The first musical in the Axelrod’s Sondheim Centennial Project will be the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Sunday in the Park with George, written with James Lapine and regarded as one of the most acclaimed musicals of all time. The 1984 Broadway musical, which originally starred Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin, was inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. The production was nominated for an astounding 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Best Musical | |
| 2008 | Best Revival of a Musical |
Axelrod Performing Arts Center is at 100 Grant Ave., Deal Park, NJ.
Cinderella (11/6/25-11/23/25)
Tonight’s the Night: Celebrating the Music & Legacy of Rod Stewart (9/26/25-9/26/25)
Portrait of Aretha Franklin (8/21/25-8/21/25)
Magical Mystery Doors (8/20/25-8/20/25)
Doo Wop Project (8/14/25-8/14/25)
Docksiders – America’s Favorite Yacht Rock Band (7/31/25-7/31/25)
The Weeklings Horns & Strings (7/17/25-7/17/25)
So Good: Neil Diamond (7/13/25-7/13/25)
Three American Troubadours (7/10/25-7/10/25)
Linda Eder (6/26/25-6/26/25)
Cinderella (11/6/25-11/23/25)
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The Wolves
Old Library Theatre (12/12 - 12/14)
PHOTOS
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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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A Christmas Carol
McCarter Theatre Center (12/9 - 12/28) | |
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The Wonder of Christmas
Jersey Shore Arts Center - Palaia Theatre (12/18 - 12/19) | |
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Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/10 - 4/10) | |
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Mozart's Requiem
State Theatre New Jersey (4/19 - 4/19) | |
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HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis – Live Comedy Experience in Newark, NJ
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (12/20 - 12/20) | |
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