The Music Hall Tour

Tour The Music Hall in all its historical splendor. First stop on the tour is the Beaux Arts lobby. The lobby's 2,600 sq. ft. space, including the box office, lower lobby, restrooms, elevator and coat check, reflects the Beaux Arts beauty of the theater above and showcases the theater’s history in a bold and theatrical way while offering striking 21st century amenities. Since the Lobby opened in September 2008, it has be compared to the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the design of ships that once filled Portsmouth’s harbor, the lushness of turn-of-the-century Colorado gold rush hotels, and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The tour continues into the theater’s auditorium and up to its horseshoe balcony. There the main attractions include the restored decorative paintings on the ceiling dome and the proscenium arch adorned with cherubs – award-winning restorations unveiled to the public in September 2007 and 2006. Visitors gain insight into the paintings’ history and their one-of-a-kind discovery in Winter 2007 – a great architectural find. Finally, visitors are invited backstage to view antique riggings still operating today. Merging a colorful past and present, the tour provides unique perspectives on yesterday, today, and the future of the oldest operating theater in northern New England.