The Rex Theatre
Our versatile 300-seat venue for musicians, theatre, comedy, community events, and more.
THE REX THEATRE EVENTS
January 2025
Elias Kacavas & The Vanity
The Vanity is a New York City based rock band formed by lead guitarist and Manchester native, Elias Kacavas. Elias has appeared in television shows such as Euphoria, and Pretty Little Liars: Original sin and on the big screen in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. @eliaskacavas Front Man, Carmine Mastrokostas is a New York City based singer/actor and was recently seen in “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”. Some of his favorite moments onstage have been with “The Vanity” and he can’t wait to bring their sound to the city of Manchester! @cmastro99 On rhythm guitar is Teddy Urban, hailing from Long Island, New York and currently living in Brooklyn. Teddy is the frontman and guitarist of his own NYC rock trio called Stuart Place. @teddyurban On the bass is the Queens native, Jasmin Lopez. Serving as a powerhouse of rhythm, Jas plays in 3 different bands, while also managing a full time job. In her free time, she continues to explore new music, but always finds herself coming back to Morrison Hotel. @jasmin.lopez On drums, Dylan Ellner from Greenwich, CT. He’s the featured drummer in two other bands, Stuart Place and Tri State. Dylan’s style of music is a […]
Van Halen All Era Tribute with Cathedral
“With an eruption of frenzied notes, finger-tapping, and dive-bombing feedback, guitar warrior Tyler Morris pays brilliant homage to a mentor. Cathedral: The Tribute to Van Halen will launch you out of your seat playing air guitar before you realize it!” From Carter Alan (Boston’s 100.7 WZLX) Cathedral’s level of talent and accuracy — built with its recording artists and Grammy-nominated members, Tyler Morris, Kev Dagle and Kirk Bartholomew — has earned the group many successful shows at theaters across the country. Cathedral — featuring a 3x Grammy nominated guitarist, a former Bon Jovi produced artist, a Sunset Strip veteran, and a nationally acclaimed drummer — is THE ONLY all-eras (1978-1995) Van Halen tribute, in a class of its own. Cathedral requires no costumes and is laser-focused on accuracy to the original Van Halen and covers the entire Van Halen catalog from David Lee Roth to Sammy Hagar and beyond! Buy Tickets
Dead Air: A Fully Immersive Murder Mystery
A Fundraiser for The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester Starting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 22nd, at The Rex Theatre, The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester is hosting a murder mystery night! Your ticket includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, there will be a cash bar available if you would like to purchase drinks. Doors open at 5:45! Enjoy a fully immersive experience from the moment you set foot in the door. You’ll take part in a 50th anniversary live radio broadcast and celebration for WEZ-Y, hosted by Guy Godfry, set in 2004. You have been assigned the role of the live studio audience and are witness to something that goes terribly wrong… Buy Tickets
An Evening with Steve Forbert
Steve Forbert is a true American treasure, a fact underscored by his 21st album, Daylight Savings Time. Like all his albums of original songs, it’s suffused with what venerated rock journalist Robert Christgau discerned as his “omnivorously observant” songwriting, marked by Steve’s gift for finding the deeper meaning and magic within the spectrum of everyday moments, as well as his abundant melodic and poetic enchantment. Steve arrived in New York City from his Meridian, Mississippi hometown in 1976. He slotted seamlessly into the “new folk” revival in such Manhattan clubs as Folk City, The Bitter End, and Kenny’s Castaways while taking the stage at CBGB, ground zero of the burgeoning new wave/punk movement. He also busked on the streets of Greenwich Village and in the elegant confines of Grand Central Station. He quickly won a major label deal with Nemperor/CBS Records and released his heralded debut, Alive on Arrival, in 1978. His next album, Jackrabbit Slim, released in 1979, brought wider renown to Forbert with its #11 pop chart hit “Romeo’s Tune.” It provided the stature for his troubadour existence, which has kept him active ever since as “a striking performer, very much worth seeing and hearing,” according to the […]
The Magician’s Guild Presents: Good Charlatan starring Ben Seidman
Con Artistry, Pickpocketing, and… Real Magic Good Charlatan is a deep dive into the world of con artistry, pickpocketing, and… real magic. Your tour guide, Ben Seidman combines sleight of hand and psychological deception to cheat at cards, pick your pockets, and demonstrate the importance of using our powers for good. At its core, Good Charlatan questions the existence of free will and reimagines how one simple lie can unfold into a spiral of truth. Don’t miss this hilarious and truly amazing plunge into the underworld of those who use and abuse the powers of deception. Buy Tickets About Ben: Ben Seidman guest-starred on the Netflix series Brainchild, produced by Pharrell, and starred in both Vanity Fair and WIRED’s “Experts React” series, discussing magic, sleight of hand, and pickpocketing. Ben appeared on the Vanderpump Rules Season 9 premiere, starred in two specials on Travel Channel, and appeared twice on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. While known for large events, Ben also creates amazement at small private parties, including performances for Christina Aguilera, Woody Harrelson, and Zedd. He has dazzled CEOs, Senators, and the late-great Robin Williams. Seidman was the only person in history to be named the Resident Magician […]
The Magician’s Guild Presents: Good Charlatan starring Ben Seidman
Con Artistry, Pickpocketing, and… Real Magic Good Charlatan is a deep dive into the world of con artistry, pickpocketing, and… real magic. Your tour guide, Ben Seidman combines sleight of hand and psychological deception to cheat at cards, pick your pockets, and demonstrate the importance of using our powers for good. At its core, Good Charlatan questions the existence of free will and reimagines how one simple lie can unfold into a spiral of truth. Don’t miss this hilarious and truly amazing plunge into the underworld of those who use and abuse the powers of deception. Buy Tickets About Ben: Ben Seidman guest-starred on the Netflix series Brainchild, produced by Pharrell, and starred in both Vanity Fair and WIRED’s “Experts React” series, discussing magic, sleight of hand, and pickpocketing. Ben appeared on the Vanderpump Rules Season 9 premiere, starred in two specials on Travel Channel, and appeared twice on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. While known for large events, Ben also creates amazement at small private parties, including performances for Christina Aguilera, Woody Harrelson, and Zedd. He has dazzled CEOs, Senators, and the late-great Robin Williams. Seidman was the only person in history to be named the Resident Magician […]
The Magician’s Guild Presents: Good Charlatan starring Ben Seidman
Con Artistry, Pickpocketing, and… Real Magic Good Charlatan is a deep dive into the world of con artistry, pickpocketing, and… real magic. Your tour guide, Ben Seidman combines sleight of hand and psychological deception to cheat at cards, pick your pockets, and demonstrate the importance of using our powers for good. At its core, Good Charlatan questions the existence of free will and reimagines how one simple lie can unfold into a spiral of truth. Don’t miss this hilarious and truly amazing plunge into the underworld of those who use and abuse the powers of deception. Buy Tickets About Ben: Ben Seidman guest-starred on the Netflix series Brainchild, produced by Pharrell, and starred in both Vanity Fair and WIRED’s “Experts React” series, discussing magic, sleight of hand, and pickpocketing. Ben appeared on the Vanderpump Rules Season 9 premiere, starred in two specials on Travel Channel, and appeared twice on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. While known for large events, Ben also creates amazement at small private parties, including performances for Christina Aguilera, Woody Harrelson, and Zedd. He has dazzled CEOs, Senators, and the late-great Robin Williams. Seidman was the only person in history to be named the Resident Magician […]
The Magician’s Guild Presents: Good Charlatan starring Ben Seidman
Con Artistry, Pickpocketing, and… Real Magic Good Charlatan is a deep dive into the world of con artistry, pickpocketing, and… real magic. Your tour guide, Ben Seidman combines sleight of hand and psychological deception to cheat at cards, pick your pockets, and demonstrate the importance of using our powers for good. At its core, Good Charlatan questions the existence of free will and reimagines how one simple lie can unfold into a spiral of truth. Don’t miss this hilarious and truly amazing plunge into the underworld of those who use and abuse the powers of deception. Buy Tickets About Ben: Ben Seidman guest-starred on the Netflix series Brainchild, produced by Pharrell, and starred in both Vanity Fair and WIRED’s “Experts React” series, discussing magic, sleight of hand, and pickpocketing. Ben appeared on the Vanderpump Rules Season 9 premiere, starred in two specials on Travel Channel, and appeared twice on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. While known for large events, Ben also creates amazement at small private parties, including performances for Christina Aguilera, Woody Harrelson, and Zedd. He has dazzled CEOs, Senators, and the late-great Robin Williams. Seidman was the only person in history to be named the Resident Magician […]
Silent Film with Live Music: “Wild Orchids”
“Wild Orchids” (1928) Starring Greta Garbo Part of the 2024-2025 Silent Film Series at The Rex Theatre “Wild Orchids” (1928) starring Greta Garbo; The Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst St., Manchester, N.H.; (603) 574-4826. An older man takes his young wife across the South Pacific to the island nation of Java, where he plans to invest in tea plantations. Aboard ship, she witnesses a passenger hitting one of his servants. The violent man is immediately taken by the beauty of this mysterious woman and resolves to make her acquaintance, marking the start of a dangerous romantic triangle leading to an unforgettable climax in the jungle. Join us for a series of silent film programs with live music in a wonderful restored theater in downtown Manchester. Tickets $10 per person. Buy Tickets
15th Annual New England Winter Blues Festival
Celebrating its 15th year the 2025 New England Winter Blues Festival will be loaded to the hilt with harmonica royalty and a monster band that the whole Blues world is talking about. Headlining is hippest harmonicat the world has ever known, Rick Estrin (Rick Estrin & the Nightcats), harmonica legend Jerry Portnoy (Muddy Waters Band, Eric Clapton Band) bonafide harmonica genius Jason Ricci (Jason Ricci & the Bad Kind, Desoto Tiger), the smooth yet monsterous Sugar Ray Norcia (Sugar Ray & Bluetones, Roomful of Blues), NH native Nick “Mr Nick” David and his powerhouse band The Wicked Lo-Down. Buy Tickets
An Evening with Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau Montbleau first began performing in the early 2000’s around his native Massachusetts. In the years to come, he’d go on to collaborate with artists as diverse as Martin Sexton, Trombone Shorty, Tall Heights, and Galactic, and rack up more than 100 million streams on Spotify alone. Along the way, Montbleau would share bills with stars like Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ani DiFranco, The Wood Brothers, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and Mavis Staples, but it was his ecstatic headline shows—often more than 200 of them a year—that solidified his reputation as a roots rock powerhouse and an inexorable road warrior. NPR’s Mountain Stage compared his “eloquent, soulful songwriting” to Bill Withers and James Taylor, while Relix celebrated his “poetic Americana,” and The Boston Herald raved that “he’s made a career of confident, danceable positivity.” Brooks Forsyth Hailing from the mountains of North Carolina, Brooks Forsyth is a musician of Appalachia and beyond. He began busking on street corners in his hometown of Boone, NC and has since become a Nashville recording artist. Encompassing a variety of sounds within Americana, he has a large repertoire of original songs, and a versatile guitar style consisting of both flatpicking and fingerpicking techniques. Throughout the […]
February 2025
Divas with a Twist in Concert
For a decade Divas with a Twist have been selling out shows in the Boston area. This band features 5 powerhouse female vocalists backed by high energy; Grammy nominated musicians. With a unique blend of vocals combined with new arrangements to pop favorites, classic rock, Motown and originals, the Divas do not disappoint!! Buy Tickets
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Our History
Originally a printing press, the Rex served as a movie theatre from the 1940s to 1980s. 1989 saw the end of the Rex’s life as a movie house. The property then changed hands several times, functioning as a series of nightclubs. In 2016, the building was purchased by the Manchester Development Corporation (MDC). The Palace Theatre Trust entered into a private-public partnership with MDC in October 2018 with the shared goal of reviving the Rex and opening the space as a theatre once again.
On October 30, 2019 we opened the doors of the Rex Theatre, a state-of-the-art, 300-seat performance venue. In the four months the Rex was open before temporarily shutting down due to COVID-19, we began to see the possibilities of this new cultural resource. This venue has added immensely to our existing performance capabilities. We look forward to experiencing the growth of the Palace Theatre Trust’s newest addition.
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The Best Seat in the House
The Rex Theatre
23 Amherst Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 603.668.5588
REX THEATRE PARKING
There are plenty of parking options that make spending a night at the theatre fun and easy.
VICTORY PARKING GARAGE
The Victory Parking Garage is city-owned.
Procedure for parking meters:
1. Find available space and remember your space number
2. Walk to street level corner stairwell or front of office location and find pay by space meter
3. Follow instructions on meter (coins and credit only, no dollar bills) @0.75 hour / max of $6.00
4. Please remember to pay before leaving garage.
Note: Parking is free after 8PM on Fridays, and on weekends and Holidays.
VIP PARKING LOT
Limited spots available. To reserve your spot, click here.
The Palace Theatres has acquired the parking lot at 77 Amherst St and theatre patrons may now reserve a parking spot when attending a show. The lot opens 90 minutes before show time and closes 30 minutes after the show ends. The parking reservation times will be listed on the reservation ticket.
VIP parking patrons will be able to enter the Palace Theatre through the back via the red “Star Door”, only a few feet from the parking lot. *Please note – this entrance has stairs. VIP parking is not recommended for those requiring handicap access.
Note: Once purchased, your ticket must be presented in order to enter the parking lot at 77 Amherst St.
Parking is only allowed during the times listed on the ticket. Violators will be towed and future parking privileges denied.
CITIZENS BANK PARKING LOT
The Citizens Bank parking lot next to the Palace is now privately owned and managed, and charges fees that are not associated with the Palace Theatre.
Note: Only credit cards will be accepted as a mode of payment
ON STREET PARKING
On-street parking is typically $0.75 an hour. Be aware that some on-street parking meters have a two-hour limit. Read meters for specific details and applicable hours.
Note: On-street parking is free after 8PM on Fridays and all day on weekends and Holidays.