The iconic talent brings down the house at UCPAC to kick off Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend!
JENNIFER HOLLIDAY catapulted to stardom in the smash Broadway musical Dreamgirls with her show-stopping performance as Effie "Melody" White. The role garnered her a Tony Award for Best Actress in A Musical. She was discovered at age 17 while singing in her church choir in Houston, Texas by dancer Jamie Patterson. Jamie persuaded her to move to New York City, where she made her Broadway debut in Vinnette Carroll's Your Arms Too Short To Box With God as a featured soloist. Beyond Broadway, Ms. Holliday appeared as Lisa Knowles on the Fox TV dramedy Ally McBeal. She has also enjoyed a successful recording career, winning Grammy® Awards for her mesmerizing performances of "And I Am Telling You, I'm Not Going”(1982) and Duke Ellington’s “Come Sunday” (1985). Ms. Holliday has also received rave reviews for her first album in two decades, The Song Is You (2014).
Ages: Adult/Family
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Chicago the Musical
Mayo Performing Arts Center (1/16 - 1/18) | |
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The Wolves
Old Library Theatre (12/12 - 12/14)
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Discover Beethoven's “Pastoral” Symphony
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/28 - 3/28) | |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/7 - 3/7) | |
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Randall Goosby Returns
Mayo Performing Arts Center (1/11 - 1/11) | |
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It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
DMK Black Box Theater - Union Arts Center (12/12 - 12/21) | |
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Dru Hill
State Theatre New Jersey (2/20 - 2/20) | ||
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Freestyle Flashback Concert 2026
State Theatre New Jersey (1/31 - 1/31) | |
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Joy Meets Girl
Skyline Theatre Company (12/13 - 12/21) | |
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