SEASON 2014
SAT,EagleManiaSEPT20 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.
POP, CLASSICAL Investors Bank & Majestic Castle Music present Michéal Castaldo A Musical Celebration of the Italian Spirit 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, heart felt, and authentic.
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SAT, SEPT 13 AT 8PM Tickets: $48, $58, $68, $88 SOPAC Members: $43, $53, $63, Composer,$83 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. ROOTS, SINGER-SONGWRITERAMERICANA, 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 CLASSIC ROCK, TRIBUTE
The Manhattan Transfer Living Room Sessions 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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JAZZ Ramsey Lewis In andPerformanceConversation
Christine Ebersole Arlo Guthrie Ralphie May Storm Large NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
CLASSIC ROCK Jefferson Starship The 40th Anniversary Tour THURS, NOV 6 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $39, $50, $65 SOPAC Members: $34, $45, $60 Jefferson Starship soar into their 40th year, carrying one of rock music’s greatest legacies and halcyon repertoires. COMEDY Ralphie May FRI, NOV 7 AT 8PM Tickets: $29, $39, $49 SOPAC Members: $24, $34, $44 Since his debut on the very first season of “Last Comic Standing,” audiences just can’t get enough of this larger-than-life comedian.
POP, ROCK, CABARET Storm Large Pink Martini’s Vocalist SAT, NOV 1 AT 8PM Tickets: $25, $30 SOPAC Members: $20, $25 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. FOLK Arlo Guthrie The Solo Reunion Tour… Together At Last TUES, NOV 4 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $45, $58, $68, $78 SOPAC Members: $40, $53, $63, Legendary$73 singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie performs an evening featuring his most beloved songs.
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. REGGAE The Wailers “Legend” 30th Anniversary Tour WED, OCT 8 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $35, $40, $45 SOPAC Members: $30, $35, $40 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.
CLASSIC ROCK, TRIBUTE Get the Led Out The American Led Zeppelin FRI, NOV 14 AT 8PM Tickets: $35, $40, $50 SOPAC Members: $30, $35, $45 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.
David Bromberg
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. WORLD MUSIC, PORTUGESE FADO Ana SUN,MouraNOV9 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $35, $40, $50 SOPAC Members: $30, $35, $45 Described by Examiner as “a torch singer with Mediterranean qualities,” exquisite vocalist Ana Moura possesses a sound unlike any other in fado.
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FOLK, BLUEGRASS, BIG BAND David Bromberg Big Band
SUN, NOV 16 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $59, $69, $75 SOPAC Members: $54, $64, $70 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. CLASSIC ROCK The Weight Celebrating the Music of Levon Helm and The Band
FRI, NOV 21 AT 8PM Tickets: $27, $32, $38 SOPAC Members: $22, $27, $33 Replicating the music of The Band is a tall order. But interpreting the music of The Band is an art. JAZZ Giants of Jazz Honoring McCoy Tyner
SAT, NOV 29 AT 8PM Tickets: $50, $60 SOPAC Members: $45, $55 Seniors/Students with valid ID: $40, Join$50 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.
THEATRE, MUSICAL Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway SAT, NOV 15 AT 8PM Tickets: $35, $45, $55 SOPAC Members: $30, $40, $50 100 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. SINGER-SONGWRITER, JAZZ, POP, R&B Rachelle Ferrell
Ana Moura Rachelle Ferrell
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FRI, DEC 12 AT 8PM 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 FRI,ChristmasDEC19 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.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
CLASSIC ROCK Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam
BIG BAND, JAZZ, STANDARDS The Glenn Miller Orchestra: In the Christmas Mood
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! SINGER-SONGWRITER, JAZZ Madeline Peyroux
SUN, JAN 11 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $55, $65, $75 SOPAC Members: $50, $60, $70 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.
Jay and the Americans Madeline Peyroux
THU, JAN 8 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $50, $65, $75 SOPAC Members: $45, $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.
FOLK, ACOUSTIC, GUITAR Leo SUN,KottkeFEB22 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $32, $37, $42 SOPAC Members: $27, $32, $37 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.
WORLD MUSIC, AFRICAN, A CAPPELLA
JAZZ Spyro THURS,GyraFEB 12 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $38, $48, $55 SOPAC members: $33, $43, $50 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!
JAZZ John Pizzarelli Quartet SAT, FEB 21 AT 8PM Tickets: $49, $59 SOPAC Members: $44, $54 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.
THU, FEB 5 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $38, $48, $58 SOPAC Members: $33, $43, $53 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.
FRI, FEB 20 AT 8PM Tickets: $45, $55, $65 SOPAC Members: $40, $50, $60 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.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
POP, TRIBUTE Arrival From Sweden The Music of Abba THU, FEB 26 AT 7:30PM Tickets: $39, $49, $59 SOPAC Members: $34, $44, $54 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.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Hugh Masekela
John Pizzarelli
Arrival From Sweden
WORLD MUSIC, JAZZ, AFRICAN Hugh Masekela and Vusi Mahlasela
FEBRUARY
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Choreography Fellowship FRI,ShowcaseOCT10
SELECT SUNDAYS AT 7PM 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 PresentedLoft. by the Village of South Orange, The Baird and the South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Lydia Johnson Dance SAT, FEB 28 AT 8PM Tickets: $25, $30 SOPAC members: $20, $25 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. “A tantalizingly distinctive choreographer” The New York Times
Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company The Legacy Project A Dance of Hope THURS, NOV 13 AT 7:30PM 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.
AT 8PM Tickets: $20 SOPAC Members: $15 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.
Graham Lustig’s A Jazzy Nutcracker SAT, DEC 6 AT 2PM & 7PM Tickets: $30 adults, $15 children 12 and SOPACunderMembers: $25 adults, $10 children 12 and under 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.
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JAZZ IN THE LOFT & BLUES IN THE LOFT 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. Save when you buy all four performances! Purchase one ticket for each show for only $60. Lydia Johnson Dance MORE SHOWS ADDED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON! Visit www.SOPACnow.org for complete information and to sign up for the e-news.
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Tom Chapin’s Family SAT,ConcertOCT 11 AT 2PM Tickets: $20 Adults, $13 kids 12 and under SOPAC members: $15 Adults, $8 kids 12 and under Tom Chapin engages hearts, minds and imaginations with witty, lifeaffirming original songs delivered in a sophisticated array of musical styles. The Monster Who Ate My SAT,PeasNOV 22 AT 2PM Tickets: $18 SOPAC Members: $13 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 SAT, DEC 6 AT 2PM & 7PM Please see this performance in the Dance Series for further details. Ivy+Bean, The Musical SAT, JAN 24 AT 2PM Tickets: $27 Adults, $20 kids 12 and under SOPAC members: $22 Adults, $15 kids 12 and under 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. Schoolhouse Rock Live SAT, FEB 21 AT 2PM Tickets: $25 Adults, $18 kids 12 and under SOPAC members: $20 Adults, $13 kids 12 and under 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.”
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CLASSICAL I Pagliacci, concert version by Ruggero Leoncavallo Conducted by Jason Tramm with the MidAtlantic Opera Orchestra and the Seton Hall Chorus WED, NOV 5 AT 7PM Tickets: SHU Students with ID: FREE Other Students: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25 JAZZ Count Basie Orchestra TUES, NOV 18 AT 7:30PM 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!
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3PM CLASSICAL Jiayan Sun, piano SUN, JAN 18
3PM CLASSICAL The Aeolus Quartet SUN,
CLASSICAL Weixiong Wang, clarinet SUN,
3PM JUILLIARD @ SOPAC Tickets: $25 | SOPAC members: $20 Alicia WeixiongOlatujaWang
TUES,PizzarelliOCT 7 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! THEATER Radium Girls by D.W. DirectedGregorybyDeirdre Yates THURS–SAT, OCT 23, 24, 25 AT 8 FRI–SAT,PM OCT 24 & 26 AT 2 PM FREE Admission 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.
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PIANO GUITAR DUO Dick Hyman and Bucky
CHORAL Seton Hall Choir and 2 AT 7:30PM Admission CLASSICAL Atlantic Brass Quintet WED, DEC 10 AT 7:30PM Tickets: SHU Students with ID: FREE Other Students: $8 Senior Citizens: $15 General Public: $25 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 Winter-SpringforVisit(senior).www.SOPACnow.orginformationonthetwoconcerts. Alicia DEC AT AT FEB 22 AT 3PM MAR 22 AT
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The Cranes are Flying directed by Mikhail Kalatozov SUN, OCT 19 AT 2PM Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears directed by Vladimir Menshov SUN, NOV 9 AT 2PM The Sacrifice directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery is open Mon–Sat, noon–6PM, and two hours prior to performances. A SEPTONRussellbyConversationAnnVollum&ChristianDISPLAYTHROUGH13
Precious Memories: A ONbyRetroSpectiveMansaMussaDISPLAYOCT– FEB 15, 2015 Chisa Hutchinson by Mansa Mussa Burnt by the Sun The Sacrifice Battleship Potemkin
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SUN, FEB 1 AT 2PM Battleship Potemkin directed by Sergei Eisenstein and Mother and Son directed by Alexander Sokurov
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.
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SUN, JAN 11 AT 2PM Burnt by the Sun directed by Nikita Mikhalov
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The StagedSubjectreading 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. Visit www.SOPACnow.org for more information on readings November 2, January 25 and March 8.
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