Count Basie Orchestra Block Party
A free outdoor Block Party celebrating the 122nd anniversary of Count Basie's birthday features a free Count Basie Orchestra performance, food trucks, and street performers....
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth StreetRed Bank, NJ 07701
Upcoming Shows
Hollywood Hits: From West Side Story to Spirited Away
Keitaro Harada conductorNew Jersey SymphonyLights, camera, action! Rising-star conductor Keitaro Harada leads a program of thrilling orchestral music from classic movies. Movie-musicals West Side Story...
Golden Girls The Laughs Continue
The Golden Girls are back in an all-new show! 2026 finds Sophia out on bail, after being busted by the DEA for running a drug...
Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances
Eric Jacobsen conductorChristian McBride double bassChris Komer hornNew Jersey SymphonyJazz and classical meet in this genre-defying program full of color, rhythm, and fun. Montclairs own...
Mozart & Ravel
Valentina Peleggi conductorBlake Pouliot violinNew Jersey SymphonyPodium powerhouse Valentina Peleggi debuts with a kaleidoscopic program of childlike wonder, symphonic muscle, and dizzying virtuositywith enough warmth...
Gil Shaham Plays Dvořák
Xian Zhang conductorGil Shaham violinNew Jersey SymphonyLegendary violinist Gil Shaham makes a welcome New Jersey return, joining with Xian Zhang for Dvoks only violin concerto,...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert
Lawrence Loh conductorNew Jersey SymphonyThis fantasy swashbuckler film follows pirate Jack Sparrow and the blacksmith Will Turner as they attempt to rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann....
Mahler's Fifth Symphony
Christoph Knig conductorGabriel Cabezas celloNew Jersey SymphonyChristoph Knig made his US debut in 2009 conducting your New Jersey Symphony in Mahlers Symphony No. 5. Now...
Dvořák's "New World" Symphony
Xian Zhang conductorGabriela Montero pianoNew Jersey SymphonyA musical tour around the worldXian Zhang is your travel agent as we journey from the Nordic chill of...
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
Nicholas Hersh conductorNew Jersey SymphonyLuke Skywalker begins a journey that will change the galaxy in Star Wars: A New Hope. Nineteen years after the formation...
Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at Moorestown Theater Company
As temperatures reach the stratosphere this summer, it’s a good idea to cool off “under the sea” with the award-winning Moorestown Theater Company’s swimmingly good production of The Little Mermaid, their 261st show, directed by Mark Morgan and produced by Mark Morgan and Carol Ann Murray. …
Review: Ken Ludwig’s BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY at STNJ Intrigues
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) is now presenting a spirited production of 'Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery' skillfully directed by the Theatre’s Artistic Director, Brian B. Crowe,…
Review: MALA ARIA at Premiere Stages-An Excellent and Affecting New Play
Premiere Stages opens their 2026 season with an exceptional production of Gloria Majule’s new play, Mala Aria that was the winner of the theater’s 2025 Premiere Play Festival.…
Review: VIENNA LESSONS at NJ Rep-A Smart and Compelling World Premiere Play
Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is currently presenting the riveting world premiere of Jack Canfora’s The Vienna Lessons, skillfully directed by the theatre’s Associate Artistic Director, Evan Bergman, and featuring an exquisite three-person cast. …
Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse-A Stellar Production
The story is a modern reimaging of the tale, Romeo and Juliet. Set in 1957 on the West Side of New York City in the last days of summer, there’s trouble on the streets between rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks.…
Review: SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD at Crossroads-Riveting and Entertaining
The time is now to see the powerful award-winning play, SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD at the renowned Crossroads Theatre Company (CTC)…
Review: Noel Coward’s PRIVATE LIVES at STNJ-A Comedic Delight
STNJ’s theme for this season is “Method and Madness,” and Private Lives is ideal to usher in the exciting season ahead.…
Review: MRS. CHRISTIE at McCarter-Comedy for Mystery Fans and Many More
Mrs. Christie is the new comedy-mystery on stage at McCarter Theatre Center in their Berlind Theatre.…
Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Burlington County Footlighters
What did our critic think of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Burlington County Footlighters?…
Review: & SONS at Luna Stage-A Bold and Compelling Must-See Play
Luna Stage is now presenting the outstanding World Premiere of '& Sons,' smartly written by Jack Angelo Cummings and superbly directed by Matt Monaco. …
Past Shows
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique
Xian Zhang conductorGregory D. McDaniel conductor (for Allison Loggins-Hull’s Doublespeak)Emanuel Ax pianoNew Jersey SymphonyBerlioz used all the colors in a composer’s paintbox–and created a few new...
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert
Nicholas Hersh conductorNew Jersey SymphonyDon’t miss this big-screen battle with the score performed live by the New Jersey Symphony. The Resistance is in desperate need...
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
Kimberly Akimbo, the winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical, follows the story of a quirky teenager navigating family dysfunction and a rare genetic...
Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss
Xian Zhang conductorFrancesca Dego violinNew Jersey SymphonyProkofiev asks for astonishing skill from every musician in his tour-de-force concerto. For his part, Strauss invites the artists...
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
Program UpdateConductor Ruth Reinhardt is happily expecting her first child and has withdrawn from her upcoming performances with the New Jersey Symphony. On the advice...
Romeo & Juliet
Xian Zhang conductorThe Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey | Brian B. Crowe, directorEarl Baker Jr. Friar Laurence, Lord MontagueClark Carmichael Mercutio, PrinceDino Curia BenvolioJesmille Darbouze Lady CapuletIsaac Hickox-Young RomeoHassiem Muhammad Tybalt, ParisDavid Shih CapuletAlison...
Elf in Concert
Conner Gray Covington conductorNew Jersey SymphonyBuddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to...
Disney's Fantasia in Concert
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyExperience Disney’s groundbreaking marriage of symphonic music and animation, Fantasia. Beloved repertoire from the original 1940 version and Fantasia 2000, including...
Opening Weekend: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
Xian Zhang conductorJoyce Yang pianoNew Jersey SymphonyFrom Montgomery’s Hymn for Everyone to Dvoák’s autumnal Eighth, our season-opening concert is full of musical warmth. Tchaikovsky’s riveting...
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich
Xian Zhang conductorConrad Tao pianoNew Jersey SymphonyRussian fireworks to close our season: Shostakovich’s blazing triumph of a symphony written after a frightening threat to his...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyThirty years after the defeat of the Empire, Luke Skywalker has vanished, and a new threat has risen: The First Order,...
Brahms Violin Concerto with Vadim Gluzman
Lina González-Granados conductorVadim Gluzman violinNew Jersey SymphonyWhen a dear friend brings you a present…that’s the feeling of violinist Vadim Gluzman, who’s given New Jersey Symphony...
Nimbus Dance & NJ Symphony Present Firebird and Dark Water
Nimbus Dance collaborates with the New Jersey Symphony for two world premiere works this spring. Firebird, choreographed by Artistic Director Samuel Pott, reimagines the iconic...
The Firebird with Xian Zhang
Xian Zhang conductorJonathan Spitz celloNimbus Dance | Samuel Pott, artistic director & choreographerNew Jersey SymphonyYou may be lifted out of your seat as the final...
Brahms and Chopin
Christoph König conductorTony Siqi Yun pianoNew Jersey SymphonyCompelling new voices and the pleasure of dear friends. Christoph König is a cherished, frequent guest on the...
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
George Daugherty conductorGeorge Daugherty & David Ka Lik Wong creatorsNew Jersey SymphonyBugs Bunny at the Symphony is back! Celebrate Looney Tunes and its legendary stars,...
The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyThe New Jersey Symphony presents Disney’s The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert featuring the complete film, with the score performed live...
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade
Xian Zhang conductorInon Barnatan pianoNew Jersey SymphonyStories and music together – what could be better? Kauyumari tells the tale of a joyful search for the...
The Godfather Live in Concert
Nicholas Hersh conductorNew Jersey SymphonyRelive the chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan’s rise and near fall from power in The Godfather as the New Jersey...
Daniil Trifonov Plays Gershwin
Xian Zhang conductorDaniil Trifonov pianoNew Jersey SymphonyAmerican music swings into summer with hits from Gershwin’s pathbreaking opera, Porgy and Bess. Letting their instruments do the...
Epic Scores of John Williams and More!
Xian Zhang conductorJessica Rivero Altarriba conductorBrett Boles hostMin Kwon pianoNew Jersey SymphonyKorngold Fanfare from The King’s RowProkofiev Suite from Lieutenant KijéRachmaninoff Adagio sostenuto from Piano...
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
Nicholas Hersh conductorNew Jersey SymphonyComing to New Jersey from a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like never before as your...
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Xian Zhang conductorRobert Ingliss oboeEric Wyrick violinNew Jersey SymphonyThe spotlight shines on New Jersey Symphony musicians! Reena Esmail’s wildly colorful overture RE|Member came to life...
Aretha: A Tribute
Lucas Waldin conductorCapathia Jenkins vocalistRyan Shaw vocalistNew Jersey SymphonyAretha Franklin OvertureChain of FoolsI Say a Little PrayerBirth of BluesSir DukeNobody Does it BetterWhat a Friend...
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Augustin Hadelich
Xian Zhang conductorAugustin Hadelich violinNew Jersey SymphonyWhen Augustin Hadelich performs, time stands still. He makes a classic like Beethoven’s serenely beautiful Violin Concerto sound as...
Jurassic Park in Concert
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyThis action-packed adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special...
Schumann’s Cello Concerto
Joseph Young conductor Sterling Elliott celloNew Jersey SymphonyDiscover astonishing new talent! In the solo spotlight, cellist Sterling Elliott performs Schumann’s ravishing Cello Concerto, and on the...
Season Finale with Joshua Bell
Xian Zhang conductor Joshua Bell violin New Jersey Symphony An all-new commission from the genre-bending Resident Artistic Catalyst Daniel Bernard Roumain kicks off an epic...
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor New Jersey Symphony Coming to New Jersey from a galaxy far, far away, experience Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like never...
Symphonie fantastique
Gemma New conductor George Li piano New Jersey Symphony Former Associate Conductor Gemma New returns to New Jersey stages to conduct Berlioz's extraordinary Symphonie fantastique....
New Jersey Symphony Stars
Xian Zhang conductor Eric Wyrick violin Ha Young Jung bass Chris Komer horn Garth Greenup trumpet Nayoung Baek cello New Jersey Symphony Eh, what's opera,...
The Best of John Williams
Damon Gupton conductor New Jersey Symphony Celebrate the music of iconic composer John Williams as your New Jersey Symphony brings to life some of his...
Once On This Island
From the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical, Ragtime), comes the Olivier Award-winning Once on This Island. This highly original...
Hilary Hahn & Xian Zhang Unite!
Xian Zhang conductor Hilary Hahn violin New Jersey Symphony Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn accentuates all the brilliant colors and shades of melancholy in Sibelius'...
Jaws in Concert
Nicholas Hersh conductor New Jersey Symphony The original summer movie blockbuster, with an Academy Award-winning score by composer John Williams, Jaws is an unforgettable film-with-live-orchestra...
Yefim Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff
Xian Zhang conductor Yefim Bronfman piano Nimbus Dance Company New Jersey Symphony The excitement of our centennial season begins with Banner, a contemporary work by...
Beauty and the Beast
This classic story of everlasting love tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town who doesn’t quite fit in, and the Beast, an...
DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR
Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here...
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Are the Bennet Girls OK? The Theater at The Navesink Library (7/31-8/08) |
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Mean Girls: High School Version SASY Inc. (8/07-8/09) |
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Kalamazoo Robert Shackleton Playhouse (7/15-8/23) |
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Effa Loves Baseball Premiere Stages at Kean University (9/03-9/20) |
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2027 Lunar New Year Celebration New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1/30-1/30) |
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Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert Mayo Performing Arts Center (5/20-5/20) |
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Brad Upton: The Comedy Zone Stockton University Performing Arts Center (10/17-10/17) |
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MrBallen: Lights out Live Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center (10/08-10/08) |
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Nacho Ate Spiderman New Jersey Repertory Company (10/01-10/25) |
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Season Finale: Ravel's Boléro with Xian Zhang New Jersey Performing Arts Center (6/10-6/10) |