Fort Lee News

The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC has announced that students from the beyondDANCE program have been recognized and won awards from the United States Tournament of Dance Competition for their ensembles "Colorblind," "Candyman" and "Don't You Worry Child. beyondDANCE students won three awards in the state-wide dance competition which are High Gold for 'Colorblind' in the Large Group Contemporary category, High Gold for 'Candyman' in the Large Group Tap category, and High Silver for 'Don't You Worry Child' in the Large Group Jazz category. beyondDANCE students will compete this July in the upcoming national competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Enjoy a FREE outdoor concert Sunday, May 11th - 7:00pm at the beautiful Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield, VA. Bring a blanket, share a picnic dinner, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Richmond Symphony, conducted by Steven Smith, and the 392nd Army Band, with Commander/Bandmaster CW5 Charles H. Vollherbst, alongside family and friends!

Last week, while the U.S. National Tour of the Broadway Revival of EVITA was in San Antonio, I got the chance to chat with Sean MacLaughlin, who is playing Colonel Juan Peron, about the show and his career. Houston audiences will recognize him from last season's production of CAMELOT, produced by Theatre Under the Stars, where he played Lancelot.

FORT LEE, NJ - Thriller writer Ron Felber's highly anticipated second novel, The Kafka Society, featuring Jack Madson will be published on June 1, 2014 by Barricade Books. When last seen in A Man of Indeterminate Value, Madson who had spent three hundred heart-pumping pages faking his own death, tangling with Chinese criminal syndicates, and engaging with a host of dangerous characters was about to begin a new life in Oregon. Now, in The Kafka Society, Madson has moved to Washington, DC to establish himself as a private detective.

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) of Fort Lee and the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) has announced Verismo Opera is the theatre's House Opera Company.

The Elisabeth Morrow School (EMS) in Englewood, New Jersey will once again partner with Project Cicero New Jersey and will host the annual book drive that will benefit public school students from under-resourced schools in New Jersey. Approximately 200 teachers from various districts will attend the book drive that will be held at The Elisabeth Morrow School Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 11:00AM. Over 200 teachers will be able to select books to take back to their classrooms for their students. Project Cicero accepts new and gently used hardcover and paperback books for children (pre-K through grade 12) and young adults. Project Cicero does not accept textbooks, adult books, library discards or out of date non-fiction/reference books. All teachers who would like to benefit from the drive must pre-register by emailing projectciceronnj@gmail.com.

Last night on NBC's THE VOICE, the following artists made it through the blind auditions

BALAM Dance Theatre (BALAM), a non-profit professional dance theatre company, returns to New Jersey to premiere its new Out & About series program, Dancing Warriors, a dance presentation featuring Balinese, Japanese Noh, French Baroque, and Spanish dances, as well martial arts and period fencing demonstrations. The program includes an audience participation segment.

Philip Anastassiou, of Tenafly, NJ, was selected to be the featured teen playwright in Stage Scene & Song's 2014 Spring Play Development Program. Teens 13-19 interested in directing, stage management, performance, and design can register now to be a part of the birth and development of Anastassiou's new play, Of Misanthropy, culminating in a NYC Staged Reading in April. 3sPA Program Leaders will oversee the practical and creative development while training participants in the practical and creative aspects of putting up such a Staged Reading.

Talented teen vocalists from Englewood, New Jersey will roar on to the bergenPAC stage tonight, January 10 at 7pm in the first-ever jungle-themed Englewood Idol show. The ninth annual Englewood Idol will feature 12 contestants, all high school-age students, at this fundraiser for the Dr. John Grieco Scholarship Fund.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the schedule for Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema, a 21-film series created and organized by Scorsese's non-profit organization

The Bergen County Players (BCP) of Oradell will ring out 2013 with the final five performances of the enchanting toe-tapping musical Aladdin, directed by Lynne Lupfer. The final five shows will take place at the Little Firehouse Theatre on Kinderkamack Road in Oradell on December 20 at 8:00 PM and December 21 and 22 at 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM each day. This will be the last chance for children of all ages to follow Aladdin's quest to capture the heart of the beautiful princess Mei-Ling, taking him on a magical journey from rags to riches and featuring not one, but two fantastical genies! Tickets may be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200, or by visiting the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell during regular box office hours. Tickets are $13 for all performances.

Talented teen vocalists from Englewood, New Jersey will roar on to the bergenPAC stage on Friday, January 10 at 7pm in the first-ever jungle-themed Englewood Idol show. The ninth annual Englewood Idol will feature 12 contestants, all high school-age students, at this fundraiser for the Dr. John Grieco Scholarship Fund.

Milestone will be launching the 21-film retrospective Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema throughout North America.

Continuing its 'From Page to Stage' 81st season, Bergen County Players (BCP) will present its annual holiday show, Aladdin, a theatrical magic carpet ride for the entire family. Building on its commitment to providing theater that entertains, challenges and inspires young people and families, BCP will present Aladdin at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from November 30th through December 22nd. Children of all ages will be thrilled to follow Aladdin's quest to capture the heart of the beautiful princess Mei-Ling, taking him on a magical journey from rags to riches and featuring not one, but two fantastical genies! Shows will be on Fridays at 8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 1pm and 3:30pm. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200, or by visiting the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell during regular box office hours. Tickets are $13 for all performances.

The Elisabeth Morrow School (EMS) in Englewood, New Jersey will once again partner with Project Cicero NNJ to host a book drive that will benefit local schoolteachers from under-resourced schools in Northern New Jersey. This past March, in its inaugural year, Project Cicero NNJ collected approximately 35,000 books from individuals and families from 21 local schools to help supplement or create classroom libraries for teachers of the Englewood Public School District and Teach for America- Greater Newark. Approximately 200 teachers from those districts attended the book drive at The Elisabeth Morrow School held on March 9, 2013 and were able to select books to take back to their classrooms, thanks to the generous donation of boxes from Staples and Lowenstein Sandler LLP and a truck supplied by North Jersey Media Group.

Singers are invited to submit their applications to the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Annual International Vocal Competition. Artistic Director Lucine Amara, a Met Opera legend, reminds male and female vocalists of all ages around the globe to apply now to the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Annual International Vocal Competition by the application deadline of November 1. The vocal competition is celebrating over two decades of supporting and cultivating the careers of singers around the world.

What brings people of different ages, from their early twenties through their seventies, together in meaningful personal interactions? How is it that individuals with little or no college education can easily forge close bonds working together with others who hold advanced degrees?

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) celebrates the year of Italian culture in America with its new production of Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Verismo Opera presents the grand production live with a full cast today, October 20, 3:00 p.m., at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, in Englewood, New Jersey.

The Players Guild of Leonia, like most community theater groups, often refers to its members as 'family.' However, when it presents the hilarious musical, 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,' beginning tonight, October 18th, the production literally will be a family affair. Meet the cast and creative team below!