Count Basie Orchestra Block Party at Count Basie Center for the Arts
Dates: 8/21/2026
📍 Theatre: Count Basie Center for the Arts
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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. The event will also include the unveiling of a marker designating the Count Basie Center for the Arts as an official stop on New Jersey's Black Heritage Trail, a statewide initiative established in 2022 by the New Jersey Historical Commission.
Cast and Creative Team for Count Basie Orchestra Block Party at Count Basie Center for the Arts
Cast
Sutton Foster
Ensemble
Kelli O'Hara
Ensemble
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