"Iconic music, cutting-edge dance and powerful storytelling" highlight the latest season of Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center in Galloway Township.
“This season’s richness lies in its variety and extraordinary talent,” PAC Director Anjanette Christy said. "At the PAC, we celebrate the power of live theater and the magic it brings into our lives. Our audiences breathe life into our performances, making every show a memorable adventure. I believe this year’s lineup will engage, entertain and inspire our patrons.”
Here’s a detailed look at some of the schedule’s highlights:
"Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell comes to the PAC stage with her new one-woman show of the "True Tales of Sex, Success and 'Sex and the City."
It's described as equal parts dramedy and memoir,
The show takes the main state at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26.
Bushnell will take the audience on a storied journey to finding herself and her voice that was documented in her own 1996 anthology and eventually serialized in the iconic television show featuring six-time Golden Globe-winning actress Sarah Jessica Parker.
Audience members are encouraged to dress to impress in their best couture!
A cocktail reception in the Art Gallery with free appetizers and a cash bar stocked with cosmos will be available for those 21 years old and older.
Broadway, television and motion picture actor Robert Neary will perform Neil Diamond’s biggest hits — including “Sweet Caroline” and “I’m a Believer” — at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8.
In addition to performing hit songs for “So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience,” Neary will tell the audience the stories behind the songs and the 83-year-old singer-songwriter who originally performed them.
The first professional company in the world dedicated to the dance tradition of stepping comes to the PAC at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16.
Step Afrika! Blends percussive dance styles popularized by historically African-American fraternities and sororities, traditional West and Southern African dances and various contemporary dance and art forms. Performances integrate songs, storytelling, humor and audience participation for a cohesive and compelling artistic experience.
Six-time Grammy-winning gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1.
The Blind Boys of Alabama have a career that spans more than 70 years.
They have been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Grammys with lifetime achievement awards and inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. The living legends are known for “crossing multiple musical boundaries” with their performances that encompass both traditional and contemporary gospel music.
Lightwire Theatre will bring a classic story of a triumphant underdog ... or mouse ... to life through electroluminescent artistry at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23.
In "Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey," Marvin the Mouse is on a quest to become popular.
He goes on an adventure through space and finds himself on the surface of the moon. Audiences will join him and his homemade rocket as he meets “a strange cast of misfit creatures, learns of infinite peril and views awesome beauty.”
Inspired by his father’s profound impact on Latin music, Tito Puente Jr. and his jazz ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5.
Rather than shy away from his father’s legacy, Puente Jr. embraces it, saying, “There was magic in the music my father made. It made people happy all over the world.”
Selected Shorts on Tour (Oct. 5); Limón Dance Company (Oct. 11); Candace Bushnell: True Tales of Sex, Success and ‘Sex in the City’ (Oct. 26); So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience Starring Robert Neary (Nov. 8); Step Afrika! (Nov. 16); Junwen Liang, Pianist (Nov. 24); A Maccabeats Hanukkah (Dec. 8); “The Nutcracker” by the Atlantic City Ballet (Dec. 13-14); Blind Boys of Alabama (Feb. 1); “Madama Butterfly” by the NJ Association of Verismo Opera (Feb. 7); Celtic Angels Ireland (March 8); Forever Young (March 21); “Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey” by Lightwire Theater (March 23); Giordano Dance Chicago (March 28);“Carmina Burana” by the Atlantic City Ballet, Greater South Jersey Chorus and the Ocean City Pops (March 29); Tito Puente Jr. & His Jazz Ensemble (April 5); and The Drifters: Rock & Roll Hall of Famers (April 12).
Dance-Company-in-Residence: Limón Dance Company (Oct. 11); Stockton Theatre Project* (Nov. 21-23); Fall Choreography Project (Dec. 5-7); 40th Anniversary Performance of Handel’s “Messiah”*** (Dec. 8); Ed Vezinho & the Jim Ward Big Band** (Dec. 16); Spring Dance Concert (Feb. 27-March 1); Stockton Chamber Players** (March 2); Emerging Choreographers Showcase* (April 24-26); andCombined Choir Concert** (May 4).
*These performances will be in the Experimental Theatre, next to the PAC.
**These performances will be in the Campus Center Theatre.
***Handel’s “Messiah” will be performed at Borgata Hotel & Casino.
