Photo courtesy of New Brunswick City Center
Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.
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We strive to make sure that all of the information in The Buzz is as accurate as possible,
please check with each venue for changes to times, ticket prices and ticket availability.
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Remembering
Middlesex County Commissioner Deputy Director
Kenneth Armwood
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The Nutcracker
Featuring a live orchestra and choir!
December 16-18, 2022
“The Nutcracker ballet is a local and national holiday custom for families and seasoned ballet fans alike. It is no surprise that the charm, excitement, and wonder of the production continues to be a part of our communities’ annual holiday plans and an ideal way to celebrate the season,” says Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel.
American Repertory Ballet’s The Nutcracker is one of the longest, continuously running Nutcracker productions in the nation and features the professional company alongside a cast of over 100 Princeton Ballet School dancers.
For the first time, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) will collaborate with the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey, led by conductor Daniel Spalding. These professional artists will be joined by the Trenton Children’s Chorus for one performance only at the Patriot’s Theater at the War Memorial.
Five performances at State Theatre New Jersey will feature live music played by the ARB Orchestra, this year led by Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Georg and Joyce Albers-Schonberg Assistant Conductor Kenneth Bean, and accompanied by the Princeton Girlchoir.
State Theatre New Jersey | New Brunswick, NJ
- Fri, December 16 – 7:30 PM
- Sat, December 17 – 2:00 PM
- Sat, December 17 – 7:00 PM
- Sun, December 18 – 1:00 PM
- Sun, December 18 – 5:00 PM
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American Repertory Ballet
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
60 Bayard Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. |
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KENNY G
THE MIRACLES HOLIDAY & HITS TOUR 2022
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2022 AT 7:00PM |
Kenny G is bringing his Christmas show to State Theatre New Jersey! A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings routinely made the pop, R&B, and jazz charts during the 1980s and '90s, Kenny G's sound became a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations.
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THE NUTCRACKER
AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 7:30PM
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2022 AT 2:00PM & 7:00PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022 AT 1:00PM & 5:00PM
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Celebrate this annual Nutcracker tradition with your family! Featuring a live orchestra and choir!
American Repertory Ballet brings the beloved classic Nutcracker to the stage with Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score played by the American Repertory Ballet Orchestra led by Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Georg and Joyce Albers-Schonberg Assistant Conductor Kenneth Bean, and accompanied by the Princeton Girlchoir.
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THE QUEEN'S CARTOONISTS
HOLIDAY HURRAH
YULE LOVE IT!
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2022 AT 8:00PM |
Live Music & Cartoons! See musical ensemble The Queen’s Cartoonists in this hilarious holiday special the whole family will enjoy! This one-of-a-kind event features the traditional holiday music that you love, paired with festive animated holiday cartoons and films. The Queen’s Cartoonists have found the best of the best (and best of the worst) classic holiday-related cartoons, films, and music and they even throw in silly props, sound effects, and a holiday-themed game show!
$10 Tickets with code QUEEN10
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JOSEPH
AND THE
AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2022 AT 7:00PM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2022 AT 7:00PM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022 AT 2:00PM & 7:00PM
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Every December, Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the-Park moves from its home at the Stephen J. Capestro Theatre in Edison and travels to the State Theatre, lock, stock, and camels, to do their annual production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. A beloved holiday tradition for more than 25 years, JOSEPH 2022 promises to be better than ever! Don’t miss Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Israel’s favorite son.
This year, Plays-in-the-Park will be sponsoring a coat drive while at the State Theatre! If you are able, please bring a coat or jacket to any performance and drop it in one of the bins in the lobby! All donations will be going to Coming Home Middlesex.
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SALUTE TO VIENNA
NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2022 AT 5:00PM |
Celebrate the New Year with a joyful spectacle featuring celebrated singers, dazzlingly costumed dancers, and a full symphony orchestra. The exuberant music of Johann Strauss and his contemporaries springs to vibrant life with selections from beloved operettas, elegant dances, lively overtures, and the beautiful Blue Danube Waltz.
Featuring
Strauss Symphony of America
Alastair Willis, Conductor (London)
Micaëla Oeste, Soprano (Berlin)
Martin Piskorski, Tenor (Vienna)
Dancers from Europaballett St.Pölten (Austria)
& Champion Ballroom Dancers
Produced by Attila Glatz Concert.
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Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. |
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Hermann-Paul, Escargots d'omnibus from L'Escarmouche, December 24, 1893. Lithograph on paper. Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers. Herbert Littman Purchase Fund. Photo Peter Jacobs.
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Stop by Art Together on December 11. The Zimmerli's FREE drop-in family art making workshop features a project inspired by The Roar of the Crowd in 19th Century Paris. The exhibition focuses on Paris’s transformation into a modern world capital, when depictions of crowds became one of the subjects artists used to document and comment on contemporary city life. Free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Please visit the event page for all details.
The Zimmerli stays open until midnight to provide Rutgers students with a one-of-a-kind study experience during Study All Night on December 15. Students are invited to study and work on projects in quiet gallery spaces throughout the day. Study break activities begin after 5pm, including: coffee and snacks; art projects; and yoga and meditation sessions with SKY Sound Yoga. Study All Night is supported by The Yard at College Avenue. RU ID or CampusPass required after 5pm. Free and open to Rutgers students only.
Don’t miss fall exhibitions before they close on December 23! (Please Note: Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum closes on December 11 at the Zimmerli and December 14 at the Mabel Smith Douglass Library.)
Updated Hours for December:
HOURS: Wednesday & Friday, 11am-6pm; Thursday, 11am-8pm; Saturday & Sunday, noon-5pm. (Closed Monday & Tuesday.) Museum admission is FREE for all visitors. We also post a variety of content on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. We can’t wait to see you!
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Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University
71 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1248
Ph: 848.932.7237
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On Stage Now!
The Arthur Laurents Theater
at The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
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JOY
A New Musical
December 7 — December 30, 2022
BOOK
MUSIC & LYRICS
CHOREOGRAPHER
BASED ON THE BOOK INVENTING JOY: DARE TO BUILD A BRAVE AND CREATIVE LIFE AND THE LIFE OF
DIRECTOR
CAST
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This holiday season, George Street Playhouse is thrilled to be producing the World Premiere of JOY, a heartwarming and powerful biographical musical based on the life of Joy Mangano—the entrepreneur, inventor, best-selling author, and self-made millionaire whose journey epitomizes the real American Dream. This uplifting true story is about one woman’s triumphant climb, from divorce to single motherhood and bankruptcy, to becoming a wildly successful dynamo that all started with the invention of a mop – her Miracle Mop!
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George Street Playhouse
at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
11 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Box Office: 732-246-7717
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Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. |
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Chicken & Biscuits
By Douglas Lyons, Directed by Lynda Gravátt
Dec 21, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
The Jenkins family is coming together to celebrate the life of their father — hopefully without killing each other. But any hopes for a peaceful reunion unravel when a family secret shows up at the funeral.
Arthur Laurents Theater – NBPAC
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Crossroads Theatre Company
PO BOX 238
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-545-8100
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Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. |
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New Brunswick Jazz Project
Please confirm performance dates and times with the venues listed.
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Emerging Artists & Open Jam Session!!
Ben Frank Quartet
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Tuesday, December 13
@ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Jam session at 8:30 pm!
Tavern on George St.
361 George St. New Brunswick, NJ
No Cover Charge
732.545.6205
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Thursday, December 15
@ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Tavern on George St.
361 George St. New Brunswick, NJ
$10 Cover Charge
732.545.6205
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DONATE to NBJP at
TO HELP KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE!
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New Brunswick Jazz Project
(732) 640-0001
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Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. |
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