(RED BANK) The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced its 2026-27 season of national Broadway tours, opening with an exclusive, one-night-only performance of Waitress on December 14. Additional Broadway tours making stops in Red Bank include The Who’s TOMMY: The Musical on January 7 and 8, Mystic Pizza: A New Musical on March 30 […]

  RED BANK, NJ – The Count Basie Center for the Arts added two more honorees to its Walk of Fame on Friday, inducting Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of The B-52s and Dramarama during a special ceremony outside the historic venue in Red Bank. The induction came ahead of bands’ concert at ParkStage in […]

  RED BANK, NJ – The Count Basie Center for the Arts will honor Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider of The B-52s and Dramarama by welcoming them onto its Walk of Fame. Pierson and Schneider will be inducted during a special ceremony on Friday, July 10 at 12pm, outside the historic theater in Red Bank, […]

  (RED BANK – MAY 25) 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. Seventeen Basie Center Arts Impact college scholarships were awarded […]

Senator Vin Gopal honored for lifetime achievement; 50+ Monmouth Country high school productions represented   (RED BANK | MAY 19, 2026) Winners were announced this evening at the 21st annual BASIE AWARDS, honoring the very best in Monmouth County high school theatre. This year’s ceremony took place at the historic Count Basie Center for the […]

  Free, outdoor “Block Party” set for Basie’s birthday Friday, August 21; legendary Count Basie Orchestra and Broadway TONY stars round out weekend celebrations   (RED BANK | MAY 18, 2026) As it continues its momentous Centennial Celebration, the Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced a weekend of events commemorating the birth of […]

“A Guardian of Culture & Creativity” mural initiative will celebrate 100 years of connection, creativity, and community   [RED BANK] Count Basie Center for the Arts is inviting artists and artist teams to submit proposals for a large-scale, community-centered mural project as part of the organization’s Centennial Celebration. Titled A Guardian of Culture & Creativity: […]

  (MAY 12, 2026 – 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 entering grades […]

  (RED BANK | APRIL 27, 2026) Nominees have been announced for the 2026 Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre, taking place on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the historic Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank. Tickets for this year’s presentation go on sale next Friday, May 8 at […]

  (RED BANK – MARCH 27) 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. Selected from a competitive pool of submissions, these films represent a broad range of voices and perspectives and reflect the festival’s mission to elevate […]

  (RED BANK) The Count Basie Center for the Arts received a donation from Foodtown and Food Circus Supermarkets, Inc following the completion of the stores’ holiday in-store giving program. The donation, totalling more than $4,300, will support the Basie Center’s arts education programming.. “Partnerships like this one play an important role in ensuring that […]

  (RED BANK / MARCH 3, 2026): Joy Ogunsakin, a senior from Trinity Hall in Tinton Falls, was named State Champion at the 2026 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals, part of the National Poetry Out Loud recitation program. The adjudication took place on March 3rd at Count Basie Center for the Arts in […]

  (RED BANK | 2/12/2026): Following New Jersey’s 2025-26 regional Poetry Out Loud competitions, twelve State 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 the Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, […]

(RED BANK – FEBRUARY 5) The Basie Awards, the Count Basie Center’s annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre, has revealed the complete slate of student productions under consideration for this year’s program. A total of 57 high school productions will vie for nominations at this year’s ceremony, set for May 19th at the […]

Shopping at Super Foodtown locations in Red Bank, Port Monmouth, Atlantic Highlands or Sea Girt this season?  You can help change the lives of students interested in the performing arts.  Between now and December 22, shoppers will be invited to donate at checkout, to help benefit scholarships for students interested in programs at the Basie […]

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The Count Basie Center has announced box office hours for the upcoming holiday weeks: Wednesday, December 24: Box office closes at 3pm Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day): Box office is closed. Friday, December 26: Main box office is closed all day; Vogel box office opens at 6pm for Joe Matarese performance Saturday, December 27: Box […]

Also: OceanFirst Foundation awards a separate grant to support the  Basie Center’s Workforce Development Program   RED BANK, NJ— The Count Basie Center for the Arts today announced a new partnership with OceanFirst Bank that includes the official renaming of its cinema to Basie Center Cinema House powered by OceanFirst Bank. The $100,000 sponsorship will support […]

Phoenix Productions basks in recognition with nods for work in THE COLOR PURPLE, MARY POPPINS, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL and more   (RED BANK – DECEMBER 1) Phoenix Productions, the community theatre of the Count Basie Center for the Arts, has received 42 nominations in BroadwayWorld.com’s annual New Jersey Awards program. “As a community theatre organization, […]

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(RED BANK) — The Count Basie Center for the Arts today launched its Walk of Fame with an inaugural ceremony honoring two legendary artists with deep ties to the historic venue: Jon Bon Jovi and William “Count” Basie.  “I really do appreciate you inducting me along with the great Count Basie, who was the original […]

(RED BANK | Sept 22 2025) Phoenix Productions, the Count Basie Center for the Arts’ community theatre company, brought home seven trophies at Sunday evening’s Perry Awards, the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT)’s annual celebration honoring excellence amongst 80+ of the state’s community theatre companies. Phoenix’s November 2024 production of The Color Purple […]

  (RED BANK) The Count Basie Center for the Arts today announced that Ivy Charmatz, an Emmy® Award-winning storyteller and communications leader, will join the organization as Senior Vice President of Communications & Content Strategy. In this newly created role, Charmatz will lead the Basie Center’s institutional storytelling and strategic communications, ensuring that the organization’s […]

  RED BANK, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 – The Count Basie Center for the Arts is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Charlie Puth Musical Performance Scholarships are Abigail Kistler, 17, of Middletown and Emerson Granata, 15, of Holmdel. Both students will receive $1500 to be used toward any Basie Center Turner Academy musical […]

  (RED BANK – July 31, 2025) The Count Basie Center for the Arts is excited to announce the appointment of Carlina Jessen of Middletown, Kathryn Lissy of Leonardo and Cathy Pugliese-Sivo of Freehold to its Board of Trustees. “Ms. Jessen, Ms. Lissy and Ms. Sivo are true patrons of the arts,” said Adam Philipson, […]

  Program empowers Spanish-speaking community in Monmouth County by providing inclusive employment training and opportunities (RED BANK | JULY 21 2025) – The Count Basie Center for the Arts, in collaboration with Two River Theater are proud to continue their Bilingual Workforce Development Program. The partnership, sponsored by OceanFirst Bank and the Grunin Foundation, provides […]

  The Count Basie Center has posted the following schedule for summer box office hours: On Saturdays without a show at Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, the main box office will be closed. On Saturdays with a show at Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, the main box office will open three hours prior to event time. On […]

Walk Of Fame installation, collaborations and community partnerships highlight historic venue’s century (RED BANK | July 10, 2025) Ahead of its 100th birthday on November 11, 2026, the nonprofit Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced a 16-month long ‘Centennial Celebration,’ commemorating the organization’s century-long presence in Red Bank and impact throughout the Garden […]

The outdoor entertainment venue launches Summer 2026 FREEHOLD, NJ — The Count Basie Center for the Arts, in collaboration with Monmouth County Tourism, proudly announces ParkStage, a large-scale, open-air performance venue set to debut in Summer 2026 at the East Freehold Park Fairgrounds. “ParkStage is a meaningful part of our centennial celebration – a time […]

(JUNE 18, 2025 – 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 entering grades 4-8th […]

Due to expected inclement weather,  Wednesday’s free, outdoor community performance with the New Jersey Symphony in Red Bank has been moved inside to the Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street. Doors for the event will open at 5PM, with a performance from the Count Basie Center Conservatory of Music Orchestra at 5:45. […]

  (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. Seventeen Basie Center Arts Impact college scholarships – first […]

Philanthropists and arts advocates Fran and Paul Turner receive Lifetime Achievement honors; 1500+ pack the Basie Center’s historic theater for annual awards ceremony (RED BANK | MAY 21, 2025) Winners were announced this evening at the 20th annual BASIE AWARDS, honoring the very best in Monmouth County high school theatre. This year’s ceremony took place […]

  Dear Friends, A message like this one is hard to write. But today, I’m reaching out to you not just as President and CEO of the Count Basie Center for the Arts, but as a believer in the power of the arts to transform lives and strengthen communities. As you may have heard, arts […]

Free event, sponsored by Bank of America, takes place June 2 (RED BANK | MAY 6 2025)  The Count Basie Center for the Arts is proud to present A Community Conversation with Michelle Williams on Monday June 2, 2025 at 7pm at The Vogel. The evening will be a heartfelt conversation about mental health and a candid look at […]

Tickets on sale next Friday, May 9 for the annual ceremony, taking place on May 21 in Red Bank (RED BANK | APRIL 30, 2025) Nominees have been announced for the twentieth-annual Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre, taking place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the historic Count Basie […]

(APRIL 15) The Count Basie Center for the Arts is proud to announce the formation of the Basie Center Scholar program, a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide multi-year support for dedicated high school performing artists. As part of the Basie Center’s Forever For Everyone endowment campaign, this scholarship will empower talented students with financial and […]

    (RED BANK – APRIL 8) The Count Basie Center’s Breakthrough Filmmaker Fest was held on March 22, with more than 20 official selections being screened and dozens of students from across the state participating in industry networking opportunities, an expert Q&A and workshops designed to give emerging filmmakers an idea of the creative […]

  (RED BANK / MARCH 12, 2025): Hadassah Broughton, a sophomore from Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, was named State Champion at the 2025 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals, part of the National Poetry Out Loud recitation program. The adjudication took place on March 12th at Count Basie Center for the Arts […]

  Governor Phil Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy will be special guests; Basie Center Board Members will be honored for their support of the performing arts organization’s mission   RED BANK, MARCH 10, 2025 – The Count Basie Center for the Arts is excited to announce nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow will headline this […]

  (RED BANK – MARCH 5) The Basie Awards will mark 20 years of celebrating Monmouth County high school theatre on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the Count Basie Center’s historic Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank. In celebration of the 20th anniversary, this year’s ceremony will feature students, teachers and school […]

(MARCH 4 – RED BANK) The Count Basie Center has announced the opening of spring and summer enrollment at its Turner Academy of the Arts, while over at Phoenix Productions, the Basie Center’s community theatre company, news is out on its 2025/26 season. The Count Basie Center Turner Academy of the Arts Registration opens today […]

(RED BANK – FEBRUARY 28) 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 Filmmaker Fest event takes place on Saturday, March 22 on the Count Basie Center campus, 99 Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Both […]

  (RED BANK / 2/19/2025): Following New Jersey’s 2024-25 regional Poetry Out Loud competitions, twelve State 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 the Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, […]

RED BANK – The Count Basie Center for the Arts is excited to announce that Michelle Hurd, celebrated actress and National Board Member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), will serve as a judge for the 10th annual Breakthrough Filmmaker Festival, taking place in March of […]

RED BANK – The Count Basie Center for the Arts is excited to announce the Basie Center Day of Giving this Friday, December 20th. Radio station 107.1 The Boss will kick off the daylong event at 6:00 AM with Robby and Rochelle in the Morning. Ross Britain and Cane Peterson will host for the midday […]

  (DECEMBER 16) – Shoppers at Circus Super Foodtown locations in Atlantic Highlands, Port Monmouth, Red Bank and Sea Girt can help bring joy to students of the Count Basie Center’s Turner Academy of the Arts. From now until December 23, shoppers at these locations are invited to make a donation at checkout to help […]

  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 […]

Basie Center Launches Bilingual Workforce Development Program, in Partnership with Two River Theater Program Empowers Spanish-speaking Community in Monmouth County by Providing Inclusive Employment Training and Opportunities RED BANK, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 – The Count Basie Center for the Arts, in collaboration with Two River Theater, is proud to announce the successful launch of its […]

Count Basie Center for the Arts celebrates young filmmakers, prepares them for variety of career opportunities in film and entertainment industry RED BANK, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 – The Count Basie Center for the Arts is proud to announce the 10th annual Breakthrough Filmmaker Festival will take place in March of 2025. Young filmmakers are encouraged […]

Students awarded $1500 scholarships to music programs at Basie Center Academy RED BANK, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 – The Count Basie Center for the Arts is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Charlie Puth Musical Performance Scholarships are Sienna Kay, 15 of Fair Haven and Marel Hidalgo, 16 of Neptune. Both students will receive […]

Fest will celebrate Hispanic and Latinx/e culture, storytelling, and artistic expression  RED BANK, NJ –  The Count Basie Center for the Arts is proud to announce the inaugural NJ Hispanic Film Festival, taking place Friday, October 4- Sunday, October 6, 2024, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. The event will bring together filmmakers, community members, […]

Funding will support community events celebrating the birthplace of performing arts in Monmouth County RED BANK, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 – The Count Basie Center for the Arts, is excited to announce a $500,000 line item appropriation in the 2024-25 New Jersey State Budget that will fund programming to celebrate the theatre’s Centennial Anniversary in 2026. […]

  [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 […]

(RED BANK | APRIL 1 2024) 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 6 from 10-11AM and Saturday, April 13 from 10-11AM in Studio 201 (formerly Studio 99) onsite at the Basie Center’s Grunin […]

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. […]