CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL (December 6-23)
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Christmas isn't Christmas 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 new musical adaptation. Keeping true to the original text and bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, it draws upon the themes of time, family, and society's ills to warm even the coldest of hearts. With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, "A Christmas Carol" is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit... Read More
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THE NUTCRACKER (December 8-14)
RENTAL PARTNER | Presented by Sole City Dance
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This classic holiday tale has become a regional favorite! This soaring story, framed by Tchaikovsky’s legendary score, captures the wonder and expectation of the night before Christmas when a mysterious gift sparks an extraordinary journey. Follow Clara as she embarks on an adventure filled with colorful characters, majestic scenery, and breathtaking costumes. You’ll find your heart dancing as Clara and the Nutcracker Prince overcome obstacles on their way to the Land of Sweets. From the captivating dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy to the iconic snow scene, this delightful holiday classic continues to enthrall audiences of all ages... Read More
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STRAFFORD WIND SYMPHONY - Sunday, December 16 (7pm)
FAMILY
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Ring in the season with the annual Strafford Wind Symphony Holiday Pops Concert, featuring favorite tunes… old and new, a special narrated piece, and the famous gift basket raffle. The Holiday Pops Concert is fantastic holiday entertainment for the whole family! The Strafford Wind Symphony’s purpose is to provide opportunities for enhanced growth and lifelong 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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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH CHRISTMAS EVE - December 24 (3pm & 5pm)
RENTAL PARTNER
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Carols, Candlelight, and the Christmas Story presented by GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH. Free and open to all! This will be the highlight of your holiday season as we celebrate Christmas at the historic Rochester Opera House! Enjoy Christmas carols, special music, and reflections on Christmas on this special night. Each service is only 1 hour long and will be family friendly. This event is free and we encourage you to invite your friends and family!
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RECYCLED PERCUSSION - Wednesday, December 26 (12:30pm, 4pm, & 7:30pm)
RENTAL PARTNER
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Legendary New Hampshire drumming group RECYCLED PERCUSSION is back in the Granite State to celebrate and rock the Rochester Opera House in Rochester, NH for 2 BIG SHOWS. You may have seen them impressing the judges on America’s Got Talent, or even seen them perform in Las Vegas or maybe as they opened the 2017 Super Bowl or on their new TV show “Chaos & Kindness”! Maybe, just maybe, you are one of the few that have not seen this amazing show. Whether it’s your first time or your tenth, a Recycled Percussion show always rocks! Read More
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COMEDIAN BOB MARLEY - Friday, December 28 (5pm) & Saturday, December 29 (5pm, 7pm & 9pm)
RENTAL PARTNER
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R-Rated - Marley’s brand of high energy and off beat observation of everyday life things has captured the minds of fans of all ages including teenagers to grandparents in their 80’s. He has been featured in his own special on Comedy Central, and is one of the few comics to do the complete late- night TV circuit: "The Late Show" with David Letterman, "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, "Late Night" with Conan O'Brien and "The Late Late Show" with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn. Marley uses biographical and observational material for his high-energy routines.
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MAMMA MIA! MUSICAL (January 11-27)
THEATRE | Sponsored by: Studley's Flower Gardens, The Rochester Voice
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Over 60 million people worldwide have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make this musical the ultimate feel-good show! The show's timeless songs propel this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, creating an unforgettable experience. A large cast, non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers combine to make this show a guaranteed smash hit with audiences! It's a broadway spectacular that should not be missed! Read More
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WHO'S BAD (THE ULTIMATE MICHAEL JACKSON EXPERIENCE) - Fri, February 8 (7pm)
MAINSTAGE
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As the world's longest running tribute to Michael Jackson and the only one to predate his passing, Who's Bad has stood the test of time for the last 14 years. Who’s Bad’s live performance is an unrivaled celebration of pop music’s one true King. Their power-packed performance of Michael Jackson’s expansive catalog has ignited crowds on every continent and can only be described as a jaw-dropping, musical must-see. Who’s Bad has earned its name by paying studious attention to Michael Jackson’s every original groove and gravity-defying dance move, boasting over 100 years of professional experience and a team of dancers with resumes that include Broadway productions... Read More
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COMIC HYPNOTIST FRANK SANTOS JR. - Saturday, February 9 (8pm)
MAINSTAGE
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R-Rated - Frank Santos, Jr. has been mesmerizing audiences for over twenty years with his spectacular display of mind bending antics that can turn any skeptic into a fan. No two shows are ever the same as the audience becomes the stars. 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. He is returning to our stage by popular demand for a ninth season!
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LAUREN RAINBOW: AN EVENING WITH SPIRIT - Friday, February 15 (7pm)
SPECIAL EVENT
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Lauren Rainbow is an evidential medium dedicated to bringing healing messages from loved ones in spirit to those here in the living. During a spirit demonstration with Lauren you will witness validating, evidential connections with Spirit and her own unique style of heart-centered messages. A demonstration of Spirit with Lauren will bring tears of joy, lots of laughter and leave you feeling, perhaps, that we are indeed loved and supported by those we know in Spirit. Lauren is a happy medium, spiritual teacher, and sacred journeyer, who is dedicated to Spirit, Healing and Love. Since 2001 her work with Spirit has brought her all over the world...
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TUSK (THE ULTIMATE FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE) - Saturday, February 23 (8pm)
MAINSTAGE
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Tusk, The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute, is the #1 Tribute to Fleetwood Mac in the world, bar none! No wigs, no backing tracks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that no other Fleetwood Mac tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating. Tusk covers all the great hits of Fleetwood Mac, which has featured the talents of Mick Fleetwood, Christine and John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and others over the years. The five seasoned, well-respected musicians comprising Tusk have been making music together in various combinations and styles... Read More
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REMEMBER THE FIFTIES - Friday, March 1 (8pm)
MAINSTAGE
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Featuring Tributes to The Drifters and The Platters - Live In Concert! The Remember The Fifties Concert is an outstanding tribute show. This incredible performance featuring two great groups will take you back to a time when cruising the strip and hanging out at the malt shop were what it was all about. You'll hear hit after million selling hit, including Under The Boardwalk, On Broadway, Save The Last Dance For Me, This Magic Moment, The Great Pretender, Only You, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and many more legendary tunes from the golden days of rock & roll! The amazing finale will have you dancing in your seat... Read More
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THE SPIRIT OF JOHNNY CASH - Friday, March 8 (8pm)
MAINSTAGE | Sponsored by: Federal Savings Bank
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This is what country music is all about – the music of Johnny Cash. Harold Ford is incredible as Johnny Cash. He sings and looks exactly like the man in black – and it comes naturally. Accompanied by the Red Hot Cash Band, an extraordinarily talented team of musicians, The Spirit of Johnny Cash recreates the music that made Johnny Cash country music’s most iconic performer. The spirit of Johnny Cash emanates through tribute artist Harold Ford with his deep baritone and striking resemblance to the country music icon. In this incredible recreation of Johnny Cash in Concert, you’ll hear many of Cash’s greatest hits, including Folsom Prison Blues... Read More
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KASHMIR (LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE) - Saturday, March 9 (8pm)
MAINSTAGE
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Kashmir is the most authentic representation of Led Zeppelin on the modern national touring scene. Each of the 4 band members assumes their individual role with pinpoint accuracy. Kashmir possesses the live stage show, sound, and likeness to bring audiences and fans back to the days when the mighty Led Zeppelin ruled the musical landscape. With the playlist of every classic rock station and the most identifiable voice in rock history, Kashmir’s show features Page’s iconic double-neck guitar, Bonham’s drum solo, the stage show of the era, and most importantly, the greatest hits that make up the soundtrack to peoples’ lives... Read More
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JIM MESSINA - Thursday, March 14 (8pm)
MAINSTAGE
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Musician, songwriter, singer, supremely talented guitarist, member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, founding member of Country Rock pioneer Poco, half the soft rock duo, Loggins and Messina: Few musical artists résumés list membership in a band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame; fewer still can lay claim to being a founding member of the seminal band credited with creating Country Rock; and only one artist can include all the above in addition to being one half of the most successful duo of the 1970's. Do these songs strike a chord? Your Mama Don’t Dance, Thinking of You, You Better Think Twice, Listen to a Country Song, Angry Eyes, Watching the River Run, Nobody But You, Same Old Wine, and Peace Of Mind.
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DANCE NORTHEAST (SOLE CITY DANCE) - Saturday, March 23 (2 & 7pm)
RENTAL PARTNER
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Delight in the joy and artistry of dance when Sole City Dance and the Rochester Opera House join together to showcase talented dancers from companies and dance education centers around the region. The celebration presents an afternoon performance with junior companies and up-and-coming student choreographers. The show is filled with colorful, energetic performances of innovative, diverse choreography by some of the region’s finest young dancers. The evening performance features senior and professional companies along with special guests... Read More
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THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW - Saturday, April 6 (1pm)
FAMILY, THEATRE
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969 selling more than 43 million copies worldwide. Eric’s well-known books captivated readers with his iconic colorful hand-painted tissue paper collage illustrations and distinctively simple stories, introducing generations of children to a bigger, brighter world – and to their first experience of reading itself. The timeless classic has made its way off the page and onto the stage. Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle’s stories, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, the star of the show – The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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CINDERELLA (SOLE CITY DANCE) - April 13 & 14
RENTAL PARTNER
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An evil stepmother…two vain insulting stepsisters…and an orphan girl nicknamed Cinderella who's forced to do their bidding. Cinderella tolerates her dysfunctional step-family’s demands with strength and dignity (and some tears), until that fateful day when she is invited to the royal ball and discovered by a prince who falls in love with not just her outer beauty but her inner beauty. Now, Sole City Dance, in association with the Rochester Opera House, presents a new ballet by Assaf Benchetrit, assistant professor of dance at UNH. This original work captures not just the graceful beauty of ballet, its athleticism and charm, but the deeper meanings within the story: that inner strength, dignity and core values lead to a more fulfilling... Read More
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BOYZ GONE WILD & KISS REVENGE - Friday, April 26 (7pm)
RENTAL PARTNER | Handicapped access in the balcony only
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BOYZ GONE WILD - This male and female fronted tribute dressed in full 80's costumes brings you all your favorite rock songs from the 80's era from Journey, Skid Row, Pat Benetar, Lita Ford, AC/DC ,Guns and Roses, Bon Jovi and Judas Priest to name a few....step back in time and join Boyz Gone Wild for an epic 80's party.
KISS REVENGE - New York’s premiere non-make up Kiss tribute. Kiss Revenge is dedicated to the look, energy, and spirit of the iconic rock band Kiss, playing all the klassics from all phases of the band's career. |
FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL (May 2-19)
THEATRE | Sponsored by: DF Richard, Studley's Flower Gardens, The Rochester Voice
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One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst... Read More
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DRAGONS LOVE TACOS & OTHER STORIES - Thursday, May 23 (10am & 12pm)
ARTS & EDUCATION | Grades K-5
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Five favorite contemporary children’s books leap off the shelf and onto the stage in Dragons Love Tacos, a brand-new musical revue by Theatreworks USA, America’s leading touring theater for young people. Recommended for grades K-5, the show is about one hour in length. Curriculum Connections: Communication and Language Arts, Literature Based, Music, Relationships and Family... Read More
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LENNY CLARKE - Friday, June 7 (8pm)
MAINSTAGE | Sponsored by: LAARS Heating Systems Company
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R-Rated - Lenny Clarke has an oddly calibrated act — his material and his perspective are very much in an old-school Don Rickles vein, but his attitude is very much that of a quick-witted young comic. This contrast comes wrapped in a conversational, deceptively genial delivery, with just brief moments of clowning. Clarke is also unpredictable in a very good way on stage — you don’t know where he’s going to go next! He’s a unique and funny performer and truly worth catching. Lenny is famous for his thick Boston accent and role as Uncle Teddy on the series Rescue Me. He was the most famous "saloon comic" in Boston during the 1980s, the heyday of the Boston comedy scene.
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1964 THE TRIBUTE (BEATLES TRIBUTE) - Saturday, June 8 (8pm)
MAINSTAGE | Sponsored by: The Ridge
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Experience a Beatles’ concert the way it was performed over 50 years ago. "1964" meticulously re-creates the magic of those LIVE Beatles' performances with artful precision and unerring accuracy. For those that never saw The Beatles live and always wanted to know what it must have been like... For over 30 years, "1964" has thrilled audiences with what is considered to be the most authentic and endearing tribute to The Beatles. This has been accomplished by a steady and consistent cast of talented professional musicians, who painstakingly recreate the look, feel and note for note sound of an actual LIVE Beatles performance. Come see why 1964 The Tribute has been called the "Best Beatles Tribute on Earth".
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ROCHESTER PORCHFEST 2019 - Sunday, September 29 (12-5pm)
FREE OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
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PorchFest is a FREE outdoor music festival featuring more than 30 bands of all genres! Bands are placed on outdoor stages throughout the town and attendees can walk around and hear a little bit of everything. We’ll also have a few food trucks and vendors at the Union Street parking lot. Participating restaurants and shops will be offering specials and discounts to attendees wearing all-access bracelets. The all-access pass also gives you access to the after party. You don't want to miss this incredible live music event — There’s something for everyone at Rochester PorchFest!
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Historic Theater
31 Wakefield Street
Rochester NH, 03867
(603) 335-1992
No refunds or exchanges.
No exceptions.
31 Wakefield Street
Rochester NH, 03867
(603) 335-1992
No refunds or exchanges.
No exceptions.
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32 North Main Street
Rochester NH, 03867
(603) 948-1099
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