The American Dream at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Dates: (1/20/2024 )

Theatre:

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

New Jersey Symphony

1 Center Street
Newark,NJ 07102

Phone: 800-255-3476

Tickets: Tickets start at $25

Xian Zhang conductor
Rob Kapilow conductor
JCC Young People’s Chorus @ Thurnauer | Emma Brondolo, artistic director
Young People’s Chorus of New York City® | Francisco J. Núñez, artistic director and founder
Ember Choral Arts | Deborah Simpkin King, artistic director
New Jersey Symphony

Our nation’s music is a kaleidoscope that always turns to the new. Bernstein captured the energy and audacity of New York in his 1944 musical, On the Town, and made waves with a racially diverse cast; and his West Side Story put the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet on Manhattan fire escapes and sidewalks. We Came to America is a musical journey of the immigrant experience, composed by Rob Kapilow from crowd-sourced stories into which he crafted melodies. Meanwhile, Still’s Darker America focuses on people who came to America by force, not choice.

Still Darker America
Rob Kapilow We Came to America (World Premiere, Commissioned by the Thurnauer School of Music at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades)
Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

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What shows are coming up next at New Jersey Performing Arts Center?

2025 Lunar New Year Celebration with Xian Zhang (1/25/25-1/25/25)
Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey (1/31/25-1/31/25)
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes (2/2/25-2/2/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/15/25-2/15/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/20/25-2/20/25)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (3/7/25-3/7/25)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (3/13/25-3/13/25)
Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang (4/3/25-4/3/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/12/25-4/12/25)
Discover Mozart & Bach (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/8/25-6/8/25)

Where is New Jersey Performing Arts Center located?

New Jersey Performing Arts Center is at 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.

What shows have played recently at New Jersey Performing Arts Center?

Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel (1/11/25-1/11/25)
The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Dorado Schmitt and Sons: Django Festival All-Stars (11/23/24-11/23/24)
Paquito D'Rivera with New Jersey Symphony (11/8/24-11/8/24)
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Social Justice through Spoken Word (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Notes from America with Kai Wright (9/29/24-9/29/24)

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NEW JERSEY SHOWS


		Queen Of The Mist PEAK PERFORMANCES (2/20 - 2/23)
		Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/2 - 2/2)
		Ladies of Laughter Bergen PAC (2/3 - 2/3)
		Harry Chapin’s Greatest Stories LIVE featuring The Chapin Family Wilkins Theatre (1/24 - 1/24)
		Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/15 - 2/15)
		Celebrate Mardi Gras with Thaddeus Expose! Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum (3/2 - 3/2)
		Anything Goes! Sieminski Theater (3/29 - 4/6)
		The Music of Led Zeppelin State Theatre New Jersey (5/4 - 5/4)
		ARTICHAUT DE THOMAS GT LA LUNA NEGRA (1/31 - 2/1)
		Invitation to Vienna Sieminski Theater (2/23 - 2/23)
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