So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2012
2012-11-24 19:30 (America/New_York)
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE

Saturday, November 24, 2012
6:30 p.m. Doors
7:30 p.m. Showtime

Ticket prices: $65.00, $52.50, $39.50
Limit eight per person
Seating Chart
Parking Lot opens at 5:30 p.m.

There is a $10 parking fee.

Tickets on sale Friday, August 24th at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.com, phone charge at 800.745.3000 and in person at the MAC and Pollak Theatre box offices.
Produced by TTM, Inc and AEG Live

The Holiday Guys starring MARC KUDISCH & JEFFRY DENMAN
2012-11-29 20:00 - 2012-12-02 20:00 | Pollak Theatre
Location: Pollak Theater
Thurs. November 29 at 8 p.m.
Fri. November 30 at 3 and 8 p.m.

Sun. December 2, 2012* at 3 p.m.
Tickets: $30, $40

Starring three-time Tony Award winning nominee Marc Kudisch (Thoroughly Modern Millie, 9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Apple Tree, The Wild Party) and Award-winning quadruple threat actor/singer/dancer/choreographer, Jeffry Denman (White Christmas, The Producers, How to Succeed In Business),
two of the most talented performers on Broadway today, singing and
dancing their way through classical holiday tunes in a fresh and
“hilarious” re-gifting of the true meaning of the holidays.
It’s a funny, musical celebration of the rivalry between Hanukkah and
Christmas and an irresistible and affectionate reclaiming of the true
meaning of the holidays created by two brilliant creative minds. It’s a
unique blend: two parts Smothers Brothers – quirkiness and
sentimentality; one part nostalgic innocence and sincere goofiness of
Laurel and Hardy, one part sophisticated and joy filled song and dance
routines of Kelly and Kaye, and one part infectious humor and holiday
variety show of Hope and Crosby. When gently stirred and served next to a
roaring Yule log fireplace, you have an undeniably contagious and
heartfelt holiday gift. Christmas and Hanukkah will never be the same!
“One of the most entertaining shows in recent years.”
-Broadwaystars.com
*Please note that the December 2 performance at 8 p.m. was cancelled.*

Gallery Exhibition: December Senior Exhibition
2012-11-30 09:00 - 2012-12-07 17:00 | Rotary Ice House Gallery
Opening Reception in Gallery:
Friday, November 30 | 7 – 9 p.m.

Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design or Fine Art.

Rotary Ice House Gallery Hours
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Met Opera: CLEMENZA DI TITO (Broadcast in HD)
2012-12-01 12:55
Mozart’s CLEMENZA DI TITO
Encore: Fri., January 25, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Approx. Runtime: 3:13
Broadcast in HD
The virtuosic Elina Garanca sings Sesto in Mozart’s drama set in ancient Rome. Giuseppe Filianoti is the noble Tito and Barbara Frittoli is Vitellia in this handsome revival of one of the composer’s final masterpieces. Harry Bicket conducts.

On Screen In Person: Dislecksia: The Movie
2012-12-03 19:30
Dislecksia: The Movie
Rescheduled for Monday, December 3, 2012
In this comic documentary, dyslexic director
Harvey Hubbell V — with assistance from several
dyslexic crew members – will present the latest
scientific knowledge about dyslexia and the
experiences of dyslexics.

Holiday Joy - Winter Concert
2012-12-06 19:30
HOLIDAY JOY
Department of Music and Theatre Arts Winter Concert
Under the Grand Staircase of Wilson Hall

Father Alphonse & The Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea
2012-12-07 20:00
A traditional sell-out at the Pollak Theatre, the annual Christmas
concert by the beloved homegrown institution returns for its 22nd
showcase of sacred carols and seasonal favorites. It’s a landmark local
event without which the holidays would seem incomplete — keynoted with
the grace and humor of Father Alphonse Stevenson, the conductor in the
clerical collar whose formidable resume boasts stints as a Brigadier
General in the US Air National Guard, and music director for the 1980s
Broadway run of A Chorus Line.
More info: www.orchsp.com

Met Opera: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
2012-12-08 12:55
Verdi’s UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Encore: Sun., February 10, 2013 at 12:55 p.m
Approx. Runtime: 3:54
Accompanied by a thrilling score, Verdi’s vivid characters grapple with life and love, betrayal and death. Director David Alden’s dreamlike setting provides a compelling backdrop for this dramatic story of jealousy and vengeance. Marcelo Álvarez stars as the conflicted king; Karita Mattila is Amelia, the object of his secret passion; and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her suspicious husband. Kathleen Kim is the page Oscar, and mezzo-soprano powerhouses Dolora Zajick and Stephanie Blythe take turns singing the fortuneteller Ulrica. Fabio Luisi conducts.
Production a gift of the Betsy and Edward Cohen/Areté Foundation Fund for New Productions and Revivals

MARTINA McBRIDE THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS TOUR
2012-12-09 20:00
Thunder 106’s WINTER THUNDERLAND:
MARTINA McBRIDE: THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS TOUR

Sunday, December 9, 2012
MAC at Monmouth University
Showtime at 8 p.m.
Doors at 7 p.m.
Parking lot opens at 5:30 p.m.
Box Office opens at 5:00 p.m.
There is a $10 parking fee

Seating Chart

Ticket prices: $45, $55, $65, $85
There is an eight (8) ticket limit per household.

Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.com, Charge By Phone at 800.745.3000 and in person at the MAC and Pollak Theatre box offices at Monmouth University

Skippyjon Jones - 10:30 SHOW SOLD OUT
2012-12-12 10:30
Skippyjon Jones – SOLD OUT*
Please note that the 10:30 show is sold out. A 12:45 show has been added.

Skippyjon Jones is a little kitten with big ears and even bigger
dreams! Sometimes he pretends to be a bird, sometimes he pretends to be a
llama, and sometimes he pretends to be a whale… Anything BUT a Siamese
cat!
His Mama sends him to his room so that he can think about behaving
like the cat he really is. While bouncing on his big boy bed,
Skippyjon’s wild imagination takes over again as he catches his
reflection in a mirror. “Holy guacamole,” Skippyjon exclaims. “My ears
are too big for my head, my head is too big for my body. I am not a
Siamese cat – I am a CHIHUAHUA!”
And not just any Chihuahua. He dons a mask, a cape, and an accent,
and transforms into Skippito Friskito, the greatest canine sword fighter
in old Mexico! But when the local pack of chihuahuas is terrorized by
the gigantic bee, Alfredo Buzzito El Blimpo Bublebeeto Bandito, will
Skippyjon be a ‘fraidy-cat or the top dog? Based on the book by Judy
Schachner, and from the creators of Theatreworks USA’s Junie B. Jones
and Click, Clack, Moo, Skippyjon Jones is an enchanting musical about
unleashing your powerful imagination and following your dreams.
Appropriate for Grades K – 3

Skippyjon Jones- SECOND SHOW ADDED AT 12:45
2012-12-12 12:45
Skippyjon Jones is a little kitten with big ears and even bigger
dreams! Sometimes he pretends to be a bird, sometimes he pretends to be a
llama, and sometimes he pretends to be a whale… Anything BUT a Siamese
cat!
His Mama sends him to his room so that he can think about behaving
like the cat he really is. While bouncing on his big boy bed,
Skippyjon’s wild imagination takes over again as he catches his
reflection in a mirror. “Holy guacamole,” Skippyjon exclaims. “My ears
are too big for my head, my head is too big for my body. I am not a
Siamese cat – I am a CHIHUAHUA!”
And not just any Chihuahua. He dons a mask, a cape, and an accent,
and transforms into Skippito Friskito, the greatest canine sword fighter
in old Mexico! But when the local pack of chihuahuas is terrorized by
the gigantic bee, Alfredo Buzzito El Blimpo Bublebeeto Bandito, will
Skippyjon be a ‘fraidy-cat or the top dog? Based on the book by Judy
Schachner, and from the creators of Theatreworks USA’s Junie B. Jones
and Click, Clack, Moo, Skippyjon Jones is an enchanting musical about
unleashing your powerful imagination and following your dreams.
Appropriate for Grades K – 3

Met Opera: AIDA (Broadcast in HD)
2012-12-15 12:55
Verdi’s AIDA
Encore: Sun. February 24, 2013 at 1 p.m.
Broadcast in HD
Approx. Runtime: 3:54
The Met’s unforgettable production of Verdi’s ancient Egyptian drama stars Liudmyla Monastyrska and Hui He. The story centers on the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle with the heroic Radamès, played by Roberto Alagna, and the proud Egyptian princess Amneris, sung by Olga Borodina. Fabio Luisi conducts this revival, which features recent choreography by Alexei Ratmansky.

Met Opera: LES TROYENS
2013-01-05 12:00
Berlioz’s LES TROYENS
Encore: Sun., March 24, 2013 at 1 p.m.
Approx. Runtime: 5:41
The Met offers a rare opportunity to witness Berlioz’s vast epic, last performed at the Met in 2003. Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft lead the starry cast, portraying characters from the Trojan War. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi marshals the large-scale musical forces.

Met Opera: TEMPEST (Encore)
2013-01-13 12:55
Thomas Ades’ TEMPEST ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 3:30
Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his 2004 work, which has been widely praised as a modern masterpiece. Director Robert Lepage recreates the interior of 18th-century La Scala, including the hidden workings underneath the stage, where Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, practices his otherworldly arts. The magnetic baritone Simon Keenlyside stars as Prospero, a role he has sung to great acclaim in London.
Production a gift of Mrs. Bert S. Turner and Robert L. Turner  A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and L’Opéra de Québec  In collaboration with Ex Machina

Met Opera: MARIA STUARDA
2013-01-19 12:55
Donizetti’s MARIA STUARDA
Encore: Fri., February 22, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Approx. Runtime: 3:15
Fresh from her triumph in the Met’s The Enchanted Island, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the world’s most exciting singers, takes on the virtuosic bel canto role of the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots. Having scored a major success with his production of Anna Bolena, director David McVicar now turns to the second opera of Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, which explores regal characters at fateful moments of their lives. Elza van den Heever sings Elizabeth I, and Maurizio Benini conducts.
Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund

Convergence
2013-01-22 - 2013-03-08
January 22 – March 8, 2013
Ice House Gallery
Free & Open to Public
Illustrated Lecture: Thursday, January 31 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the Wilson Hall Auditorium
Reception follows in the gallery from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in the Ice House Gallery

Convergence is a group exhibition organized in affiliation with Project Vortex, a non-profit organization committed to reusing plastic debris from our oceans and shorelines. This exhibition brings together seven contemporary artists responding to the current environmental crisis in our oceans.

Met Opera: CLEMENZA DI TITO (Encore) (Broadcast in HD)
2013-01-25 19:00
Mozart’s CLEMENZA DI TITO ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 3:13
Broadcast in HD
The virtuosic Elina Garanca sings Sesto in Mozart’s drama set in ancient Rome. Giuseppe Filianoti is the noble Tito and Barbara Frittoli is Vitellia in this handsome revival of one of the composer’s final masterpieces. Harry Bicket conducts.

SOLD OUT - In the Mood: 1940s Musical Revue
2013-01-27 16:00
Cost: $35/45
Back by popular demand, In the Mood
returns with their big band orchestra, singers, and swing dancers. This
retro 1940s musical revives the music that moved a nation’s spirit and
helped win a war. The combination of up-tempo instrumentals and
intimate, romantic ballads set the mood for a future filled with
promise, hope, and prosperity. This Big Band theatrical Swing revue
features the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny
Goodman, Harry James, Erskin Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank
Sinatra, and more.

For More Information
In The Mood Web Site

Faculty and Friends: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall Inaugural Exhibition
2013-01-28 - 2013-03-08 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
January 28 – March 8
Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall Gallery
Free and Open to the Public
This invitational exhibition features the work of 57 accomplished artists from across the country – including current faculty and former faculty, alumni and artists who have exhibited in the Monmouth University galleries over the years.

Provost Film Series: Lumumba
2013-01-28 19:30
Lumumba (2000)
Raoul Peck’s film portrays the true story of the rise to power and
assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the
independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba.

Met Opera: L'ELISIR D'AMORE (Encore)
2013-02-01 19:00
Donizetti’s L’ELISIR D’AMORE ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 3:02
Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani star in one of the greatest comic gems in opera, as the fickle Adina and her besotted Nemorino. Bartlett Sher, whose previous productions of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Le Comte Ory, and Les Contes d’Hoffmann have delighted Met audiences, guides this lively staging, where surface charm will meet with real emotion. Mariusz Kwiecien is the blustery sergeant Belcore and Ambrogio Maestri is Dulcamara, the loveable quack and dispenser of the elixir. Maurizio Benini conducts.
Production a gift of the Monteforte Foundation, Inc., in honor of Wim Kooyker

Aftermath Series - Joel Meyerowitz
2013-02-04 - 2013-03-22 | Pollak Gallery
February 4 – March 22, 2013
Pollak Gallery
Free & Open to Public
After September 11th, 2001, the Ground Zero site in New York City was classified as a crime scene and only those directly involved in the recovery efforts were allowed inside. The press was also prohibited from the site, but with the help of the Museum of the City of New York and sympathetic city officials, award-winning photographer Joel Meyerowitz managed to obtain unlimited access. By ingenuity and sheer determination, he was the only photographer granted unimpeded right of entry into Ground Zero. For 9 months, during the day and night, Meyerowitz photographed “the pile,” as the World Trade Center came to be known, and the over 800 people a day that were working in it. Influenced by Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange’s work for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, he knew that if he didn’t make a photographic record of the unprecedented recovery efforts, “there would be no history.”
Selected Works from the Joel Meyerowitz Aftermath Series is made possible by the generous gifts from: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Levin, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gross, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zucker, Mr. Jeffrey H. Newman

Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools
2013-02-08 20:00
*This concert is rescheduled from the original February 8th date.
CD Release Show and Signing
Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools embark on a stripped down journey
through Johnny Lyon’s eclectic version of the Great American Songbook.
Playing a wide range of music pulled from Dylan, Mose Allison, Muddy
Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, The Band, George Jones
and more, The Poor Fools will also dive into some of the legendary
Asbury Jukes material–revisiting the classics as well as the
underperformed deep tracks. Backed by Juke’s musicians and longtime
collaborators, and various pals from town to town, The Poor Fools
project looms as a stripped-down up-close-and-personal musical joyfest.

Met Opera: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA (Encore)
2013-02-10 12:55
Verdi’s UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 3:54
Accompanied by a thrilling score, Verdi’s vivid characters grapple with life and love, betrayal and death. Director David Alden’s dreamlike setting provides a compelling backdrop for this dramatic story of jealousy and vengeance. Marcelo Álvarez stars as the conflicted king; Karita Mattila is Amelia, the object of his secret passion; and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her suspicious husband. Kathleen Kim is the page Oscar, and mezzo-soprano powerhouses Dolora Zajick and Stephanie Blythe take turns singing the fortuneteller Ulrica. Fabio Luisi conducts.
Production a gift of the Betsy and Edward Cohen/Areté Foundation Fund for New Productions and Revivals

Student Movie Posters from the Department of Art & Design
2013-02-11 - 2013-05-31 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
2nd Floor, Rechnitz Hall
What can you do with 4 colors, 4 names, 2 locations, 2 dates, 2 films genres and 4 adjectives?

For this project, students are asked to create a concept for a movie poster for a film that does not exist. As a point of departure, students are asked to type up a list of colors, locations, names, dates, adjectives, and film genres. These words are then cut and distributed (via the nearest baseball hat). This compilation of information is then used as the catalyst for the story. From this exercise, students write a summary of the movie including plot line and character development. Once the story concept is discussed and approved, each student begins a visual journey resulting in the work displayed here on the gallery walls.

Coursework from:

AR374 Digital Imaging: Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012
Professors Bright and Cresson

PoemJazz with Robert Pinsky & Friends
2013-02-15 19:30
Cost: $20
Robert Pinsky, three-time U.S. poet laureate and author of several acclaimed books of poetry, prose, and translation will bring his verse to life on the Pollak Theatre stage in a reading with musical accompaniment. Elegant and tough, vividly imaginative, Pinsky’s poems have earned praise for their wild musical energy and ambitious range.
The Long Branch native whose first ambition was to be a jazz musician, told The Paris Review “in jazz, as in poetry, there is always that play between what’s regular and what’s wild. That has always appealed to me.” During these performances Pinsky explains, “The musicians have read the poems beforehand, and we discuss appropriate music a bit, but what we do is at the heart of it improvised.”
Pinsky will be accompanied by a trio of jazz musicians.

Met Opera: RIGOLETTO
2013-02-16 12:55
Verdi’s RIGOLETTO
Encore: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Approx. Runtime: 3:31
Director Michael Mayer has placed his new production of Verdi’s towering tragedy in Las Vegas in 1960—an ideal setting for this eternal conflict of depravity and innocence. In this production, inspired by the antics of the Rat Pack, Piotr Beczala is the womanizing Duke of Mantua, with Željko Lucic as his tragic sidekick, Rigoletto. Diana Damrau is Rigoletto’s daughter—and their victim. Michele Mariotti conducts.
Production a gift of the Hermione Foundation, Laura Sloate, Trustee; and Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone
Additional funding from Marina Kellen French

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2013-02-17 14:00
Have you ever had a really rotten day? Alexander has… He wakes up
with gum in his hair, he trips on a skateboard, and then he accidentally
drops his sweater in the sink – all before breakfast! Alexander can
already tell – it’s going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad
day! Alexander’s day continues to go downhill as he gets smushed in the
car on the way to school, his teacher doesn’t like his drawing of an
invisible castle, and Paul doesn’t want to be his friend anymore.
There’s no dessert for lunch, there’s lima beans for dinner, and even
worse: there’s kissing on television! It’s enough to make you want to
move to Australia!
Laugh and sing along with Alexander’s misadventures in this hilarious
musical, featuring book and lyrics by Judith Viorst, author of the
best-selling classic book. Discover along with Alexander that sometimes,
everyone has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Appropriate for Grades Pre K – 4

On Screen In Person: Cafeteria Man
2013-02-21 19:30
Cafeteria Man
This feature documentary film by Richard Chisolm chronicles an ambitious effort to ‘green’
the public school diet serving 83,000 students in Baltimore.

Met Opera: MARIA STUARDA (Encore)
2013-02-22 19:00
Donizetti’s MARIA STUARDA ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 3:15
Fresh from her triumph in the Met’s The Enchanted Island, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the world’s most exciting singers, takes on the virtuosic bel canto role of the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots. Having scored a major success with his production of Anna Bolena, director David McVicar now turns to the second opera of Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, which explores regal characters at fateful moments of their lives. Elza van den Heever sings Elizabeth I, and Maurizio Benini conducts.
Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund
