Jersey Shore Magazine

J e r s e y s h o r e • S p r i n g 2 0 1 6 26 CENTER PLAYHOUSE Center Players, 35 South Street Freehold, (732) 462-9093 www.centerplayers.org Email: info@centerplayers.org Center Playhouse is home to Center Players. It is an intimate, 49-seat, dessert theater, located in downtown Freehold Center. Programming includes Signature Series shows (fully staged productions that run for five weekends and include gourmet desserts and coffee), Applause Series events ("black-box" presentations with shorter runs that include original works, theater-for-children, musi- cal events, and guest-theater presentations), and open house Play readings (monthly staged read- ings of new and under-appreciated works under consideration for future seasons). 4-29 - 6-5: Crossing Delancey, various days and times CONVENTION HALL AND PARAMOUNT THEATRE Ocean Avenue (between 5th and Sunset Avenues), Asbury Park (732) 897-6500 www.apboardwalk.com One of the most distinctive and majestic land- marks along the New Jersey Shore, Asbury Park's Convention Hall and Paramount Theatre is a multi-purpose venue of two separate buildings joined by a Grand Arcade. Convention Hall, locat- ed on the boardwalk and extending out over the beach, has a capacity of up to 3,600, depending upon the event. It features an impressive stage area and a spacious arena floor. The historic Paramount Theatre, which opened in 1930, is a showcase for music and performing arts and offers a wide variety of entertainment. COUNT BASIE THEATRE 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank (732) 842-9000 www.countbasietheatre.org Founded in 1926, this 1,400-seat theater is known for first class entertainment in an intimate setting. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has played a schedule here for many decades. Famous musical artists such as Bon Jovi, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Bruce Springsteen, and the Brian Setzer Orchestra among others frequently perform at the venue in what are usually sold-out performances. In recent years, the theater has shifted to a wider audience. Family shows, musical plays, comedians (such as Jon Stewart and Lewis Black), and famous political commentators have all appeared here. 3-18: Broadway Legend and Tony Winner Patti LuPone: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda…Played That Part, 8:00 PM 3-19: Million Dollar Quartet, 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM 3-20: Johnny Mathis, The 60th Anniversary Tour, 7:30 PM 3-22: Experience Hendrix, 8:00 PM 3-23: David Cross: Making America Great Again!, 8:00 PM 3-26: ROCKIT! At the Basie - Live! Rock and Roll Goes to the Movies, 7:00 PM 3-31: Asbury Park Press presents A Conversation on Making A Murderer With Dean Strang And Jerry Buting, 8:30 PM 4-1: Sinbad, 8:00 PM 4-2: Art Garfunkel, 8:00 PM 4-3: Monmouth Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, 3:00 PM 4-4: WHDA/WRAT presents Joe Satriani: From Surfing to Shockwave, 8:00 PM 4-5: Straight No Chaser: The New Old Fashioned Tour, 8:00 PM 4-6: The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6, 7:30 PM 4-7: Dancing in the Streets - Motown's Greatest Hits, 8:00 PM 4-8: Charlie Puth: Nine Track Mind Tour 2016 with Special Guests Phoebe Ryan and Sophie Beem, 8:00 PM (sold out) 4-9: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Zhang Conducts Tchaikovsky 4, 8:00 PM 4-10: Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, 3:00 PM 4-13: WRAT presents Pucifer: Money $hot Tour, 7:30 PM 4-14: Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Famer Dion, 8:00 PM 4-15: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Music of The Mad Men Era, 8:00 PM 4-16: Esperanza Spalding presents: Emily's D+ Evolution, 8:00 PM 4-20: Food Network Star Alton Brown: Live! Eat Your Science, 8:00 PM 4-21: Clifford The Big Red Dog Live, 4:00 PM 4-22: Kathy Griffin, 7:30 PM 4-23: Bobby Bandiera's Jersey Shore Rock n' Soul Revue presents Changes: A Tribute to the Music of David Bowie, 8:00 PM 4-24: In The Mood: A 1940's Revue, 2:00 PM 5-2: StarTalk Live! with Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-hosted by Eugene Mirman with Special Guests, 7:30 PM 5-5: Mariachi y Calpulli Mexican Dance Company: Fiesta Cinco de Mayo, 7:30 PM 5-12: Dark Star Orchestra: Celebrating the Grateful Dead Experience, 7:00 PM 5-13: Get the Led Out: The American Led Zeppelin, 8:00 PM 5-14: Monmouth Symphony Orchestra presents Ravel: Bolero, 8:00 PM 5-15: Paul Anka, 7:00 PM 5-19: Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses, 8:00 PM 5-20: The Midtown Men: Four Stars from The Original Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys, 8:00 PM 5-24: 100.1 WJRZ presents The Zombies and Felix Cavaliere's Rascals, 8:00 PM 5-26: Pat Guadagno's BobFest: A Celebration of Bob Dylan's 75th Birthday, 8:00 PM 5-29: The Monkees: 50th Anniversary Tour, 7:30 PM 6-4: Michael Martocci presents Memories of Frank: Celebrating 100 Years of Frank Sinatra, 8:00 PM 6-9: Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Life + Dangerous Comedy - As Seen On "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," 8:00 PM 6-11: Count Basie Theater and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present NO SHUSH! - A Symphony Experience for Children, 3:00 PM 6-11: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Lacombe Conducts Rachmaninoff and Favel, 8:00 PM 6-18: The Fab Faux, 8:00 PM 7-1 - 7-2: Celtic Woman: Destiny World Tour, 7:30 PM 8-18: Air Supply, 8:00 PM DUNCAN SMITH THEATRE Holmdel Theatre Company 36 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel (732) 946-0427 www.holmdeltheatrecompany.org This historic, 125-year-old barn has been trans- formed into a modern, fully air-conditioned facility with 99 comfortably cushioned seats. Here, clas- sics of all kinds engage audiences in a closer, more affecting way. By tackling challenging, contempo- rary plays, the Duncan Smith Theatre offers a front row seat to exciting and imaginative theater. 4-8 - 4-23: Becket, various days and times 7-22 - 8-6: To Kill A Mockingbird, various days and times EXIT 82 THEATRE COMPANY Performances at: The Strand Center For The Arts 400 Clifton Avenue Lakewood email: exit82theatre@gmail.com www.exit82theatre.com Exit 82 Theatre Company was founded as a non-profit theatre group in 2008 to provide quality artistic entertainment that involves and inspires the local community to develop talents in all aspects of the theatre arts. The Exit 82 Theatre Company typically produces three shows a year. 4-14 - 4-17: Heathers The Musical, various times FIRST AVENUE PLAYHOUSE 123 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands (732) 291-7552 www.firstavenueplayhouse.org This charming, intimate dessert theatre features year-round entertainment for adults and children. Performances include musicals, dramas, and com- edies. Patrons sit at tables and have coffee and dessert and enjoy Broadway shows (Thurs. - Sun.). Please call for reservations. 3-4 - 3-26: I Hate Hamlet!, various days and times GARDEN STATE PHILHARMONIC 1 College Drive, Toms River (732) 255-0460 www.gardenstatephilharmonic.org The Garden State Philharmonic (GSP), the orches- tra-in-residence at Ocean County College in Toms River, is dedicated to maintaining and operating a professional level symphony orchestra at the Jersey Shore and to giving concerts of cultural and educational value in and for the communi- ty. Its core values center around performance, education, and accessibility; to preserve classical music through public presentation; to promote arts education by introducing children to the wonders of orchestral and choral music; to make such music accessible to all residents; and to con- tribute vital energy to regional economic devel- opment and cultural tourism. The GSP performs at The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, The Strand Center For Courtesy Count Basie Theatre The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. THEATER & CONCERTS continued from page 25

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