SOPAC Winter 2016 Brochure

arlo guthrie

WED, MAY 11 AT 8PM

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SOPAC SEASON january Singer-Songwriter

Robyn Hitchcock SAT, JAN 30 AT 8PM Tickets: $32-$38

robyn hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock is one of England’s most enduring contemporary singer-songwriters and live performers. A surrealist poet, talented guitarist, cult artist and musician’s musician, Hitchcock is among alternative rock’s father figures and is the closest thing the genre has to a Bob Dylan (not coincidentally, his biggest musical inspiration).

february Comedy

An Evening with Fran Lebowitz FRI, FEB 5 at 8PM Tickets: $45 Purveyor of urban cool, Fran Lebowitz is the cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy Parker. She is pointed, forthright, unapologetically opinionated, and known for her hilariously dry social commentary on American life.

Singer-Songwriter fran lebowitz

An Evening with Graham Nash SAT, FEB 20 AT 8PM Tickets: $79-$99

Legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee — with Crosby, Stills, and Nash and with the Hollies. He was also inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame twice, as a solo artist and with Crosby, Stills, and Nash. He is a Grammy Award-winning artist.

graham nash

Singer-Songwriter

Peter Yarrow & John Gorka FRI, FEB 26 AT 8PM Tickets: $34-$45 An extraordinary double bill featuring Peter Yarrow of the legendary folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary and the quintessential singer-songwriter of the 1990s folk music scene, John Gorka.

loudon peter gorka lebowitz nellie Mckay Fran john eaglemania wainwright III yarrow

2015 – 2016

MORE SHOWS ADDED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON!

cowboy junkies

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Singer-Songwriter

An Evening with Cowboy Junkies SAT, FEB 27 AT 8PM Tickets: $38-$60 For more than 20 years, Cowboy Junkies have remained true to their unique artistic vision and to the introspective, quiet intensity that is their musical signature, creating a critically acclaimed body of original work that has endeared them to an audience unwavering in its loyalty.

sarah partridge

LOFT

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AT SOPAC

Jazz & Blues

Rock, R&B, Pop

Jazz

Regina Carter’s Southern Comfort

Jorma Kaukonen

Sarah Partridge

WED, MAR 9 AT 7:30PM

FRI, MAR 18 AT 8PM

Tickets: $48-$68

Tickets: $20

In a career that has spanned a half-century, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy Award-nominee, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the stilltouring Hot Tuna.

Sarah Partridge has been performing at some of the most exciting jazz clubs in the nation for the past 20 years and has released four critically-acclaimed CDs that have put her at the forefront of jazz artists.

Her latest release, I Never Thought I’d Be Here, found itself on the first round of the 2015 Grammy Award ballot. We are proud to welcome Sarah back after her sold out performance at SOPAC last season.

Comedy

Singer-Songwriter

Upright Citizen’s Brigade — Touring Company

Martin Sexton

SAT, MAR 5 AT 8PM Tickets: $38-$48

regina carter

Regina Carter is considered the foremost jazz violinist of her generation. For Regina Carter, the violin is a passport to unexpected realms, a Rosetta stone that unlocks the door to a myriad of cultures and worlds. This is more than apparent on her critically acclaimed release, Southern Comfort (Sony Music Masterworks), on which she explores folk music of the South.

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FRI, MAR 11 AT 8PM Tickets: $25 Catch the best new improv comedians from the legendary Upright Citizens Brigade Theatres in New York and Los Angeles. In this 90-minute, unscripted and totally improvised performance, four improvisers at the top of their game perform a high-energy, surprising and hilarious show that has never been seen before and will never be seen again.

upright citizens brigade

SAT, MAR 19 AT 8PM Tickets: $38-$58 Critically-acclaimed Martin Sexton is a musician’s musician and prolific recording artist. His songs are intricate and spirited covering the American musical landscape distilling soul, gospel, R&B, country and blues.

His performances are dynamic and bursting with depth and have earned him a devoted following among fans, peers and critics alike.

martin sexton

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april

Graham Parker Duo Featuring Brinsley Schwarz

rita wilson

Singer-Songwriter

Singer-Songwriter

Graham Parker Duo Featuring Brinsley Schwarz

Rita Wilson

FRI, APR 8 AT 8PM Tickets: $30-$45 Graham Parker has worked with guitarist Brinsley Schwarz since 1975 when they first met and rehearsed together in a band that became known as Graham Parker and The Rumour. Since then, Brinsley Schwarz has often accompanied Parker on post-Rumour records and tours and recently joined him onstage as a duo playing songs from throughout Parker’s career.

FRI, APR 29 AT 8PM Tickets: $35-$45 Although Rita Wilson is well-known as an actress (It’s Complicated, Sleepless in Seattle, recurring roles on CBS: The Good Wife, HBO’s Girls, recently starring in Larry David’s sold out Broadway hit: Fish In The Dark) as well as a film producer (discovered My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Mamma Mia!), she is a gifted singer as well.

Her second album, Rita Wilson, will be released in early 2016.

Jazz & Blues

Juan DeMarcos & the Afro-Cuban All Stars Featuring Members of the Buena Vista Social Club

listen to your mother

may Midtown Direct Rep: Listen To Your Mother SAT, MAY 7 AT 5PM (Theatre) SAT, MAY 7 AT 7:30PM (Loft) Listen To Your Mother features live readings by local writers on the beauty, the beast, and the barelyrested of motherhood, in celebration of Mother’s Day. Born of the creative work of mothers who publish on-line, each production is directed, produced, and performed by local communities, for local communities.

Listen To Your Mother gives voice to motherhood–in all of its complexity, diversity, and humor.

SAT, APR 30 AT 8PM Tickets: $45-$65 The Afro-Cuban All Stars is a unique orchestra, devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music.

Juan DeMarcos’ fourteen-piece big band is one of the best-known and most successful Cuban orchestras performing today, capturing the undeniable spirit of Afro-Cuban music with the potent mix of driving percussion, a powerhouse horn section, with piano, bass, tres, guitar and incomparable vocals.

Juan DeMarcos & the Afro-Cuban All Stars Featuring Members of the Buena Vista Social Club

2015 – 2016

MORE SHOWS ADDED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON!

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Singer-Songwriter

arlo guthrie

Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” 50th Anniversary Tour

june Singer-Songwriter

Tommy Emmanuel with Special Guest Richard Smith

WED, MAY 11 AT 7:30PM

WED, JUNE 22 AT 7:30PM

Tickets: $88-$108

Tickets: $45-$55

Arlo Guthrie has been known to generations as a prolific songwriter, social commentator, master storyteller, actor and activist. “Alice’s Restaurant’s” hilarious account of actual events that precluded Arlo Guthrie from military service (1966) became a platinum selling record (1967) and full-length motion picture (1969) at the outset of his renowned career.

A noted fingerstyle guitarist, Emmanuel frequently threads three different parts simultaneously into his material, operating as a one-man band who handles the melody, the supporting chords and the bass all at once. One of only five musicians handpicked by his mentor, Chet Atkins, as a Certified Guitar Player (CGP), he’s piled up numerous accolades, including two Grammy Award nominations, two ARIA Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association and repeated honors in the Guitar Player magazine reader’s poll.

justin hayward

Rock, R&B, Pop

tommy emmanuel

Justin Hayward: the Voice of the Moody Blues SUN, MAY 22 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $58-$78 Having chalked up nearly fifty years at the peak of the music and entertainment industry, Justin Hayward’s voice has been heard the world over. Known principally as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for the Moody Blues, his is a talent that has helped soundtrack more than a generation and created a legacy that remains undimmed.

Comedy

My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m In Therapy May 4 – 22 Tickets: $40-$45 Steve Solomon’s two-time award-winning show has met with rave reviews and great audience acclaim throughout the country, becoming one of the longest-running one-man shows in Broadway history. Once again, we meet the people that we’re all too familiar with: the family members that make you remember why you left home in the first place. It’s a laugh-filled fest of everybody you know, have known, and some you’d want to forget but can’t, all brought to life on stage by the comic magic of Steve Solomon.

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juilliard @ sopac Join us for a Sunday afternoon concert series featuring some of classical music’s best and brightest rising young stars. a l i v ely Q & A i m m edi at e ly f o l l o w s e a c h p e r f or m a nc e !

matthew lipman

verona quartet

nicolas namoradze

Matthew Lipman, viola

Verona Quartet

Nicolas Namoradze, piano

SUN, FEB 7 at 3PM

Sun, Feb 28 at 3PM

Sun, Apr 3 at 3PM

The recipient of a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant, American violist Matthew Lipman has been hailed

by The New York Times for his “rich tone and elegant phrasing” and by the Chicago Tribune for his “splendid technique and musical sensitivity. “The program will include Vitali’s “Chaconne,” Ligeti’s Sonata for Viola Solo, Brahms’ Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor Op. 120, No. 1 and more.

Recognized by critics as “thoughtful, impressive musicians” by Cleveland Classical, The Verona Quartetmembers Jonathan Ong, Dorothy Ro, violins, Abigail Rojansky, viola and Warren Hagerty, cello- has won numerous accolades and awards, and is quickly establishing itself as one of the most exciting young string quartets on the music scene today.

The program will include Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 50, No. 1, Mendelssohn’s String Quartet Op.44, No. 2 and more.

Hailed as an “extraordinary talent”

by Emanuel Ax, 21-year-old Nicolas Namoradze’s performances have been acclaimed by the New York Times as “sparkling” and by the Boston Musical Intelligencer as “spectacular.” The program will include Beethoven’s Sonata in D major Op. 28, Schumann’s Gesänge der Frühe Op. 133 and Rachmaninoff’s Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28.

Tickets: $25

Save $15 when you buy all three! Use code JuilliardFY16 in the checkout process.

Ticket discounts cannot be combined. The SOPAC member discount cannot be applied to this package.

This discount only applies when the three performances are purchased together. Juilliard @ SOPAC is supported in part by Samuel Convissor.

IN THE

Jazz & Blues LOFT Jazz in the Loft

Tickets: $15

JAN 24

Radam Schwartz

FEB 21

Tommy Campbell’s Vocal Eyes

MAR 13 Theo Walentiny APR 17

James Gibbs III

Blues in the Loft JAN 3

Billy Hector

FEB 7

Bill Sims, Jr.

APR 3

Eliza Neals

Performances are Sundays at 7PM

You’ll hear some of the greatest musicians and vocalists in the region in the cabaret-style setting of the Loft.

theatre in the Loft

JUN 5 Mike Griot & Friends with

special guest Tomás Doncker

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AT SOPAC

mar 20 Midtown Direct Rep

A staged reading of an original work, title TBA.

MORE SHOWS ADDED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON!

The Inaugural

February 12 – 14

Presented by Opening party

Screenings

Fri, Feb 12 at 7 – 9PM

Sat, Feb 13 and Sun, Feb 14

Mix and mingle with filmmakers, and fellow film enthusiasts.

Enjoy screenings of shorts, documentaries and features in the SOPAC theatre and LOFT.

Film Festival Passes: $45-$55 Opening night party $20

Visit SOPACnow.org/soma-film-festival for the complete schedule.

Two-day passes and tickets for the opening party will be sold online and at the SOPAC box office.

Join us for the inaugural SOMA Film Festival where independent filmmakers will screen their work in a weekend of the innovative and unexpected. The SOMA Film Festival is dedicated to presenting unique, and aspiring filmmaking from around the world.

Art & Film Van Gogh SAT, JAN 23 AT 11AM – 5PM $50 ticket includes a light lunch, $25 for students with valid ID Hosted by Gerard Amsellem and Mikel Frank, this seminar will be an in-depth look at the work, the life and the time of Vincent Van Gogh. An illustrated lecture, lunch screening of Van Gogh and post-screening Q&A make for a wonderful day of lively art and enlightening discussion.

La Cinémathèque Film Club Become a Film Club Member today. Film Club Memberships are $60 and are available for sale in advance of a series and through the second film screening, as discussions around each film build upon prior events.

ingmar bergman wild strawberries

Ernst Ingmar Bergman is recognized as one of the most accomplished and influential auteurs — a Swedish filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie. Bergman directed over sixty films and documentaries for cinematic release and for television, most of which he also wrote and most of which were set in his country. La Cinémathèque Film Club screenings are curated and hosted by educator, artist and filmmaker Gerard Amsellem.

Wild Strawberries SUN, MAR 6 AT 2PM persona

(1956)

Persona SUN, APR 10 AT 2PM (1966)

Scenes from a Marriage

Fanny and Alexander

SUN, MAY 22 AT 2PM

SUN, JUN 12 AT 2PM

(1973)

(1982)

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scenes from a marriage

fanny and alexander

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DANCE PERFORMANCES

Dancers take center stage at SOPAC in these performances that highlight four very different styles of dance — and four of New Jersey’s acclaimed dance companies!

Atlantic City Ballet’s Carmen

Triple Threat Dance Showcase FRI, FEB 19 AT 8PM

Tickets: $20

Umoja Dance njtap dance ensemble Company, Freespace Dance and NJTAP Dance Ensemble join forces to bring the excitement of three different styles of dance to the SOPAC stage.

One incredible evening features performances inspired by the African Diaspora, a modern dance company that is renowned for creating emotionally driven work with a bold athletic style, and the joy and infectious spirit of the uniquely American art form called tap. Join us to celebrate the beauty, inspiration and elegance of dance!

SAT, APR 9 AT 8PM

Tickets: $25- $30

The Atlantic City Ballet will set the stage for this classic tale of seduction, passion, betrayal and murder with Bizet’s sexy thriller, Carmen.

Featuring Atlantic City Ballet’s Carmen the original, breathtaking choreography of Artistic Director Phyllis Papa, and an enthralling score by Georges Bizet, Carmen tells the story of a beautiful seductress, the two lovers who vie for her affection and the tragic outcome of their tangled affair.

Dance Performances at SOPAC are supported in part by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Gertrude L. Hirsch Charitable Trust.

Kids ‘N Family See more Kids ‘N Family performances and save!

Use code Kid15 to save 15% on tickets for 2 or more shows.*

the very hungry caterpillar & other eric carle favourites

The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favourites SAT, FEB 6 at 2PM Tickets: $20 children, $25 adults

The triple-bill includes the wonderful story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly; the fanciful account of Little Cloud’s travels through the sky, and the Mixed-Up Chameleon’s discovery of his own unique nature.

Pinkalicious, The Musical SAT, MAR 19 at 2PM

The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)

Tickets: $23 children, $28 adults

SAT, APR 2 at 2PM

Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe — a dream come true for this pink loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this predicament.

Tickets: $25 children, $30 adults Humongous on humor and large on laughs, this whizz-cracklingly wacky tale comes to life with puppets and people creating a fantastical world of towering giants and magical adventures.

Join us for a post-show “Flee the Giants” Party for only $13 more!

* Tickets for 2 or more shows must be purchased on the same ticket order for the Kid15 promotional discount to be applied. Discounts cannot be combined. SOPAC Members are not eligible for the Kid15 promotion. All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable.

2015 – 2016

Story Pirates: Greatest Hits SAT, MAY 14 at 12PM Tickets: $18 Story Pirates celebrates creative writing by students from coast to coast in a loud, hilarious sketch comedy musical performed by professional improvisers and musicians. These performances are based entirely on stories written through the unfiltered imaginations of kids. When the curtain rises, cats can fly; hot dogs save the world; fried foods battle dairy foods; some of the characters you’re likely to meet are Captain Waffles, Moneyhead Alan, or Snufflepants.

MORE SHOWS ADDED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON!

Seton Hall University presents Classical

The Orlando Consort in The Anonymous Monk

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the orlando consort

WED, FEB 10 AT 7:30PM Join us as this acclaimed British a cappella ensemble, specializing in Renaissance music, partners with the Seton Hall University Chamber Choir to create a vivid portrait in words and music. The unique imagination and originality of their programming together with their superb vocal skills has marked the Consort as outstanding leaders of their field.

SHU students with ID: Free Other students with ID: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25

Classical

Jazz

Adonis Gonzalez, piano

Seton Hall Faculty Jazz Ensemble

TUES, MAR 8 AT 7:30pm

TUES, APR 5 AT 7:30PM

Grammy Award-nominated virtuoso Adonis Gonzalez performs an evening of Latin-American music featuring works of Villa-Lobos, Albéniz, and Ginastera. The celebrated Cuban-born pianist, composer and conductor has performed with symphony orchestras throughout the world and has collaborated with artists as diverse as Denyce Graves, Arnold Steinhardt and Paquito D’Rivera.

Free Admission. Ticket Reservations are available.

SHU students with ID: Free Other students with ID: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25

A Little Night Music

The faculty of Seton Hall Jazz Studies takes the stage for an evening of swinging sounds.

seton hall university Theatre

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler

THU-SAT, APR 21, 22, 23 AT 8PM Jazz

A Celebration of Slide Hampton, Trombonist TUES, MAR 22 AT 7:30PM A celebration of the distinguished career of the great Slide Hampton, trombonist, which spans decades in the evolution of Jazz. Slide Hampton is a charismatic figure, holding a place of distinction in the jazz tradition. The performance will feature an eight-piece band under the direction of baritone saxophonist Frank Basile, performing works written by Slide Hampton for his Octet of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

SHU students with ID: Free Other students with ID: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25

SUN, APR 24 AT 2PM Free Admission. Reservations Recommended.

Inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, A Little Night Music involves the romantic lives of several couples, all seeking happiness with the wrong partners-until the summer night smiles on them. The winner of four Tony Awards, it is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire. Featuring the haunting song “Send in the Clowns.”

choral

Seton Hall University Spring Choral Celebration WED, APR 27 AT 7:30PM Free Admission. Reservations Recommended.

Featuring the Seton Hall University Chorus and Chamber Choir in their annual spring concert.

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The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery is open Mon–Sat, noon–6PM, and two hours prior to performances.

Spirited FEB 8-APR 30, 2016 Featuring the works of artists Alberte Bernier and Ritch Gaiti.

Curated by Micha Hamilton.

Spirited is a celebration of the energy, enthusiasm and determination of character, outlook and mood beyond the perceived limitations, and often opposing ideals, of Nature vs. Nurture.

CENOTE by Alberte Bernier, 28x24, Oil On Canvas, 2010

Alberte Bernier For Haitian-born Alberte Bernier, painting represents a profound source of freedom as well as a desire to convey human emotion and fantasy. Like the human experience, which is multi-leveled, what appear to be basic colors in her art are superimposed nuances. She works in multiple mediums such as oil, acrylic, charcoal, textile, and mixed media as well as employing found objects.

Major Funders

APACHE DAWN by Ritch Gaiti, 24x30, Oil On Canvas, 2012

Ritch Gaiti Although born and raised in Brooklyn New York, Ritch Gaiti became visually attracted to the American west and the Native American culture by the warm colors and the spiritual nature of the people and the land. He was inspired by the works of the legendary photographer Edward S. Curtis and his colleagues who chronicled Native American Indian life in the 19th and 20th centuries. He paints of the people, the land and the spirits and tries to recapture a feeling of a time and culture long-gone.

SOPAC programs are made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

The Iris Family Fund

F.M. Kirby Foundation

Chubb & Son

The Orange Orphan Society

E J Grassmann Trust A Development By: EEA Industries, LLC and SWH Residential Partners, LLC

Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation The Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation Fannie & Morris Sklaw Foundation

2015 – 2016

George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation

Diana Hart Fine Catering

Gertrude L. Hirsch Charitable Trust

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2015–16 at-a-glance MORE SHOWS ADDED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON! JAN 16. . . . . . . JERSEY LIVE presented by TMG/Air Play JAN 17. . . . . . . La Cinémathèque: Iranian Film Series (Free Admission) JAN 23. . . . . . . Art and Film: Van Gogh JAN 24. . . . . . . Jazz in the Loft: Radam Schwartz JAN 30. . . . . . . Robyn Hitchcock FEB 5. . . . . . . . An Evening With Fran Lebowitz FEB 6. . . . . . . . The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favourites FEB 7. . . . . . . . Juilliard @ SOPAC: Matthew Lipman, viola FEB 7. . . . . . . . Blues in the Loft: Bill Sims, Jr FEB 10. . . . . . . The Orlando Consort in The Anonymous Monk FEB 12-14 . . . SOMA Film Festival FEB 19. . . . . . . Triple Threat Dance Showcase FEB 20. . . . . . . An Evening With Graham Nash FEB 21. . . . . . . Jazz in the Loft: Tommy Campbell’s Vocal Eyes FEB 26. . . . . . . John Gorka & Peter Yarrow FEB 27. . . . . . . An Evening with Cowboy Junkies FEB 28. . . . . . . Juilliard @ SOPAC: Verona Quartet MAR 5. . . . . . . Regina Carter’s Southern Comfort MAR 6 . . . . . . La Cinémathèque: Bergman Film Series MAR 8. . . . . . . Seton Hall University: Adonis Gonzalez, piano MAR 9. . . . . . . Jorma Kaukonen MAR 11. . . . . . Upright Citizens Brigade — Touring Company MAR 13. . . . . . Jazz in the Loft: Theo Walentiny mar 18 . . . . . In the Loft: Sarah Partridge MAR 19. . . . . . Pinkalicious, the Musical MAR 19. . . . . . Martin Sexton MAR 20. . . . . . Theatre in the Loft: Midtown Direct Rep Staged Reading MAR 22. . . . . . Seton Hall University: A Celebration of Slide Hampton, Trombonist

APR 2 . . . . . . . The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) APR 3 . . . . . . . Juilliard @ SOPAC: Nicolas Namoradze, piano APR 3 . . . . . . . Blues in the Loft: Eliza Neals APR 5 . . . . . . . Seton Hall University: Faculty Jazz Ensemble APR 8 . . . . . . . Graham Parker Duo Featuring Brinsley Schwarz APR 9 . . . . . . . Atlantic City Ballet’s Carmen APR 10 . . . . . . La Cinémathèque: Bergman Film Series APR 17 . . . . . . Jazz in the Loft: James Gibbs, III APR 21-24. . . Seton Hall University: A Little Night Music APR 27 . . . . . . Seton Hall University: Spring Choral Celebration APR 29 . . . . . . Rita Wilson APR 30 . . . . . . Juan de Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Stars Featuring Members of the Buena Vista Social Club MAY 4-22. . . . My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m In Therapy!

MAY 7 . . . . . . . Midtown Direct Rep: Listen To Your Mother MAY 11. . . . . . Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” 50th Anniversary Tour MAY 14. . . . . . Story Pirates: Greatest Hits MAY 22. . . . . . La Cinémathèque: Bergman Film Series MAY 22. . . . . . Justin Hayward: the Voice of the Moody Blues JUN 5. . . . . . . . Blues in the Loft: Mike Griot & Friends with special guest Tomas Doncker JUN 12 . . . . . . La Cinémathèque: Bergman Film Series JUN 22 . . . . . . Tommy Emmanuel with special guest Richard Smith

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SAT, MAR 5 AT 8PM

regina carter’s southern comfort

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