Robert Wagner to Narrate ALL ABOUT BETTE: AN INTERLUDE WITH BETTE DAVIS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2022
Robert Wagner, a close friend of Bette Davis from the earliest days of his decades-long career in Hollywood, is lending his distinctive voice in recorded narration to the one-woman show 'All About Bette: An Interlude with Bette Davis,' starring Morgana Shaw.
NJ Symphony Presents Works By Rouse, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Mozart, Rossini
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2022
New Jersey Symphony Principal Bassoon Robert Wagner gives the East Coast premiere of Christopher Rouse's Bassoon Concerto, April 8–10. Music Director Xian Zhang conducts the program, which also features Nokuthula Ngwenyama's Primal Message, Mozart's “Jupiter” Symphony and Rossini's Overture to Guillaume Tell.
LOVE LETTERS Returns To CVPA Ballroom For Valentine's Day Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2022
'Love Letters,' the timeless play by A.R. Gurney, will be presented for two dinner performances Saturday Feb. 12 in the ballroom at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road in Munster, Ind. Directed by William Pullinsi, 'Love Letters' will star Philip Potempa, noted newspaper columnist for Chicago Tribune Media Co. opposite actress and comedienne Jeannie Rapstad.
Tickets On Sale For New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's 2021"22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2021
Tickets for all concerts in the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's 2021–22 season are available starting today as part of Compose Your Own series packages, through which patrons can select three or more mainstage concerts at any of the NJSO's venues and save.
NJSO Launches Interactive Planets Video Adventure
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2021
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has launched an interactive video adventure to explore the planets—and Gustav Holst's The Planets—in a virtual experience designed for young music lovers and space enthusiasts and enjoyable for audiences of all ages.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Announces 2021"22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 28, 2021
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Xian Zhang have announced the Orchestra’s 2021–22 classical season and return to mainstage concerts after pandemic-related cancelations.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Announces Virtual Pride Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2021
The celebration features works by LGBTQ+ composers, an interview with Laura Kaminsky about her chamber opera As One, a performance of Rent’s “I’ll Cover You” in collaboration with Paper Mill Playhouse and a free Zoom event presented in partnership with SAGE, a national advocacy and services organization for LGBT elders.
NJSO To Premiere Youth Orchestras Student Composition At Spring Into Music Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2021
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NJSO Youth Orchestras and highlights the program's talented students at the virtual Spring into Music Gala on May 12. The event features a free NJSO concert available to the public and a VIP pre-show party for gala supporters.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society Presents A COMEDY OF TENORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2021
Jefferson Performing Arts Society will stage the New Orleans area debut of Ken Ludwig’s hit A Comedy of Tenors from April 9-18, 2021, at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie. A total of six performances will be offered at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.
NJSO and DreamPlay Films Present NJSO EVERYWHERE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2021
NJSO musicians give solo and chamber performances outdoors in iconic New Jersey locations in this cinematic series presented by the NJSO and DreamPlay Films, part of Newark-based DreamPlay Media. Award-winning, Newark-raised filmmaker Yuri Alves directs.
VIDEO: Little Wretches Release Music Video for 'All Of My Friends'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2021
According to Robert Wagner: 'ALL OF MY FRIENDS is a celebration of people who don't even have a voice, much less a voice that can be silenced. Every line and couplet in ALL OF MY FRIENDS speaks specifically about very real people in my past who have resided in a voiceless and silent community,'