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
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)
State Theatre New Jersey is at 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ.
Gabby's Dollhouse Live! (1/25/26-1/25/26)
DRUM TAO—THE BEST (1/24/26-1/24/26)
Lee Brice (1/23/26-1/23/26)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (1/22/26-1/22/26)
Sa Dance Company (1/10/26-1/10/26)
Randall Goosby Returns (1/8/26-1/8/26)
Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert (12/31/25-12/31/25)
The Nutcracker American Repertory Ballet (12/19/25-12/21/25)
Holiday Spirits: Festive Night Out, Benefitting State Theatre New Jersey’s Community Outreach Initiatives (12/16/25-12/16/25)
Cirque Dreams Holidaze (12/12/25-12/13/25)
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Misery
Barn Theatre (1/16 - 2/1)
PHOTOS
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Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/27 - 2/27) | |
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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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auditions Jesus Christ Superstar Players Guild of Leonia
Players Guild of Leonia (2/1 - 2/3) | ||
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1776
Surflight Theatre (8/18 - 8/30) | |
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Blithe Spirit
Players Guild of Leonia (1/23 - 2/8) | |
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The Vienna Lessons
New Jersey Repertory Company (6/4 - 6/28) | |
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Les Ballets Africains
State Theatre New Jersey (2/24 - 2/24) | |
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