LONG-TIME NEW JERSEY ARTS PUBLICIST DAN BAUER NAMED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS AT NJPAC

John Schreiber, President and CEO of the New Jersey Performing Arts (NJPAC) announced the recent appointment of Dan Bauer as Senior Director of Public and Media Relations. With a proven track record of promoting the arts in New Jersey for nearly 30 years, Bauer joins NJPAC, one of the premier performing arts centers in the country.

Bauer will be working closely with the NJPAC Marketing team, led by Katie Sword, Vice President, Marketing; and PR consultants Angela Thomas of Prana Marketing, Inc. and John Seroff of GreenHouse Publicity.

For over two decades, Bauer was Director of Public and Community Relations for the Tony Award-winning McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ. In that role he helped raise McCarter's profile nationally and regionally - working with all media on theatre productions under artistic director Emily Mann, hundreds of special events and performances, community events and educational programming. Prior to NJPAC, Mr. Bauer was Director of Marketing and Public Relations at George Street Playhouse. As a freelance publicist, his clients include Kodo's 2015 North American tour, the Rahway International Film Festival, American Repertory Ballet, American Theatre Group, Princeton's famous Triangle Club, and Smart Talk Connected Conversations working with such distinguished speakers as Julie Andrews, Maya Angelou, Linda Ronstadt and Coretta Scott King among others. Bauer told his family's journey from Nazi-occupied Vienna to America in the documentary film, leben um zu sagen (live to tell).

A native of Buffalo, NY, he has a B.A. from the State University of New York at Fredonia and a M.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Mr. Bauer lives in Princeton, NJ.

About NJPAC

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States and is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey - where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the state's and the world's best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted more than 9 million visitors (including over 1.5 million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit njpac.org or call 1-888-GO-NJPAC for more information.

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