Lucas Waldin conductor Aretha Franklin Overture A tribute to the Queen of Soul, this program features symphony favorite Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy Award-nominee Ryan Shaw performing such iconic hits as “Respect,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “A Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,” “Amazing Grace” and many others. This concert is presented in collaboration with State Theatre New Jersey.
Capathia Jenkins vocalist
Ryan Shaw vocalist
New Jersey Symphony
Chain of Fools
I Say a Little Prayer
Birth of Blues
Sir Duke
Nobody Does it Better
What a Friend We Have in Jesus / Climbing Higher Mountains
MacArthur Park
America the Beautiful
Respect
Salute to Ray Charles
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Unforgettable
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
A Change is Gonna Come
Isn’t She Lovely
At Last
Try a Little Tenderness
Amazing Grace
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Kenny G The Miracles Holiday and Hits Tour 2025 (12/11/25-12/11/25)
Cirque Dreams Holidaze (12/12/25-12/13/25)
Holiday Spirits: Festive Night Out, Benefitting State Theatre New Jersey’s Community Outreach Initiatives (12/16/25-12/16/25)
The Nutcracker American Repertory Ballet (12/19/25-12/21/25)
Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert (12/31/25-12/31/25)
Randall Goosby Returns (1/8/26-1/8/26)
Sa Dance Company (1/10/26-1/10/26)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (1/22/26-1/22/26)
Lee Brice (1/23/26-1/23/26)
DRUM TAO—THE BEST (1/24/26-1/24/26)
Gabby's Dollhouse Live! (1/25/26-1/25/26)
So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience (1/30/26-1/30/26)
Freestyle Flashback Concert 2026 (1/31/26-1/31/26)
The Little Mermaid Sing-A-Long (2/1/26-2/1/26)
512: The Selena Experience (2/6/26-2/6/26)
Who's Bad (2/7/26-2/7/26)
Rent in Concert (2/19/26-2/19/26)
Dru Hill (2/20/26-2/20/26)
Les Ballets Africains (2/24/26-2/24/26)
Kinky Boots (2/27/26-3/1/26)
Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall and Beyond 2026 (3/4/26-3/4/26)
Blackberry Smoke (3/5/26-3/5/26)
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (3/15/26-3/15/26)
Dirty Dancing in Concert (3/18/26-3/18/26)
Diana Krall (3/20/26-3/20/26)
Direct from Rome: The Three Italian Tenors (3/21/26-3/21/26)
Dog Man: The Musical (3/22/26-3/22/26)
Stereophonic (3/28/26-12/29/25)
Mozart's Requiem (4/19/26-4/19/26)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert (5/31/26-5/31/26)
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique (6/4/26-6/4/26)
Ben Folds with the New Jersey Symphony (6/14/26-6/14/26)
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Engelbert Humperdinck "A Winter World of Love" (12/9/25-12/9/25)
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis (12/6/25-12/6/25)
Sarah Brightman: A Winter Symphony (11/30/25-11/30/25)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (11/29/25-11/29/25)
Wicked Sing-A-Long (11/23/25-11/23/25)
The Sound Studio: Enriqueta Somarriba, Piano & Maria Brea, Sporano (11/23/25-11/23/25)
Tyler Henry (11/22/25-11/22/25)
Elf The Musical (11/14/25-11/16/25)
Rhapsody in Blue (11/9/25-11/9/25)
The Canine Stars Stunt Dog Show (11/8/25-11/8/25)
Videos
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The Wolves
Old Library Theatre (12/12 - 12/14) | |
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So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience
State Theatre New Jersey (1/30 - 1/30) | |
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Joshua Bell Leads Mendelssohn's
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (5/14 - 5/14) | |
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Dru Hill
State Theatre New Jersey (2/20 - 2/20) | ||
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Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/1 - 3/1) | |
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Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall and Beyond 2026
State Theatre New Jersey (3/4 - 3/4) | |
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Circus Quixote
McCarter Theatre Center (3/4 - 3/15)
PHOTOS
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My Lord, What A Night
George Street Playhouse (4/28 - 5/17) | |
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