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  • National Theatre of London: Of Mice and Men (Broadcast in HD)

    Golden Globe® winner and Academy Award®
    nominee James Franco (127 Hours, Milk)
    and Tony Award® nominee Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids,
    Girls    ) star in the hit Broadway production Of Mice And Men, filmed on stage by National Theatre Live. This
    landmark revival of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s play is a powerful
    portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of
    friendship.     

    Of Mice and Men is directed by Tony Award®,
    Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circles award winner Anna D. Shapiro (Broadway’s August: Osage County) and features
    Leighton Meester (Country Strong, Gossip
    Girl    ) and Tony Award® winner Jim Norton (The Seafarer). The production was nominated for two Tony Awards®,
    including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Chris
    O’Dowd.     

    Broadcast in HD 

    This ‘moving masterpiece’ (Time Magazine) will screen in movie
    theaters internationally from November 6, 2014.

  • A World at War, 1937-1945: Triumph, Tragedy, Memory, and Myth

    This event WILL be held as scheduled.

    “A World at War, 1937-1945:

    Triumph, Tragedy, Memory, and Myth”

    With the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II coming up on May 8, 2015, Monmouth University is pleased to present five films on the life-and-death decisions that people made in the invaded countries to survive in the war, defend their homeland and beliefs, and protect their families. Collectively, the films show episodes of resistance, collaboration, and heroism in addition to the legacy of the global war for the later 20th century and our
    current century as well.

    All movies will be shown in the Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University free of charge and open to the Monmouth University community and the general public.</p>

    Host:  Dr. Thomas S. Pearson – Professor, Department of History & Anthropology

    The second film in the series:

    “In The Fog”

    Discussant: Dr. Kevin Dooley – Dean, Honors School and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science & Sociology

    Wednesday, January 28, 2015
    7:30 pm
    Pollak Theatre
    Monmouth University

    Sergei Loznitsa’s “In The Fog” (2012) (Unrated)

    Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces impossible moral choices.

    Organized by the Office of Global Initiatives

  • All Time Low: The Future Hearts Tour with special guests Issues, Tonight Alive, & State Champs

    They’ve repeatedly topped the charts, sold over 1.1 million albums worldwide, raked in 100+ million views on YouTube, toured with the biggest names in music, and have taken over airwaves around the globe… American rock band All Time Low is a bona fide worldwide sensation and they’re kicking off a whole new chapter in 2015. After a two-year writing binge, band members Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson and Zack Merrick are back with what Alternative Press Magazine is already calling the “most anticipated album of 2015”: their sixth studio album, Future Hearts.
     
    The massive buzz surrounding the new album triggered a fan frenzy among their 5+ million followers on social media. The band is ecstatic to hit the road and perform new material for fans – many of which have been loyal followers since All Time Low first began. Tickets are on sale Friday, January 16 at noon.

    7:00 p.m. Show (Doors 6:00 p.m.)

    Parking Fee: $10
    There is an eight (8) ticket limit per household.

    Tickets on sale January 16 at noon via Ticketmaster.com, 800.745.3000, and Ticketmaster retail outlets. A limited amount of tickets will be available for sale in person at the MAC and Pollak Theatre box offices.

    Produced by TTM, Inc and AEG Live

  • Sinatra: An American Icon Symposium

    Location: Wilson Auditorium
    Tickets are no longer on sale online. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door – cash only. 

    The Sinatra Family and Frank Sinatra Enterprises are pleased to announce some of the major initiatives confirmed as part of this year’s Sinatra 100 centennial celebration honoring one of the most cherished entertainment legends of all time, Frank Sinatra. An icon who forever epitomizes the American dream, Frank Sinatra continues to have an immeasurable influence on popular culture: music, film, art, theatre, fashion and beyond. Sinatra was a true one-of-a-kind personality whose incredible achievements continue to inspire greatness in others.

    As part of this celebration, Monmouth University in partnership with the GRAMMY MUSEUM will be hosting a day long Sinatra Centennial symposium.

    The schedule for the day includes (subject the change):

    Noon – President Paul Brown, Welcome and Introduction
    Keynote
    by Bob Santelli, executive director of the GRAMMY Museum

    12:30 – Sinatra 101 – The
    Essence of Frank Sinatra,     Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and
    Social Sciences Michael Thomas

    12:50 – Performance by
    MU students: Kellen Brennan – Keyboards, Connor Healy – Bass, Dino Marino – Sax, Liam Frank – Drums, Nicole Govel  – Vocals

    1:00-2:00 – The Man,
    The Music, The Legend    , Panel will include musicians
    Max Weinberg – Drummer, Bandleader,
    Author
    Southside Johnny Lyon – Singer,
    Songwriter, Arranger
    Steve Forbert, Singer,
    Songwriter, Guitarist
    Mike Barris – Instructor, “Perfectly Frank: An Appreciation of the Music of Frank Sinatra”, Brookdale
    Community College
    Chuck Granata – Record and Radio Producer, Author, Music Historian and Archivist
    Followed
    by a Q & A

    2:00-2:45 – Somewhere
    Along the Way     – Sinatra as a social activist by Bob Santelli and Max
    Weinberg

    Screening of the short film, “The
    House I Live In”. The Academy Award film starring Sinatra, was made in 1945 to
    promote racial tolerance

    2:45-3:45 – Nothing
    but the Best,     Panel will include Sinatra aficionados
         Joe Amodei, President of Virgil Films
    Joe Amore, Businessman and Sinatraphile
    Aaron Furgason, Associate Professor of Communications
    Stuart Rosenberg, Associate Professor of Management and Decision Sciences
    Followed by a Q & A

    3:45 – 3:55 – Performance by MU students: Kellen Brennan – Keyboards, Connor Healy – Bass, Dino Marino – Sax, Liam Frank – Drums, Nicole Govel  – Vocals

    3:55 – Bob Santelli will briefly describe the exhibit in the Pollak Gallery and encourage everyone to walk over to the Gallery

    In conjunction with the symposium, there will be a special Sinatra photo exhibition in Pollak Gallery. Click here for details.

  • 2015 Black Maria Film Festival

    From the world-renowned Black Maria Film Festival, the Department of Communication presents a screening of highly-recognized and award-winning short films, spanning across several genres and topics. Introduction and post-screening discussion to be held by Specialist Professor Matthew Lawrence.

  • Met Opera: La Traviata (Broadcast in HD)

    Willy Decker’s stunning production of Verdi’s timeless tragedy stars the riveting singing actress Natalie Dessay as Violetta. Matthew Polenzani is Alfredo Germont, the young man from a good family who risks everything for Violetta. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s father. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

    Please note that due to a scheduling conflict this screening was moved from it’s original date of July 7 to July 9.

  • Bravo Amici

    Bravo Amici’s mix of handsome tenors and stunning divas perform an uplifting collection of well-known classical and contemporary arias. Combining the essential elements of pop, Broadway and opera with classical overtones, their powerful performance is a tribute to the emerging musical genre of “Contemporary Classical Crossover” taking the world by storm. With fans ranging from Sir Elton John to Queen Elizabeth, these acclaimed international top artists have sold more than 3 million albums.

    Cast includes multi-platinum selling recording artist and accomplished tenor Geoff Sewell; Jeremy Stolle who played Phantom in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera, Mollie Vogt-Welch from A Tale of Two Cities original Broadway cast, Jared Zirilli who just starred in the World Premiere of Pretty Filthy with The Civilians and Michael Friedman off Broadway, and Betsy DiLellio who was hand-picked by Tony Award winning composer Adam Guettel to join the cast of the multiple Tony-Award winning The Light in the Piazza’s national tour.  

    For more information: http://www.bravoamici.com/

  • Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle

    Encore: Thurs. January 28, 2016

    Music: Adolphe Adam
    Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich

    The young peasant girl Giselle dies when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her own will, she joins the wilis, vengeful spirits who now turn against Albrecht and condemn him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. This treasure of romantic ballet is one of the oldest and greatest in classical repertoire, touching upon the great romantic themes: a doomed love affair ending in tragedy, a dive into fantasy and ultimate redemption through the power of love. The Bolshoi is renowned for its intimate and emotionally intense interpretation of this beloved drama.

  • Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels

     

    Music: Gabriel Fauré (Emeralds), Igor Stravinsky (Rubies), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Diamonds)
    Choreography: George Balanchine

    This opulent triptych was inspired by Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue, celebrating the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg, each bound to its own precious stone. With this first abstract ballet, Balanchine built an homage of captivating beauty to the dance schools that had forged his style: Paris, New York, and St Petersburg, each represented by a contrasting jewel: emerald, ruby, and diamond. Jewels offers a unique occasion to enjoy Balanchine’s visually captivating work, as the Bolshoi is only company authorized by the Balanchine Trust to film and broadcast his masterpiece. Starring Olga Smirnova, Semyon Chudin, Vladislav Lantratov, Anna Tikhomirova, Ekaterina Krysanova, and the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet.

  • Bolshoi Ballet: The Lady of the Camellias

    Music: Frédéric Chopin
    Choreography: John Neumeier

    A young bourgeois, Armand Duval, falls madly in love with Marguerite Gautier, a gorgeous courtesan celebrated by the Parisian high society. Despite her infidelity, Armand will do all he can to win the beautiful woman’s heart and convince her to leave her indulgent life. The Bolshoi breathes new life into John Neumeier’s tragic masterpiece, inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ novel and accompanied by Chopin’s exquisite score. This production assumes a new emotional and dramatic texture that only the Bolshoi’s dancers can deliver. “Neumeier’s character-rich ballet has found a company that is equal to its challenges” –Financial Times