South Orange Performing Arts Center 2014-2015 Brochure

2014–15 SEASON

SOPAC SEASON SEPTEMBER JAZZ

Ramsey Lewis In Performance and Conversation SAT, SEPT 13 AT 8PM Tickets: $48, $58, $68, $88 SOPAC Members: $43, $53, $63, $83 Composer, pianist, and jazz legend Ramsey Lewis has been referred to as “the great performer,” a title reflecting his performance style and musical selections which showcase his early gospel playing and classical training along with his love of jazz and other musical forms.

Ramsey Lewis

John Hiatt

ROOTS, AMERICANA, SINGER-SONGWRITER

John Hiatt

SUN, SEPT 14 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $55, $60, $70 SOPAC Members: $50, $55, $65 As one of America’s most respected and influential singer-songwriters, John Hiatt tours in support of his new album Terms of My Surrender.

Manhattan Transfer

CLASSIC ROCK, TRIBUTE

POP, CLASSICAL

JAZZ, VOCALS

EagleMania

Investors Bank & Majestic Castle Music present

The Manhattan Transfer Living Room Sessions

Michéal Castaldo A Musical Celebration of the Italian Spirit SAT, SEPT 20 AT 8PM Tickets: $25, $30, $35 SOPAC Members: $20, $25, $30 EagleMania has emerged as the greatest Eagles tribute band, thrilling audiences up and down the East Coast since their inception.

2014

SUN, SEPT 21 AT 2PM & 6:30PM Tickets: $37, $57 SOPAC Members: $32, $52 Michéal Castaldo has entertained audiences across the USA, Canada, and Europe with rousing renditions of classic Italian songs. With a voice that soothes the soul, Castaldo’s performances are enchanting, heartfelt, and authentic.

FRI, SEPT 26 AT 8PM Tickets: $48, $68, $78, $98 SOPAC Members: $43, $63, $73, $93 The legendary Manhattan Transfer is one of the most important and innovative vocal groups in the history of popular music.

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OCTOBER COMEDY

Bobby Collins

SAT, OCT 4 AT 8PM Tickets: $30, $35, $40 SOPAC Members: $25, $30, $35 Always the funniest guy in the room, Bobby Collins is a show-business institution who has made millions laugh across the country.

Storm Large

NOVEMBER

REGGAE

POP, ROCK, CABARET

CLASSIC ROCK

The Wailers “Legend” 30th Anniversary Tour

Storm Large Pink Martini’s Vocalist

Jefferson Starship The 40th Anniversary Tour

WED, OCT 8 AT 7:30PM

SAT, NOV 1 AT 8PM

THURS, NOV 6 AT 7:30PM

Tickets: $35, $40, $45 SOPAC Members: $30, $35, $40

Tickets: $25, $30 SOPAC Members: $20, $25

Tickets: $39, $50, $65 SOPAC Members: $34, $45, $60

Acclaimed vocalist Storm Large sings the American songbook, Broadway tear-jerkers, rock goddess anthems and some of her own gorgeous originals all delivered with a fierce personal commitment.

Jefferson Starship soar into their 40th year, carrying one of rock music’s greatest legacies and halcyon repertoires.

FOLK

COMEDY

Arlo Guthrie The Solo Reunion Tour…

Together At Last

Ralphie May

TUES, NOV 4 AT 7:30PM

FRI, NOV 7 AT 8PM

Tickets: $45, $58, $68, $78 SOPAC Members: $40, $53, $63, $73

Tickets: $29, $39, $49 SOPAC Members: $24, $34, $44

Led by Bob Marley, The Wailers burst onto the reggae scene more than 50 years ago with a force never before seen and never since duplicated within in the genre, taking reggae sounds from the streets of Jamaica and delivering them to living rooms and bedrooms across the globe.

JAZZ, CABARET

Christine Ebersole with the Aaron Weinstein Trio in Strings Attached SAT, OCT 11 AT 8PM Tickets: $38, $48, $58 SOPAC Members: $33, $43, $53 An evening of jazzed up Broadway classics and songbook standards.

Christine Ebersole

Legendary singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie performs an evening featuring his most beloved songs.

Arlo Guthrie

Since his debut on the very first season of “Last Comic Standing,” audiences just can’t get enough of this larger-than-life comedian.

Ralphie May

NOVEMBER, continued FOLK, BLUEGRASS, BIG BAND

David Bromberg Big Band

SAT, NOV 8 AT 8PM Tickets: $48, $60, $70 SOPAC Members: $43, $55, $65 With a stage full of incredible talent and no set list, the freewheeling David Bromberg Big Band concerts have become the stuff of legends.

Part of the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival.

David Bromberg

WORLD MUSIC, PORTUGESE FADO

THEATRE, MUSICAL

CLASSIC ROCK

Ana Moura

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway

The Weight Celebrating the Music of Levon Helm and The Band

SUN, NOV 9 AT 7:30PM

SAT, NOV 15 AT 8PM

FRI, NOV 21 AT 8PM

Tickets: $35, $40, $50 SOPAC Members: $30, $35, $45

Tickets: $35, $45, $55 SOPAC Members: $30, $40, $50

Tickets: $27, $32, $38 SOPAC Members: $22, $27, $33

Described by Examiner as “a torch singer with Mediterranean qualities,” exquisite vocalist Ana Moura possesses a sound unlike any other in fado.

100 Years of Broadway recreates the greatest moments from the finest musicals of the century featuring the stars of shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, CATS, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Jekyll & Hyde.

CLASSIC ROCK, TRIBUTE

SINGER-SONGWRITER, JAZZ, POP, R&B

Get the Led Out The American Led Zeppelin

Rachelle Ferrell

JAZZ

Giants of Jazz Honoring McCoy Tyner SAT, NOV 29 AT 8PM

FRI, NOV 14 AT 8PM

SUN, NOV 16 AT 7:30PM

Tickets: $35, $40, $50 SOPAC Members: $30, $35, $45

Tickets: $59, $69, $75 SOPAC Members: $54, $64, $70

Get The Led Out have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage for a live experience like you’ve never heard before.

Rachelle Ferrell is unquestionably one of the most dynamic talents in contemporary pop music. Very few vocal artists in the industry have Ferrell’s potent combination of range, phrasing, and musicianship.

Ana Moura

Replicating the music of The Band is a tall order. But interpreting the music of The Band is an art.

Rachelle Ferrell

Tickets: $50, $60 SOPAC Members: $45, $55 Seniors/Students with valid ID: $40, $50 Join us at this annual celebration!

Honoree McCoy Tyner will be joined by some of the greatest names in Jazz in this star-studded night of music.

Check www.SOPACnow.org for the most up-to-date list of musicians performing that evening. Presented

by SOPAC, Village of South Orange and The Baird.

DECEMBER

BIG BAND, JAZZ, STANDARDS

The Glenn Miller Orchestra: In the Christmas Mood FRI, DEC 12 AT 8PM

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Tickets: $30, $35, $45 SOPAC members: $25, $30, $40 It’s time to get “In the Christmas Mood” as the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra breaks open the vault of holiday music.

IRISH

Cherish the Ladies Christmas FRI, DEC 19 AT 8PM Tickets: $30, 35, $40 SOPAC Members: $25, $30, $35 The Ladies perform classic Christmas carols, in their signature arrangements highlighting unique Celtic instrumentation, beautiful harmonies and spectacular step-dancing. A wonderful Christmas program complete with full band and traditional Irish step dancers.

OLDIES

Jay and the Americans

SAT, DEC 27 AT 8PM Tickets: $39, $49, $59 SOPAC Members: $34, $44, $54 Very few bands have ever reached the musical heights of Jay and the Americans. Greatest hits include “This Magic Moment,” “Cara Mia” and more!

Jay and the Americans

Madeline Peyroux

JANUARY SINGER-SONGWRITER, JAZZ

CLASSIC ROCK

Madeline Peyroux

Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam

THU, JAN 8 AT 7:30PM

SUN, JAN 11 AT 7:30PM

Tickets: $50, $65, $75 SOPAC Members: $45, $60, $70

Tickets: $55, $65, $75 SOPAC Members: $50, $60, $70

Multi-million album seller Madeleine Peyroux has been dubbed “the 21st century Billie Holiday”, and has worked with some of the greats in the music industry, including Joni Mitchell’s producer Larry Klein and Steely Dan’s Walter Becker. She currently has five albums to her name including Careless Love, Half the Perfect World, and her latest, The Blue Room, which climbed to number one on the Billboard, iTunes and Amazon. com jazz charts in the spring of 2013.

Take a journey back to the greatest days of rock with Dave Mason’s sight and sound experience, Traffic Jam. Mason founded Traffic with Steve Winwood while both were still teenagers, and created music that would find its way into the hearts of generations of music lovers.

FEBRUARY

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

John Pizzarelli

Hugh Masekela

Arrival From Sweden

WORLD MUSIC, AFRICAN, A CAPPELLA

WORLD MUSIC, JAZZ, AFRICAN

FOLK, ACOUSTIC, GUITAR

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Hugh Masekela and Vusi Mahlasela

Leo Kottke

THU, FEB 5 AT 7:30PM

FRI, FEB 20 AT 8PM

SUN, FEB 22 AT 7:30PM

Tickets: $38, $48, $58 SOPAC Members: $33, $43, $53

Tickets: $45, $55, $65 SOPAC Members: $40, $50, $60

Tickets: $32, $37, $42 SOPAC Members: $27, $32, $37

Now celebrating over fifty years of joyous and uplifting music, the late Nelson Mandela once named Ladysmith Black Mambazo the “South African Cultural Ambassadors to the World.” In those fifty plus years, the a cappella vocal group has created a musical and spiritual message that has touched a worldwide audience.

Two of South Africa’s true freedom fighters and renowned music icons come together to honor twenty years since the end of Apartheid. Legendary trumpeter Hugh Masekela, an innovator in the world music and jazz scene, and Vusi Mahlasela, simply known as “The Voice” in his homecountry of South Africa, connect Apartheid-scarred South Africa with its promise for a better future.

Leo Kottke is the legendary, Grammy Award-nominated, acoustic guitar virtuoso who has developed a cult following of fellow guitarists and fans over the span of a 30-year career.

JAZZ

JAZZ

POP, TRIBUTE

Spyro Gyra

John Pizzarelli Quartet

Arrival From Sweden The Music of Abba

THURS, FEB 12 AT 7:30PM

SAT, FEB 21 AT 8PM

THU, FEB 26 AT 7:30PM

Tickets: $38, $48, $55 SOPAC members: $33, $43, $50

Tickets: $49, $59 SOPAC Members: $44, $54

Tickets: $39, $49, $59 SOPAC Members: $34, $44, $54

This legendary jazz fusion band has released over thirty albums, selling more than ten million copies throughout its storied history. Spyro Gyra works musical magic creating their own instrumental hybrid, incorporating elements of R&B, Latin, Brazilian and more into an infectious sound that takes you on a creative journey like no other!

John Pizzarelli has established himself as one of the prime interpreters of the Great American Songbook and beyond, bringing to his work the cool jazz flavor of his brilliant guitar playing and singing.

Arrival From Sweden is one of the world’s most popular and best selling ABBA tribute show bands and since the start in 1995, the band has toured over 50 nations. They are the only group who has the exclusive right to copy ABBA’s original outfits.

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New Jersey State Council on the Arts Choreography Fellowship Showcase

Graham Lustig’s A Jazzy Nutcracker

FRI, OCT 10 AT 8PM

SAT, DEC 6 AT 2PM & 7PM

Tickets: $20 SOPAC Members: $15

Tickets: $30 adults, $15 children 12 and under SOPAC Members: $25 adults, $10 children 12 and under

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has designated Randy James, Lydia Johnson and Erin Carlisle Norton as Fellows for 2014. Please join us for an evening of spectacular dance by these acclaimed choreographers and their dance companies.

Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company

JAZZ IN THE LOFT & BLUES IN THE LOFT SELECT SUNDAYS AT 7PM

Graham Lustig’s A Jazzy Nutcracker is “Jumpin’ with Jazz” in his adaptation of the timeless holiday classic performed by the diverse and talented dancers of Lustig Dance Theatre.

These acclaimed series of intimate concerts in the SOPAC Loft will begin in January. You’ll hear some of the greatest musicians and vocalists in the region in the cabaret style setting of the Loft.

Lydia Johnson Dance

Presented by the Village of South Orange, The Baird and the South Orange Performing Arts Center.

The Legacy Project A Dance of Hope THURS, NOV 13 AT 7:30PM

SAT, FEB 28 AT 8PM

Tickets: $25, $30 SOPAC Members: $20, $25

Tickets: $25, $30 SOPAC members: $20, $25

Seton Hall University and South Orange Performing Arts Center present The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company in an epic event of “dancetheatre,” discussion, and a call to social action. The evening concludes with “Yesterday’s Story is Today’s Reality,” a panel discussion with the artists and Seton Hall professors, clergy and guests.

Lydia Johnson Dance will present recent works for the company’s 10 dancers set to stunning music by Franz Schubert, Osvaldo Golijov, Mozart and the innovative jazz trio Bad Plus.

Graham Lustig’s A Jazzy Nutcracker, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company: The Legacy Project A Dance of Hope and Lydia Johnson Dance are supported in part by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

“A tantalizingly distinctive choreographer” —The New York Times

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Lydia Johnson Dance

Schoolhouse Rock Live

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Tom Chapin’s Family Concert

Ivy+Bean, The Musical

SAT, OCT 11 AT 2PM

SAT, JAN 24 AT 2PM

Tickets: $20 Adults, $13 kids 12 and under SOPAC members: $15 Adults, $8 kids 12 and under

Tickets: $27 Adults, $20 kids 12 and under SOPAC members: $22 Adults, $15 kids 12 and under

Tom Chapin engages hearts, minds and imaginations with witty, lifeaffirming original songs delivered in a sophisticated array of musical styles.

Ivy + Bean, The Musical is the story of an unexpected friendship between two very different second graders and is based on the New York Times best-selling children’s books series by author Annie Barrows and Illustrator Sophie Blackhall.

The Monster Who Ate My Peas

Schoolhouse Rock Live

SAT, NOV 22 AT 2PM

SAT, FEB 21 AT 2PM

Tickets: $18 SOPAC Members: $13

Tickets: $25 Adults, $18 kids 12 and under SOPAC members: $20 Adults, $13 kids 12 and under

A highly amusing and moving musical about Danny, a boy who absolutely cannot stand to eat peas! When a crafty monster appears underneath his kitchen table, Danny is ready to make a deal…

Graham Lustig’s A Jazzy Nutcracker

The brilliant Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science, and politics through clever, tuneful songs is lighting up stages all around the country and instructing a whole new generation to “Unpack Your Adjectives” and “Do The Circulations.”

SAT, DEC 6 AT 2PM & 7PM Please see this performance in the Dance Series for further details.

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Tom Chapin

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY PRESENTS PIANO GUITAR DUO

CLASSICAL

CHORAL

Dick Hyman and Bucky Pizzarelli

I Pagliacci, concert version

by Ruggero Leoncavallo Conducted by Jason Tramm

Seton Hall University Choir and Orchestra Winter Concert

TUES, OCT 7 AT 7:30PM

with the MidAtlantic Opera Orchestra and the Seton Hall Chorus

WED, DEC 2 AT 7:30PM

Tickets: SHU Students with ID: FREE Other Students: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25 Join these legendary jazz greats for an evening of entertainment that is not to be missed!

WED, NOV 5 AT 7PM Tickets: SHU Students with ID: FREE Other Students: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25

JAZZ

Radium Girls

by D.W. Gregory Directed by Deirdre Yates

Count Basie Orchestra

THURS–SAT, OCT 23, 24, 25 AT 8 PM FRI–SAT, OCT 24 & 26 AT 2 PM

TUES, NOV 18 AT 7:30PM

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Originally produced by Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and developed with a commissioning grant from The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project.

CLASSICAL

Atlantic Brass Quintet

THEATER

FREE Admission

FREE Admission

WED, DEC 10 AT 7:30PM Tickets: SHU Students with ID: FREE Other Students: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25

Tickets: SHU Students with ID: FREE Other Students: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25 William Count Basie started the Count Basie Orchestra in 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri. Within a year America was listening in on popular radio shows throughout the country to hear what would become The Swingingest Band In All The Land! A phenomena was born in 1935 that is still going strong today!

The Atlantic Brass Quintet rings in the sounds of the season with classical selections and innovative settings of holiday music. “They kick butt.”

—The Boston Globe

Buy all four Seton Hall University classical concerts for only $90 (regular) or $55 (senior).

Visit www.SOPACnow.org for information on the two Winter-Spring concerts.

JUILLIARD @ SOPAC Tickets: $25 | SOPAC members: $20 JAZZ

CLASSICAL

Seasonal Swing from Juilliard Jazz, Featuring Vocalist Alicia Olatuja

The Aeolus Quartet

Alicia Olatuja

SUN, DEC 7 AT 3PM

SUN, FEB 22 AT 3PM

CLASSICAL

CLASSICAL

Jiayan Sun, piano

Weixiong Wang, clarinet

SUN, JAN 18 AT 3PM

SUN, MAR 22 AT 3PM

Weixiong Wang

LA CINÉMATHÈQUE FILM CLUB Renowned Russian Film Makers | Curated by Gerard Ansellem See 6 films for only $68 An international film and discussion series available by subscription only.

Call (973) 313-2797 for more information.

Burnt by the Sun

The Sacrifice

Battleship Potemkin

SUN, SEPT 14 AT 2PM

SUN, NOV 9 AT 2PM

SUN, FEB 1 AT 2PM

The Cranes are Flying directed by Mikhail Kalatozov

The Sacrifice directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Battleship Potemkin directed by Sergei Eisenstein and

SUN, OCT 19 AT 2PM

SUN, JAN 11 AT 2PM

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears directed by Vladimir Menshov

Burnt by the Sun directed by Nikita Mikhalov

Mother and Son directed by Alexander Sokurov

MIDTOWN DIRECT REP The Subject Staged reading of a new play by Chisa Hutchinson Directed by Jade King Carroll SUN, OCT 12 AT 7PM Tickets: $15 An upstart documentarian builds his success on the death of one of his teenage subjects, and wrestles with the consequences in this thrilling new play that deals with race, privilege and ambition. Playwright Chisa Hutchison, a true product of New Jersey, grew up in various situations in Newark, Short Hills, Millburn, Montclair and Maplewood — in that order. She currently resides in Perth Amboy and is a resident playwright at New Dramatists.

Chisa Hutchinson

Visit www.SOPACnow.org for more information on readings November 2, January 25 and March 8.

THE HERB & MILLY IRIS GALLERY AT SOPAC The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery is open Mon–Sat, noon–6PM, and two hours prior to performances.

by Mansa Mussa

A Conversation

by Ann Vollum & Russell Christian

Precious Memories: A RetroSpective

by Mansa Mussa

ON DISPLAY THROUGH SEPT 13

ON DISPLAY OCT– FEB 15, 2015

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Jack and the Beanstalk SAT, MAR 21 AT 2PM

Gaelic Storm SUN, MAR 1 AT 7:30PM

The Priests WED, MAR 25 AT 7:30PM

Janis Ian and Tom Paxton WED, MAR 4 AT 7:30PM

Forbidden Broadway SAT, MAR 28 AT 8PM

Keb’ Mo’ Band THURS, MAR 12 AT 7:30PM

Alice in Wonderland SAT, APR 11 AT 2PM

The Pine Hill Project: Richard Shindell and Lucy Kaplansky featuring Larry Campbell With Special Guests Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams FRI, MAR 20 AT 8PM

The Jungle Book SUN, MAY 3 AT 2PM The Machine Performs Pink Floyd SAT, MAY 16 AT 8PM

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

The F.M. Kirby Foundation Juilliard at SOPAC is supported in part by Samuel Convissor.

The tour engagement of John Pizzarelli Quartet is funded through the American Masterpieces program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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

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