ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL - Friday, April 20 (8pm)
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Opening Act: Three Mr Sippy. The world-renowned Western swing band, Asleep at the Wheel, has constantly toured at a national level throughout its history. Now in their 46th year, the band founded by Ray Benson continues to introduce the western swing genre to a new generation. They began with a simple goal: to play and help revive American roots music. Ray Benson fell in love with western swing because of its unique combination of elements of American blues, swing and traditional fiddling but also for its demanding musical chops. Western swing is what Benson calls “jazz with a cowboy hat,” and is a thrill to hear live... Read More
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MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR - Saturday, April 21 (8pm)
Historic Theater | DANCE PARTY
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Let’s Get Funky! Disco sound! Disco lights! Disco club! The floor is flat, so there’s plenty of space to get funky. Cyclone Link Skywalker Jr, Super Fly, Spanish Fly, and Vinny “Boom-Boom” Funktonia, the four out-of this-world jive-talkin’ funkateers of Motor Booty Affair, bring their 70’s extravaganza of groove, style and attitude back to our stage for an eighth season. Afros, bell bottoms and platform shoes…wear them…if you dare! Dance to the hits of The Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Commodores and many, many more of your favorites! Read More
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LOTTERY COCKTAIL PARTY - Friday, April 27 (5:30pm)
Historic Theater | SPECIAL EVENT
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Celebrate Arts For All at the Rochester Opera House Lottery Cocktail Party, the premier fundraising event of the season. Ten lucky ticket holders share $13,000 in cash prizes and the last ticket drawn names the $10,000 Grand Prize winner! Join us for a fantastic evening, featuring tasty hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, music, games, prizes and a live and silent auction. Funds raised during this event substantially support operations and our ability to present outstanding programming for adults, seniors, families, teens and children... Read More
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MERRILL SINGS - April 27, 28, 29 (7:30pm)
Performance & Arts Center | 32 North Main Street
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The Rochester Performance & Arts Center presents "Merrill Sings: A Night of Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt and more!" Merrill Peiffer performs a music revue that including rock, blues, and country tunes that stir the soul. Merrill has been dazzling audiences on the seacoast for years - including such performances as A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. 'Merrill Sings' features other powerhouse performers, such as Chris Bradley, and promises to be full of humor, heart, and a whole lot of talent! Cash bar.
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HAPPY DAYS: A NEW MUSICAL - May 3-20
Historic Theater | FAMILY THEATRE SERIES
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Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Happy days are here again with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph, and the unforgettable "king of cool" Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli. Based on the hit Paramount Pictures television series, Happy Days, A New Musical reintroduces one of America's best loved families, the Cunninghams -- yes, Howard, Marion, and Joanie are here too -- to a whole new generation of kids and parents. The famed drive-in malt shop and number one hangout, Arnold's, is in danger of demolition. So the gang teams up to save it with a dance contest and a TV-worthy wrestling match. Read More
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JUNIE B. JONES: THE MUSICAL - Friday, May 4 (12pm) - 55mins, Grades 1-6
Historic Theater | ARTS & EDUCATION
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Created by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, the team that brought you Dear Edwina, comes Junie B. Jones, The Musical – a delightful adaptation of four of Barbara Park’s best-selling books, brought to life in a genuinely comical (and not strictly-for-kids) musical developed by TheatreworksUSA. Awaken a young person’s desire to read with the sassy little diva, Junie B. Jones, and her adventures in first grade.
Contact Martha in the office for reservations. We’ll need the number of seats (including students, teachers, and chaperones), grades attending, and any special seating need. Tickets to the Arts & Education Series performances are $7, and every 16th ticket is free. |
CHILDREN'S ART RECEPTION - Saturday, May 5 (1-4pm)
Performance & Arts Center | 32 North Main Street
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The Rochester Performance & Arts Center is teaming up with local elementary schools to showcase beautiful and unique artworks from students living in the Rochester area.
The center will host an opening reception for students and their families on Saturday, May 5th from 1-4pm. The public is encouraged to attend. Come enjoy a day with your family, and support these future Picassos! |
MOTHER'S DAY DANCE PARTY - Saturday, May 12 (1-4pm)
Performance & Arts Center | 32 North Main Street
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The Rochester Performance & Arts Center will host a Mother’s Day Dance Party for children and families on Saturday, May 12th from 1-4pm. In addition to the dance party, there will be prizes and games including a bean bag toss and three-legged race. There will also be concessions provided by Sweet Peaches Candy & Confections and a cash bar with beer and wine for mom and dad. Come enjoy a day with your family, and honor your Mothers! Admission is only $3 per person.
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DORKS IN DUNGEONS (IMPROV TROUPE) - Saturday, May 12 (8pm)
Performance & Arts Center | 32 North Main Street
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The Rochester Performance & Arts Center presents Dorks in Dungeons, an internationally renowned fantasy/improv troupe. Dorks first formed in 2012 at the Players’ Ring during a small weekend festival focused on alternative theatre events. Over the next three years, the show continued to perform monthly, moving to the Seacoast Rep in 2013 as part of the Red Light Series curated by Knate Higgins. For season 4, the Dorks moved to 3S Artspace, where they continue to delight audiences every month. They have also written their own book, the Dorks in Dungeons Setting Guide. Cash bar. Under 18 must be escorted by an adult.
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HUCK FINN’S HIGH TAILIN’ ADVENTURES – May 24-26
Historic Theater | RENTAL PARTNER
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All your favorite Mark Twain characters are here in this skillful adaptation of the classic American tale. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are up to their usual antics — skipping church to go fishing, starting a band of robbers with their comrades, and frustrating locals with their shenanigans. But then, Huck’s no-good Pap returns to stir up trouble and takes Huck back to live with him. Driven to live life on his terms, Huck stages his own murder and escapes to where not even Widow Douglas and Miss Watson can “civilize” him. Read More
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DIRTY DEEDS (AC/DC TRIBUTE SHOW) - Saturday, June 2 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE
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Take an unpredictable thrill ride with the nation’s number one AC/DC Tribute Band Dirty Deeds, back on our stage by popular demand. It’s high energy and wild entertainment, when Dirty Deeds delivers the on stage antics and theatrics of AC/DC, one of the world’s best rock and roll bands. With a reputation for detail, Dirty Deeds incorporates authentic props throughout the concert to produce the consummate AC/DC experience. Escape into pure rock n’ roll for an evening of the timeless hits of the great AC/DC! Read More
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MOONDANCE (VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE) - Friday, June 8 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE
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Rock and Roll doesn’t get any better than Van Morrison. Van the Man has done it all – from classic hits like Brown Eyed Girl and Domino to legendary tunes like Tupelo Honey and Into the Mystic, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has never failed to impress music lovers around the globe. With his mix of folk, blues, soul, and jazz, he is widely considered one of the most influential vocalists in Rock and Roll. You’ll hear classic tunes - Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance, Domino, It Stoned Me, Tupelo Honey, Wild Night, Into the Mystic, and Caravan, just to name a few. This show is packed with one Van Morrison classic after another. Read More
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STRAFFORD WIND SYMPHONY - Saturday, June 9 (7pm)
Historic Theater | FAMILY SERIES
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This is a special show for all ages! Celebrate America with the fifty-five member Strafford Wind Symphony, as they perform a variety of American music from well-known classical favorites to contemporary pieces. The Strafford Wind Symphony’s purpose is to provide opportunities for enhanced growth and life – long musical expression through challenging musical experiences for its members, musical educational assistance for younger musicians, and the performance of concerts aimed at entertaining a wide range of audiences, supporting the history and heritage of the American Community Band.
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THE CORVETTES DOO WOP REVUE - Saturday, June 16 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE
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Returning by popular demand, The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue is not just a concert, it’s an all-out Doo Wop celebration! Dedicated to preserving and performing the greatest music ever made – the music of the 1950’s Doo Wop era – The Corvettes fresh new energy, incredibly entertaining show and comical stage antics leave happy audiences screaming for more! Cruise back in time to reminisce with Come Go with Me, Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on, In the Still of the Night, Earth Angel, Sea Cruise, At the Hop, Runaround Sue, and many, many more! Read More
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (June 22 - July 1)
Historic Theater | RENTAL PARTNER
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Presented by Millworks Theatre Troupe. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, one of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. Told entirely through song with the help of a main character Narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife. While imprisoned, Joseph discovers his ability to interpret dreams... Read More
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (July 19 - August 5)
Historic Theater | THEATRE SERIES
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Presented by PerSeverance Productions. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a classic Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, Forum tells the bawdy story of a cunning slave names Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. This hilarious vaudeville romp features every Funny Thing you can imagine (including the kitchen sink) – rubber chickens, banana peels, cream pies, puns, love potions, mistaken identity, chase scenes, beautiful... Read More
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BLUES TRAVELER - Wednesday, August 15 (8pm)
Historic Theater | SPECIAL EVENT
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Blues Traveler has a proven reputation for their improvisational live shows and tireless touring. Their music includes blues rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul and southern rock With a total of twelve studio albums -- four gold, three platinum and one six-times platinum -- they have sold more than 10 million combined units worldwide, and played over 2,000 live shows in front of more than 30 million people. Their hit ‘Run-Around’ is the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, and earned them a Grammy® for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1996. Read More
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STAYIN' ALIVE: WORLD'S #1 BEE GEES TRIBUTE - Saturday, September 22 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE
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STAYIN' ALIVE offers the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees play list, singing blockbusters such as ‘Night Fever’, ‘Jive Talkin’, ‘How Deep Is Your Love’, ‘You Should Be Dancing’, ‘Nights on Broadway’, and ‘Stayin' Alive’. In addition, they perform softer poetic ballads such as ‘I Started a Joke’, ‘Massachusetts’, ‘Fanny Be Tender’, ‘Words’, and ‘To Love Somebody’ among other great hits. STAYIN' ALIVE is the largest and most definitive production of its kind, offering big screen video clips, photos and dazzling imagery. STAYIN' ALIVE is the quintessential tribute band to the Bee Gees, capturing the excitement of live performance... Read More
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DIRTY DEEDS (AC/DC TRIBUTE SHOW) - Saturday, November 3 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE
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Take an unpredictable thrill ride with the nation’s number one AC/DC Tribute Band Dirty Deeds, back on our stage by popular demand. It’s high energy and wild entertainment, when Dirty Deeds delivers the on stage antics and theatrics of AC/DC, one of the world’s best rock and roll bands. With a reputation for detail, Dirty Deeds incorporates authentic props throughout the concert to produce the consummate AC/DC experience. Escape into pure rock n’ roll for an evening of the timeless hits of the great AC/DC! Read More
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THE CAPITOL STEPS - Thursday, November 8 (7:30PM)
Historic Theater | SPECIAL EVENT
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The Capitol Steps have elevated political satire to an art form. Before The Daily Show, Full Frontal, and The Colbert Report, this Washington, DC-based comedy troupe gave audience laugh cramps with their bipartisan lampooning. The Capitol Steps began in 1981 as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize their employers, and haven’t let up since. If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you know there’s no shortage of material! The troupe is coming back to Rochester Opera House with a new show of musical and political comedy. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Republican or Democrat, a snowflake or a deplorable: neither side is safe... Read More
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EAGLEMANIA: WORLD'S GREATEST EAGLES TRIBUTE - Saturday, November 17 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE
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Back by popular demand! The music of the Eagles appeals to a wide variety of age groups, and the combination of heartfelt ballads, rock anthems laden with guitar harmonies, and the unmistakable sound of vocal harmonies as only the Eagles can do, has propelled the band for the past 40-plus years, positioning them as one of the most successful and popular bands in music history. EagleMania performs all of the hits of the Eagles, as well as Don Henley, Glen Frey, and Joe Walsh’s solo albums. Their attention to detail and their ability to reproduce the Eagles exactly leaves their fans with an experience they do not soon forget... Read More
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General Information
Historic Theater
31 Wakefield Street
Rochester NH, 03867
(603) 335-1992
Performance & Arts Center
32 North Main Street
Rochester NH, 03867
(603) 948-1099
Text ROH to 22828
to join our mailing list.
31 Wakefield Street
Rochester NH, 03867
(603) 335-1992
Performance & Arts Center
32 North Main Street
Rochester NH, 03867
(603) 948-1099
Text ROH to 22828
to join our mailing list.
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