Live Entertainment in Portsmouth

Music Hall Portsmouth is New Hampshire's most beloved performing arts venue — an 1878 theater presenting outstanding films, concerts, and theatrical events for one of America's finest small colonial cities. Music Hall's extraordinary architectural heritage and its remarkable programming breadth (it presents everything from Sundance films to symphony concerts to comedians) create a performing arts venue of genuine New Hampshire cultural significance.

New Hampshire Theatre Project is Portsmouth's most community-engaged theater company — presenting outstanding theatrical productions and educational programs for New Hampshire's most culturally vibrant city. NHTP's extraordinary commitment to making outstanding theater accessible to the entire New Hampshire community creates a theater organization of genuine NH performing arts cultural significance.

Music Hall Portsmouth is New Hampshire's most beloved performing arts venue — a beautifully restored 1878 Victorian opera house presenting world-class concerts, theater, and film in the most historically authentic performance environment in the Granite State. Its extraordinary combination of Victorian architectural grandeur and consistently high-quality programming has made it one of the most respected performing arts institutions in northern New England.

Rivers Casino Portsmouth is Virginia's first legal land-based casino, opened in 2023 — a major milestone for Hampton Roads gaming. The casino's entertainment venue books live music and comedy acts for Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach gaming visitors, establishing the model for the state's expanding gaming and entertainment sector.

The Music Hall is Portsmouth's cultural crown jewel — a magnificently restored 1878 Victorian opera house presenting international artists, Broadway touring productions, film, and comedy in one of New England's most architecturally extraordinary small venues. Portsmouth's unusually rich cultural infrastructure for a city of 22,000 people is anchored by The Music Hall's extraordinary programming and the seacoast city's proximity to both Boston and the Maine gaming market.