BergenPAC Announces Paul Abdul, Charlie Brown Christmas, Nutcracker, Vienna Boys Choir On Sale Friday

New shows on sale at bergenPAC: Paula Abdul: Straight Up Paula! on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 at 8 p.m.; A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 at 8 p.m.; New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at 1 & 4 p.m.; A Christmas Carol, presented by bergenPAC on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 at 3 p.m.; Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 13, 2018 at 11 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at (201) 227-1030.

Paula Abdul: Straight Up Paula!

Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer, songwriter, voice actress, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. At the age of 18, she began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers before rising to prominence in the 1980s as a highly-sought choreographer at the height of the music video era. Abdul scored a string of pop hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 that tied her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart. She won a Best Music Video -Short Form Grammy award for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography.

After her initial period of success, she saw renewed fame and success as an original judge on American Idol in the 2000s, which she left after the eighth season. She went on to star on CBS's Live to Dance, before becoming a judge on the first season of the American version of The X Factor, along with her former American Idol co-judge Simon Cowell. She was also a guest judge on the All-Stars edition of Dancing with the Stars in 2012 and So You Think You Can Dance in 2013, and more recently became a permanent judge for that series along with the Australian version of the show.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage

Everyone's favorite holiday classic comes to life in the all-new touring production A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage! Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the whole Peanuts gang

as they put on their own Christmas play and ultimately discover the true meaning of the season.

Adapted from Charles M. Schulz's timeless story of the spirit of Christmas, the show features the unforgettable music of Vince Guaraldi, as well as a concert of beloved holiday carols performed by the Peanuts characters. There's no better way to discover the magic of the season!

New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker

Nothing says "holiday magic" better than the classic Nutcracker. New Jersey Ballet has been bringing this production to families for more decades. The troupe of professional dancers have all studied in the world's finest academies and toured on every continent. Audiences will be delighted when the theater lights go down and the magical toys come alive on stage.

The Dec. 2, 1 p.m. performance will have Audio Described Performance technology available for those interested. That option can be included at no extra charge when purchasing directly with the box office or on the Ticketmaster website.

A Christmas Carol, presented by bergenPAC

Get in the spirit of the season and follow Ebenezer Scrooge on a magical journey through Christmas past, present, and future in this classic story. bergenPAC presents this special production. For the first time, local talent will shine in all the roles.

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

Continuing a centuries old tradition, 100 choristers from 30 different nations between the ages of ten and fourteen, divided into four touring choirs give around 300 concerts and performances each year in front of almost half a million people. Each group spends nine to eleven weeks of the school year on tour. They visit virtually all European countries and are frequent guests in Asia, Australia and the Americas.

The choir's repertoire includes everything from medieval to contemporary and experimental music. Motets and lieder for boys' choir form the core of the touring repertoire, as do the choir's own arrangements of quintessentially Viennese music, waltzes and polkas by Lanner and Strauss.

Tickets available at: www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office (201) 227-1030