Jersey Shore Magazine

j e r s e y s h o r e • S p r i n g 2 0 1 6 25 THEATER & CONCERTS "Cluster" by Ann Hayes See Picture Perfect Gallery, page 63. March 2016 - August 2016. For more Theaters, Theater Companies, and Concert Halls, please visit www.jerseyshorevacation.com. ABERDEEN/MATAWAN REPERTORY THEATRE Spotlight Players. Performances at the First Presbyterian Church Route 34 and Franklin Street Matawan, (732) 583-7874 www.spotlightplayers.org Spotlight Players is a community theater with the goals of entertaining, educating, and enriching members of the community. They aim to allow and encourage members to grow, develop, and take artistic risks. 3-11 - 3-20: Iced: The Story of The Snow Queen, various days and times ALBERT MUSIC HALL 131 Wells Mill Road (Route 532) Waretown, (609) 971-1593 www.alberthall.org Since 1974, The Pinelands Cultural and Historical Preservation Society has dedicated itself to the preservation of Pinelands cultural heritage and to being the best place on the East Coast to hear live country, bluegrass, and old time music. Concerts are played every Saturday night from 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Admission: adults: $5.; children 11 and under: $1. Every Saturday night, plus: 3-19: Albert Music Hall's Irish Night, 7:30 PM ALGONQUIN ARTS THEATRE 173 Main Street, Manasquan (732) 528-9211 www.algonquinarts.org Algonquin Arts was founded in 1992 to provide cultural enrichment for the residents and visitors of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Their pro- gramming includes dramatic and musical theatre, dance, musical concerts, film, and mixed media presentations. These presentations are offered to the public in the setting of the 540-seat Algonquin Arts Theatre, which reopened to the public in 1994 following an extensive renovation. Algonquin Arts also enhances the educational experiences of area students with diverse performances and art- ist-lead educational workshops. Please call the box office for shows and more information. 3-19: Dervish - Traditional Music from Ireland, 8:00 PM 4-1 - 4-10: Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I," various days and times 4-16: Divas In A Man's World, 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM 4-20: Music with Maestro, Seminar 2: Pondering Puccini (two seminars with Father Alphonse Stephenson), 1:00 PM 4-22 - 4-23: The Laramie Project (Algonquin Youth Ensemble), 8:00 PM 4-24: Orchestra of St. Peter By The Sea: An Afternoon of Puccini, conducted by Father Alphonse Stephenson, 3:00 PM 5-1: James Langston's New York All-Star Big Band In Swing! Swing! Swing!, 3:00 PM 5-13 - 5-22: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, various days and times 5-29: Father Alphonse Conducts By The Sea: A Cecelia Foundation Benefit, 3:00 PM AXELROD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Vogel Auditorium, 100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, (732) 531-9100 www.axelrodartscenter.com This state-of-the-art 520-seat performing arts center opened in the summer of 2005. It features a year-round performance schedule of con- certs ranging from rock, jazz, classical, klezmer, Broadway, and Yiddish, as well as theatrical per- formances, film festivals, festival of books, and children's events. A cultural gem at the Jersey Shore for people of all ages and backgrounds. 4-3: By George! A Gershwin Celebration with The Art Topilow Seven, 3:00 PM 6-3 - 6-19: A Chorus Line, various days and times 6-29: John Pizzarelli: Midnight McCartney in Concert, 8:00 PM 7-1 - 7-2: Touched by Grace: Jeff Buckley Tribute by Remember Jones with Special Guest Gary Lucas (at House of Independents, Asbury Park), 8:00 PM 7-7: Judy Gold: 25 Questions For A Jewish Mother, 8:00 PM 7-8: An Evening of Stand Up with Judy Gold (at House of Independents, Asbury Park), 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM 7-14: The Doo Wop Project, 8:00 PM 8-16 - 8-21: Old Jews Telling Jokes, various days and times 8-25: Heatwave! Remember Jones Sings Motown with The Motor City Revue, 8:00 PM 8-27 - 8-28: Miracle Of Miracles! Words by Sheldon Harnick, various times BCCT (BRICK CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY THEATRE) Performances at: Brick High School 346 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick; The Strand Center For The Arts, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood (732) 920-9041 www.bcct.org The BCCT is non-profit, community theater group dedicated to the children of Ocean and Monmouth counties. Established in 1992, the BCCT has spawned great reviews with much interest and a dedicated following from the local community. BCCT was voted "Best Community Theatre in Ocean County" Reader's Choice Award by The Asbury Park Press Readers' Choice Poll for 2008-2011 and "One of the Best" for 2012-2014. BCCT was also nationally recognized at iTheat- rics Junior Theater Festival 2015 for Excellence in Ensemble Work for their presentation of "The Little Mermaid Jr." 7-29 - 7-31: Disney's "The Little Mermaid" (at The Strand Center For The Arts), various times BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 761 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft (732) 224-2411 www.brookdalecc.edu/community/ performing-arts-center This 361-seat, thirty-year-old theater is home to everything from dramas and concerts to musical theater. Although the shows are performed mainly during the school year, they also have Summer Shakespeare in July. Show times vary but are typically on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM. Many shows are free. Ticket prices vary and can run from $12. to $24. 4-8 - 4-17: The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, various days and times 4-23: Big Band, 8:00PM 5-1: Concordia Chorale, 7:00PM 5-7: Brookdale Dance Ensemble, 7:00 PM continued on page 26

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