rochester citizens to get involved in their community and municipal government. “Godspell” is truly an ensemble performance where 10 actors tell stories of the Bible  with a playful camaraderie that is genuine.

It keeps the basic premise of telling parables from the Gospel of Matthew one after the other with no particular plot line. It goes all out with a grand staging of the music, with explosive vocals, high energy dancing, and an engaging balance between the comedy and drama found in the gospel. “Superstar” was grand and larger than life with soaring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. “Godspell” was lighter fare with simple storytelling mixed with ballads, quirky numbers, and semblances of rock filled tunes enrapturing the faithful. WailOn recreates a full 70’s era Waylon Jennings and the Waylors stage show and performs the music of Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr – and the Outlaws of Country, old and new on September 23rd.

While it works fine, I would suggest a bit of work in balancing the music with the vocals. It gets a bit out of whack especially with individual voices in group numbers. First introduced in the New Yorker magazine back in the 1930s by cartoonist, Charles Addams, the ghoulish Addams family is well known for their graveyard humor which eventually became an iconic TV series and hit movie. With a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, the musical depicts an American family with an affinity for all things macabre. After celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008, the Rochester Opera House is still in operation today.

He is unabashedly funny with witty repartee, silly banter, and exquisite comic timing. You intrinsically identify with what he is feeling in his solos, “Trapped” and “What If,” sung with Broadway style vocal perfection. It is pure delight to watch him perform as the hen-pecked yet totally devoted head of the family.

A Christmas Carol (December 9 – December 23)It isn’t the holiday season without revisiting the beloved tale of the penny-pinching and bad-tempered old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and the awakening of his long-forgotten festive spirit. This ghostly tale of the Past, Present, and Future is brought to life in this exciting musical adaptation. This new adaptation has something for everyone, both young and old. The Rochester Post is operated by the Public Information and Community Engagement Office for the City of Rochester, New Hampshire.