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 | Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits
Presented by: AM Productions
Tickets: $125, $98, $78, $48
By now, Kenny Rogers has become such an icon that it's easy to forget how he got there. Having recorded more than 65 albums which have sold over 100 million records worldwide Rogers is an American Icon who is in the same league as The Beatles, Elton John and Elvis Presley. For five decades, Rogers has delivered memorable songs, drawing fans among rock, pop, soul and country audiences.
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 | The Celtic Tenors Christmas Show
Presented by: Count Basie Theatre
Tickets: $49.50, $35, $25, $19.50 - Group Rates Apply The Celtic Tenors (Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson, Daryl Simpson) are the most successful Irish classical crossover artists ever. No less an authority than Phil Coulter says they, “Re-invent the whole tenor idiom.” They have received Germany’s Echo Award for “Classical without Boundaries,” appeared in concert with artists as diverse as Dionne Warwick, The Chieftains, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the National Symphony of Ireland, and appeared in their own PBS Special, “Celebrate with The Celtic Tenors.” The Christmas Show is an all-encompassing mix of seasonal favorites, songs from their latest album, and their most popular songs. Singing in English, their native Gaelic, and several other languages, it’s a musical journey from the Classical world through Celtia, Americana and pop. Accompanied by pianist Colm Henry, with stratospherically high tenor show-stoppers and intimate a cappella masterpieces all wrapped in the Celtic Tenor sound and sprinkled with a generous dose of warm humor, it’s an uplifting experience everyone can enjoy.
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 | A Holiday Doo-Wop starring Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge Presented by: LAR Enterprises Tickets: $45, $40, $35 - Group Rates Apply
A Holiday Doo Wop Classic with:
Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge " The Worst That Could Happen"
Terry Johnson's Flamingos "I Only Have Eyes For You" Larry Chance and The Earls "Remember Then" Shirley Alston Reeves (lead singer of The Shirelles) "I Met Him On A Sunday" Earl Lewis and The Channels "The Closer You Are" |
 | Rock the Basie Presented by: Count Basie Theatre
Tickets: $15
 "Rock the Basie" is the culminating performance of Rock Band Camp, a 10-week course for adult musicians of all ages and skill levels in which musicians work in a Master Class setting with guitar player, record producer, writer and arranger Marc Muller, a Berklee College of Music graduate who has worked with Steve Forbert, Shania Twain, Elton John, Carly Simon, Donald Fagan, Dr. John, Blood Sweat and Tears, and the Spencer Davis Group, to name a few. After auditioning and being matched with other players to form a "band," each weekly 75-minute class is run like a professional tour rehearsal, focusing on arrangements, performance and stage presentation. This full-length concert is the program finale, featuring a wide variety of musical styles, including classic rock, blues, country and jazz.
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 | 3rd Annual Sinatra Birthday Bash Presented by: Count Basie Theatre & Jazz Arts Project Tickets: $39.50, $29.50, $19.50 - Group Rates Apply
An annual tribute to Frank Sinatra on his birthday weekend (this year would have been his 94th), the Sinatra Birthday Bash stars a selection of NJ’s finest working saloon singers. Selected by audition just for this performance, they’re backed by the Red Bank Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece professional Big Band under the Musical Direction of Joe Muccioli, who Jazzwise Magazine says works with “a maximum of authenticity.” Singing the great songs associated with Sinatra’s career, the Birthday Bash is not a costume and wig show, but a sincere, respectful tribute to one of NJ’s favorite sons.
Starring this year:
Sonny Averona, Jr. (Mullica Hill), Chelsea Crowe (Montclair), John DeMarco (Plainfield), Sean Hanlon (Holmdel), Jim and Angela Manfredonia (Trenton), Barbara Rose (Red Bank), Thos Shipley (Roselle Park), Maggie Worsdale (Jackson), plus one New Yorker for good measure, Al Lambert (Staten Island). PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR'S EVENT:
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 | "The Nutcracker" Ballet Presented by: Company of Dance Arts Tickets: $35, $25, $15
Based on the story “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice” by E.T.A. Hoffman, with music by Tchaikovsky, the Nutcracker Ballet has been a holiday tradition since its 1892 debut in Russia. The ballet tells the story of young Clara’s Stahlbaum’s Christmas Eve, beginning at a Christmas Eve party at which two life-size Nutcracker dolls are received as gifts. Later, Clara dreams that the toys around the Christmas tree come to life. The Nutcracker Prince battles the Mouse King and his army, and then takes Clara on a journey to the Land of Snow, and the Land of Sweets, where they are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy. Under the Artistic Direction of Jennifer Church, the Company of Dance Arts’ production of “Nutcracker” is choreographed by Peter Anastos, an Emmy Award nominee and Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts Fellow.
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 | Cool School Fall Showcase Presented by: Count Basie Theatre
Tickets: $12 ($9 for seniors, Children 5 & under are free)
The Count's Cool School is the arts education program of the Count Basie Theatre, offering classes with seasoned professionals for aspiring actors, musicians and dancers of all ages. Winter,Spring, Summer and Fall terms are offered. The Cool School Showcase is the end-of-term performance on the theatre's stage, providing an important opportunity for students to perform before a live audience. |
 | Holiday Express Two shows:
Tuesday, December 15th - 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 16th - 7:30pm (This date sponsored by Citi)
Tickets: $100, $49.50, $37.50, $25
Now in its 18th season, Holiday Express is a traveling Christmas party, a from-the-heart troupe of musicians bringing music, friendship, help and hope to those too often left out in the cold at the most special time of the year. Playing far from the limelight, in sometimes desperate circumstances, and all for absolutely no pay, more than 70 of the best musicians on the Jersey Shore play more than 50 shows between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and with several dozen support staff in tow, deliver not only music, but toys, clothing, food and fun to children with cancer, people living with AIDS, the mentally ill, disadvantaged families, the isolated elderly and the desperately homeless. The annual benefit concert at the Count Basie Theatre is a significant source of support for the all-volunteer, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization, and with more than 50 musicians and singers on the stage, playing everything from “White Christmas” to “You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch” (with the Grinch himself in attendance) to Chuck Berry’s “Run, Run Rudolph,” the annual benefit concert is an always-sold-out season tradition in itself. |
 | J. Crew Holiday Shopping Event
J. Crew invites supporters of the Count Basie Theatre Foundation to come in and shop for the holidays!
Wednesday, December 16th & Thursday, December 17th
The Grove at Shrewsbury 537 Broad Street Shewsbury, NJ Receive 15% off all purchases when you present the special invitation, which is available by clicking here!
For more information, please contact Rachel O. Warnick at 732.224.8778x118 or rwarnick@countbasietheatre.org. |
 | Ronnie Spector & Darlene Love Tickets: $89.50, $59.50, $49.50, $32.50, $29.50 A Benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs on Monmouth County
Promoted and produced by Sammy Boyd for Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County.
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The All Music Guide called it, “…the greatest Christmas record of all time...by which all later holiday releases had to be judged.” Rolling Stone said, “Only Elvis Presley’s first Christmas album approaches this one in terms of melding rock with the Yuletide spirit.” The album was A Christmas Gift for You, and Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love dominated it. They’ve never performed together live for the holidays, but they reunite at the Basie for a concert version of the album featuring hits like “Frosty the Snowman,” “Sleigh Ride,” “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” “White Christmas” and “Winter Wonderland.” They’ll also perform their timeless hits like “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You,” “He’s a Rebel” and “Today I Met The Boy I’m Gonna Marry,” plus “All Alone on Christmas,” which Darlene recorded with the E Street Band, and their duet of “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” from the multi-platinum A Very Special Christmas 2. A benefit for the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County, it’s an evening not to be missed, and never to be forgotten.
Darlene Love:
Ronnie Spector:
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 | Nancy Scharff's "Christmas Joy!" Concert Presented by: Nancy Scharff Ministries
Tickets: $25, $20, $15
Since 2006 Nancy Scharff’s Christmas Joy! Concert has been a festive and memorable event for the whole family. Joined by an Ecumenical Choir, Children's Choir, Gospel Choir, and other special guests, Nancy and her band perform traditional and contemporary Christmas favorites, like “O Holy Night,” “Silent Night", and much more. This year, Nancy will feature "The Prayer" duet. Audience participation is always a highlight of the concert. Those attending are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for immediate assistance to the needy. A portion of ticket sales will benefit two organizations: The Timothy Pauxtis Foundation whose mission is to increase awareness of, and raise money for research of pediatric brain tumors at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Love, INC., helping the poor by meeting immediate needs such as food and clothing and longer-term life skills, like training and housing. A singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and composer, the Asbury Park Press says that Nancy Scharff has, “An exceptionally sweet and powerful voice.” She has performed in Israel, South Africa, England, Australia, Europe, and domestically at Carnegie Recital Hall and Lincoln Center. Make room in your heart, and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas!! |
 | Glen Burtnik's Xmas Xtravaganza Presented by: Glen Burtnik's Xmas Xtravaganza, Inc. Tickets: $45, $35, $30, $20
www.xmasxtravaganza.org
www.myspace.com/glenburtniksxmasxtravaganza
Join us for the 19th Anniversary of Glen Burtnik's Xmas Xtravaganza. Born at a small club in New Jersey in the late 80's, this annual holiday concert revue of seasonal musical performances has grown larger each year, evolving into a New York-New Jersey area tradition not to be missed. It features a colorful cast of characters which changes from year to year, but in the past has included such luminaries as Patty Smyth, John McEnroe, Phoebe Snow, Marshall Crenshaw, The Patti Smith Band, Billy J. Kramer, Fred Schneider (B-52's), Jill Sobule, Idina Menzel, Jeffrey Gaines, Freedy Johnston, Steve Augeri (Journey), Dan Bern, John Waite, Curtis Stigers, STYX, Mary Lee Kortes, Kimberley Dahme (Boston), Deborah Harry, and Willie Nile, among others. Shows have been sold out for the past seven years running.
Glen Burtnik's Xmas Xtravaganza is a charity event. All performers are volunteer and all net proceeds go to benefit area food banks and other charitable organizations. Audience members are encouraged to contribute warm clothes, new toys, and canned food for those less fortunate. |
 | Handel's "Messiah" (Monmouth Civic Chorus) Presented by: Monmouth Civic Chorus Tickets: $45, $25 (Discount tickets available for seniors or students at the box office w/ ID)
MCC presents its second annual performance of Handel's "Messiah". Don't miss this unabridged telling of this great story . Here's what the critics are saying about our 2008 performance: "If I were a Messiah fan — which I am, despite all my grousing — and I had to choose one Messiah to go to this year, this would be it." --Carlton Wilkinson, Asbury Park Press, Dec.14, 2008 |
 | Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Presented by: Count Basie Theatre Tickets: $99, $75, $49.50, $29.50 - Group Rates Apply
For the 11th time, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes are back for the best New Year’s Eve party in town, turning the Basie into a music-filled juke-joint where ecstatic fans ring in yet another new year to a band blowing hot ‘til the wee hours. The New Year’s show traditionally features the full catalogue, from their latest CD to the hits and fan favorites, like “Trapped Again,” “Havin’ A Party,” “I Don't Want To Go Home,” “The Fever,” “Love On The Wrong Side Of Town,” “Hearts Of Stone” and “Talk To Me.” The New York Times says the Jukes are “…known as the country’s best bar band, a label (Southside) proudly wears. ‘We made ourselves a reputation as a good band to see. Maybe that’s because I’ve always associated music with having a good time."
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 | Annual Take Your Chance Raffle Win Two tickets to every show in 2010!
Only 1,000 tickets are being sold!
The Count Basie Theatre's Annual "Take Your Chance Raffle" will run October 1 through December 31. Winner will be chosen and announced at the New Year's Eve show with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Winner need not be present.
The winner will receive 2 tickets to every single show at the Basie from Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010. Tickets will be located within the first ten rows. Tickets are transferable so it's a great investment for friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc.
Raffle tickets are $50 each.
Buy Your Tickets:
At the Merchandise Counter During Shows
Call the Box Office 732.842.9000
Online at CountBasieTheatre.org
By Completing and Returning the Form available here.
All proceeds will benefit the Count Basie Theatre Foundation, a not-for-profit organization.
Questions? Contact 732.224.8778x118 or rwarnick@countbasietheatre.org
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