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Upcoming Events

Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond with Beatallica
Saturday, June 10 - 8:00PM
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Tragedy takes disco, soft-rock and pop classics, and completely reimagines them as glorious, red-hot heavy metal. They’re sure to get your head bangin’, your booty shakin’ – and put a smile on your face and your fist in the air.

Tragedy’s concept, while subversive and humorous, goes beyond what many have done in satirical music – they celebrate the soul of the original song, even while turning the soundscape on its head. The amps are cranked to eleven, but the emotion is not lost. You discover new meaning in songs that have been a part of your life for as long as you can remember. You laugh and cry. Dance and mosh. And feel newly connected to the disco-metal that was inside you all along.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SHOW IS A METAL TRIBUTE WITH EXPLICIT CONTENT, AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN. 

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Comedian Juston McKinney
Saturday, June 17 - 8:00PM
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With multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show”, one-hour specials
on “Comedy Central”, and “Amazon Prime”, including “Parentally
Challenged” and “On Mid-Life Support”, Juston is at the top of his
game. He just released his 5th stand-up special, “On the Bright Side”,
currently streaming on his YouTube channel.

Juston was born in Portsmouth, NH and grew up living on the border
of New Hampshire and Maine. In the late 1990’s after spending
seven years as a Deputy Sheriff in rural Maine, he traded his gun for
a microphone and moved to NYC to pursue a career in comedy. 

Juston has starred in numerous Comedy Central shows including his
half-hour Comedy Central Presents and his one-hour special “Juston
McKinney-A Middle-Class Hole”. He has multiple appearances on
the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien as well as a
Showtime Special with Rob Gronkowski. He has also appeared twice
at Denis Leary’s Comics Come Home at the TD Garden. His TV &
movie credits include; The King of Queens,100 Centre Street, The
Zoo Keeper and Here Comes the Boom.

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Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats
Sunday, June 18 - 7:00PM
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Lee Rocker made his mark singing, playing, standing on, spinning and rocking his giant upright bass as a founding member (along with Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom), of the Grammy nominated music group The Stray Cats, who sold over 10 million albums and garnered 23 gold and platinum certified records worldwide. He has since been named “Greatest Of All Time” in Bass Player Magazine’s 2022 listing of the top 100 bassists ever. Come hear Lee and his band perform Stray Cats hits like “Sexy and Seventeen”, “Stray Cat Strut” and “Rock This Town”, plus lots of other rockin’ songs Lee performed post-Stray Cats with music legends from Ringo Starr and George Harrison to John Fogerty and The Rolling Stones.

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Pat Travers Band
​Saturday, July 8 - 8:00PM
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Canadian born Pat Travers may be best known for his hits Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights), Snortin’ Whiskey, and I La La La Love You from the Valley Girls film soundtrack. It’s his live show and superior guitar work that earned him legions of loyal fans since he burst onto the international rock scene in the late 1970’s. With one of Rock’s most impressive catalogs, Pat is known for his hard, edgy tone, rough and rowdy vocals and “Guitar God” instrumental prowess.

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The HillBenders
Friday, July 14 - 8:00PM
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The HillBenders are continuing their firmly established presence as one of the most energetic and engaging progressive acoustic bands with their hit laden “WhoGrass” show, as well as outstanding original music from their fourth studio album, appropriately and eponymously titled “The HillBenders.”

Regardless of which show The HillBenders present, or a mash up of them all, they deliver a perfect mix of virtuoso musicianship and rock star vocals. They are one of the few bluegrass groups that recognize their ability to bridge the gap between the common music consumer and the bluegrass genre, selecting material that defies any hillbilly stigmas.

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Beatlemania Again
Friday, July 21 - 8:00PM
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This outstanding performance features three versions of The Beatles all in one show. The show starts with "Meet The Beatles", then transforms into the "Sergeant Pepper" era and finishes with the "Get Back" era and a great encore.

​Beatlemania Again features Broadway cast members as well as former members of the Hall & Oates Band! This incredible show has performed to rave reviews nationwide!!

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The Garcia Project
Saturday, July 22 - 8:00PM
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The Garcia Project’s performances are recreations of full, classic Jerry Garcia Band set lists from 1976-1995. More than just a Jerry Garcia Band Tribute Band or Jerry Garcia Cover Band, using thoughtful arrangements and the proper instrumentation and feel, The Garcia Project faithfully channels and projects the feelings, emotions and music that propelled the Jerry Garcia Band and their fans through the years.
For anyone that never had a chance to experience the Jerry Garcia Band or for fans that want to relive a classic show, The Garcia Project delivers.

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Beginnings: A Celebration of the Music of Chicago
Friday, July 28 - 8:00PM
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Beginnings – A Celebration of the Music of Chicago brings the magic of a live Chicago performance to life and exceptionally recreates their enormous songbook of contemporary hits.

The music of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago spans more than five decades and includes five #1 albums and over 20 top-ten hits.  The band transports the listener back to a time of big arena concerts with all the sound, excitement and emotion generated from Chicago’s extensive catalog of gold and platinum recordings.

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Draw The Line: An Aerosmith Tribute
Saturday, July 29 - 8:00PM
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Draw the Line celebrates more than 25 years paying homage to rock'n'roll legends Aerosmith - the "Bad Boys of Boston". They are the only officially endorsed Aerosmith tribute show in the world. With support and accolades from Aerosmith themselves, as well as journalists, top DJs, and fans worldwide - Draw the Line is recognized as a one-of-a-kind tribute show.

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The SpongeBob Musical
August 4 - 27
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Sponsored by Wentworth Douglass Hospital

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it's SpongeBob SquarePants! And now he’s ready to ride the wave to your theatre to entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, hilarious and brand-new musical.

The show is not your typical musical - the show is a set of 18 songs penned by high-profile rock and pop artists ranging from the Flaming Lips, Cindy Lauper, Lady A, T.I., and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry - to Panic! At the Disco, John Legend, Sara Bareilles, The Plain White T's, and even David Bowie. This musical will have everything you're looking for to have a cool evening this summer!

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Son Of A Gun: Guns N' Roses Tribute
Saturday, September 9 - 8:00PM
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Son Of A Gun is the best Guns N' Roses tribute band on planet Earth. Fronted by Ari Kamin, lead singer of Steven Adler of Guns N' Roses, this five-piece Rock N'Roll band based in Los Angeles is able to bring a stadium show to any kind of venue. Formed in 2012 in Argentina, they took advantage of the experience gained in years of touring the United States and quickly became the hottest band in L.A.Closing the lineup are Johnny Mayo on Lead Guitar, Jimmie Romeroon Rhythm Guitar, 'Chotas' on Bass and Tom Gold on Drums.

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WailOn: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, The Highwaymen, & Outlaw Country
Saturday, September 23 - 8:00PM
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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. This electrifying stage show features top-notch musicians who have played with members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Government Mule, Levon Helm and The Band, The Spirit of Johnny Cash and Billy Eli; appeared on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion; and shared the stage with Tim O'Brien, voodoo blues king John Mooney, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Chet Atkins, dobro master Jerry Douglas, the Everly Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Sonny Rollins, and Jerry Jeff Walker.

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Dancing Dream: An ABBA Tribute Band
Saturday, October 7 - 8:00PM
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DANCING DREAM, the Tribute to ABBA - the greatest pop supergroup from Sweden, electrifies audiences of all ages with the best ABBA hits Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Take a Chance, Fernando, and many more.  Founded by two European singers in 2009, featured on the Stephen Colbert Show and in large venues across North America, this New York City based ABBA Tribute Band transports audiences back to the happy, groovy 70's. With beautiful harmonies, elaborate costumes and exciting choreography, every show is to be remembered.

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Bearly Dead: Grateful Dead Tribute
​Friday, November 17 - 8:00PM
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Bearly Dead is a high-energy tribute to The Grateful Dead and all of its members throughout the years. While the band plays all of the Grateful Dead classics, they also dive into an extended catalog, which may include any song that any member of the Dead ever performed. With over 250 songs in rotation and new material being added all the time, Bearly Dead performs wildly different setlists every night and ensures that each show is a unique experience. With no designated “Jerry” or “Bobby”, this band is able to breathe new life into songs with their fresh, high-energy approach to them.

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Blizzard of Ozz: A Tribute to Ozzy with Stormbringer: A Tribute to Deep Purple
Saturday, November 18 - 8:00PM
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Blizzard of Ozz brings the ultimate Ozzy show to Rochester Opera House by recreating both the sound and visual appeal of Ozzy’s early very successful solo days with the renowned late guitarist Randy Rhoads, and providing a non stop performance from Ozzy's first 2 albums of the Randy Rhoads era, plus other later Ozzy solo hits as well as some legendary early Black Sabbath favorites.

Stormbringer begins the night with the most authentic Deep Purple show, recreating the legendary sound and creative live performances done by Deep Purple during their early period of success. Stormbringer guitarist Joe Stump, also guitarist of the band Alcatrazz, is a worldwide touring and recording artist with 10 solo album releases, and has been named by Guitar One Magazine as one of the ten fastest shredders of all time, and by Guitarist as one of the top 20 shredders of all time.

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About Us

Rochester Opera House

31 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867
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The historic Rochester Opera House, a not-for-profit organization, presents an annual performance season of shows for children, teens, adults, and seniors.  Built within City Hall in 1908, this beautifully restored theater is the only remaining theater in the world with a unique mechanism that raises the orchestra floor at an incline for amphitheater seating and levels the floor for dancing.

Our mission is to educate, engage, empower, challenge, and inspire a community of all ages by presenting extraordinary and culturally diverse theatre, performance art, music, dance, and film on the city’s foremost performing arts stage.  As we preserve our vibrant historic theater for future generations, we embrace the integration of a broad arts culture in our community.  Through the cultivation of new performers, diversity of shows, and innovative arts education programs developed with an “ARTS FOR ALL” philosophy, we bring the incredible power of the arts to the widest possible audience.

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RPAC

32 North Main Street
Rochester, NH 03867
​(603) 948-1099

The Rochester Performance & Arts Center (RPAC) is located in the heart of downtown Rochester, New Hampshire. Opened in 2017, and just around the block from the historic Rochester Opera House, RPAC is an intimate venue offering affordable entertainment, educational programming, and event spaces for private parties and community gatherings. 

RPAC combines a versatile recital hall with 150 seats, rehearsal and practice studios, costume and scenic workshops, and a premier art gallery for emerging and seasoned artists alike. RPAC offers a wide variety of affordable lessons and classes based in art, dance, music, theatre, and more. ​​​

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As a community-supported nonprofit, membership from annual donors remains crucial for the Rochester Opera House and RPAC to continue to grow, and to present exceptional entertainment and educational programming.

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