Tickets for this event are SOLD OUT. An evening of seasonal music for choir, orchestra, and handbells performed in the majestic and festive atmosphere of Wilson Hall. The concert is conducted by Professor Michael Gillette and Dr. David M. Tripold and features the Colts Neck Reformed Church Exultation Ringers conducted by Maggie Tripold.
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SOLD OUT – ‘TIS THE SEASON: A Holiday Concert
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Urinetown
Urinetown
March 4 – 8; March 10 – 12, 2015
Lauren K. Woods TheatreFrom an American town in the early 20th century, we flash forward to a future dystopia where a severe water shortage has made public pay-per-use toilets a legal necessity. Urinetown was a hit Broadway musical in the early 21st century, running for two and a half years. It won Tony Awards for its composer and lyricists Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis and Mr. Kotis also won for the book of the musical. The show is a satirical take on social change (the police are represented by Officers Lockstock and Barrel), corporate greed (the pay toilets are run by “Urine Good Company”), and Broadway musicals themselves. One of the show’s characters – its hero Bobby Strong – was included as one of the 100 Greatest Roles in Musical Theatre.
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Something’s Happening Here Spring Showcase
A musical cavalcade featuring the Monmouth University Chamber and Concert Choirs, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, student bands and soloists. The concert is conducted by Professor Michael Gillette, Professor Bryan Jenners and Dr. David M. Tripold.
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National Theatre of London: Skylight
Bill Nighy (Love Actually, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Carey Mulligan (Inside Llewyn Davis, The Great Gatsby) feature in the highly anticipated production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Audience), broadcast live from the West End by National Theatre Live.
On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died.
As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires. -
Willie Nile and Anthony D’Amato join Songwriters By The Sea
Songwriters By The Sea hosts, and accomplished New Jersey songwriters, Joe D’Urso and Joe Rapolla, bring their popular songwriters series to the historic Lauren K. Woods Theater. The series began as an intimate, casual coffeehouse jam in Asbury Park, NJ and has evolved into a regional and national show. The series has attracted the attention and participation of many of the most revered singers and songwriters on the scene today.
This show features the tireless touring Greenwich Village troubadour, Willie Nile. Willie makes a stop at the Monmouth University right in the middle of his European tour where he’s been showcasing songs from his new CD, American Ride. Also joining Rapolla and D’Urso is breakthrough artist Anthony D’Amato*. D’Amato just signed to New West Records and released his critically acclaimed CD, coincidentally titled, The Shipwreck from the Shore. Monmouth University Blue Hawk Records’ artists Natalie Zeller and Brittany Cannarozzi will open the show.
Included with the ticket price is a reception, sponsored by the Leon Hess Business School, before the show at 7 p.m.
*Please note that Anthony D’Amato will be replacing Sam Llanas
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Theatre Fest 2014
Please join us for the first Annual TheatreFest, four days and nights of theatre entirely produced and directed by Monmouth University students. All events free of charge and open to the public! Details of the individual events below. For more information, contact Professor Sheri Anderson, shanders@monmouth.edu.
Monday, December 1: 8pm – Woods Theatre
Boom Roasted Productions: An Evening of Contemporary Scenes
Director: Megan Roberts
Tuesday, December 2
Alpha Psi Omega: A Day with the BardThroughout the day all over campus, members of Alpha Psi Omega, the National Theatre Honor Society, will present Shakespearean scenes, monologues, and sonnets.Director: Nick Zazzario
Wednesday, December 3: 8pm – Woods Theatre
Theatre Majors and Minors Showcase
A variety of scenes and songs performed and directed by our theatre majors and minors. The evening will end with a world premiere staged reading of theatre minor Patrick S. Hall’s Occupied.
Producers: Molly Huber and Patrick Hall
Thursday, December 4: 8pm – Woods Theatre
Communication/Performance Studies Student Showcase
Co-Sponsored by CommWorks: Students Committed to Performance
Producer: Zoe Bulitt
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Senior Recital – Katelyn Harodetsky
Katelyn Harodetsky, Music Education major, will be performing her senior recital at the First Presbyterian Church of Long Branch on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served
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Music for Piano Solo, and Violin & Piano
Monmouth University Professors Laura Dubois and Michael Gillette perform the music of Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Chopin, deFalla, and Albeniz – a wonderful variety of music from different eras with some commentary and background provided by the performers.
The program also includes: classical guitarist and MU student Matt Jordan performing a piece by Villa Lobos; an original composition by Laura DuBois sung by MU alumnus Dana Ferrara, and MU students Margaret Lymberis and Mahalia Jackson.
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MU Chamber Orchestra
The concert will feature the Chamber Orchestra (which is comprised of students, faculty, and staff), and some smaller ensembles and soloists. The musical bill of fare will include works by Bizet, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, deFalla, Bach, Respighi and other important composers of different eras
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Student Recital: Madeline Myers
Madeline Myers, Music Education major, will be performing her Senior Recital. She will be featured on violin and viola. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.