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The Count Basie Theatre, a 1926 historic theatre is located in the heart of Red Bank, NJ.
We started our
2010-2011 year in July with one of the first performances anywhere by the now
acclaimed Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, and ended the year on June
26, 2011 with a performance by Rockit!, one of the educational programs that
takes place here at the Basie.
These two events, which bookended the year, perfectly demonstrate the range and importance of the theatre’s programming. We started the year with a brand-new jazz influenced blues band, and ended with a performance by an educational program for young people. What other arts organization in the region would bring you events of such scope?
As you will see when you read the 2011 report, total annual attendance increased for the third straight year; the theatre’s own presentations filled 75% of the available seats, a number significantly higher than the industry average of 60%; more donors than ever before supported the nonprofit theatre with a tax deductible contribution; and more students than any previous year were served by the theatre’s Performing Arts Academy.
These facts demonstrate that even in a down economy, people give the Count Basie Theatre an important place in their lives, and we’re happy to return the favor in some small measure. The economic impact of the Basie’s activity on the community in fiscal 2011 was almost $13 million, and supported over 300 full-time jobs.
