Tommy Tune to Debut Solo Cabaret TAPS, TUNES AND TALL TALES at NJPAC, 11/24

NJPAC welcomes Broadway's quintessential actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer, Tommy Tune, for his first solo cabaret show, Taps, Tunes and Tall Tales. NJPAC's Chase Room will host the 9-time Tony award winner on Sunday, November 24th at 3pm as he takes an autobiographical stroll through his vast career featuring renditions of standards by Irving Berlin, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, and many more.

Tickets are $45-$65 and are available online at NJPAC.org by phone at 1-888-GO-NJPAC (1-888-466-5722), or in person at NJPAC Box Office, One Center Street in downtown Newark. The American Song Series at NJPAC is presented, in part, through the generous support of the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.

At 6'6, Broadway's tallest tapper made his Broadway debut in 1965 as a performer in the musical Baker Street. His first Broadway directing and choreography credits were for the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1978. Tune has directed and/or choreographed eight Broadway musicals, most notably A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine (1980) (director, choreographer), Nine (1982) (director), My One and Only (1983) (performer, choreographer), Stepping Out (1987) (director), Grand Hotel (1989) (director, choreographer) and The Will Rogers Follies (1991) (director, choreographer).

Accompanied by Michael Biagi, his pianist and musical director for nearly four decades, Tune's musical journey will include handpicked songs by everyone from Kurt Weill ("September Song"), Johnny Mercer ("I Remember You"), Leiber & Stoller ("I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues") and Lerner & Loewe ("I've Grown Accustomed to His Face") to Burt Bacharach ("Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"), Carol King ("Up on the Roof"), and even Green Day ("Wake Me Up When September Ends").

Taps, Tunes and Tall Tales is a celebration of Tune's 50 years in show business, the artifacts of which, preserved in a downtown storage space, were turned to toast by Hurricane Sandy. Luckily for us he stores his memories safely in his heart now, and shares them warmly, generously and bountifully in a show that will leave audiences begging for more.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey -- where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. As New Jersey's Town Square, 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 over seven million visitors (including more than one million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit www.njpac.org or call 1-888-GO-NJPAC for more information.

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