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28 • HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH THEATRE • SHOWS

18 • THE VOGEL • SHOWS

26 • POP-UP STAGE • SHOWS

98 • BASIE CENTER CINEMAS • FILMS & RENTALS

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INSPIRE 14 THE SHOW MUST GO ON

EDUCATE 73 ACADEMY OF THE ARTS 75 SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS 81 SCHOOL OF MUSIC 112 STUDENT FILM FEST

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Count Basie Center for the Arts, a not for profit organization Count Basie Center Executive Committee of the Board Stephen Cutler

Jeremy Grunin

Maggie Riker

Chairman

Vice Chair of Operations

Vice Chair of Development

Mark Hogan

Mitch Ansell

Michael Parent

Robin Klein

Tom Widener

Adam Philipson

Co-Secretary

Treasurer

Chairman Emeritus

Human Resources Chair

Co-Secretary

President & Chief Executive Officer, Ex Officio

Count Basie Center Board of Trustees Harry Agnostak Stuart Alderoty Peter Ardolino Tom Bernard Sarah Bradley Michael Bruno Lillian Burry Robert Chandler Craig Cummings Claudia Dulac Mollie Giamanco

Beth Giannotto Lauren Goldfarb Yvonne Grayson Marshall Knopf Maria Maher Judi Marrus Mario Monello Mark Rohl

Peter T. Roselle Matthew J. Saker Steven M. Schultz Pat Scire Peter B. Seligman Karen Siciliano Richard Spengler Carol Stillwell Darrell Lawrence Willis Kaye Wise Edward J. Zipprich

Count Basie Center Board of Advisors Steve Bidgood • David Cooner • Faith and Warren Diamond • John E. Ekdahl • Vin Gopal • Tim Hogan Joseph Kyrillos • Brian Leddin • Russell J. Lucas • Ed McKenna • Raymond Moser • Nancy Mulheren • Paul Nicholson Jamie Price • Chip Schulz • Patti Scialfa-Springsteen • David A. Springsteen • Larry Sykoff Maureen Van Zandt • Steven Van Zandt • Ira Walker • Hugh Ward • Al Weiss

President & Chief Executive Officer: Adam Philipson Receptionist: Kevin McGee

OPERATIONS

DEVELOPMENT

Senior Director of Development: Lysa J. Israel Director of Special Events: Jamie Ferlanti Director of Membership & Institutional Giving: Heather Keefe Sponsorship Manager and VIP Liaison: Kelly Schmidt Development Assistant: Sherise Nash

EDUCATION

Senior Director of Education & Outreach: Samantha Giustiniani Director, Monmouth Conservatory of Music & Head of Music Programs: Lucy Chen Arts Education & Outreach Associate: Jennifer Lee Education & Outreach Coordinator: Jessica O’Brien Education Programs Associate: Rachel Repole

FINANCE

Vice President of Finance/CFO: Karen Franklin Finance Coordinator: Antoinette Koski Finance Associate: Cassandra Worman Finance Assistant: Angela Stern

HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resources Director: Ann Marie Keenan

BOX OFFICE

Box Office Manager: Yolande Ruggiero Representatives: Carly Brach, Laurie Dalton, Donna Lee Pager, Elizabeth Taher,

PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Accounting: WithumSmith+Brown, PC, Karen Kowgios Insurance: NPPG, Inc. National Trust Insurance Services, LLC Legal: A nsell, Grimm & Aaron Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C Production Sound: ACIR Professional Technical Support: ACA Computers Transportation: Royal Limousine

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Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations: Jonathan E. Vena Creative Director: Andrew Musser Marketing Manager: Kayla Prendergast Graphic Designer: Caileigh Nerney Video Content Producer: Alexandra Morris

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Executive Vice President & General Manager: Izzy Sackowitz Senior Director of Operations: Joe Pulito Operations Coordinator: Andrea Seeley House Manager: Cory Minervini Assistant House Manager: Megan Hayes Facilities Director: Chris Lomazzo Technical Director: Michael Jacoby Assistant Technical Director: Charlie Christensen House Crew: Daniel Gibson, Doug Meyer, Kyle Santopadre, Greg Wilkens Cinema Manager: Raphael Silva

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MEMBERSHIP As a Count Basie Center member, you help fulfill our nonprofit mission of arts education, outreach and cultural programs for the community. You’ll also enjoy: • Pre-sale access to our great shows •A ccess and complimentary drinks at the Carlton Lounge, our swank and exclusive, members-only bar • Reduced ticketing fees on phone orders •D iscounts on Count Basie Center Academy of the Arts programs •R ecognition in Showtime, the theatre’s quarterly playbill

A Count Basie Center membership is tax deductible.

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THE SHOW MUST GO ON! HOW THE BASIE IS STAYING SAFE KEEPING THE ARTS ALIVE

With Governor Murphy’s decree last fall that performance venues could open to limited capacities, the Count Basie Center sprung into action.

seeking guidance on ensuring the health and safety of employees, patrons and performing artists alike. “Hackensack Meridian Health is very excited to partner with the historic Count Basie Center as they reopen by implementing best practices and safety protocols, which will ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all of the patrons, actors and staff that visit this incredible venue,” said Robert C. Garrett, CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health. “This partnership is yet another success of our ‘Keeping America Safe’ program to assist our local economies as New Jersey begins to reopen, and we hope to see you at the Basie Center soon!”

The first step: taking everything the nonprofit organization learned during its summer of outdoor concert production, and putting it into play inside. “We spent our summer producing safe, socially-distanced concert events at Monmouth Park, which provided invaluable experience on how to approach live events properly,” says Adam Philipson, President and CEO of the Basie Center. “We have a set of procedures in place, and we know that when patrons feel safe, they’ll attend live performances.”

Since opening night on October 22, The Vogel has hosted nearly 50 live performances. In December, the Basie unveiled the new PopUp Stage configuration inside the historic Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre. Presented by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, this unique setup uses an elevated platform and extends the length of the theater stage and nearly halfway across the room -- providing the space necessary to seat up to 150 patrons at cabaret-style tables.

In early October, the Basie Center announced the opening of its long-awaited second performance venue, The Vogel. Named for area philanthropists Anne and Sheldon Vogel in honor of their support for the Basie Center, The Vogel is a state-of-the-art, two-story performance venue, originally designed to handle up to 800 persons in a standing room capacity. However, with that much space, it’s also the perfect environment in which to seat sociallydistanced, reduced-capacity audiences – the key ingredient in maintaining COVID-related health and safety protocols. The Basie Center also worked with its partners at Hackensack Meridian Health, whose Keeping America Safe program is designed for businesses

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“The “Pop-Up Stage” configuration is a cool and unique set-up we’ve used at galas,” CEO Philipson says. “But more importantly, it allows us to achieve the distancing measures we’ve found to be key in the success of presenting shows next door at The Vogel.”

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• Fans must remain seated at their purchased table, unless using the restroom or exiting.

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• There is no re-entry. • For nights with two shows, entry for the second show begins once the previous crowd is cleared and the venue is cleaned / sanitized. • For late shows, New Jersey mandates bar service must cease at 10pm. Last call is 9:45pm. • Tables are not permitted to be split and resold. Patrons holding resold tickets are denied entry and refunds are not available.

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• Patrons are required to remain seated, unless getting up to leave or use restrooms, which are limited to two (2) patrons at a time.

These measures include: • Shows inside The Vogel and the Pop-Up Stage are seated, with tables sold in “Table For Two,” “Table For Four” and “Table For Six” configurations only.

• All Basie Center events utilize Ticketmaster’s touch-less, mobile entry system. No paper tickets are accepted.

• Tables are positioned 6’ apart, with the front row of tables 12’ from the performers.

• Venue security will enforce ground rules, which will follow current CDC and State of New Jersey guidelines for indoor events.

• Only 150 seats are available for each performance.

“The Count Basie Center for the Arts has lost in excess of $9 million since the onset of the pandemic,” says Philipson. “Producing these performances, as well as holding safe and socially distant onsite classes and films at Basie Center Cinemas, is crucial to our survival. But none of this is possible without safety being at the forefront of everything we do. We’re as dedicated to creating and maintaining safe environments as we are in our mission to inspire, educate and entertain through the arts.”

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History Originally opened in 1926 as Reade’s Carlton Theater, the Count Basie Center for the Arts is one of the nation’s most celebrated performing arts centers. The Basie is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in America, consistently recognized by Pollstar magazine as one of the nation’s top performing live event venues, and everyone from Tony Bennett and Bruce Springsteen, to Ringo Starr and William J. “Count” Basie himself have performed on its historic stage. In fact, Bennett has called the Basie “my favorite place.” Art Garfunkel once remarked, “This hall is to a singer what Steinway is to a pianist.” And Lyle Lovett, a frequent Basie performer, has long praised the historic theater, making a point to tell his audiences “this is one of the nicest sounding rooms in the whole United States of America.” For 40+ years, Reade’s Carlton Theater hosted everything from vaudeville to films, local theater and touring productions, concerts and more. By the mid-1960s, like so much treasured, architectural wonders of the gilded age, the Carlton fell into disrepair, forgotten against the rise of shopping malls, home television and multi-theater cineplexes. In 1971, funding from the Junior League of Monmouth County and New Jersey State Council on the Arts helped create the Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC). With an eye on preserving the past, the MCAC almost immediately focused on preserving the Carlton. In 1973, an anonymous donation allowed the MCAC to purchase the Carlton for just $96,665 — several hundred thousand dollars less than it cost to construct 47 years earlier. A press release heralded,“The Monmouth County Arts Council has received an anonymous gift from a foundation enabling it to purchase the Carlton Theatre in Red Bank, with the stipulation that the theater be renovated into an attractive and functional arts center for the entire county.” Along with the donation came a new name: the Monmouth Arts Center. Thanks to the MCAC and an ever-growing area music scene, the Monmouth Arts Center became viable. In August 1974, just months after then-Rolling Stone journalist Jon Landau proclaimed him “the future of rock and roll,” local musician Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band took the historic stage. A year later, just weeks after Springsteen appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek magazines, the band returned for a performance dubbed “The Homecoming.” Decades before Bruce Springsteen, however, another area musician – jazz great William J. “Count” Basie – established himself as one of music’s all-time greats. In 1961, just weeks after performing for President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, Basie made a homecoming performance at the Carlton, drawing more than 1,700 fans in the theater’s seats and glass-lined lobby. Basie made several returns in the years to follow: in 1974 for a concert held in honor of his 70th birthday, and for a 1979 performance to benefit Shrewsbury’s A.M.E. Zion Church. Just weeks after the death of his wife Catherine in 1983, Basie made his final appearance at the theater. Less than a year later, the jazz legend succumbed to cancer. In November 1984, just six months removed from his death, the Monmouth Arts Center was renamed to honor Basie, then wholly recognized as Red Bank’s most famous son.

In years to come, the Basie would establish itself as a nonprofit organization, with a mission to inspire, educate and entertain through its distinct and engaging cultural and artistic offerings that reflect the diversity of the region. The Basie’s Academy of the Arts has yielded stars in music and Broadway, and its work in area schools to promote the arts in education has been recognized throughout the state of New Jersey. A monumental interior restoration was completed in 2008, funded in part by a performance by Springsteen and the E-Street Band. The project restored the theater to its original, Neoclassical Revival-style, 1926 luster. Two years later, the building’s iconic façade was restored. In 2018, the Count Basie name was elevated to represent the entire center for the arts, reflecting its celebrated $26 million capital campaign and the goal of expanding the facility into a blocklong creative campus. The west side expansion is underway, with the Jay And Linda Grunin Arts and Education Building set to house rehearsal spaces, additional classrooms and the Basie Center’s asyet-unnamed second performance space. On the facility’s east side, work has started to create a spacious, glass-lined lobby, barrierfree amenities and upgrades, and the Stillwell-Larkin Pavilion, which will serve as the entrance to a new outdoor public arts plaza. And recently, Hackensack Meridian Health’s investment in the future of the Basie Center lead to the renaming of its historic theater. At 93 years old and growing stronger, the Count Basie Center for the Arts aims to be the premier center for the performing and visual arts, inspiring, educating and entertaining through its diverse and engaging offerings and reflecting the diversity of the region. As a nonprofit organization, the Basie is committed to creating opportunities for participation and understanding the arts by collaborating with creators, organizations, and schools, and as a catalyst to harnessing the economic vitality of the arts and enriching our region’s quality of life.

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An Evening with the Stars

Remember all the wonderful Variety shows we all grew up on in the 70’s & 80’s? Now is your chance to see them live and re-created by Las Vegas’ number one impersonators of all time. All your favorite legendary Superstars come alive in An Evening with The Stars. The NBC Today show says “it’s one of the most extraordinary shows we have ever seen.” Sonny & Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Tom Jones, and many many more hosted by THE EDWARDS TWINS FROM LAS VEGAS. All live vocals Each Star sings their number 1 hits as well as of your favorite Songs …

THE EDWARDS TWINS with special guest Johnny T April 21 • 7:30PM

Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard- rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she’s had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” and “Crimson and Clover.” Her independent record label, Blackheart Records, was founded in 1980 after she was rejected by no less than 23 labels. Blackheart is one of the longest running indie labels and continues to give voice to new bands. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987’s Light Of Day, and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, The Rocky Horror Show. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and Law and Order.

JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS Opening Act: Emily Wolfe April 22 • 8PM

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The Asbury Park Music + Film Festival celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Joe Cocker’s groundbreaking 1970 live album and tour, MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN on Friday, April 24th starring soul sensation REMEMBER JONES and a 20-piece band. Serving as a dedication to Joe Cocker and Leon Russell, the show will be recreated with the exact 20-piece personnel from the original tour including a full choir, two drum kits, horn section, piano, Hammond B3, two guitars, and more surprises.

REMEMBER JONES PRESENTS MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 50th Anniversary April 24 • 8PM

Starring ‘That Motown Band’ with award winning musical director Johnny Gale

THAT MOTOWN BAND, a 10-piece powerhouse group of vocalists and musicians and so many other great songs from The Motown era recreating the music of Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops and more! The Musical director for That Motown Group is Grammy-Award nominated producer, composer, arranger, vocalist and guitarist, Johnny Gale.

A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT MUSIC OF MOTOWN

PLUS starring The Johnny Maestro Tribute Band.

Also starring The Johnny Maestro Tribute Band

Presented by LAR Enterprises

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Phoenix Productions Presents:

This classic tale of a Kansas farm girl who travels over the rainbow to learn the value of home has been entertaining audiences for generations with the hit standards “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “If I Only had a Brain,” and “We’re Off the See the Wizard.” A wonderful timeless masterpiece that’s not to be missed.

THE WIZARD OF OZ April 30, May 1 & 2

COME JOIN OUR SISTERHOOD! Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This hilarious musical parody set to classic tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles! See what millions of women worldwide have been laughing about for over 18 years!

MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL May 13 & 14 • 7:30PM

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DOO WOP AT THE BASIE

Starring:

May 7, 2022 • 7PM

Shirley Alston Reeves (Original Lead Singer of The Shirelles) – ”Soldier Boy”

Presented by LAR Enterprises

Cleveland Still & The Dubs – Could This Be Magic

Kenny Vance & The Planotones – Looking For An Echo

The Capris – “There’s A Moon Out Tonight”

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The Fireflies – “You Were Mine” Hosted by Cool Bobby B of Sirius Radio – 50s on 5

Born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Canada, into a close-knit family, Paul Anka didn’t waste time getting his life in music started. From an early age he sang in a choir, studied piano and honed his writing skills with journalism courses, even working as a cub reporter at the Ottawa Citizen. By 13, he had his own vocal group, the Bobbysoxers. Blinded by determination, he would take his mother’s car and drive to perform at every amateur night he could across the river in Quebec. Soon after, he won a trip to New York by winning a Campbell’s soup contest that required him to spend three months collecting soup can labels. After visiting the music hub of New York, was there that his dream to make it as a singer composer was solidified. There was not a doubt in his young tenacious mind.

PAUL ANKA – ANKA SINGS SINATRA:

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! His Songs, My Songs, My Way June 7 • 7:30PM

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From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, GTLO re-create the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed. When you hear three guitars on the album…GTLO delivers three guitarists on stage. No wigs or fake English accents, GTLO brings what the audience wants…a high energy Zeppelin concert with an honest, heart-thumping intensity.

GET THE LED OUT

A Celebration of “The Mighty Zep” June 11 • 8PM

Ringo Starr and his current All-Starr Band featuring Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Gregg Rolie, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, and Hamish Stuart bring their North American tour to the Basie Center this June!

RINGO STARR & HIS ALL-STARR BAND June 12 • 7:30PM

Ringo’s 20th studio record, What’s My Name, was released earlier this year. The title track is a rousing anthem written by a returning All Starr Band member, Colin Hay, that turns a familiar chant from Ringo’s live shows into a rousing rocker sure to be a future crowd-pleaser.

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“THE WEEKLINGS (JEM recording artists) – America’s most unique celebration of the music and muse of THE BEATLES, features former members of Styx, Dave Mason, the original Beatlemania on Broadway, Jon Bon Jovi & The Kings of Suburbia, Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg’s Jukebox and BeatleFest house band Liverpool.

THE WEEKLINGS

The Music of The Beatles and More… April 3 • 8PM

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Bruce Hornsby, the creatively insatiable pianist and singersongwriter from Williamsburg, Virginia, always has succeeded on his exceptional gifts, his training, and his work ethic. He became a global name in music by reimagining American roots forms as songs that moved with the atmospheric grace of jazz. “The Way It Is” defined sonic joy on the radio, however as a hit record it also evidenced a thrilling re-structuring, and during the years afterward Hornsby, in staggeringly diverse ways, has kept going.

BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS June 13 • 7:30PM

BRIAN FALLON & THE HOWLING WEATHER with Justin Townes Earle + Worriers June 15 & 16 • 7:30PM

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Count Basie Center Summer Gala

Train is a multi-GRAMMY and Billboard award-winning band from San Francisco, CA that has had 14 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 list since the release of their debut self- titled album. Train’s climb to the top began in San Francisco in 1994, going on to tenaciously building a loyal following, leading up to their own self- titled debut album, released by Columbia in 1998. The tumbling wordplay of “Meet Virginia” gave them their first radio hit and 2001’s Drops Of Jupiter broke them to multi-platinum status thanks to the double-GRAMMY awardwinning title song that spent 10 months in the Top 40, and snaring the Best Rock Song GRAMMY award by beating out Coldplay and two U2 songs.

TRAIN

June 18 • 8PM

An Outrageous Concert

2020 will mark the eleventh year of the highly-successful, hit-filled summer package tour, Happy Together. The touring sensation that has criss-crossed the nation delighting audiences for a decade returns next summer with a show full of chart-topping hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s – FIFTY-NINE Billboard Top 40 smashes to be precise. The tour is once again headlined by The Turtles, who also act as musical hosts for the evening. Supporting The Turtles will be Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night), The Association, Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & The Raiders), The Vogues and The Cowsills. New to the tour this year are Mark Lindsay and The Vogues. Please see below for tour dates, with more tour dates to be announced.

HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR Fri June 25 • 8PM

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An Evening with

Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady – A Living Legend – in American Music

Acoustic & Electric Plus Special Guest David Grisman Trio

The name Hot Tuna invokes as many different moods and reactions as there are Hot Tuna fans — millions of them. To some, Hot Tuna is a reminder of some wild and happy times. To others, that name will forever be linked to their own discovery of the power and depth of American blues and roots music. To newer fans, Hot Tuna is a tight, masterful duo that is on the cutting edge of great music.

HOT TUNA July 8 • 8PM

Take a trip through the most memorable movie moments reenvisioned and re-imagined through the eyes of acclaimed dance duo and brothers MAKS & VAL CHMERKOVSKIY. MAKS & VAL LIVE 2020: MOTION PICTURES TOUR features special guests, spouses and celebrated dancers JENNA JOHNSON and PETA MURGATROYD. Take a trip through the most memorable movie moments through the eyes of Maks and Val. The foursome will re-imagine some of your favorite dancing movie scenes as well as bring motion to iconic scenes where there was none before. Experience a dance driven narrative woven together by the movies that have moved us all.

MAKS & VAL LIVE – FEATURING PETA & JENNA Motion Pictures Tour July 10 • 8PM

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Blessed with what The New York Times described as a “beautiful countertenor,” singer Art Garfunkel has made an indelible mark on the music world as both a solo artist and half of the unrivaled Simon & Garfunkel. He has also enjoyed a successful film career, published a book of poetry and released 12 solo albums, the most recent being 2007’s Some Enchanted Evening.

ART GARFUNKEL: IN CLOSE-UP July 11 • 7PM

Since then, he has been busy as a husband and father to his two sons, 26 year-old James and 11-year-old Beau Daniel. He is also an avid walker who has walked across Japan, the US (celebrated in the 1997 concert DVD, Across America) and now Europe.

Phoenix Productions Presents:

The year is 1985. Hair is big, collars are up, shoulders are padded, and greed is good. A wedding singer just might be the coolest guy in the room. Based on Adam Sandler’s hit movie, this musical has it all… heartbreak, romance, comedy, and that party-hearty nostalgic 80’s vibe.

THE WEDDING SINGER July 16, 17 & 18

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Dion remains the one member of the first generation of rock & roll music who continues to make new, credible musical statements.” Music Critics say he is the only first-generation rock and roll artist who has remained creative and relevant through the decades. In 1958 he had three top-forty hits. In 2007 he was nominated for a Grammy. His last three albums have some of his best work.

DION

July 22 • 8PM

Dion and his music represent a special time and place... a moment when a song could mean so much and a singer could sum up what it means to be young, in love and on top of the world.

HERB ALPERT Creator and innovator, musician and producer, artist, and philanthropist, Herb Alpert is a man with a profound passion.

Basie Center Jazz Series

AN EVENING WITH HERB ALPERT AND LANI HALL

Born in Los Angeles, the future trumpeter came of age in a house filled with music. At the age of eight, he was drawn to the trumpet in a music appreciation class in his elementary school.

Sponsored by The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners

LANI HALL Grammy Award-winning vocalist and producer, Lani Hall started her singing career in 1966, as the lead singer of Sergio Mendes’s break through group, Brasil ’66. She left behind her city roots in Chicago and, for 5 years, performed throughout the world.

July 30 • 7:30PM

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PAULA POUNDSTONE

Paula Poundstone is a humorist, author and comedian known for her clever, observational humor and spontaneous wit. When she isn’t collecting hotel soaps while on tour or paneling on NPR’s #1 show, Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, Paula hosts the popular Starburns Audio podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone. Nobody is a comedy field guide to life complete with taste tests, cats of the weeks and leading experts in everything from beekeeping to ping pong to prosopagnosia (say that 3 times fast).

VIC DIBITETTO

You can often find him referring to himself as “The Donkey of Comedy,” or “The Working Class Zero;” Vic DiBitetto is an American stand-up comedian, social media, YouTube personality and actor. Best known for his viral video “Bread & Milk” nearing 17 million views on Youtube. This video has brought about a new wave of fans and followers for Vic both on social media and on the stand up comedy circuit. More recently he portrayed Gino Chizetti in the 2015 comedy film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. Try not to laugh, smile or grin while watching comedian Vic DiBitetto.

August 26 • 8PM

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Phoenix Productions Presents:

A Chorus Line allows the audience into the personal lives of Broadway performers featuring powerhouse musical numbers including “What I Did for Love,” “I Can Do That,” “One (Singular Sensation),” and “I Hope I Get It.” This brilliantly complex and powerful story won 9 Tony Awards, 6 Drama Desk awards and the Pulitzer Prize, and was instantly recognized as a classic.

A CHORUS LINE September 24, 25 & 26

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These cutting-edge illusionists perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions. These modern masters display skills that have taken a lifetime to perfect. Audience members will be baffled by the astounding skills of these modern illusionists.

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September 29 • 7:30PM

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Tommy Emmanuel has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. Or at least they would if he was the kind of artist who was ever satisfied. At the age of six, he was touring regional Australia with his family band. By 30, he was a rock n’ roll lead guitarist burning up stadiums in Europe. At 44, he became one of five people ever named a Certified Guitar Player by his idol, music icon Chet Atkins.

TOMMY EMMANUEL, CGP with Andy McKee with very special guest The Gibson Brothers September 30 • 8PM

Today, he plays hundreds of sold-out shows every year from Nashville to Sydney to London. All the while, Tommy has hungered for what’s next.

Starring:

OH WHAT A NIGHT OF ROCK N’ ROLL VOLUME 3

Larry Chance & The Earls – “I Believe” The Happenings – ”See You In September” Brian Hyland – “Sealed With A Kiss” Chris Montez – “Lets Dance” Joey Dee – “The Peppermint Twist Kathy Young – “A Thousand Stars” Jimmy Stephens – “Image of A Girl” John Kuse & the Excellents – “Coney Island Baby” Sky’s The Limit – “A Tribute To The Original Duprees”

Sat October 7 • 7PM

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The Count Basie Center Academy team and its teaching artists proudly present this semester’s selection of engaging, onsite and online classes for children, teens and adults

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS Our age-appropriate classes are designed to enhance technical, performance, interpersonal, and life skills. From beginners to pre-professional students, our experienced teaching artists will inspire, challenge, motivate and guide students on their journey to excellence.

CLASSES THIS SESSION INCLUDE: Musical Theatre / Broadway • Acting • Tv and Film • Improv High School Theatre Classes • Dance and Movement

SCHOOL OF MUSIC Our music programs help young performers gain confidence, improve their skills, and create music with their friends. A broad range of musical opportunities are offered, designed to help improve your student’s comprehension skills while offering public performance opportunities in a fun, teamwork-driven environment.

CLASSES THIS SESSION INCLUDE: Vocals • Musical Programs for Beginner, Developing and Advanced Musicians

BROADWAY ACTING AND MUSICAL THEATRE AGES: 4-18 THEBASIE.ORG/ACADEMY

ON-SITE CLASSES Broadway for Beginners

Ages: 4-6 • Mondays: 4-5PM • Jan 25-March 29 • $210 Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Kids on Stage

Ages: 6-8 • Mondays: 5:15-6:15PM • Jan 25-March 29 $210 • Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • Class Capacity: 8 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Beginner Acting I/II

Ages: 9-12 • Wednesdays: 4-5:30PM • Jan 27-March 31 $315 Instructor: Robin Oddo • Class Capacity: 8 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

The Show Must Go On

Ages: 8-12 • Class Capacity: 8 • $350 Thursdays: 4:30-6:30PM • Jan 21-March 25 OR Saturdays: 9:30-11:30AM • Jan 23-March 27 Instructor: Marjorie Enerson Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Actor’s Playground at the Basie Mondays OR Wednesdays • Class Capacity: 12 Starting Sept 30 running through June Ages: 7-12 • 3:30-5PM • $160 Monthly Ages: 13-18 • 5:30-7:30PM • $160 Monthly Grunin Arts Education Building Studios 302-303

ONLINE CLASSES Broadway for Beginners

Ages: 4-6 • Tuesdays: 4-5PM • Jan 26-March 30 Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • $210 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 6

Kids on Stage

Ages: 6-8 • Tuesdays: 5:15-6:15PM • Jan 26-March 30 Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • $210 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 6

Dialects, Accents & Acting

Ages: 12+ • Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30PM • Jan 26-March 30 Instructor: Chris Tomaino • $210 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 8

Beginner Acting

Ages: 9-12 • Thursdays: 5-6PM • Oct 1-Dec 10 Instructor: Chris Tomaino • $210 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 6

The Show Must Go On

Ages: 8-12 • Fridays: 4-6PM • Jan 22-March 26 Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • $350 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 8

CLASSES FOR TEENS AGES: 14-18 THEBASIE.ORG/ACADEMY

ON-SITE CLASSES Beginner Tap for Teens

Ages: 12+ • Mondays: 4-5PM • Jan 25-March 29 • $210 Instructor: Jessica O’Brien • Class Capacity: 8 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Find Your Acting Style

Ages: 14-18 • Wednesdays: 4:30-5:30PM • Jan 27-March 31 $210 • Instructor: Samantha Giustiniani • Class Capacity: 8 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Teen Improv

Ages: 12+ • Mondays: 5:30-7PM • Jan 25-March 29 $315 • Instructor: Mike O’Keefe • Class Capacity: 8 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

ONLINE CLASSES New! Cultural Voices in Theatre A Master Class Series Ages: 16-Adult • Tuesdays & Thursdays: 4-6PM Jan 14, 21 & Feb 12 & 19 Instructor: Anthony Holiday • $100 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 10

Dialects, Accents & Acting

Ages: 12+ • Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30PM • Jan 26-March 30 Instructor: Chris Tomaino • $210 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 8

Intermediate / Advanced Acting Ages: 12+ • Thursdays: 5-6:30PM • Jan 21-March 25 Instructor: Nicole Clark • $315 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 8

JR BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS AGES: GRADES 3-12 THEBASIE.ORG/ACADEMY

ONLINE CLASSES Alice In Cyberland - A Virtual Play

Students in Grades 3-5 • January 25 - March 31 Rehearsals: Mondays & Wednesdays • 5:15-6:15PM Final Show: Wednesday, March 31 No audition necessary. Roles will be determined during the first week of class. Instructor: Jessica O’Brien & Nicole Clark • $325 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 8

ON-SITE CLASSES A Wrinkle in Time

Students in Grades 5-8 Accepting Videio Auditions: thebasie.org/academy Rehearsals: Tuesdays & Thursdays • 4-6PM and Saturdays • 1-4PM • January 5 - March 1 Final Show: March 1 Instructor: Anthony Greco & Jessica O’Brien $450 • Class Capacity: 25 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio 302/303

Radium Girls

Students in Grades 9-12 Accepting Videio Auditions: thebasie.org/academy Rehearsals: Tuesdays & Thursdays • 7-9PM and Saturdays • 9AM-12PM • January 5 - February 22 Final Show: February 22 Instructor: Anthony Greco & Jessica O’Brien $450 • Class Capacity: 25 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio 302/303

MUSIC AND VOCALS AGES: 6-ADULT THEBASIE.ORG/ACADEMY

ONSITE & ONLINE HYBRID CLASSES Encore String Ensemble

Suzuki Book 2-4 • Wednesdays: 6-7PM • Feb 3 - April 21 Instructor: Laura Petillo • $240 Hybrid Session: 2 weeks online, 1 week in-person

Advanced String Quartet (Audition Based) Ages: 14+ • Fridays: 6-7PM • Feb 12 - April 30 Instructor: Mikhail Kuchuk • $280 Hybrid Session: 2 weeks online, 1 week in-person

Basie Academy A Cappella Troupe

(Audition Based) Ages: 12+ • Thursdays: 6:30-7:30PM Dec 3-Feb 25 • Instructor: Kellie Shane • $225 Hybrid Session: 2 weeks online, 1 week in-person

Cello Ensemble

Ages: 10+ • Saturdays: 2-3:30PM • Jan 9 - March 27 Instructor: Leo Soeda • $300 Hybrid Session: 2 weeks online, 1 week in-person

ONLINE CLASSES Intro to Singing

Ages: 9+ • Thursdays: 5-6PM • Jan 14 - April 1 Instructor: Kellie Shane • $250 Class held through Zoom

ABRSM Music Theory Exam Prep: Level 1 Ages: 10+ • Mondays: 5-6PM • Feb 8 - April 26 Instructor: Conservatory Faculty • $350 Class held through Zoom

ABRSM Music Theory Exam Prep: Level 3 Ages: 12+ • Mondays: 6-7PM • Feb 8 - April 26 Instructor: Conservatory Faculty • $350 Class held through Zoom

Jazz Essentials 1 & 2 Jazz Arts Project

Ages: 13-19 • Sundays: 1-3PM • Jan 24-Feb 28 Instructor: Jazz Arts Project • $350 Class held through Zoom

TV AND FILM AGES: 4-ADULT THEBASIE.ORG/ACADEMY

ONLINE CLASSES See The Film, Act The Scene

Ages: 7-10 • Mondays • 4:30-5:30PM Ages: Teen/Adult • Mondays • 5:30-6:30PM January 25 - March 29 • Instructor: Angela Lomangino Class held through Zoom • $220

A Film Actor Prepares

Ages: Teen/Adult • Mondays: 7-8PM • Jan 25-Feb 22 Instructor: Angela Lomangino • $220 Class held through Zoom

Meisner and Film

Ages: Teen/Adult • Mondays: 8-9PM • March 1-29 Instructor: Angela Lomangino • $220 Class held through Zoom

Prime Time Tv & Film

Ages: 7-10 • Tuesdays • 4:30-5:30PM Ages: Teen/Adult • Tuesdays • 5:30-6:30PM January 26 - March 2 • Instructor: Angela Lomangino Class held through Zoom • $260

Acting & Improv for Commercials Ages: Kids / Teens / Adults • Tuesdays: 6:30-7:30PM Jan 26 - March 2 • Instructor: Angela Lomangino • $260 Class held through Zoom

Master the Audition Self-Submission

Ages: Kids / Teens / Adults • Tuesdays: 8-9PM Section 1: Tuesdays: January 26, February 2, 9, 16 Section 2: Tuesdays: March 2, 9, 16, 23 Instructor: Angela Lomangino • $180 Class held through Zoom

Private Tv & Film Acting Lessons 30 minute lesson – $40 • 45 minute lesson – $55 Ages: 6-Adult • Instructor: Angela Lomangino

TVT3 PRIVATE TAPED AUDITIONS AND EDITING SERVICES TVT3 offers private taped audition and editing services for any actor at the Count Basie Center Academy of the Arts. Pricing is as follows: Flat Rate: $75 for 30 minutes of taping which includes a professional reader (for 2-person scenes), lighting, audio and video, editing, choice of compression/delivery format and quick turn-around. Flat Rate: $125 includes all of the above plus 30 minutes of coaching. Editing: Editing services are available for actors and voiceover performers who choose to self-tape and want seamless visual/audio presentations. Rates vary; call for pricing. On-Site or Group Taped Auditions: Rates vary; call for pricing. All Ages • Instructors: Robert Gengerke / Angela Lomangino

IMPROV & COMEDY

ON-SITE CLASSES Teen Improv

Ages: 12+ • Mondays: 5:30-7PM • Jan 25-March 29 $315 • Instructor: Mike O’Keefe • Class Capacity: 8 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

AGES: 9-ADULT THEBASIE.ORG/ACADEMY

ONLINE CLASSES Beginner Improv

Ages: 9-12 • Wednesdays: 5-6PM • Jan 27-March 31 Instructor: Christine Desimas • $210 Class held through Zoom • Class Capacity: 8

DANCE AND MOVEMENT AGES: 5-ADULT THEBASIE.ORG/ACADEMY

ON-SITE CLASSES Beginner Tap for Teens

Ages: 12+ • Mondays: 4-5PM • Jan 25-March 29 • $210 Instructor: Jessica O’Brien • Class Capacity: 8 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio 201

Mexican Folkloric Dance with Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

Ages: 5-Adult • Saturdays: 1:30-4:30PM • Year-round Suggested donation of $10 per student, per class 1:30 – 2:30: Beginner Child – AGES: 5-10 2:30 – 3:30: Advanced Child/Teen – AGES 11-13 3:30 – 4:30: Adult – TEEN / ADULT

ONE DAY WORKSHOPS AGES: 4-ADULT THEBASIE.ORG/ACADEMY

ON-SITE ONE DAY WORKSHOPS PJ Pals

Ages: 4-5 • Saturday, February 6 • 11:45AM-12:45PM Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • $25 • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Art Around the World: Grecian Pottery

Ages: 12+ • Saturday, February 13 • 12-1PM Instructor: Rachel Repole • $25 • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Frozen

Ages: 4-5 • Saturday, February 20 • 11:45AM-12:45PM Ages: 6-8 • Saturday, February 20 • 1-2PM Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • $25 • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Art Around the World: Japanese Origami

Ages: 8+ • Saturday, February 27 • 12-1PM Instructor: Rachel Repole • $25 • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Time Travel with Xavier

Ages: 4-7 • Saturday, March 6 • 11:45AM-12:45PM Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • $25 • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Art Around the World: Batik

Ages: 8+ • Saturday, March 13 • 12-1PM Instructor: Rachel Repole • $25 • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Storytime Acting Adventure

Ages: 4-6 • Saturday, March 20 • 11:45AM-12:45PM Instructor: Marjorie Enerson • $25 • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

Art Around the World: Woodblock Printmaking

Ages: 12+ • Saturday, March 27 • 12-1PM Instructor: Rachel Repole • $25 • Class Capacity: 6 Grunin Arts Education Building Studio L-02

VIRTUAL AND ONSITE PRIVATE INSTRUCATION AGES: 4-ADULT

ONSITE & ONLINE CLASSES

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Private Vocal Lessons

30 minute lesson – $40 • 45 minute lesson – $55 Ages: 10+ • Instructors: Deb Lyons & Kellie Shane

Private Acting Lessons

30 minute lesson – $40 • 45 minute lesson – $55 Ages: 10-Adult • Instructors: Chris Tomaino, Robbin Oddo

Private Tv & Film Acting Lessons 30 minute lesson – $40 • 45 minute lesson – $55 Ages: 6-Adult • Instructor: Angela Lomangino

Private Advanced Character Class with Mike O’Keeffe 30 minute lesson – $40 • 45 minute lesson – $55 Ages: 12+ • Instructor: Mike O’Keeffe

Private Music Lessons

30, 45, and 60 minute lessons The individual lessons provide an opportunity to prepare students for internationally recognized music evaluations (ABRSM), state-wide band and orchestra festivals, as well as national music competitions. Instruments: Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Guitar, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba and more! Ages: All • Instructors: Monmouth Conservatory Staff

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CELTIC THUNDER: IRELAND

The Celtic Thunder IRELAND live theatrical show embodies the essence of the Public Television darlings, delivering a blend of lively, fast paced and upbeat songs “A Place in The Choir” “The Galway Girl” and “Raggle Taggle Gypsy” classic ballads “Mountains of Mourne” and “The Wild Rover” and renowned Irish love songs such as “She Moved Through The Fair” and “Danny Boy”. All with a special Celtic Thunder twist, of course.

PILOBOLUS

What can be done with the human form?

November 30 • 7:30PM

Pilobolus—named after a barnyard fungus that propels its spores with extraordinary speed, accuracy and strength—is a dance company founded by a group of Dartmouth College students in 1971. Pilobolus continually forms diverse collaborations that break down barriers between disciplines and challenge the way we think about dance. Physically and intellectually, the company engages and inspires audiences around the world through performance, education and consultation.

October 17 • 7PM

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NATE BARGATZE

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his six appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon following four appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He appeared on Conan four times, was a recurring guest on @ midnight, and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part of Jimmy Fallon’s Clean Cut Comedy Tour, and has done live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times. He regularly performs at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row. Bargatze is also in production on a pilot for ABC, which he created and stars in.

An Evening of Humor with

Don’t miss the “One and Only” John Cleese as he examines the dysfunctional world we live in and “Why There is no Hope.”

October 3 • 7PM

JOHN CLEESE

“The world’s funniest man” first made his mark as a member of the legendary Monty Python troupe in the 1960s and has gone on to write, produce, direct and star in some of the greatest comedic hits of the last forty years, even receiving an Oscar nomination for best screenplay for “A Fish Called Wanda”. But John is far from your garden variety entertainer. From the beginning of his career he has continually parlayed his enormous talents into advancing the political causes he believes in.

“Why There Is No Hope” October 7 • 7:30PM

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Corporate Partnership Opportunities The Count Basie Center offers a wide variety of Corporate Partnership Opportunities and can create a sponsorship program tailored to your company’s marketing, entertaining and/or advertising needs.

Corporate Sponsorship Availability: • Naming Opportunities • Performance and event series sponsorships • Corporate Marketing Sponsorships • Special Event Sponsorships

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SHOWTIME SPOTLIGHT

ROBIN TROWER

Robin Trower (born Robin Leonard Trower, 9 March 1945, Catford, South East London, England) is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio.

BETH HART: WAR IN MY MIND

Beth Hart is as real as it gets. In a music industry full of glossy production and airbrushed photoshoots, this is one artist who throws down her cards, shares her darkest secrets and invites you to join her for the ride. With War In My Mind, this Grammynominated talent has never served herself up so raw on a record, one that embraces her merits and flaws, channels her bittersweet headspace and spins gold from her demons. “More than any record I’ve ever made, I’m more open to being myself on these songs,” Beth explains. “I’ve come a long way with healing, and I’m comfortable with my darknesses, weirdnesses and things that I’m ashamed of – as well as all the things that make me feel good.”

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With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition. Calypso, his latest collection of essays, is a New York Times best-seller, and a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. The audiobook of Calypso has been nominated for a 2019 Grammy in the Best Spoken Word Album category.

DAVID SEDARIS

NPR Humorist and Best-selling Author of Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls and Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) October 8 • 7:30PM

As the former host of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno is known as an affable interviewer and an expert at observational humor. He made his first appearance on The Tonight Show in 1977, and formally began full-time hosting duties in 1992 after Johnny Carson left the show. In addition to his television work, Leno earned a reputation as one of the hardest workers in stand-up comedy by routinely booking 300-show tours.

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October 22 • 7:30PM

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The Father (2021) PG-13 Anthony is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne, encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony’s grip on reality is unravelling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her father, while he still lives and breathes before her? THE FATHER warmly embraces real life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant – a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives.

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The Truffle Hunters (2021) PG-13 Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years young, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle—which to date has resisted all of modern science’s efforts at cultivation. They’re guided by a secret culture and training passed down through generations, as well as by the noses of their cherished and expertly-trained dogs. They live a simpler, slower way of life, in harmony with their loyal animals and their picture-perfect land, seemingly straight out of a fairy tale. They’re untethered to cell phone screens or the Internet, opting instead to make their food and drink by hand and prioritizing in-person connections and community. The demand for white truffles increases year after year, even as the supply decreases. As a result of climate change, deforestation, and the lack of young people taking up the mantle, the truffle hunters’ secrets are more coveted than ever. However, as it soon becomes clear, these ageing men may just hold something much more valuable than even this prized delicacy: the secret to a rich and meaningful life.

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French Exit (2021) R “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) and a cat named Small Frank—who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances’s dead husband.

Count Basie Center’s Corporate Partners THE COUNT BASIE CENTER WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS CORPORATE PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT!

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Little Fish (2021) NR Little Fish, the fourth feature film from director Chad Hartigan, is a romance set in a near-future Seattle teetering on the brink of calamity. Starring Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell, Soko and Raul Castillo, the film opens in the midst of a global epidemic: Neuroinflammatory Affliction, a sever and rapid Alzheimer’s-like condition in which people’s memories disappear. Couple Jude Williams and Emma Ryerson are grappling with the realities of NIA, interspersed with glimpses from the past as the two meet and their relationship blooms. But as NIA’s grip on society tightens, blurring the lines between the past and the present, it becomes more and more difficult to know what’s true and what’s false.

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Nomadland (2021) R Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.

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Blithe Spirit (2021) NR Best-selling crime novelist Charles (Dan Stevens) suffers from terrible writer’s block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth (Isla Fisher) is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles’ quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti (Judi Dench) to perform a séance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife: the brilliant and fiery Elvira (Leslie Mann). Ready to pick up her life right where she left off, Elvira is shocked to discover the prim and proper Ruth is now married to her husband and running her household. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another in this lethally hilarious comedy.

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General Information FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or another emergency please do not run, WALK TO THAT EXIT. Please follow the directions of the House Staff. If you become aware of a medical or other emergency, please inform the House Staff immediately. FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Food and beverages are permitted inside the Theatre at many events, but please help maintain this Theatre as an asset for this community by disposing of your own trash in the lobby receptacles. Please use the blue recycling receptacles for plastic bottles and cups. PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDING: Possession and/or use of devices for photographic, audio, video or electronic recording, reproduction or transmission of performances is prohibited. Such equipment may be confiscated. Violators may be ejected and/or held liable for monetary damages. CELL PHONES AND PAGERS: Please turn off alarm watches, cell phones and pagers. If you use your cell phone during intermission, please remember to turn it off again. RESTROOMS: On the ground level, a women’s room and a wheelchair accessible bathroom are located on the house left side of the lobby. On the balcony level, a women’s room is located on the house right side, and a men’s room is located on the house left side of the balcony lobby. PUBLIC TELEPHONES: The Theatre does not have a public pay telephone. If you need to make an emergency call, please see an usher for assistance. ACCESSIBILITY: Please inform the Box Office of any special arrangements you require when purchasing tickets. An assistive listening system for the hearing impaired is available from the House Manager. Large print programs are available on request. A wheelchair accessible bathroom is located on the house left side of the ground level lobby.The Theatre does not have its own parking lot. A disabled permit parking space is available on the street just in front and across the street in the municipal parking lot of Borough Hall. BOX OFFICE: The Box Office is located to the right of the lobby doors as you face the building and is open Monday-Friday 12:00-6:00pm, Saturdays 12:00-3:00pm and until onehalf hour after show time. Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Additional service charges do apply. Purchase tickets by phone at 732.842.9000 or online at www.thebasie.org. PARKING: Please observe all parking regulations and signage, do not park in private parking lots and do not block our neighbors’ driveways.The best public parking is at the Red Bank Train Station, located two blocks west of the Theatre on Monmouth Street, and in the large municipal lot located one block east of the Theatre in between Monmouth and White Streets, behind the stores on the north side of Monmouth Street. LOST AND FOUND: Ask for the House Manager during a performance, or call the administrative office the next business day at 732.224.8778 x105. THEATRE RENTAL: The Theatre is available for rent for performances, fundraisers, corporate and special events. A wide variety of support services are available including artist bookings. For more information visit the Theatre’s web site or call the administrative office at 732.224.8778 x122. WEBSITE: Visit our website at www.TheBASIE.org, which features online ticket sales, the complete calendar of events, membership information, sponsorship information, special events, Showtime advertising, links to the Theatre’s Facebook and Twitter sites and much much more. MAILING LIST: Add your name to the Theatre’s mailing list at the Box Office, call 732-842-9000 or email info@thebasie.org. Name, address, and phone number are required of all ticket buyers to verify payment and to contact you in the event of a cancellation. Ticket buyers are automatically entered on the mailing list and may receive information about upcoming performances. However, all information is confidential, all mailings are done under the Theatre’s auspices. The Theatre does not sell, trade or rent its mailing list.

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