Happy Holidays! The Count Basie Center for the Arts has posted its holiday box office hours, for events happening at both The Vogel and the historic Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre: Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) – Box office sales for both venues close at 4:00PM Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas day) – Closed Thursday, Dec. […]

Phoenix Productions basks in recognition with nods for work in RENT, Ragtime, Evil Dead: The Musical, West Side Story and more   (RED BANK – DECEMBER 2) Phoenix Productions, the community theatre of the Count Basie Center for the Arts, has received 48 nominations in BroadwayWorld.com’s annual New Jersey Awards program. “As a community theatre […]

  RED BANK – Phoenix Productions, the community theatre company at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, is proud to present The Color Purple: The Musical, featuring the company’s first all-Black cast. The production showcases Phoenix’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion through casting and title selections that fulfill a mission to create a […]

(RED BANK – NOV 1) The Basie Awards will mark 20 years of celebrating excellence in Monmouth County high school theatre on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the Count Basie Center’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank. “When we started the Basie Awards in 2005, our hope was that a community of […]

  (NOV 1 – RED BANK ) The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced a food and supplies drive to benefit Lunch Break, the celebrated food pantry and life skills organization located in Red Bank. Throughout the month of November, Count Basie Center patrons are encouraged to bring an item from the list […]

  [RED BANK – JULY 22 2024] – The KFC Foundation is giving back to the Red Bank-based non-profit Count Basie Center for the Arts, granting them $10,000 to make a project on their wish list come true. Kentucky Fried Wishes, one of the KFC Foundation’s community giving programs, invites non-profit organizations to apply for […]

  Funding will help with costs associated with producing noted community lecture program  RED BANK, JULY 17, 2024– The Count Basie Center for the Arts, the region’s premier nonprofit center for the performing arts, has received a $35,000 grant from Bank of America.   The grant will support the Count Basie Center’s Critical Conversations series, a […]

  (RED BANK – JUNE 6)— The Count Basie Center for the Arts will hold a community Juneteenth celebration next Wednesday, June 12 at The Vogel, located at 99 Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Entry is a $10 suggested donation. The celebration will be hosted by community leader Gilda Rogers, Executive Director of Red Bank’s […]

  (RED BANK – MAY 29) This year’s winners of the annual Count Basie Center Arts Impact scholarship program gathered onsite in Red Bank this week, to both receive their scholarship certificates and also meet some of the generous donors behind the Arts Impact college scholarship program. Twelve Basie Center Arts Impact college scholarships – […]

New Jersey Lt. Governor Tahesha Way receives Lifetime Achievement Award Basie Center Arts Impact Scholarship Award Winners Also Recognized In Sold-Out, Three-Hour Celebration (RED BANK | MAY 22, 2024) Winners were announced this evening at the 19th annual BASIE AWARDS, honoring excellence and achievement in Monmouth County high school theatre. This year’s ceremony took place […]

(MAY 20, 2024 – RED BANK) In another example of creative partnerships designed to empower students through the performing arts, the Gia Maione Prima Foundation will sponsor a free music camp in collaboration with the Count Basie Center for the Arts and Red Bank’s Jazz Arts Project. Open to Monmouth County students 9-14 years of […]

  (MAY 7 – RED BANK) – Basie Center Cinemas, the historic, independent twin cinema on White Street operated by the nonprofit Count Basie Center, has announced the start of alcoholic beverage service to patrons aged 21+. “Basie Center Cinemas is now the only area indie movie house that can offer patrons a glass of […]

  With the scent of mole poblano and gorditas in the air and the sound of Banda, Latin dance hits and mariachi filling the room, hundreds gathered at The Vogel Sunday night for the Count Basie Center’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebration – this year, presented as a tardeada, or dance party. The event, a […]

Annual ceremony honors excellence in Monmouth County high school theatre; tickets are on sale now for annual awards show May 22 in Red Bank   (RED BANK | APRIL 30, 2023) Nominees have been announced for the 2024 Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre, taking place on Wednesday, May 22, […]

Annual, culturally authentic Cinco de Mayo celebration to feature live performances, Mexican cuisine and artisans (RED BANK – APRIL 29) The nonprofit Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced details for this weekend’s ¡Tardeada de Cinco De Mayo! (Cinco de Mayo Dance Party) event, happening this Sunday, May 5th at The Vogel. “For nearly a […]

Renowned, award-winning community theatre company at the Count Basie Center focuses on matters of the heart for its 36th season (RED BANK – MARCH 4) West Side Story, RENT, The Color Purple – The Musical, Mary Poppins – The Broadway Musical and Kinky Boots make up community theatre company Phoenix Productions’ 36th season, it was […]

  With a special, one night only global theatrical experience Pearl Jam fans will be among the very first to hear the band’s new record Dark Matter on April 16 in select cinemas around the world with “Dark Matter in The Dark.” Locally, the presentation will be featured at The Vogel, on the campus of […]

Nearly 50 productions – 22 plays and 27 musicals – will contend for nominations in annual celebration of excellence in high school theatre   (RED BANK – MARCH 20) The Basie Awards, the annual celebration of excellence in Monmouth County high school theatre, has revealed 49 productions in contention for trophies at this year’s ceremony, […]

The organization’s biggest annual fundraiser will raise money for student scholarships and programs in support of the nonprofit Basie Center’s mission (RED BANK – MARCH 19) Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers PRETENDERS will headline the 2024 Count Basie Center Summer Gala on Saturday, July 13th at the Basie Center’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, 99 […]

  (RED BANK / MARCH 15, 2024): Lucas Wilson, a senior from Red Bank Regional High School in Red Bank, was named State Champion at the 2024 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals, part of the National Poetry Out Loud recitation program. The adjudication took place on March 14th at Count Basie Center for […]

  (MARCH 5, 2023) The folks behind “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding,” the hilarious, dinner-and-a-show immersive theatre experience, is looking for a few good actors. Local ones. Read on: Open Auditions for Tony N’ Tina’s wedding Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding is seeking actors and actresses for major roles in the upcoming Off-Broadway, non-Union production of Tony […]

  (FEBRUARY 23) Official selections have been announced for this year’s Count Basie Center Breakthrough Filmmaker Fest, the annual competition celebrating New Jersey’s emerging crop of young filmmakers. The onsite Breakthrough Filmmakers fest event takes place on Saturday, March 23 on the Count Basie Center campus, 99 Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Both official selections […]

  (RED BANK | FEBRUARY 23): Following New Jersey’s 2024 Poetry Out Loud Regional Competitions, twelve finalists will vie for this year’s title of New Jersey State Champion at Red Bank’s Count Basie Center for the Arts. Regional competitions took place in early February at Appel Farm Arts & Music Center, Grunin Center for the […]

Basie Center Cinemas, the Count Basie Center’s independent twin cinema located on White Street in downtown Red Bank, has announced titles for its annual Black History Month Free Film Series. Tickets for all screenings are free, and are available in advance at www.basiecentercinemas.org and the cinema box office. Friday, February 16 | 7PM BARBERSHOP Starring […]

NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ‘ALL BOYS AREN’T BLUE,’ ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST CENSORED TITLES IN SCHOOLS, TO LEAD IN DISCUSSION ON BOOK BANNING AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION *** COMPANION TEEN WRITING COMPETITION SET WITH PROJECT WRITE NOW (RED BANK – FEBRUARY 2) The nonprofit Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced the latest […]

  (RED BANK – JANUARY 19) The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced three new students set to receive performance scholarships established in memory of Pat DiNizio, late singer and co-founder of New Jersey Hall of Fame band The Smithereens. Marel Hidalgo of Neptune, Middletown’s Abigail Kistler and Nicole DiBlasi of Holmdel were […]

  (JANUARY 21) The Count Basie Center’s Monmouth Conservatory of Music has announced an advanced strings masterclass featuring musicians from the New Jersey Symphony (NJS). The session, open to all interested students, takes place on Saturday, February 24 from 5-6PM and features New Jersey Symphony cellist Frances Rowell and violinist / NJS Associate Concertmaster Brennan […]

  (RED BANK – January 4, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America (BofA) have announced the final area nonprofit to be recognized during THE GIVING YEAR, the yearlong initiative to recognize and reward organizations for their contributions to the regional community. Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (https://caregivervolunteers.org) will receive […]

(RED BANK – December 11, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts, the state’s leading nonprofit performing arts center, is excited to announce the appointment of Delisha J. Grant of Little Ferry, Steven M. Kaiman of Fair Haven, and Dr. Perry Scaranni, Ed.D of Holmdel to its Board of Trustees. “Dr. Scaranni, Ms. Grant […]

  The Count Basie Center’s community theatre company gets nods for The Music Man, In The Heights, Evil Dead: The Musical, Once On This Island and Guys And Dolls (RED BANK – DECEMBER 7, 2023) Basie Center community theatre company Phoenix Productions, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this season, has even more cheer for after […]

Dunbar Repertory Company presents the renowned Gospel-inspired story of the Nativity; tickets on sale now at theBASIE.org (RED BANK – DECEMBER 7) Black Nativity, author and poet Langston Hughes’ Gospel-inspired interpretation of the Gospel Of Luke and the birth of Jesus Christ, returns to the historic Riker Family Stage at the Count Basie Center on […]

$1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD IN NOVEMBER WILL BENEFIT THE FOOD PANTRY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION, WHICH HAS SERVED WESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY SINCE 1987   (RED BANK – November 6, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America (BofA) have announced the next area nonprofit to be recognized during THE GIVING […]

(OCTOBER 25) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Count Basie Center Academy is asking patrons and students to assist with its coat drive to benefit Jersey Shore Rescue Mission. Now through November 15, the Basie Center is hoping everyone – be it students attending classes at the Count Basie Center Academy or the […]

[RED BANK – OCT 16] – The nonprofit Count Basie Center for the Arts has received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The donation, made through the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, will be used to fund the organization’s ‘Curtains Up For Kids’ school shows […]

$1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD IN OCTOBER WILL BENEFIT THE VOLUNTEER HEALTH CLINIC, WHICH HAS SERVED THE UNINSURED IN RED BANK AND SURROUNDING AREAS SINCE 2000 (RED BANK – October 12, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America (BofA) have announced the next area nonprofit to be recognized during THE […]

Students to receive $1500 scholarships to music programs at the Count Basie Center Academy of the Arts   (RED BANK | OCTOBER 11) The Count Basie Center Academy has announced the first recipients of the Charlie Puth Musical Performance Scholarships. The scholarships, which will be awarded in perpetuity to students interested in attending classes at […]

Two of New Jersey’s leading arts nonprofits join forces to showcase the importance and impact of independent film   (RED BANK – OCTOBER 6, 2023) For the first time ever, the Montclair Film Festival will extend its reach into central New Jersey with the presentation of three new films at Red Bank’s Basie Center Cinemas. […]

$1 from every ticket sold in September will benefit the library’s Hispanic outreach efforts; tickets to be made available for volunteers and beneficiaries   (RED BANK – September 21, 2023) As America celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America (BofA) have announced the next area nonprofit […]

  (RED BANK) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Salsa At The Shore are offering a series of free, weekly dance classes on the William and Catherine Basie Arts Plaza on the campus of Red Bank’s Count Basie Center for the Arts. Classes begin this Thursday, Sept 7 and continue through October 12. […]

The Count Basie Center’s nonprofit recognition initiative with Bank of America has given nearly $100,000 to area nonprofits As the Count Basie Center crawled from the prolonged, pandemic-fueled shutdown, one thing was clear: The community had kept it going. “We did everything to survive,” said Count Basie Center President and CEO, Adam Philipson. “We held […]

Concerts, dedications – even birthday cake – all set to celebrate the jazz legend’s birth August 21 (RED BANK | AUGUST 9, 2023) The “Kid From Red Bank” – global jazz legend and hometown hero William “Count” Basie – will celebrated throughout Red Bank in events surrounding what would have been his 119th birthday on […]

$1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD IN AUGUST WILL BENEFIT THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ORGANIZATION; TICKETS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFICIARIES (RED BANK – July 26, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America (BofA) have announced the next area nonprofit to be recognized during THE GIVING YEAR, the […]

  (RED BANK | JULY 18, 2023) The nonprofit Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced the appointment of Samantha Giustiniani to Vice President, Education and Outreach. Giustiniani replaces longtime Count Basie Center education leader Yvonne Lamb Scudiery, who founded the organization’s education department in 1999 before her 2020 retirement. Giustiniani, of Freehold, started […]

$1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD THIS MONTH WILL BENEFIT THE RED BANK’s RITESH SHAH CHARITABLE PHARMACY; TICKETS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFICIARIES (RED BANK – July 5, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America (BofA) have announced the seventh of twelve area nonprofits to be recognized during […]

(RED BANK – JUNE 6)— The Count Basie Center for the Arts will hold a community Juneteenth celebration on Wednesday, June 14 at The Vogel, located at 99 Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Entry is free with a $10 suggested donation. The community celebration will feature a performance by the Count Basie Center Gospel Choir, […]

(RED BANK – June 1, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced the sixth of twelve area nonprofits to be recognized during THE GIVING YEAR, the yearlong initiative to recognize and reward organizations for their contributions to the regional community. QSpot (http://www.qspot.org) will receive $1 from every Count […]

  (RED BANK – MAY 30)— As part of its FOREVER FOR EVERYONE endowment campaign, the Count Basie Center has announced the availability of the Charlie Puth Performance Scholarship, named for GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer and former student at the Count Basie Center Academy of the Arts. Beginning today, interested students may apply for a Charlie […]

(RED BANK)— The Count Basie Center for the Arts has been approved for a $60,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support its mindALIGNED program. mindALIGNED is a collective impact initiative focused on engaging schools and communities in the arts. The Basie Center project, founded in 2016, […]

Crowd of 1500+ cheers on actors and performances from the past year; annual ceremony honors excellence in Monmouth County high school theatre   (RED BANK | MAY 24, 2023) Winners were announced this evening at the annual BASIE AWARDS, honoring excellence and achievement in Monmouth County high school theatre. This year’s ceremony, presented by Bank of […]

(RED BANK | MAY 4, 2023) RED BANK – In another example of creative partnerships designed to empower students through the performing arts, the Gia Maione Prima Foundation will sponsor a free music camp in collaboration with the Count Basie Center for the Arts and Red Bank’s Jazz Arts Project. Open to Monmouth County students […]

  (RED BANK | MAY 2, 2023) Winners in the statewide 2023 Count Basie Center Teen + College Film Fest were celebrated this past weekend during the festival’s annual screening and networking event in Red Bank. Dozens of films were entered into the competition, which announced its official selections in March and showcased each title […]

  (RED BANK – May 2, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced the fifth of twelve area nonprofits to be recognized during THE GIVING YEAR, the yearlong initiative to recognize and reward organizations for their contributions to the regional community. No Limits Cafe (http://www.nolimitscafe.org), a Red Bank-area […]

(RED BANK | APRIL 25, 2023) Nominees have been announced for the 2023 Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre presented by Bank of America, taking place on Wednesday, May 24, 2022 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank. Tickets for this year’s presentation are on sale […]

$1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD THIS MONTH WILL BENEFIT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATION; TICKETS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFICIARIES (RED BANK – April 3, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced the fourth of twelve area nonprofits to be recognized during THE GIVING YEAR, the yearlong […]

(RED BANK | APRIL 3 2023) The Count Basie Center Gospel Choir has announced a fresh audition opportunity for singers of all vocal categories. Choir Director Gwen Moten will conduct auditions on Saturday, April 15 from 10-11AM in Studio 302-303 onsite at the Basie Center’s Grunin Arts and Education Building, located onsite at 99 Monmouth […]

  (RED BANK / MARCH 7, 2023): Lydia Smith, a junior from Henry Hudson Regional High School in Highlands, was named State Champion at the 2023 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals, part of the National Poetry Out Loud recitation program. The competition took place on March 6th at Count Basie Center for the […]

  (RED BANK – March 6, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced the third of twelve area nonprofits to be recognized during THE GIVING YEAR, the yearlong initiative to recognize and reward organizations for their contributions to the regional community. Freehold’s Society for the Prevention of Teen […]

  (RED BANK – MARCH 6) Basie Center Cinemas, the independent movie house located on White Street in downtown Red Bank, will present the Irish-American Comedy + Film Fleadh this Saturday, March 11 at 6:30PM. A partnership with the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival (www.dublininternationalcomedyfilmfest.com), the Fleadh – Irish for ‘Festival’ – will feature short […]

The celebrated community theatre company, now fully merged with the nonprofit Basie Center, announces five new titles and a celebration of its 35th season   (RED BANK | FEBRUARY 22, 2023) Phoenix Productions, the community theatre company of the Count Basie Center for the Arts, announced its 35th season today, with THE MUSIC MAN, IN […]

(RED BANK | FEBRUARY 16, 2023): Following New Jersey’s 2022-23 regional Poetry Out Loud competitions, ten finalists have been named who will vie for this year’s title of New Jersey State Champion at Red Bank’s Count Basie Center for the Arts. Regional competitions took place in early February at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, Grunin […]

  (RED BANK – February 15, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts, the state’s leading nonprofit performing arts center, is excited to announce the appointment of Puja Choudhry of Old Bridge, Jason Jurgens of Rumson and Nancy Karpf of Fair Haven to its Board of Trustees. “Puja, Jason and Nancy are community-minded professionals […]

$1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD THIS MONTH WILL BENEFIT ASBURY PARK-BASED YOUTH AND FAMILY EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION; TICKETS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFICIARIES   (RED BANK – February 7, 2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced the second of twelve area nonprofits to be recognized during […]

Pulitzer Prize winning Canedy’s story is the basis for the Denzel Washington-directed film (RED BANK – FEBRUARY 2) The Count Basie Center for the Arts kicks off its recognition of Black History Month this Saturday, February 4 with its free film series at Basie Center Cinemas, 36 White Street in downtown Red Bank. A Journal […]

Free film series, Once On This Island + concert performances to run throughout February (RED BANK – JAN 30) The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank will recognize Black History Month with a production of the groundbreaking hit Once On This Island, performances from Incognito vocalist Maysa Leak, musician Trombone Shorty and […]

Grant will fund school programming and general operations (RED BANK – JANUARY 10) – The Count Basie Center for the Arts has received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The donation, made through The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, will be used to fund general […]

$1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD THIS MONTH WILL BENEFIT MENTAL WELLNESS NONPROFIT SHORE HOUSE; TICKETS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFICIARIES (RED BANK – January 3,2023) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced the first of twelve area nonprofits to be recognized during THE GIVING YEAR, the […]

(RED BANK – DEC 22) Basie Center Cinemas, the independent movie house located on White Street in downtown Red Bank, has announced a slate of cult classic films to kick off its new Basie Center Cinemas ‘Film Club’ series. The Boxer, Million Dollar Baby, Run Lola Run, The Breakfast Club, Taxi Driver, The Big Lebowski, […]

  (RED BANK – DEC 12) On the fifth anniversary of the passing of The Smithereens vocalist Pat DiNizio, the Count Basie Center for the Arts today announced two new students set to receive performance scholarships established in the New Jersey singer’s memory. Madison Torres, 16, of Farmingdale and Emerson Granata, 12, of Holmdel, were […]

The Count Basie Center for the Arts box office has posted its amended holiday schedule: 12/23 – Normal hours (10-6 + operations for A Christmas Carol) 12/24, 25, 26 – Box office closed 12/27 – Normal hours (10-6 + operations for A Christmas Carol) 12/28 – Normal hours (10-6 + operations for Baby Shark Live) […]

  $1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD EACH MONTH WILL BENEFIT AREA ORGANIZATIONS; TICKETS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFICIARIES (RED BANK – GIVING TUESDAY – Tuesday, Nov. 29) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced THE GIVING YEAR, a yearlong initiative to recognize and reward twelve area […]

  (RED BANK – November 21, 2022) Six of New Jersey’s finest wineries plus holiday vendors, artisans and entertainers are set for CHEERS!, A Holiday Wine Festival taking place at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Sunday afternoon, December 4. Tickets for the 21+ event, held throughout the Count Basie […]

Out of an abundance of caution following several cast cases of COVID-19, Phoenix Productions is rescheduling this weekend’s run of “A Christmas Carol” at the Count Basie Center. Tickets marked for Friday, November 18th at 8PM will be honored on Friday, December 23 at 5pm. Tickets marked for Saturday, November 19 at 3PM will be […]

  (RED BANK – November 4, 2022) Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball, lead singer and founding member of the GRAMMY-nominated and 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Contest winners Tank and The Bangas, is set to perform Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Count Basie Center’s ‘Brunch At The Vogel’ concert series, sponsored by the Gia Maione Prima Foundation. Tickets, […]

  (RED BANK – November 4, 2022) The Count Basie Center for the Arts, the state’s leading nonprofit performing arts center, is excited to announce the appointment of philanthropist and Impact 100 Jersey Coast co-founder Heather Burke to its Board of Trustees. “In co-founding Impact 100 Jersey Coast, Heather Burke proved herself to be a […]

    ‘FOREVER FOR EVERYONE’ ENDOWMENT TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS IN PERPETUITY AND PROMOTE STRATEGIC GROWTH, DIVERSITY & EQUITY  (RED BANK – OCT 24) The nonprofit Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced its $20m ‘Forever For Everyone’ endowment campaign. GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum singer / songwriter / producer Charlie Puth, the onetime student of the […]

  (OCT 12- RED BANK) – The Count Basie Center for the Arts has released information for schools interested in participating in the Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre presented by Bank of America, set to take place May 24, 2023 in Red Bank. Schools interested in having their production […]

  (RED BANK – OCT 3) The Count Basie Center for the Arts is now accepting submissions for its Count Basie Center Teen + College Film Fest, with the mission to locate, showcase and recognize New Jersey student filmmakers from 7th grade all the way through college. Students can submit their films now via FilmFreeway. […]

  (RED BANK – SEPT 16) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and New Jersey Hall Of Fame band The Smithereens have announced details on the 2023 Pat DiNizio Musical Performance Scholarship, named in honor of the New Jersey band’s legendary frontman, who passed away in December 2017. Beginning today, interested students aged 18 […]

  (RED BANK – SEPT. 16) The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced a set of events scheduled in commemoration of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15) and National Coming Out Day on October 11: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations: Free Latin Dance Lesson Nights with Fred Astaire Studios: Samba Dance […]

  The Count Basie Center Gospel Choir will join the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners and the Monmouth County Park System for a time of reflection and remembrance this Sunday during a memorial to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The ceremony will take place this Sunday, Sept. 11 at 9AM at […]

  Tickets for Anastasia, Annie, On Your Feet: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan and Hairspray go on sale 10am Friday  Broadway at the Basie Center, sponsored by World Subaru (RED BANK – AUGUST 15, 2022) The Count Basie Center for the Arts’ 2022-23 BROADWAY AT THE BASIE CENTER series has been announced, with […]

  Mexican and Portuguese students spent part of their summer vacations honing – and discovering – their respective acting bugs (RED BANK) Sunshine, the shore and tourists are practically synonymous. But for three international visitors this summer, it was the stage – and not sand – that filled their vacations with memories to last a […]

  (RED BANK) In commemoration of the 118th anniversary of his birth, a number of Red Bank organizations will join forces on Sunday, August 21 to celebrate the legacy of William James “Count” Basie. The Jazz Arts Project, in conjunction with the Red Bank 365 Westside Jazz Committee, T. Thomas Fortune Foundation & Cultural Center […]

Spring Awakening and Phoenix’s production of The Wizard Of Oz cited as some of the state’s best work in community theatre (RED BANK | July 25) Phoenix Productions, the Count Basie Center for the Arts’ community theatre company, has received nine nominations in the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT)’s annual Perry Awards, the […]

  (RED BANK – July 18, 2022) The Count Basie Center For The Arts has named violinist and longtime strings instructor Laura Petillo as Manager of Music Programs at its Academy of the Arts and the Count Basie Center’s Monmouth Conservatory of Music. Petillo’s history at the Monmouth Conservatory – and as a musician – […]

  (RED BANK – July 1, 2022) The Count Basie Center for the Arts, the state’s leading nonprofit performing arts center, has announced changes to its Board of Trustees. Claudia Dulac, a Bank of America executive who has served on the Basie board since 2020, has been named Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, while board […]

  (RED BANK | JUNE 25) Phoenix Productions, the community theatre company of the Count Basie Center for the Arts, has announced auditions for its autumn production of HAIR, being presented at the Basie Center’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25. Auditions will be held on July 6 and 7 […]

  Tickets on sale this Friday, June 17 at 10am  Co-sponsored by the Basie Center, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Monmouth University’s Social Justice Academy and Intercultural Center   (RED BANK | JUNE 14, 2022) The Count Basie Center for the Arts’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, in conjunction with Horizon Blue […]

  RED BANK – In another example of creative partnerships designed to empower students through the performing arts, the Gia Maione Prima Foundation will sponsor a free music camp in partnership with the Count Basie Center for the Arts and Red Bank’s Jazz Arts Project. Open to current 3-7th grade students in Monmouth and Ocean […]

  (MAY 25 – RED BANK) Winners were announced this evening at the annual BASIE AWARDS, honoring excellence and achievement in Monmouth County high school theatre. This year’s ceremony, presented by Bank of America, took place live and in person for the first time since 2019, drawing a capacity crowd to the historic performing arts center. “After […]