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  • On A Winter’s Night with Christine Lavin, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cheryl Wheeler and Cliff Eberhardt

    Presenting the 25th Anniversary concerts of On A Winter’s Night from veteran singer-songwriters Christine Lavin, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cheryl Wheeler and Cliff Eberhardt. These are among the brightest stars of the singer/songwriter movement for the past three decades.

    In 1994 Christine Lavin gathered them together, along with folk and Americana artists to showcase music of the Winter Season on the now classic On A Winter’s Night CD, followed by several years of touring collaborations. These artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades, with fond memories of their touring days together. Now in 2019-2020, the winter season is again celebrated by these unique and popular performers, back together by popular demand.

  • BRIDGMAN | PACKER DANCE

    “gorgeous, and deeply moving.” – Huffington Post, NYC
    “witty, sexy, and surreal.” – The New Yorker

    Dance meets film meets virtual reality: Bridgman|Packer Dance will present Voyeur, their highly acclaimed work that received a 2017 New York Dance and Performance Award. Featuring choreographer/performers Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer’s innovative work in “Video Partnering”—the integration of live performance and video technology— Voyeur is inspired by artist Edward Hopper’s world of color, light, perspective, and under-the-surface eroticism. Fragmented moments of private lives are witnessed through windows and doorways. As the performers merge and collide with the video imagery, the presence of a seen or unseen viewer lies at the heart of Voyeur. Voyeur will be paired with other work from Bridgman|Packer Dance’s repertory.

    Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer have been presented by Lincoln Center in New York City, City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Festival, Dance Theater Workshop (now New York Live Arts), Central Park Summerstage, Baryshnikov Arts Center, and The Sheen Center. Their 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship was the first in the history of the Guggenheim Foundation to be given to two individuals for their collaborative work.

    This engagement of Bridgman | Packer Dance is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

    www.midatlanticarts.org/

  • The 5th Dimension

    The legendary group, The 5th Dimension continues to awe sold out audiences with their amazing harmonies, immaculate showmanship, and exciting energy. With over 20 million records sold worldwide, 22 TOP 40 Hits, five No.1 hits and six Grammy’s, they’re truly accomplished. Their classic songs include: Up, Up, and Away, One Less Bell to Answer, Last Night I Didn’t Get to Sleep At All, Wedding Bell Blues, Stoned Soul Picnic, and the iconic Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In.

    The 5th Dimension has performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Hollywood Bowl, the Greek Theatre, Radio City Music Hall, and multiple casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and Canada. The group also boasts many television appearances over the past decades, including the Ed Sullivan Show, PBS performances, Good Morning America, The Grammy Awards show, and the Frank Sinatra Special.

    In 2015, original member and lead vocalist, Florence LaRue celebrated 50 years with the group. With Willie Williams, Leonard Tucker, Patrice Morris and Floyd Smith, the show includes more vocal range than ever and material that is fresh and varied. Much to the audience’s delight, LaRue works hard to remain true to the sound of The 5th Dimension’s original recordings, and performs their hits in their entirety.

  • CANCELLED – I Wrote That One Too….A Life In Songwriting: From Willie To Whitney, starring Steve Dorff

    Please note that this event has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience and will be refunding all tickets. If you have any questions please call the box office at 732.263.6889.

    Enjoy an evening of live entertainment by one of the greatest songwriters and composers of our time, as Steven Dorff performs many of his best-loved hits and shares the fascinating stories behind them.

    Songwriters Hall of Famer Steven Dorff’s career spans five decades, with over 400 songs and numerous No.1 hits recorded by legendary artists such as Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers, George Strait, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Whitney Houston, Alison Kraus, Aaron Neville, Ringo Starr and countless others.

    Dorff is a gifted composer in every musical field and has over 28 placements in TV series such as Murphy Brown, Growing Pains, Murder She Wrote, Columbo, Reba, Spenser: For Hire, and Just the Ten of Us. Dorff also worked on music for films such as Every Which Way But Loose, Pure Country, Rocky IV, Tin Cup, and Honkytonk Man. He is the musical director for the new Murphy Brown series, and has a cut on the new Barbra Streisand album.

  • An Evening with Melanie

    An Evening with Melanie is an unforgettable night of songs and stories from the incredible career of the artist who became known as “The Female Bob Dylan.” Accompanied by her son, Beau-Jarred, the show is a musical journey that starts with that momentous day in the summer of 1969, when Melanie first attracted national attention with her Woodstock performance.

    Melanie’s singles Brand New Key (Roller Skate Song), Lay Down (Candles in the Rain), Peace Will Come, Look What They’ve Done To My Song, Ma and Ruby Tuesday have all achieved chart success, with Brand New Key reaching No. 1 and remaining in the charts for 18 weeks in 1971. In the U.S., Melanie has had 13 Top 40 hits, including three No. 1 hits.

    A new generation was exposed to Melanie with the release of Miley Cyrus’ cover of Look What They’ve Done To My Song, Ma. A year later, Miley Cyrus invited Melanie to be part of her Backyard Sessions, and together they recorded a live version of Look What They Done To My Song Ma and Peace Will Come.

     

  • KISS THE SKY -The Jimi Hendrix RE-Experience

    Saluting the 50th anniversary of Woodstock with tributes to Jimi Hendrix and Santana!

    Rolling Stone Magazine Says: “Yes believe the hype! This show lives up to it!”

    KISS THE SKY is the #1 Jimi Hendrix Tribute Show. They return to Monmouth Center For The Arts Pollak Theatre to recreate Hendrix’s famed set at Woodstock for the 50th anniversary year of the legendary concert. Garnering rave reviews and playing to sold out festivals and venues in 2019, Kiss The Sky’s recreation set features replica wardrobe, gear and set list exact to the performance that Jimi Hendrix and his Gypsy Sun and Rainbows gave at Woodstock in 1969. Playing the part of Jimi Hendrix is left handed guitar virtuoso and the longest running Hendrix tribute artist Jimy Bleu. Bleu executes all of Hendrix’s legendary stage moves so well that he has toured with Hendrix bass player Billy Cox.

    SANTANA AMIGOS is the only “WOODSTOCK ERA” Tribute dedicated to the ground breaking band SANTANA when they exploded onto the late 1960’s scene as a multi-cultural, Latin based rock fusion band fronted by the Guitar God.. Carlos Santana.

    SANTANA AMIGOS features guitar phenom, “The Angel” Euriel Marrero on guitar as Carlos Santana…The tribute band has re-created this formation of SANTANA with musicians that look and perform just like SANTANA during the groundbreaking era… dressed with replica wardrobe from their famous show at Woodstock using authentic instruments to get the real Santana sound.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO2udjkm-78

  • SOLD OUT – Annual Holiday Concert: Season’s Greetings

    Please note that advance tickets to this event are SOLD OUT! A limited amount of STANDING ROOM only tickets will be available the evening of the event by CASH ONLY for $10 each. MU Students can also attend in the STANDING ROOM Section for free with their ID.

    A cavalcade of Holiday favorites featuring the Monmouth University Chamber Orchestra, The Jazz Hawks, The Concert Choir, the Chamber Choir, soloists, and a special appearance by the Colts Neck Reformed Church Exultation Ringers, all in the magisterial setting of the Great Hall.

  • POSTPONED – First Senior Show: Fine Art & Animation

    Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Fine Art and Animation.

  • Closed: Gina Torello: LightScapes

    Light is a living element, fixed in a moment of time, captured by the lens of a machine or by the hand of man. This light shifts, changes and instantaneously alters landscapes. It illuminates color and contrast, in the key absence of artificial light. Lightscapes is the light in all our scapes, originating from the sun or moon, our natural resource. Lightscapes is the wonder of how light wraps itself around nature in a moment of stillness.

    As you explore Lightscapes, you will be surrounded by examples of how this light pulls you to various environments – evoking emotions, some subtle and some turbulent. The exhibition does not seek to duplicate nature, but instead allows the expressive and intimate use of color and light to dance within the work.

    Leveraging her strong classical European education, Gina Torello’s work is diverse in both media and style. Her sense of expression demonstrates a mastery of color and is captured in her freedom to recreate Lightscapes that speak to the viewer from her soul.

    Come explore Lightscapes for yourself. In her retrospective exhibit, Gina Torello demonstrates how light intertwines the subject matter of her oils, pastels, printmaking, photography and sculpture in the Ice House Gallery. Gina Torello is a Professor in Monmouth University’s Department of Art and Design.

    Artist’s website:  www.ginatorello.studio

  • 42nd Street – The Musical

    One of Broadway’s most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Street, comes cinema screens in the largest-ever production of the breathtaking musical.  The musical, set in 1933, tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway.

    Peggy arrives to New York City from her hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania and her talent catches the eye of legendary Broadway director Julian Marsh. She gets a spot in the chorus of the musical-within-the-musical, Pretty Lady. Dorothy Brock, the classic Broadway diva and star of the show, takes a dislike to the new girl. When Dorothy is injured, Pretty Lady looks like it will have to close, unless a new girl talented enough to lead the show can be found — someone like Peggy Sawyer!)

    Filmed in 2018 at London’s Theatre Royal the production is directed by the original author of the show, Mark Bramble. This eye-watering extravaganza is full of crowd-pleasing tap dances, popular musical theatre standards (“Lullaby of Broadway”, “We’re in the Money (the gold digger’s song), “42nd Street” and more), and show-stopping ensemble production numbers.