PEPPA PIG, FROG & TOAD, BRAIN CANDY and More Among 2017 Kids Lineup at NJPAC
By: BWW News Desk Jan. 31, 2017
New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey announces kid shows at NJPAC. Tickets available at www.NJPAC.org or the Box Office at 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722).
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Saturday, February 4th at 8pm
Hungary's acclaimed orchestra performs the Fifth Symphony in an all-Beethoven program featuring pianist Richard Goode. No other musical statement can match its raw power and bracing energy. The acclaimed Budapest Festival Orchestra performs Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, concluding this all-Beethoven program featuring legendary pianist Richard Goode. "On both nights," The New York Times raved, "There was no better orchestra on the planet. Played under the inspired leadership of one of its founders, Iván Fischer."
Sunday, February 19th at 3pm
Twenty-year-old George Li is one of five recipients of a 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant. He recently returned from Russia, where he performed as part of the Stars on Baikal concert showcasing the winners of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition. Li was among the soloists who participated in Folk, Form, and Fire, an evening of Prokofiev's piano concertos at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music.
The NJPAC program also includes Ravel's poetic Shéhérazade, ouverture de féerie and Leonard Slatkin's Kinah, a musical elegy dedicated to his musician parents.
Saturday, February 25, 2017 2:00 PM
Based on Arnold Lobel's beloved books, A Year with Frog and Toad bubbles with melody and wit: an inventive, exuberant and enchanting experience for the whole family! A hit on Broadway, the show was nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Featuring a jazzy, upbeat score by Robert and Willie Reale, this whimsical musical follows two great friends - the cheerful, popular Frog and the curmudgeonly Toad - through four, fun-filled seasons. The duo, along with friends like Man Bird and Lady Bird, Turtle and Squirrel, rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special. A Year with Frog and Toad tells the story of a friendship that weathers all seasons.Brain Candy Live! Starring Adam Savage & Michael Stevens
Sunday, February 26, 2017 3:00 PM
Adam Savage, television's beloved MythBuster, joins forces with YouTube Vsauce sensation Michael Stevens for this mind-blowing, interactive theatrical experience that features more than three tons of their crazy toys and incredible tools. Discover all this and more as Savage and Stevens entertainingly answer questions, question answers and talk Mother Nature into doing some things she's never done before!
Thursday, April 27, 2017 6:00 PM
Your favorite characters in an all-singing, all-dancing adventure! Peppa Pig Live is an action-packed live show featuring your favorite characters as life-size puppets and costume characters! Come join Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and more in an all-singing, all-dancing adventure full of songs, games and muddy puddles!
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States and is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey - where Great Performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the state's and the world's best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted more than 10 million visitors (including over 1.5 million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit njpac.org or call 1-888-GO-NJPAC for more information.
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