Wanda Sykes Among Acts Set to Appear at Bergen PAC's 2011 - 2012 Season

Bergen Performance Arts Center is revealing a sneak peak preview to the new 2011/2012 season. All shows go on sale Wednesday May 4th at 11:00AM. bergenPAC insures that there is something for everyone. This year bergenPAC will present a special Halloween themed magic show for the kids. Rock Concerts include Ted Nugent, Rick Springfield as well as classical superstars like Joshua Bell. Not only does bergenPAC present affordable shows close to home. bergenPAC is proud that many television networks and record companies will tape their shows live, like Darlene Love's Holiday Special which was taped at bergenPAC will air on PBS Television. Darlene Love's annual holiday special has become an anticipated annual event at bergenPAC and is confirmed again for 2011.

There is something for everyone this year, just log on to www.bergenpac.org

JUNE

Gregg Allman
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $99, $69, $59, $39, $39
His hits include "I'm No Angel," "Midnight Rider," and "Can't Keep Running." Also featured will be Allman Brothers favorites such as "Melissa," "Whipping Post," "Rambling Man," "One Way Out," "Done Somebody Wrong," and "Statesboro Blues."

1964 The Tribute
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $55, $55, $39, $29, $29
"The #1 Beatles tribute show on earth!" Rolling Stone Magazine

Get The Led Out - #1 Led Zeppelin Tribute Band
Date: Friday, June 17, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $39, $39, $29, $29, $19
"Get The Led Out didn't just pass Zeppelin 101 with flying colors - - they're working on their Ph.D. They didn't just do their Zep homework -- they're teaching the class."

Michael McDonald
Date: Friday, June 24, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $115, $79, $69, $49, $39
Hits include "I Keep Forgettin," "It Keeps You Runnin," "Yah Mo B There," "On My Own," "You Belong to Me" and "What a Fool Believes."

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $109, $89, $59, $49, $39
Hits include "Heartbreaker," "Hell Is For Children," "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "Love Is A Battlefield" and "We Belong"

JULY

Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers
Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $69, $39, $39, $39, $39
Betts singing the Allman Brothers' biggest hits, "Rambling' Man," "Crazy Love," "Angeline," and "Straight from the Heart"

Huey Lewis and the News
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $129, $99, $79, $49, $49
Hits including, "The Heart of Rock and Roll," "Do You Believe in Love," "Workin' for a Livin'," "I Want a New Drug," "If This Is It," "Stuck with You," "Hip to Be Square," and "Doin' It All for My Baby."

Paula Poundstone
Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $49, $39, $39, $39, $29
The Boston Globe said, "Poundstone improvises with a crowd like a Jazz musician...swinging in unexpected directions without a plan, without a net."

Dark Star Orchestra
Date: Friday, July 22, 2011
Time: 7PM
Tickets: $37, $37, $37, $37, $27
"The hottest Grateful Dead tribute act going." --- Washington Post
"Fanatical attention to detail." --- Rolling Stone

Ted Nugent
Date: Sunday, July 24, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $79, $59, $49, $49, $49
Don't miss your chance to see the master behind hits "Cat Scratch Fever," "Great White Buffalo," "Coming of Age," "Stranglehold" and "Wango Tango".

AUGUST

Tim Conway & Friends
Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $99, $79, $59, $49, $39
Get tickets now to see this sidesplitting act on stage and bring your friends and family out to this
comedy extravaganza. Special guests include Louise DuArt and Chuck McCann.

Queensrÿche
Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $69, $49, $42, $39, $39
The Seattle quintet still going strong, brings all their hits back to the stage including "Silent Lucidity" and "Jet City Woman".

Hippiefest
Date: Friday, August 12, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $79, $59, $59, $39, $39
Dave Mason "We Just Disagree" and "Only You Know and I Know," Mark Farner from Grand Funk "I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home" & "Some Kind of Wonderful," Rick Derringer "Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo," Felix Cavaliere's Rascals "People Got to Be Free" & "Groovin" and Gary Wright "The Dream Weaver" & "Love Is Alive".

The Beach Boys
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $110, $89, $69, $49, $39
Hits include "Surfin' Safari," "Surfin' USA," "Little Saint Nick," "Surfer Girl," "Good Vibrations," "Barbara Ann" and "California Girls"

Alice Cooper
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $99, $86, $69, $49, $39
Don't miss your chance to hear "Poison," "I'm Eighteen," "Billion Dollar Babies," "No More Mr. Nice Guy," "School's Out," and many others!

SEPTEMBER

Keb Mo
Date: Sunday, September 25, 2011
Time: 7PM
Tickets: $69, $49, $39, $29, $29
Keb Mo discovered the Delta blues of Robert Johnson at a young age, and his reverent but updated interpretations, along with three Grammy wins, have affirmed him as one of its few inheritors.

OCTOBER

A Fall Doo-Wop Spectacular
Date: Sat., October 1, 2011
Time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $65 $63, $58, $48, $35
Kenny Vance & The Planotones, Charlie Thomas' Drifters, The Original Chantels,
The Classics, The Teenagers & Johnny Farina
Presented by Rrazz Entertainment, Inc / SupremeConcerts.com

Brad Zimmerman "My Son The Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy"
Date: Sun., October 2, 2011
Time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $29
As a comedian, Brad has shared the stage with such big names as Joan Rivers, Freddie Roman and Brad Garrett. Brad is also a regular at The Friars Club and many of America's best casinos and resorts.

Jungle Jack Hanna
Date: Sunday, October 9, 2011
Time: 4PM
Tickets: $39, $39, $39, $29, $29
Jack Hanna has been a frequent guest over the years on such television programs as The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman and Good Morning America

Wanda Sykes
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $99, $89, $69, $49, $39
Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand-up comics" among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America.

Compañia Flamenca José Porcel
Date: Friday, October 21, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $65, $49, $39, $29, $29
Known for their superb flamenco performances, Ballet Flamenco José Procel brings an explosion of rhythms, colors and emotions of the Spanish people on stage at bergenPAC.

David Caserta's Haunted Illusions
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2011
Time: 4PM
Tickets: $37, $37, $37, $27, $27
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You'll be stunned and amazed as master illusionist David Caserta has people levitating, disappearing, and reappearing right before your eyes.

NOVEMBER

Rita Rudner
Date: Friday, November 4, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $79, $49, $49, $39, $29
This wide-eyed brunette comic "speaks softly and carries a big shtick," Rita Rudner has conquered the stand-up stage and expanded into writing and performing in films.

Leon Russell with special guest Davell Crawford
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $37
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, whose "This Masquerade," was the first song in music history to hit #1 on the jazz, pop and R&B charts. Russell's many other hits include "Tight Rope," "Slippin' Into Christmas" and "Lady Blue."

Parsons Dance Foundation
Date: Friday, November 18, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $55, $45, $45, $39, $29
"[The] dancers are picked for their virtuosity, energy and sexiness. They attack the audience and stage like gangbusters." -Clive Barnes, New York Post

National Acrobats of China
Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011
Time: 1&4PM
Tickets: $49, $35, $25, $25, $15
An exhilarating mix of acrobats, juggling, tumbling and balancing combined with ancient and modern theatrics!

DECEMBER

NJ Ballet's "Nutcracker"
Date: Saturday & Sunday, December 3&4, 2010
Time: Dec. 3 (4:00PM) / Dec. 4 (1 & 4:00PM)
Tickets: $50, $40, $30, $20, $20
Year after year, this first-rate traditional production of The Nutcracker never fails to enchant youngsters and grownups alike with amazing special effects, colorful costumes, gorgeous scenery, and dancing by New Jersey Ballet's acclaimed troupe of International Artists.

Eliz Von Trap of the Sound of Music's Von Trap Singers and the Empire Brass Quintet
Date: Saturday, December 10, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $55, $45, $35, $20, $20
Elisabeth is the granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music. With a voice that critics have called "hauntingly clear" (New York Times), Elizabeth, along with the Empire Brass, "...will send a thrill of pleasure through your nervous system" (Boston Globe).

Darlene Love's "Love for the Holidays"
Date: Saturday, December 17, 2011
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $79, $59, $45, $35, $35
The 2010 Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee will sing "Da Doo Ron Ron," "He's Sure The Boy I'm Gonna Marry" and "Christmas Baby Please Come Home"

Christmas Carol
Date: Sunday, December 18, 2011
Time: 4PM
Tickets: $25, $25, $15, $10, $10
A powerful story of redemption, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has enchanted audiences the world over with its simple message of selfless giving.

JANUARY

Joshua Bell
Date: Sunday, January 22, 2012
Time: 3PM
Tickets: $89, $64, $49, $39, $29
Grammy® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell has been captivating audiences around the world for more than 20 years.

FEBRUARY

"Tschaikowski", St. Petersburg State Orchestra with pianist Alexander Pirozhenko

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $65, $50, $40, $30, $20
Enjoy a world class orchestra playing Wagner "Prelude and Liebestod from the Opera Tristan
und Isolde," Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 and Mussorgsky "Pictures at an Exhibition".

MARCH

The Ballet Folklórico De Antioquia, COLOMBIA
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $59, $39, $39, $29, $19
The Ballet Folklórico De Antioquia, COLOMBIA is embarking on its first US tour and is enjoying a rapidly expanding international reputation for its virtuosic expression of Colombian Folklore and its many manifestations in dance and physical theater, celebrating classical and contemporary performance styles.

APRIL

One Night of Queen
Date: Friday, April 13, 2012
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $65, $39, $39, $39, $39
All the hits are there, including "Another One Bites the Dust," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "We Will Rock You," "We Are the Champions," and, of course, "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Moscow Festival Ballet "Swan Lake"
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Time: 8PM
Tickets: $65, $49, $39, $29, $19
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The world's great love story in an unforgettable evening of ballet of leading dancers from across the Russias along with stars of the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballets. Stylish choreography and masterful storytelling make "Giselle" contain the most beautiful scenes in the classic repertory.

ABOUT BERGEN COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

About Bergen Performing Arts Center: Known as The John Harms Center for 27 years, this cultural hub in Englewood, has been reborn as Bergen Performing Arts Center or bergenPAC. This 1367- seat theater is a landmark, and in its seventh season as bergenPAC it remains one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States. The legendary Tony Bennett and Canadian crooner k.d. lang recorded their 2003 Grammy award-winning CD live on bergenPAC'sown stage through a broadband fiber-optic connection with Bennett Studios. bergenPAC is the home of a media production system that is unparalleled, upholding its reputation as a venue for outstanding music, dance and theater. As a non-profit corporation, bergenPAC has thrived thanks to the aid and generosity of sponsors, donors and patrons.

 

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