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SHOWTIME SPRING 2019

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BLONDIE | THE WILD KRATTS THE ILLUSIONISTS PAUL ANKA | ROB THOMAS DAVID CROSBY | BRIAN WILSON KEVIN JAMES | BOZ SCAGGS BUDDY GUY & KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND SPRING + SUMMER AT THE BASIE CENTER PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY + MORE!

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LETTER FROM

President & CEO Count Basie Center for the Arts

Dear Friends: Welcome to the Count Basie Center for the Arts mid-expansion! As you can see, the future of the Basie Center is materializing right before our eyes. We are already making our plans for how we will inaugurate and program our new spaces.

Please enjoy the great article written by the Asbury park Press’ Alex Biese on pages 50–51, which will give you a sense of the landmarks that have occurred along the way.

The Basie Center also recently opened an annex building on Chestnut Street, just blocks from our main campus. This will be the new home of the Basie’s Monmouth Conservatory of Music.

The Conservatory comes with a 50-year heritage of classical music instruction in the region, and two years ago, the Basie was presented with an opportunity to keep it open upon the retirement of its founders. Our dedicated Board of Trustees elected to take over the organization, committing to the future of classical music and adding a high level of study to the Basie’s artistic offerings.

Studying and playing classical music has been shown to raise IQ, EQ and test scores. In fact, it has even been linked to lowering the risk of arthritis and alzheimer’s. While the majority of our students come from the elementary, intermediate and high school ranges, we have students as young as 4 years old and a few senior citizens over 75! We are so excited to welcome the Monmouth Conservatory of Music to the Basie family.

Last but not least, you may have seen that we announced our summer gala starring Blondie on Saturday, June 22! This is our chance to honor board member Mark Hogan and his wife Karey for their tireless service and generosity to the organization, as well as BCB Bank, which has been a partner in our expansion. We hope you will join us, as proceeds of the gala help provide arts education in our most underserved schools and professional development opportunities that inspire creative teaching in local classrooms. It’s this work that supports the lives of over 260,000 community members—children, families, educators, and more, enriched each year by the Basie Center’s diverse cultural and artistic performances and educational offerings.

Until next time, Warm regards,

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Count Basie Center for the Arts, a not for profit organization Count Basie Center Executive Committee of the Board Tom Widener

Mark Hogan

Stephen Cutler

Stuart Alderoty

Maggie Riker

Treasurer

Chairman

Co-Secretary

Vice Chairman of Operations

Jeremy Grunin

Vice Chairman of Development

Human Resources Chair

Adam Philipson

President & Chief Executive Officer, Ex Officio

Michael Parent Co-Secretary

Count Basie Center Board of Trustees Harry Agnostak Mitch Ansell Peter Ardolino Tom Bernard Sarah Bradley Michael Bruno Lillian Burry Robert Chandler Craig Cummings Mollie Giamanco Beth Giannotto

Marta Gutierrez Robin Klein Marshall Knopf Mark Landesman Judi Marrus Mario Monello Mark Rohl Peter T. Roselle Matthew J. Saker Philip Scaduto

Steven M. Schultz Pat Scire Peter B. Seligman Karen Siciliano Richard Spengler Carol Stillwell Maureen Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt Darrell Lawrence Willis Kaye Wise Edward J. Zipprich

Count Basie Center Board of Advisors Steve Bidgood • David Cooner • John E. Ekdahl • Vin Gopal • Tim Hogan • Joseph Kyrillos • Brian Leddin Russell J. Lucas • Ed McKenna • Raymond Moser • Nancy Mulheren • Paul Nicholson • Jamie Price Chip Schulz • Patti Scialfa-Springsteen • David A. Springsteen • Ira Walker • Hugh Ward • Al Weiss

President & Chief Executive Officer: Adam Philipson Executive Assistant: Sandy Molon

HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resources Director: Ann Marie Keenan

DEVELOPMENT

Vice President of Development: Maria Sorensen Sponsorship Manager: Kelly Schmidt Director of Special Events: Jamie Ferlanti Membership Manager: Nicholas McMahon Development Assistant: Victoria Joel Grant Writer: Heather Keefe

EDUCATION

Vice President of Education: Yvonne Lamb Scudiery Director of Education & Outreach: Samantha Giustiniani Education Assistant: Susan Brennan Arts Education & Outreach Associate / Monmouth Conservatory Administrator: Jennifer Tardibuono

FINANCE

Vice President of Finance/CFO: Karen Franklin Finance Coordinator: Antoinette Koski Finance Associate: Cassandra Worman Finance Assistant: Angela Stern

MARKETING

Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations: Jonathan E. Vena Creative Director: Andrew Musser Marketing Associate: Kayla Prendergast Junior Graphic Designer: Caileigh Nerney Video Content Producer: Alexandra Morris

OPERATIONS

Executive Vice President & General Manager: Izzy Sackowitz Director Of Operations: Joe Pulito House Manager: Cory Minervini Facilities Director: Chris Lomazzo Custodial Supervisor: Roy McCurdy Technical Director: Michael Jacoby Assistant Technical Director: Anthony Calicchio House Crew: Daniel Gibson, Greg Wilkens, Charlie Christensen Assistant House Manager: Mary Hill Assistant House Manager: Pat Stephens Merchandise Manager: Marion Fuget Security Supervisor: William Topps Receptionist: Kim Mason

BOX OFFICE

Box Office Manager: Yolande Ruggiero Assistant Box Office Manager: Andrea Seeley Representatives: Carly Brach, Laurie Dalton, Rachel Hamm, Amanda Hands, Noelle Martines, Jessica McGovern, Jessica McLaughlin, Lindsey Nelson, Donna Lee Pager, Caitlin Sauter, Elizabeth Taher, Jared Warnke

PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Accounting: WithumSmith+Brown, PC, Karen Kowgios Insurance: NPPG, Inc. National Trust Insurance Services, LLC Legal: A nsell, Grimm & Aaron Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C Professional Consultant: LSS Consulting Group, LLC Production Sound: ACIR Professional Technical Support: ACA Computers Transportation: Royal Limousine

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MEMBERSHIP As a Count Basie Center member, you help fulfill our nonprofit mission of arts education, outreach and cultural programs for the community.

You’ll also enjoy: • Pre-sale access to our great shows •A ccess and complimentary drinks at the Carlton Lounge, our swank and exclusive, members-only bar • Reduced ticketing fees on phone orders •D iscounts on Count Basie Center Performing Arts Academy programs •R ecognition in Showtime, the theatre’s quarterly playbill A Count Basie Center membership is tax deductible.

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UPCOMING EVENTS LIVE ON THE ASBURY PARK PRESS STAGE

MARCH Tom Segura

APRIL

MARCH 28 • 7PM

SAT • APRIL 20 • 8PM

Derek Hough: Live!

Dane Cook

The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa

FRI • MARCH 29 • 8PM

APRIL 22 • 8PM

An Evening of Rock n Roll Volume I

It’s Happening with Snooki & Joey

SAT • MARCH 30 • 7PM

Live Podcast Show

APRIL 24 • 8PM

Double Dare Live!

SUN • MARCH 31 • 7PM

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents

Xian Conducts Mozart

APRIL

SAT • APRIL 27 • 8PM

Experience Hendrix APRIL 2 • 8PM

YAS QUEEN! with Remember Jones

Ruben Studdard:

APRIL 28 • 7:30PM

Ruben Sings Luther

MAY

APRIL 3 • 8PM

Billy Idol & Steve Stevens

Phoenix Productions presents

Young Frankenstein

Turned On, Tuned In and Unplugged

APRIL 4 • 8PM

MAY 3, 4, 5, 11 & 12

Engelbert Humperdinck

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

FRI • APRIL 5 • 7:30PM

Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo

MAY 6 • 7:30PM

David Sedaris SAT • APRIL 6 • 8PM

Foreigner The Hits on Tour MAY 7 • 8PM

2CELLOS SUN • APRIL 7 • 7PM

Gordon Lightfoot MAY 9 • 7:30PM

Dream Theater APRIL 10 • 8PM

Dena Blizzard: One Funny Mother

Bob Saget

FRI • MAY 10 • 7PM

APRIL 11 • 8PM

Paul Anka

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents

Mary Poppins in Concert

MAY 13 • 7:30PM

FRI • APRIL 12 • 8PM

The Illusionists Live From Broadway

Dave Davies of The Kinks

MAY 14 & 15 • 8PM

SAT • APRIL 13 • 8PM

Dark Star Orchestra

Wild Kratts Live 2.0

MAY 16 • 7:30PM

Activate Creature Power!

SUN • APRIL 14 • 12PM & 4PM

Get the Led Out

In the Mood

The American Led Zeppelin

FRI • MAY 17 • 8PM

a 1940’s musical revue

APRIL 18 • 7:30PM (CONTINUED ON PAGE 42)

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT Glen Burtnik’s

SUMMER OF LOVE IX Friday, March 22 • 8PM

“Relive the Memories, Share the Spirit and Celebrate the Songs of the Woodstock Generation, The Music That Changed the World.”

Glen Burtnik brings you the Summer of Love Concert.

This Concert focuses on iconic rock music from the period of time generally between the 1967 release of The Beatles revolutionary album Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and the famous Woodstock Music and Art Festival in 1969.

Joined by 12 or more performers including a horn section, strings, keyboardists, percussionists, background vocalists and an incredible rock rhythm section, the Summer of Love Experience recreates “note for note and absolutely live” the songs, and the psychedelically flavored spirit, of the Woodstock Generation.

The Summer of Love Concert includes music from artists like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Santana, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Association, The Turtles, The Beach Boys, and many more nuggets and surprises!

BRIAN WILSON PRESENTS PET SOUNDS with special guests Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin June 11 • 8PM He is one of popular music’s most deeply revered figures, the main creative force behind some of the most cherished recordings in rock history. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to call Brian Wilson one of the most influential composers of the last century.Wilson’s remarkable journey began in a modest Hawthorne, California home that was filled with music. His mom and dad both played piano, and as a young “boy soprano,” Brian’s vocal gift was immediately evident.

He was barely out of his teens when he began to create some of the most beloved records ever… nine consecutive “gold” albums that featured such classics as “Surfer Girl,” “In My Room,” “I Get Around,” “Don’t Worry Baby,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Help Me Rhonda” and “California Girls”…just to name a handful of the more than two dozen Top 40 hits Brian co-wrote, arranged, produced and performed on with his family band, the Beach Boys.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT BRIAN REGAN

Saturday, March 23 • 8PM & March 24 • 7PM Critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.” Having built his 30-plus year career on the strength of his material alone, Brian’s non-stop theater tour continuously fills the most beautiful venues across North America, visiting close to 100 cities each year.

TOM SEGURA Take it Down Tour March 28 • 7PM

Actor/Comedian/Writer Tom Segura has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most in demand and highly regarded talents. He is best known for his three Netflix specials, Disgraceful (2018), Mostly Stories (2016), and Completely Normal (2014). Paste Magazine described him as, “…having a natural and capable storytelling ability, one that lifts his narratives out of average anecdote fare and plants them firmly in hilarious ground.” Additionally, his hit podcast Your Mom’s House which he co-hosts with his wife, comedian Christina Pazsitzky, was a finalist for Best Comedy Podcast at the Stitcher Awards and profiled by VICE.

DANE COOK

Tell It Like It Is Tour Friday, March 29 • 8PM For Mature Audiences. Dane Cook is known as one of the most prolific stand-up comedians and a versatile actor, recognized in significant film and TV projects. He has been featured in numerous Comedy Central and HBO specials and created successful comedy albums including Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; ISolated INcident; and Dane Cook: I Did My Best – Greatest Hits. Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went double platinum, earning him a place alongside bestselling comedy veterans. Combining energetic physical comedy, clever wordplay and trenchant observations about human behavior, Cook’s unique brand of standup has galvanized audiences of all ages.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT Nickelodeon’s

DOUBLE DARE LIVE! Hosted by Marc Summers March 31 • 7PM

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On your mark, get set, GO! The messiest game show on TV is now the messiest game show on the road.

Double Dare Live is coming to Red Bank and will bring all the action and excitement of Nickelodeon’s hugely popular TV show to the stage. All the Slime soaking, pie plastering, and booger busting will be hosted by the Double Dare legend himself Marc Summers! Bring your whole family to the show you loved as a child. You might even get chosen to compete to win by answering brain-bending trivia questions, complete messy physical stunts and even run the legendary obstacle course!

Don’t miss Nickelodeon’s Double Dare Live!

WILD KRATTS LIVE 2.0 Activate Creature Power!

Sunday, April 14 • 12 & 4PM The Wild Kratts LIVE! stage show that has kids across North America buzzing is coming to the Basie Center with an ALL NEW show: “Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 – Activate Creature Power!” Get ready to dive into another classic Wild Kratts adventure with the Kratt brothers as they combine live action and animation, with Martin and Chris LIVE on stage and the rest of the Wild Kratts team on screen, at the Tortuga HQ. Which creature powers will they activate and what new and amazing ‘WOW!’ facts will you learn?

Experience, live-on-stage, the electrifying excitement and the inspiring quest of the Kratt Brothers that make the hit television series Wild Kratts a family favorite time and time again!

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THE ILLUSIONISTS: LIVE FROM BROADWAY May 14 & 15 • 8PM This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of five of the most incredible Illusionists on earth. THE ILLUSIONISTSTM – LIVE FROM BROADWAYTM has shattered box office records across the globe and dazzles audiences of all ages with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage. This non-stop show is packed with thrilling and sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions.

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CALPULLI MEXICAN DANCE COMPANY

THE STORY OF CINCO DE MAYO Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

PUEBLA: THE STORY OF CINCO DE MAYO May 6

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company premieres “Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo” for one performance only on May 6, 2019. The new story by Artistic Director Alberto Lopez Herrera tells of the impossible Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Folk and native traditions in song and dance will guide audiences through the influences that led to the famous battle, its heroes, and the undeniable Mexican spirit that continues to inspire us today. Live music, traditional and contemporary dance, and meticulous costuming capture the essence of the French and Mexican characters that defined history.

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

PUEBLA: LA HISTORIA DEL CINCO DE MAYO Mayo 6

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company estrena “Puebla: La historia del Cinco de Mayo” por solo una actuación el 6 de mayo del 2019. La nueva historia del director artístico Alberto Lopez Herrera habla de la imposible victoria mexicana en la batalla de Puebla el 5 de mayo de 1862. Las tradiciones folklóricas y nativas en canto y danza guiarán al público a través de las influencias que llevaron a la famosa batalla, a sus héroes, y al innegable espíritu mexicano que continúa inspirándonos hoy. Música en vivo, danza folklorica y contemporánea, y el vestuario elaborado captan la esencia de los personajes franceses y

mexicanos que definieron la historia.

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History Originally opened in 1926 as Reade’s Carlton Theater, the Count Basie Center for the Arts is one of the nation’s most celebrated performing arts centers. The Basie is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in America, consistently recognized by Pollstar magazine as one of the nation’s top performing live event venues, and everyone from Tony Bennett and Bruce Springsteen, to Ringo Starr and William J. “Count” Basie himself have performed on its historic stage. In fact, Bennett has called the Basie “my favorite place.” Art Garfunkel once remarked, “This hall is to a singer what Steinway is to a pianist.” And Lyle Lovett, a frequent Basie performer, has long praised the historic theater, making a point to tell his audiences “this is one of the nicest sounding rooms in the whole United States of America.”

For 40+ years, Reade’s Carlton Theater hosted everything from vaudeville to films, local theater and touring productions, concerts and more. By the mid-1960s, like so much treasured, architectural wonders of the gilded age, the Carlton fell into disrepair, forgotten against the rise of shopping malls, home television and multi-theater cineplexes.

In 1971, funding from the Junior League of Monmouth County and New Jersey State Council on the Arts helped create the Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC). With an eye on preserving the past, the MCAC almost immediately focused on preserving the Carlton.

In 1973, an anonymous donation allowed the MCAC to purchase the Carlton for just $96,665 — several hundred thousand dollars less than it cost to construct 47 years earlier.

A press release heralded,“The Monmouth County Arts Council has received an anonymous gift from a foundation enabling it to purchase the Carlton Theatre in Red Bank, with the stipulation that the theater be renovated into an attractive and functional arts center for the entire county.” Along with the donation came a new name: the Monmouth Arts Center.

Thanks to the MCAC and an ever-growing area music scene, the Monmouth Arts Center became viable. In August 1974, just months after then-Rolling Stone journalist Jon Landau proclaimed him “the future of rock and roll,” local musician Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band took the historic stage. A year later, just weeks after Springsteen appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek magazines, the band returned for a performance dubbed “The Homecoming.”

Decades before Bruce Springsteen, however, another area musician – jazz great William J. “Count” Basie – established himself as one of music’s all-time greats. In 1961, just weeks after performing for President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, Basie made a homecoming performance at the Carlton, drawing more than 1,700 fans in the theater’s seats and glass-lined lobby.

Basie made several returns in the years to follow: in 1974 for a concert held in honor of his 70th birthday, and for a 1979 performance to benefit Shrewsbury’s A.M.E. Zion Church. Just weeks after the death of his wife Catherine in 1983, Basie made his final appearance at the theater. Less than a year later, the jazz legend succumbed to cancer.

In November 1984, just six months removed from his death, the Monmouth Arts Center was renamed to honor Basie, then wholly recognized as Red Bank’s most famous son.

In years to come, the Basie would establish itself as a nonprofit organization, with a mission to inspire, educate and entertain through its distinct and engaging cultural and artistic offerings that reflect the diversity of the region.

The Basie’s Performing Arts Academy has yielded stars in music and Broadway, and its work in area schools to promote the arts in education has been recognized throughout the state of New Jersey.

A monumental interior restoration was completed in 2008, funded in part by a performance by Springsteen and the E-Street Band.The project restored the theater to its original, Neoclassical Revivalstyle, 1926 luster. Two years later, the building’s iconic façade was restored.

In 2018, the Count Basie name was elevated to represent the entire center for the arts, reflecting its celebrated $26 million capital campaign and the goal of expanding the facility into a blocklong creative campus. The west side expansion is underway, with the Jay And Linda Grunin Arts and Education Building set to house rehearsal spaces, additional classrooms and the Basie Center’s asyet-unnamed second performance space. On the facility’s east side, work has started to create a spacious, glass-lined lobby, barrierfree amenities and upgrades, and the Stillwell-Larkin Pavilion, which will serve as the entrance to a new outdoor public arts plaza. And recently, Hackensack Meridian Health’s investment in the future of the Basie Center lead to the renaming of its historic theater.

At 93 years old and growing stronger, the Count Basie Center for the Arts aims to be the premier center for the performing and visual arts, inspiring, educating and entertaining through its diverse and engaging offerings and reflecting the diversity of the region. As a nonprofit organization, the Basie is committed to creating opportunities for participation and understanding the arts by collaborating with creators, organizations, and schools, and as a catalyst to harnessing the economic vitality of the arts and enriching our region’s quality of life.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT EXPERIENCE HENDRIX April 2 • 8PM

Hailed by critics and fans alike as the ‘Guitar Event Of The Year,’ the multi-artist celebration known as the Experience Hendrix Tour is set to return in 2019. These special concert performances present legendary artists who join together to pay homage to Jimi Hendrix. This next edition of the Experience Hendrix Tour will encompass 30 performances this coming March and April, playing in cities along the east coast, midwest and southern states.

The Line-up: Billy Cox (from Jimi Hendrix Experience / Band Of Gypsys), Joe Satriani, Dave Mustaine (from Megadeth), Jonny Lang, Dweezil Zappa, Eric Johnson, Doug Pinnock (from King’s X), Chris Layton (from Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble), Mato Nanji (from Indigenous), Kenny Aronoff, The Slide Brothers, Henri Brown, Kevin McCormick, Taj Mahal Artist line-up subject to change without notice.

DAVE DAVIES of The Kinks

Saturday, April 13 • 8PM “The riff machine. Svengali hooks… there is but one Dave Davies” Lead guitarist and co-founder of the legendary group the Kinks, Rock N Roll Hall of Famer Dave Davies returns to the USA for a 2019 tour, highlighting his contribution to the Kinks legacy with his revolutionary guitar sound that changed rock `n` roll and his unique writing style.

Dave will be celebrating the release of his new rock album “Decade”, which is receiving rave reviews. He will perform a set of solo hits and Kinks classics , accompanied by his accomplished band.

Dave Davies is the pioneering rock guitarist who single-handedly changed rock-n-roll when he sliced his little green Elpico amp speaker with a razor blade, creating the first heavy metal guitar tone and riff. This revolutionary guitar sound propelled the Kinks into stardom with the global smash hits ‘You Really Got Me’ and ‘All Day and All of the Night’, followed by numerous other classics over the next decades.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT RUBEN STUDDARD:

Ruben Sings Luther Vandross April 3 • 8PM IMAGINE… the vocals and music performed like Luther Vandross himself performed them in concert… with hits such as “Always and Forever,” “Never Too Much,” “Here and Now,” “A House Is Not A Home” — and so many more!

Ruben Sings Luther is a magical night out – a special concert event for Ruben Studdard fans and millions of Luther Vandross fans who long for his music – who now have a show that comes very close to the feeling of his memorable concerts – it’s a vocal tribute to his remarkable talent.

There will never be another Luther Vandross, and no other VOICE comes closer to him than Ruben – the remarkable singer who was hailed as the “next Luther” during his American Idol run, and was nominated for a Grammy for singing “Superstar”..

Produced by Stig Edgren – the creative force who staged events for numerous Popes and Presidents, created “Elvis Presley – In Concert,” The Colors of Christmas, designed shows for Earth, Wind & Fire, Gloria Estefan, and created Natalie Cole’s “Unforgettable” live video.

DEREK HOUGH: LIVE! Saturday, April 20 • 8PM

From the EMMY® award winning mind of Derek Hough, the live dance show is the first-ever solo tour for the dynamo. The show features brand-new stage production, astounding versatility and, as always, Derek’s magnetic stage presence. Fans will journey through a true fusion of dance and music, as Derek explores styles ranging from ballroom and tap to salsa and hop-hop and everything in between. Creative team and two-time EMMY® winners, Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo, also known as NappyTabs (Jennifer Lopez: All I Have Residency; Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour; GRAMMYs® creative direction), will co-create, direct and supervise choreography for the tour.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT DAVID SEDARIS Saturday, April 6 • 7:30PM

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition, especially apparent in his latest book, a collection of his diaries entitled Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (May 2017).

Beloved for his personal essays and short stories, David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever, Holidays on Ice, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, and Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002). He is the author of Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, a collection of fables with illustrations by Ian Falconer. Each of these books was an immediate bestseller. He was also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. His pieces regularly appear in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” There are over ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages.

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Let There Be Cello 2019 US Tour Special guest Jon McLaughlin!

April 7 • 7PM Young Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, together known as 2CELLOS, continue to soar worldwide as music’s most electric and dynamic instrumental duo, taking the cello to unimagined heights with their incredible talent and undeniable passion. Their playing style breaks down the boundaries between different genres of music, from classical and film music to pop and rock. 2CELLOS have no limits when it comes to performing live – equally as impressive playing Bach and Vivaldi as they are rocking out to AC/DC and Iron Maiden.

2CELLOS began 2017 in the wake of a spectacular performance filmed live at the Sydney Opera House in December 2016, in anticipation of the release of their latest album, Score. The new album celebrates the most popular and enduring music ever written for classic and contemporary movies and television.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT BOB SAGET April 11 • 8PM

Yes, Bob Saget has starred in many successful television shows, including two of the most family-friendly shows network TV has ever produced (“Full House” and “Americas Funniest Home Videos”) but he’s also an out of his mind, Grammy®-nominated standup comedian for over thirty years. From his HBO special “That Ain’t Right” to his scene-stealing cameos in “Entourage,” and “The Aristocrats,” it’s always effective as Saget embraces his dark side.

BILL MAHER Live Stand Up Tour Friday, May 24 • 8PM

For the last twenty-five years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last fifteen years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 33 Emmy nominations. In October of 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, “Religulous,” directed by Larry Charles (“Borat”). It remains among the highest grossing documentaries of all time.

MIKE MARINO

ft. Jon Bramnick NJ’s Funniest Lawyer Make America Italian Again Tour Saturday, May 25 • 8PM Mike Marino – affectionately known to millions of his fans worldwide as New Jersey’s Bad Boy – is one of the most loved comedians of our time. He has performed in every major comedy club, theatre, casino and event center from New York to Los Angeles and around the world. Mike has also shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the business.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

The Angel on My Shoulder Tour Friday, April 5 • 7:30PM Engelbert Humperdinck never wanted to be a singer.

A career in music, yes, but he was extraordinarily shy.

The youngest boy of a family of ten children originally from Leicester, England, he grew up in Madras, India, where his father was stationed during World War II. Engelbert’s childhood was dominated by the love of his parents and his brothers and sisters. He knew he could sing harmonies, but the power of his own voice came as a surprise to him and other people.“It’s just so loud, but I discovered I can be tender with it at the same time.”

IN THE MOOD a 1940’s musical revue April 18 • 7:30PM

IN THE MOOD is a celebration of the music of the 1930s & 40s – the Big Band era. It was the last time that all Americans were listening and dancing to the same kind of music. With our live sensational 13 piece String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra and our fabulous IN THE MOOD Singers and Dancers, the great melodies and lyrics that are still with us today are presented in a musical revue that is jazzy, sentimental, rhythmic, nostalgic and patriotic – all happening at the same time. With music arrangements, costumes and choreography IN THE MOOD is as authentic as it gets.

PAUL ANKA

Anka Sings Sinatra: His Songs, My Songs, My Way May 13 • 7:30PM A note from Paul: “The Anka Sings Sinatra tour will honor a great artist who has influenced me more than anyone else throughout my career, Frank Sinatra. It will also feature the hits that have spanned my career on this 60th anniversary year. It will be a night filled with his songs, my songs, my way!”

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT DREAM THEATER

The Distance Over Time Tour April 10 • 8PM Dream Theater have steadily achieved a startlingly sublime synthesis of soaring and unmistakable melody, progressive instrumentation and aggressive heaviness unrivaled within hard rock music. The legacy established throughout their virtuosic career of astounding aesthetic alchemy has made their very moniker synonymous with the power of talent, ability and momentum when brilliantly forged together.

THE BIZARRE WORLD OF FRANK ZAPPA

A Holographic Concert Experience April 22 • 8PM The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa will include longtime and legendary Zappa players Ray White, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Robert Martin and Ed Mann with Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers; they’ll be joined along the way by Steve Vai, Ian Underwood, Lady Bianca, Napoleon Murphy Brock and Arthur Barrow. Hours of never-before-seen (or heard) Zappa performance footage from the early seventies form the basis of the “can’t miss” concert spectacle.

“The development of the ‘Bizarre World’ has been a herculean undertaking and an extremely emotional journey for me,” says Ahmet Zappa. “Weirdly, it’s also been one of the most creatively satisfying projects that I have ever had the privilege of working on. It’s fascinating to me how into holograms my dad was and it’s unbelievable that we have Frank in his own words talking about it. The fact that we’re now finally able to technologically bring to life the ideas and concepts my father talked about so many years ago is astonishing. People’s minds, eyes and ears will be stunned by the crazy amounts of awesomeness they’ll be exposed to every night on this tour.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT IT’S HAPPENING WITH SNOOKI & JOEY Live Podcast Show April 24 • 8PM Your girl Snooki is back and she’s here to spill the tea with her squirrel, make up artist, and gay best friend, Joey. Snooki and Joey will be hot messes talking hot topics; celebs, the latest news and trends, and of course, family, all while joined by their celeb friends.

BOZ SCAGGS

Out of the Blues Tour June 25 • 8PM It’s appropriate that Boz Scaggs’ new album is Out of the Blues, since the blues is what first sparked his five-decade musical career.

Born William Royce Scaggs in Canton, Ohio on June 8, 1944, he grew up in Oklahoma and Texas, where he spent his teenage years immersed in the blues, R&B and early rock ‘n’ roll. While attending school in Dallas, he played in local combos. After several years as a journeyman musician around Madison, WI and Austin, TX, Scaggs spent time traveling in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, eventually settling in Stockholm where he recorded the album Boz. Returning to the U.S. in 1967, Scaggs joined the Steve Miller Band in San Francisco, performing on that group’s albums Children of the Future and Sailor, before launching his solo career with 1968’s seminal Boz Scaggs LP, recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL for Atlantic Records.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT YAS QUEEN! WITH REMEMBER JONES April 28 • 7:30PM

National soul sensation and Asbury Park native Remember Jones takes on the legacy of Freddie Mercury with YAS QUEEN!, a brand new celebration of the ground-breaking music of QUEEN at the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center for the Arts. In true Remember Jones’ style, the show will feature a 10-piece band, including horns and strings, along with an over the top, huge rock choir to breathe new life into the songs that have captured the hearts and souls of millions around the world.

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ABBA THE CONCERT A tribute to ABBA

Saturday, May 18 • 8PM 21st Century Artists, Inc. has been presenting its ABBA tribute show throughout North America for well over a decade, known as ABBA The Music, ABBA The Concert, and ABBA The Hits. The audience and press all agree – “This is the closest to ABBA you’ll ever get.” ABBA The Concert brings one of the greatest pop phenomena back to life…

ABBA The Concert continues to be the top ABBA tribute group in the world, dazzling all who see with their fantastic performance while playing the most iconic hits from ABBA, including “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes All,” “Waterloo,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme,” and “Dancing Queen.”

Many critics agree, ABBA The Concert is the most amazing and authentic ABBA tribute show in the world. Come dance, come sing, having the time of your life at THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE CELEBRATION!

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT FOREIGNER The Hits on Tour May 8 • 8PM

Featuring a choral accompaniment from Trinity Hall On September 13th, 2017 Foreigner’s catalog sales were celebrated in Business Insider magazine as hitting the Top 40 among the Best Selling Music Artists of All Time. The Beatles were justifiably #1, but Foreigner came in ahead of Britney Spears, Bob Dylan, Phil Collins, Prince, Queen, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard.

With ten multi-platinum albums and sixteen Top 30 hits, Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 75 million.

Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including Juke Box Hero, Cold As Ice, Hot Blooded, Waiting For A Girl Like You, Feels Like The First Time, Urgent, Head Games, Say You Will, Dirty White Boy, Long, Long Way From Home and the worldwide #1 hit, I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner continues to rock the charts more than 40 years into the game with massive airplay and continued Billboard Top 200 album success.

BLONDIE

Saturday, June 22 • 7:30PM “Here comes the 21st Century,” Debbie Harry assuredly sang nearly three decades ago on her solo disc Def Dumb And Blonde, “it’s gonna be so much better for a girl like me.”

With the turn of the century well behind us now, that gleeful prediction has certainly come true: Singer-songwriter Harry, guitarist and co-writer Chris Stein, powerhouse drummer Clem Burke and their band-mates in Blondie are undeniable pop icons, their sound and sensibility as fresh as when they first topped the charts in the late 1970s. In their newest project, Po11inator, Blondie enlisted a group of cool songwriters to contribute to the record weaving their own way into the living, breathing story of Blondie, a group that directly affected their own genetic makeup as artists. The list is enviable and reflects the dynamism of Blondie’s very own crosspollinating past – the fans and friends contributing material are blonde-bewigged superstar Sia, Blood Orange frontman Dev Hynes, British singer Charli XCX, Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), Nick Valensi (The Strokes), Johnny Marr (The Smiths), and Canadian movie blogger and indie rocker (under the name An Unkindness) Adam Johnston.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT DENA BLIZZARD One Funny Mother Friday, May 10 • 7PM Dena Blizzard, the viral video sensation and creator of the Back to School Rant (125 million views), Chardonnay Go (24 million views) and Chardonnay Go, The Board Game for Wine Lovers, Moms, and Other Shameless People has an Off Broadway Show!!!

Join this comedian, former Miss New Jersey, and married mother of three on her hilarious journey through the trial and tribulations of motherhood and marriage. Since becoming a married mother of three, Dena wrestles with the eternal question, “Have I gone crazy since having these kids?” and the answer is a hysterical, “Laugh ‘til your face hurts” comedy you won’t want to miss!”

One Funny Mother is an Off Broadway hit currently touring the United States, has been licensed overseas, and was recently name “Best One Woman Show” at the 2015 United Solo Festival in New York City. One Funny Mother is a great “Girls Night Out”, or Date Night for anyone that IS a mom, HAS a mom, or is MARRIED to a mom.

GORDON LIGHTFOOT 80 Years Strong Tour May 9 • 7:30PM After more than 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multimillions, it’s safe to say that esteemed singersongwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. His song catalog is incredibly vast and includes such immortals as “Early Morning Rain,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,” “Sundown,” “(That’s What You Get) For Lovin Me,” “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,” “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” “Ribbon Of Darkness,” “Beautiful,” “Song For A Winter’s Night” and “Rainy Day People” to name a few.

Celebrating his 80th birthday, this year is special for the legendary artist, who has announced plans for a cross-country USA tour entitled “GORDON LIGHTFOOT: 80 YEARS STRONG TOUR.” The tour will feature his well known hits as well as some deep album cuts for the die-hard fanatics. All of which are woven together with some of Lightfoot’s own behind the scenes stories and personal anecdotes about his historic 50-plus-years musical career and his 80 years of life.

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT DAVID GRAY

Gold In A Brass Age Tour June 5 • 8PM David Gray’s first album, “A Century Ends”, was released in 1993, followed by “Flesh” in 1994. After touring with the likes of Radiohead and the Dave Matthews Band in support of his third album “Sell, Sell, Sell”, David decided to self-finance his fourth album, “White Ladder”, and release it on his own label, IHT Records, in 1998.

As David’s success grew, he released a pair of compilations (“Lost Songs 95-98” and “The EP’s 9294”) and reissued “A Century Ends” and “Flesh”. “A New Day at Midnight” followed up his successful international breakthrough in the fall of 2002, and 2005’s “Life in Slow Motion” debuted at the top of the charts in both Ireland and the U.K. In 2007 he released “Shine: The Best of the Early Years”, followed by “Greatest Hits.” Most recently, David released “Draw The Line” in 2009, “Foundling” in 2010, and “Mutineers” in 2014. In 2016, “The Best Of David Gray” came out in a standard and deluxe format.

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Special guest Abby Anderson May 28 • 8PM Rob Thomas is one of modern music’s most compelling and commercially successful artists. For 20 years, he has been the frontman and primary composer for Matchbox Twenty, leading the band to multiplatinum success over the course of four albums and a string of No. 1 hits that include “Push,” “3AM,” “Bent,” “If You’re Gone,” and “Unwell.” Thomas’ three solo albums, 2005’s platinum-certified No. 1 album …

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THE TENTH AND FINAL

HOPE CONCERT

(RED BANK – JAN 18) The tenth and final HOPE concert, the renowned charity concert series helmed by musician Bobby Bandiera, ended on a high note December 23 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, raising $112,000 each for POAC Autism Services and Red Bank’s Parker Family Health Center.

“Bobby Bandiera, his band, special guests like Southside Johnny, Gary U.S. Bonds, Jim Babjak from The Smithereens and others, made the final HOPE concerts one of the most successful,” said Adam Philipson, President / CEO, Count Basie Center for the Arts. “We’re grateful to all the patrons, artists and organizations who have been part of this great Count Basie Center legacy, and we couldn’t be happier for the work the Parker Center and POAC will be able to do with money raised from this year’s finale.”

“Bless everyone who has contributed to make HOPE successful,” said Bandiera.“It’s a great feeling to be part of a community that cares to give back.”

“This year’s HOPE concert was a home run for Parker,” said Dr. Gene Cheslock, Founder, Parker Family Health Center. “We got to soak in a fabulous concert, staged in part for us, the proceeds of which will go a long way toward supporting our budgetary demands for 2019, all the while exposing our singular services to an ever increasing audience.We’re so grateful to Bobby and the gang.”

“POAC is so thrilled to have been a part of this amazing show,” said Gary Weitzen, Executive Director, POAC Autism Services. “Bobby Bandiera absolutely outdid himself on stage, and all the performers, Big Joe Henry, and everyone at the Count Basie Center made it such a special night.

“This donation is one of the largest POAC has ever received and will go a long way toward helping us continue to provide free training and recreational events for children and adults with autism, and to expand our safety and training programs for police, first responders, parents and educators. The impact of this donation on the autism community will be felt for years to come.”

In addition to the concert contribution, radio personality and show host Big Joe Henry announced that money remaining in a fund generated by the first HOPE show – held by area musicians in 2003 to benefit Bandiera’s son, Robert Jr. -- would be donated to POAC. Since that first HOPE concert in 2003, the shows have raised nearly $3 million, attracting superstar talent like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny, Deborah Harry of Blondie, Max Weinberg and others, while benefitting organizations like 180 Turning Lives Around, Mary’s Place By The Sea, the VNA Health Group, the Valerie Fund, Joan Dancy and P.A.L.S., Fulfill (frmly.The Foodbank Of Monmouth and Ocean County), The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Horizons, and the nonprofit Count Basie Center itself.

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THE BASIE CENTER EXPANSION (REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ASBURY PARK PRESS. WRITTEN BY ALEX BIESE.)

The Count Basie Center for the Arts is in the midst of a $26 million expansion, transforming it from a single, historic venue into a robust arts and education campus on Monmouth Street in Red Bank.

Center officials expect the project to be completed by the end of 2019.

Here’s a timeline of the major events from the Basie’s expansion project so far: • October 2015: The Basie announces its expansion, initially priced at an approximate $20 million.

• July 2016: Red Bank Zoning Board approves the project.

Witnessing the progress over the last four years, according to Basie president and CEO Adam Philipson, has been spectacular.

• November 2016: The Basie announces it’s neared the halfway mark of its capital campaign goal.

• March 2017: The main stage at the theater is named the Asbury Park Press Stage. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo perform the first show on the newlycommemorated performance space.

“We’re all walking by, and walking across the street, just kind of sitting back, marveling. It’s kind of closing in,” he said.

The prestigious venue first opened as Reade’s Carlton Theatre in 1926. It was renamed the Monmouth Arts Center in 1973, and then renamed again to honor Red Bank native jazz icon William J. “Count” Basie in 1984 following his death earlier that year

• September 2017: Ground is broken on the expansion, alongside the announcement of the center’s Jay and Linda Grunin Arts and Education Building.

• May 2018: The landmark is renamed the Count Basie Center for the Arts.

The expansion project will approximately double the Basie’s size and come to include the Grunin Arts and Education Building to the west of the current theater, topped by the Rock ‘n’ Rohl Rooftop Lounge, named after campaign donors Mark and Denise Rohl.

• October 2018: The center’s main stage performance space is renamed the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre.

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E Street Band guitarist and Middletown native Steven Van Zandt and his wife, Maureen, serve as honorary campaign co-chairs and are members of the Basie’s board of trustees.

Maureen Van Zandt, who has performed with the students of the Basie’s Rockit Live Foundation, often has discussed the vital importance of the expansion in advancing the theater’s arts education mission.

A second performance space, with a capacity of 350 people seated and approximately 700 standing, is also coming to the west.

To the east there will be an expanded lobby with an elevator, new concessions and restrooms, a members lounge, the Stillwell-Larkin Pavilion (named for philanthropists Carol Stillwell and Mary Ann Larkin) and an outdoor plaza.

“It’s going to be great for theater, for dance as well, and it’s really important,” she told the Asbury Park Press in 2017. “You have to start (arts education) at that age and instill that passion and love into kids.”

“As I always say, we’re the only country in the world that thinks art is a luxury,” added Steven Van Zandt.

“It’s not (a luxury). It’s an essential part of the quality of life, and we have to encourage that wherever possible.”

The nearly century-old, 1,500-seat main theater space also will receive new air conditioning and heating systems, expanded restroom facilities, as well as a modernized backstage area and updated production technology.

The developments will necessitate a four-to-six-week closure of the Basie this summer. During that time, the center’s educational summer camps will remain in operation.

The Count Basie Center Performing Arts Academy’s programs for young musicians include the Monmouth Conservatory of Music, the Basie’s RockIt! Live Academy and the Jazz Arts Academy.

Success stories from the Basie’s performing arts education programs include Grammy-nominated, Rumson-native pop singer-songwriter Charlie Puth and Colts Neck native and former “The Voice” finalist Jacquie Lee. The Basie’s expansion will add five classrooms, for a total of nine, in an effort to advance the center’s educational efforts.

The Asbury Park Press is a sponsor of the capital campaign, which has also received the backing of several notable local celebrities.

Jon Stewart, the comedian, actor, activist and former host of “The Daily Show,” a Lawrenceville native who now lives in Monmouth County, served free lunch to construction workers on site in September. A June show by Stewart also supported the expansion project.

“I thought it was a great idea to have the kind of opportunities that kids are going to have to come here and learn and experience the arts,” Stewart told the Asbury Park Press in September. “It’s so important. And schools are having a harder and harder time being able to administer those because their budgets are tight, too. So to have something like this available locally I think is really important.”

From the Asbury Park Press, March 4, 2019, reprinted with permission. Visit APP.com for more stories on the Count Basie Center for the Arts.

B A S I E S TA F F S P OT L I G H T

SWISH!

Meet Mary Pato The Basie’s ‘Flusher Usher’ She’s Mary Pato, but for scores of Basie customers – mostly women, waiting patiently for a ladies’ room stall – she’s the Flusher Usher.

The Lady of the Loo. The Queen of the Latrine.

“If you have to stand in line for the bathroom, you might as well make it fun,” says Pato, who entertains the ladies’ room line and employs various techniques to keep things flowing -- so to say.

“I taught first and second grade for 18 years,” says Pato , who has been with the Basie since 2016.

“I started labeling the stalls with song titles. Ladies’ room lines never move -- it’s a nightmare. So I’d put the song titles on the door, and say ‘Welcome to the Basie bathroom – our motto is ‘Pee and flee, flow and go, flush and rush.”

“And if you take too long, you have to sing the song on your door.”

Pato’s porcelain puns have made her a fan favorite.

“It’s all about speed in the ladies room,” Pato adds. “Don’t text, think of the girl who’s next. No jumpsuits, no rompers, no Spanx.”

GET WELL SOON

MOLLY

Best wishes from everyone at the Count Basie Center for the Arts for our longtime usher, Molly Warar as she recovers from illness.

Molly has been an usher at the Basie Center for 35 years, and is a beloved member of our extended family. Get well soon, Molly!

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT BUDDY GUY AND KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND June 18 • 8PM

Buddy Guy: The title of Buddy Guy’s latest album says it all: The Blues Is Alive and Well. The legendary blues artist’s eighteenth solo LP and follow-up to 2015’s Born to Play Guitar showcases his raw and unadulterated sound, its fifteen tracks a true pleasure for aficionados and genre newcomers alike. “I got children and grandchildren who didn’t know who I was, but nowadays we can play outdoor concerts and see kids that are eight, nine, twelve years old coming to me and saying, ‘I didn’t know who you was, but I read what Eric Clapton said about you,’” Guy explains when discussing his mindset around the new record.

“I’m always trying to make an album that someone accidentally plays where some kid hears it, picks up a guitar, and helps keep the blues alive.”

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: The Louisiana born axe man and songsmith has sold millions of albums while throwing singles into the Top 10, shining a light on the rich blues of the past and forging ahead with his own modern twist on a classic sound he has embodied since his teens.

DAVID CROSBY AND FRIENDS SkyTrails Tour 2019 June 10 • 7:30PM Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, David Crosby is heading out on tour in May and June. Joining him will be five musical friends, collectively and affectionately known as the ‘Sky Trails Band’. James Raymond on keys, Mai Leisz on bass, Steve DiStanislao on drums, Jeff Pevar on guitar and Michelle Willis on keyboards and vocals. Crosby is in the midst of an incredibly creative and powerful period, showcasing his skills as the brilliant songwriter that he is. On this tour, he will be performing some of his best loved songs and greatest hits from right across his illustrious career, alongside material from the Skytrails album, plus a few surprises as well.

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To learn about the events and classes we offer or to schedule a consultation, please call 732-263-7999 or visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/IntegrativeMedicine for more information.

SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT GET THE LED OUT The American Led Zeppelin Friday, May 17 • 8PM

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before.

Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, GTLO re-create the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed. When you hear three guitars on the album…GTLO delivers three guitarists on stage.

BOBFEST

The Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration May 23 • 8PM Celebrate the music of Bob Dylan on the eve of his 78th birthday as one of the year’s most heralded Basie Center events returns from a sold out west coast tour to ‘shake the windows and rattle the walls’ with Pat Guadagno’s performance of Dylan’s classic, Blood on the Tracks.

The rock & roll Poet Laureate’s 15th album, released in 1975 amidst a deluge of important new singersongwriters (each one hailed by rock pundits as the ‘next Bob Dylan’) assured the world that, in fact, there is only one Bob Dylan — and there won’t ever likely be another.

TUSK

The World’s Number One Tribute to Fleetwood Mac Friday, September 20 • 8PM Tusk is the number one Tribute to Fleetwood Mac in the world, bar none. No wigs, no backing tracks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that no other Fleetwood Mac tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating.

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Using themes found in the Fancy Nancy Clancy series, this one-day workshop is an exquisitely fine and fun adventure! Participants should come in their fanciest attire and be ready to use their imaginations and creativity as they learn that there is beauty in diversity and the importance of family.

11:30AM -1PM AGES: 4-6 • $40 INSTRUCTOR: MARJORIE ENERSON

FAMILY GAME NIGHT AT THE BASIE

MAX AND RUBY, RUBY AND MAX!

A hilarious, interactive, improvbased laugh fest! Watch your shy child gain confidence, your teenager at his silliest and your family enjoying time together, by re-enacting scenes from favorite books or movies, improv games and more. All ages welcome!

They’re as different as a brother and sister could be, yet they manage to resolve all of their differences with loving harmony.

Using themes from this popular Nick Jr. series, participants will follow a creative theatre adventure that taps into their imaginations and love for make-believe.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

6-7:30PM AGES: 5-ADULT $45 PER FAMILY INSTRUCTOR: CHRISTINE DESIMAS

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

11:30AM -1PM AGES: 4-6 • $40 INSTRUCTOR: MARJORIE ENERSON

COMING THIS SUMMMER! WONDERLAND PUTTING WONDER AND FANTASY INTO YOUR LIFE SATURDAY, MAY 18

Inspired by the upcoming blockbuster Wonderpark, this workshop explores what life would be like without our imaginations or our ability to think creatively. Instructor Ms. Marjorie takes you on a theatrical adventure as you explore the magic of wonder through theatre games, visual arts and crafts, and more!

11:30AM -1PM AGES: 4-6 • $40 INSTRUCTOR: MARJORIE ENERSON

WEEKLY CAMPS, DAILY CLASSES, AND PRIVATE INSTRUCTION

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BOEING BOEING) • NEPTUNE (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, DELIRIUM’S DAUGHTERS) • OCEAN TOWNSHIP (25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, THE AWESOME 80S PROM) • RANNEY SCHOOL (CINDERELLA, CLUE ON STAGE) • RARITAN (THE WEDDING SINGER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL) • RED BANK CATHOLIC (THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, LEND ME A TENOR) • RED BANK REGIONAL (THE MUSIC MAN, THE DIARY OF ANN FRANK) • RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, THE EMPEROR’S NIGHTINGALE) • SHORE REGIONAL (THE OUTSIDERS) • ST. JOHN VIANNEY (THE SOUND OF MUSIC, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS) • ST. ROSE (JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE) • TRINITY HALL (PIPPIN,

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Corporate Partnership Opportunities The Count Basie Center offers a wide variety of Corporate Partnership Opportunities and can create a sponsorship program tailored to your company’s marketing, entertaining and/or advertising needs.

Corporate Sponsorship Availability: • Naming Opportunities • Performance Sponsorships including Benefit Concerts • Corporate Marketing Sponsorships • Special Event Sponsorships

The Distinguished Guest Sponsorship: • A Concierge Ticket Service with Ticket Bank • Corporate Marketing Exposure • VIP Access to Carlton Lounge • Entertainment Opportunities

Marketing Opportunities: • E-mail Blasts • Interactive Logo on the Count Basie Center Website • Logo on the In-Theatre Multimedia Display • Your Corporate Name on the Marquee • Showtime Advertising • Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter

Be Part of the Basie Of all the forms of media, partnership sponsorships are the only marketing platform that provides companies the opportunity to create an emotional connection with their customers, gaining share of heart as well as share of mind. The Count Basie Center offers the best entertaining experience for you, your employees and guests. It is coupled with an enormous opportunity to get your brand name in the homes, hearts and minds of tens of thousands of Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex County residents.

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Members & Contributors

We thank all of the following donors for their generosity during the period of January 1st 2018 – January 31st, 2019 for supporting the Count Basie Center for the Arts programs & events. $25,000+ Angelo Family Charitable Foundation; Gia Maione Prima Foundation Inc.; J.A.M. Anonymous Foundation; Jeremy Grunin; Robin and John Klein; Mario Monello; Monmouth County Freeholders; National Endowment of the Arts; New Jersey State Council on the Arts; Maggie Riker; Mark and Denise Rohl; Kristina and Peter T. Roselle; Paul and Anilda Sansone $10,000 - $24,999 NK Architects; Richard and Ana Blank; Robert and Pamela Chandler; Circus- Foodtown; Sharen and Stephen H. Cutler; Serena and Gerry DiMaso; Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club; Mollie Giamanco; Ray Gill - Gill & Chamas, LLC; Harris FRC Corp; Mark and Karey Hogan; Industrial Cooling Corporation - Maria and Ron Importico; Mary Ann Larkin; Lisa and Richard Loshiavo; William and Victoria Marraccini; UBS Private Wealth- The Matina Group; Valerie and Frank Montecalvo; Sandy and Vanessa Mulheren; OceanFirst Foundation; Pazzo Restaurant; PNC Foundation; RBC Wealth Management/DJ Totland; Red Bank RiverCenter; Red Oak Mortgage, Inc.; Gloria Rubin; Allison and Jonathan Schultz; Katie and Mark Schultz; Drew Steck; Carol Stillwell; Teak Restaurant; The Melting Pot; United Way of Monmouth & Ocean Counties; White Castle; William T. Morris Foundation; John & Elizabeth Williams; World Subaru - Nicole and Joe Wajda $5,000 - $9,999 ABM Parking; Ansell, Grimm and Aaron; BCB Community Bank; Michael Benedetto; Brian and Laurie Buckelew; Todd J. Bullivant Foundation; Sheridan Burrage and Michael Nasr; Lillian and Donald Burry; Char Steakhouse; Circle BMW; Coca Cola; Columbian Towers Development Co.; Conner Strong & Buckelew; D&B Engineering of NJ Inc.; Danny’s Grill and Wine Bar; The DiDonato Family; Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc; Mr. Frank & Tricia D’Orazio; Robert E. Evanson; James & Joanne Formisano; George Wall Lincoln; Boynton & Boynton; Thomas and Nancy Gravina; Clare and Bob Gray; Juan and Marta Gutierrez; Patsy & Jack Guttenplan; Benjamin Harvey Construction; Heritage House; Investors Bank; Ketterer Foundation; Marshall and Janice Knopf; KRE Group; Law Offices of Paone, Zaleski, Brown & Murray; the Littman Family and Gary Michaels Fine Jewelry; Brett and Kris McQuillan; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Millhiser; Patrizia’s Of Red Bank; The Pinto Family; PNC Wealth Management; Lou and Patricia Polidori; Mr. & Mrs. Vance M. Prisco; Mary Beth and Gerald Radke; Thomas and Elizabeth Raike; David Rivera; Shore Point Distributors; Alex and Thomas Skove; Laura Sperber; Ed and Kaye Wise $2,500 - $4,999 Airside, Inc.; Arrow Limo ; Paul & Joan Bartoli; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bernard; Buona Sera; Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, LLC; Eileen Carton; Centrastate Healthcare System; Complete Security Systems; Cowan, Gunteski & Co., P.A.; The Cullen Disque Family Foundation; The Cummings Family; Michael & Kathleen Downey; DSI Construction LLC; Earth Pizza; Joy and Norman Einhorn; Fair Haven Hardware; Bell Works- Robert Feinberg; Jeff Fischer; Galaxy Toyota; Joseph Galdo; Guaranteed Plants & Florist; Fran and Richard Habib; Hanlon Sculpture Studio; Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Inc.; Mr. & Mrs. Tom and Michelle Hiscott; Holmdel Fire Company No.1; Nancy Karpf; Kennedy Consulting Engineers; VNA of Central New Jersey; M. Silberstein, Inc.; Deborah and Robert MacDougall; Mr. and Mrs. Debbie and Richard Maser; Linda McKean; Monmouth Meats; Monmouth Medical Center - RWJBarnabas Health; Moser Taboada; Arthur Murphy; Ocean County College Foundation; Dr. and Mrs. James Orsini; Michael Parent; Press Communications; Priority Payment Local; Raritan Group; Regal Limo Service; Robert Renna; Anita and Joe Roselle; Rumson Country Day School; Melanie and Matthew Saker; Food Circus Supermarkets INC; Sickles Market; Sivo Family; Kathleen and Robert Stone/R. Stone and Company; Surf Taco Foundation; Joyce and Larry Sykoff; Thompson Memorial Home; Mr. & Mrs. Robert Thugut; Titos Handemade Vodka; Triumph Brewing Company; Trump National Golf Course; Andrew & Marie Unanue; Unity Construction Services, Inc.; Walt Street Pub; Janet and Tom Widener; Windows on the Water at Surfrider; The Wintrode Family Foundation; David and Terri Zimmel; Hon. Ed Zipprich & JP Nicolaides $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous and Grateful; Abe Family; Active Contracting Inc.; Stacey Afflitto-Wain; Harry and Kathleen Agnostak; Richard Ahrens and Susan Barker; Stuart and Danette Alderoty; Robert W. Allison; Doug and Cathy Andersen; Brian and Roseanne Ansell; Michelle and Patrick Ard; Peter Ardolino; Springpoint Senior Living, Inc; LENNY AUGUST & CIRO LAEZZA; Dr. Gary and Beverly Avendano; Dr. Paul Axelrad and Dr. Jacqueline Zuckerbrod; Maria and Michael Bacchetta; Ran Bae; David & Patricia Baker; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Baugh; Adam Bellincampi; Laurie A. Bertsch; Mr. Russell Bey; Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Bisso; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Black; Denise and Thomas Bock; Kevin & Elise Boman; Caitlin and Robert Bovo; Andy Boyer; Colin and Sarah Bradley; Carmela and Tom Brady; Mark Brennan; Rick & Hope Brodsky; Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Broege; Rudy Bruno; Gail and Frank Campione; Carolyn Campo and Rich Marcolus; Dr. and Mrs. William Sachs; Carveout Partners; Joseph Celler; Paul Chew / Hammond Contracting Co., Inc.; Robert Cione; Dominick and Marlene Cipollini; Chris & Tracy Cole; John and Justine Coleman; Community Medical Center Foundation; Allison Connery-Green and Philip Green; Mr. and Mrs. John Cook; Richard Cooke; Vincent Costa; Viola L. Sickles School; Richard H. and Karen Curry; Saul & Deborah Curtis; Shelley davimos; Michael and Nancy Del Priore; Jason and Diana DeMartino; Gregory & Paula DeMasi; Innovative Advocate Group, Inc.; Scott A. 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Heirman; Joshua and Jeanette Henne; The Herman Family; James Horowitz; Jim and Barbara Hrebek; Ellen Huber; joe and jen huesman; Kathy Huff; Lenore & Christopher Hunt; JCP&L- John Anderson; Red Bank Antiques; Dragonfly Agency / Event Management; HR Kaprelian; Todd and Chris Katz; Doane and Kathie Kelly; Brian and Jessica Kennedy; Edward and Kathleen Kerb Family Trust; Dr. Theodore Koziol; Phil Kuntz and Amy McDonagh; Joseph Kyrillos and Susan Doctorian; Joe and Joan La Russo; Katie Lamb & Anthony Knapp; Mark Landesman; Matthew Lang; Tom Lankey; Gary and Linda Leasor; Brian & Joanna Leddin; The Lester Family; Mrs. Janet Lonney; Gwendolyn Love; Hon. Benjamin J. & Francoise Lucarelli; Ann and Charles Maher; Joyce and Chris Maltese; Ellen Manning; Judith and David Marrus; Judith Mavrakes; Leni BUY TICKETS 24/7

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Count Basie Center’s Corporate Partners THE COUNT BASIE CENTER WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS CORPORATE PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT!

CORPORATE SPONSORS Ansell, Grimm & Aaron Bank of America Bistro Restaurant Bombay River Citi Coca-Cola Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club The KRE Group Monmouth County Freeholders Pazzo Red Bank River Center Teak Restaurant The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey The Melting Pot Tito’s Handmade Vodka World Subaru

DISTINGUISHED GUEST SPONSORS Boynton & Boynton Bourbon Scotch and Beer of Lakewood Sheridan Burrage and Mike Nasr Columbian Towers Development Co. Mario Dell’Anno The DiDonato Family Donnelley Financial Solutions Frank & Tricia D’Orazio Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club Gill & Chamas, LLC The Goldberg Family Nancy and Tom Gravina Clare and Robert Gray Richard and Fran Habib Harris FRC Corp.

Joanne and James Formisano The Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation Patsy and Jack Guttenplan Estelle and John Ketterer

Lauren and Paul Lavelle The Littman Family and Gary Michaels Fine Jewelry Kath and Drew Steck Brett and Kris McQuillan Merrill Lynch Wealth Management PNC Wealth Management The Pinto Family Maria and Andy Polansky Lou and Patricia Polidori RBC Wealth Management Red Oak Mortgage David A. Rivera Anita & Joe Roselle Shore Point Distributing, Co. Laura Sperber The Todd J. Bullivant Foundation Kaye and Ed Wise The Molly Pitcher Inn and Oyster Point Hotel

MEMBERS & CONTRIBUTORS 2 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 74) Maxwell Household; JoAnne Mazerolle; Beth & Vinnie Mazza; Bob and Annie McGinty; Kevin McGrath; Leslie McKernan; McLoone’s Restaurants; Mrs. Nyire Melconian; Eric Melman and Linda Zambelli; William Meyers; Tom and Caroline Miller; Allen Morgan; Michael and Tammie Morse; Gloria & Richard Moylan; Jason Mraz; Michael Muha; Lawrence and Laura Muka; Magda Muka; Mr. & Mrs. Vito S. Nigro & Family; Elisa and Randy Nissinoff; Mr & Mrs Robert Nowicki; Red Bank Radiologist; Jim and Mindy O’Mealia; Bob & Karen Parry; Mary Pearce & Peter Wolf; Raymond and Mary Pell; Philipson Family; Mr. & Mrs. Michael Plodwick; Thomas Ploskonka, C.P.A.; Mr. and Mrs. John Quigley; Rapisarda Giving Fund; Carol and Raymond Rasa; Amy and Larry Regan; Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Regan; Bill & Susan Reilly; Thomas V & Annamaria Reilly; Mark Rodriguez; Nancy & Tucker Ronzetti; Jeff & Lori Rosenzweig; Patricia and David Roslonski; Matt and Susie Rummler; Charles and Mary Ryan; Joseph Saker; John and Lauren Salata; Christopher Sansone; Ronald Sarno; Craig Schmell; Chris & Kathy Scott; Amy and Mark Sergeant; Mr. Alan Shabot; Mickey Shabot; Philip Shaheen; Larry and Heidi Shapiro; Pat Sluyk; The Sorensen Family; The Spengler Family; Michael and Rose Stallmeyer; Michael and Deborah Stasi; Mr. Gary Stetz; Bill Stigler & Deidre McCarthy; Micki Stott; The Swenarton Family; Sinatra- Swidryk Family; John and Susan Szanfranski; John & Susan Taguer; Colleen & Mike Rovder; The FERMA Group, LLC; The Walter Reade Foundation; Thomas and Elizabeth Thees; Gary & Tamar Tolchin Foundation INC.; Mr. & Mrs. Richard Toscano; Townsquare Media; Antonia and R. Charles Tschampion; John and Mary Turi; The Valko Family; Valley Distributors INC.; Mr. and Mrs. Philip Varela; David & Dana Vargo; Bob Veninata; Peter & Michele Visceglia; Dr. Joy Weinstein & Dr. Bruce H. 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MEMBERS & CONTRIBUTORS 4 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 80) Pinamonti Family; Doug Pinto; Patricia Pinto; Ms. Anna Maria Pittella; Chris & Katy Plagge; Brian & Eileen Pleva; Pollare Family; Sarah Pomphrey; Michael & Marianne Powers; Pr1ma Corporation; Harriet M. Primack; Douglas Pulaski; Logistics Partners Group; Clifford and Ruth Queen; The Quinn Family; Tom Quinn; Luis Quinto; Joyce Rager/Roy Christensen; Lucille L. Raiola & Mary F. Murphy; Joanne Ramsey; Mrs. Eileen Rapisarda; Diane Rappoport; Betty and Randy Rauscher; The Rawlins Family; Lauren Bellero & Paul Reeser; Susan & Robert Reid; Joe and Heather Revesz; Michael Rhoads; Gregory M. Rice; Thomas Ridgway; Sue & Bruce Rifkin; Stanley Rishty; Charles Rizzo; Mr. Richard Rober; The Robinson Family; Robert & Toni Ann Rocco; Robert and Jacqueline Rodio; Chic & Ann Roemmele; Susan & Richard Roesler; Art and Penny Rone; ConKy EvilPuppet; Bobby & Dany Rothchild; Charlie Rott; MR. JOHN RUANE; Michael Rude; Helen Ruggieri; Ralph Ruocco; Barbara Rusinko; The Ryan Family; Hoffman Family; Andrew and Linda Safran; Barbara Sager; Mr. Tom Sagliano; Nicholas San Filippo; Mr. and Mrs. James Sapirstein; Joe and Carolyn Sapone; Dr. and Mrs. S.L. Sattenspiel; Joe Savarese; Peggy Saxton; Patricia Scales; Joseph Scardino; Jeremy Schaale; Dr. and Mrs. D.W. Schaffner; Maryann and Bob Schenk; Steven & Anne Marie Schertz; Mr. Patrick Schiavino; Thomas and Courtney Schiavo; Elaine Schlegel; Grace Schnoes; Paul Scholey - Jayson’s Pancake House LBI; Linda and Dug Schroeder; Peter Schuelzky; Cheryl Schwendel; John & Charlene Sciarappa; Pat & Mike Scimeca; Jeff Arslanian and Jill Newman-Arslanian; Marguerite Scriven; Yvonne Scudiery; Mr. Robert M. Seel; Larry Seidman; Mr. Alan Shapiro; Sharkey; Melissa Shaw; Tammy Shaw; Dr. & Mrs. Irvin B. 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Availability varies by show, and information on parking for your event may not be available until a few weeks before show time. Check back to TheBASIE.org after you’ve purchased your tickets to see if Proximity Parking has become available.

PEARL ST.

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PL MOND DRUM

For just $20 in advance, you can park directly across the street from the Basie on Monmouth Street* or directly behind the theater in the First Baptist Church of Red Bank lot right on Oakland Street.

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WALL ST.

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General Information FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or another emergency please do not run, WALK TO THAT EXIT. Please follow the directions of the House Staff. If you become aware of a medical or other emergency, please inform the House Staff immediately.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Food and beverages are permitted inside the Theatre at many events, but please help maintain this Theatre as an asset for this community by disposing of your own trash in the lobby receptacles. Please use the blue recycling receptacles for plastic bottles and cups.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDING: Possession and/or use of devices for photographic, audio, video or electronic recording, reproduction or transmission of performances is prohibited.

Such equipment may be confiscated. Violators may be ejected and/or held liable for monetary damages.

CELL PHONES AND PAGERS: Please turn off alarm watches, cell phones and pagers. If you use your cell phone during intermission, please remember to turn it off again.

RESTROOMS: On the ground level, a women’s room and a wheelchair accessible bathroom are located on the house left side of the lobby. On the balcony level, a women’s room is located on the house right side, and a men’s room is located on the house left side of the balcony lobby.

PUBLIC TELEPHONES: The Theatre does not have a public pay telephone. If you need to make an emergency call, please see an usher for assistance.

ACCESSIBILITY: Please inform the Box Office of any special arrangements you require when purchasing tickets. An assistive listening system for the hearing impaired is available from the House Manager. Large print programs are available on request. A wheelchair accessible bathroom is located on the house left side of the ground level lobby.The Theatre does not have its own parking lot. A disabled permit parking space is available on the street just in front and across the street in the municipal parking lot of Borough Hall.

BOX OFFICE: The Box Office is located to the right of the lobby doors as you face the building and is open Monday-Friday 12:00-6:00pm, Saturdays 12:00-3:00pm and until onehalf hour after show time. Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Additional service charges do apply. Purchase tickets by phone at 732.842.9000 or online at www.thebasie.org.

PARKING: Please observe all parking regulations and signage, do not park in private parking lots and do not block our neighbors’ driveways.The best public parking is at the Red Bank Train Station, located two blocks west of the Theatre on Monmouth Street, and in the large municipal lot located one block east of the Theatre in between Monmouth and White Streets, behind the stores on the north side of Monmouth Street.

LOST AND FOUND: Ask for the House Manager during a performance, or call the administrative office the next business day at 732.224.8778 x105.

THEATRE RENTAL: The Theatre is available for rent for performances, fundraisers, corporate and special events. A wide variety of support services are available including artist bookings. For more information visit the Theatre’s web site or call the administrative office at 732.224.8778 x122.

WEBSITE: Visit our website at www.TheBASIE.org, which features online ticket sales, the complete calendar of events, membership information, sponsorship information, special events, Showtime advertising, links to the Theatre’s Facebook and Twitter sites and much much more.

MAILING LIST: Add your name to the Theatre’s mailing list at the Box Office, call 732-842-9000 or email info@thebasie.org. Name, address, and phone number are required of all ticket buyers to verify payment and to contact you in the event of a cancellation. Ticket buyers are automatically entered on the mailing list and may receive information about upcoming performances. However, all information is confidential, all mailings are done under the Theatre’s auspices. The Theatre does not sell, trade or rent its mailing list.

Monmouth Lot

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Oakland Lot

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Red Bank Train Station Parking Lot Permit parking only until 11am Free public parking after 11am

2 Red Bank Train Station Parking Lot Permit parking only until 11am Free public parking after 11am 3 NJ Transit Chestnut St Parking Lot Permit parking only until 11am Free public parking after 11am 4 NJ Transit Chestnut St Parking Lot Permit parking only until 11am Free public parking after 11am 5 Pazzo Parking Garage Paid public parking

$5/car - cash only V Valet Parking 7 days a week from 5pm-Midnight

6 White Street Lot Paid public parking as indicated Permit parking only in designated spaces from 9am – 2pm 7 Gold Street Lot Paid public parking as indicated Permit parking only in designated spaces from 9am – 2pm 8 English Plaza Lot Paid public parking

Count Basie Center Proximity Parking Paid Parking. Availability varies by show, and information on parking for your event may not be available until a few weeks before show time. Check back to theBASIE.org after you’ve purchased your tickets to see if Proximity Parking has become available.

9 Mechanic Street Small Lot Paid public parking 10 East Side Lots (Mechanic & Wallace Street Lots) Paid public parking as indicated: Permit parking only in designated spaces; certain spaces permit parking from 9am – 2pm or 6am – 6pm.

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