(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 […]
Memorial Day weekend at the movies in Red Bank includes two of the year’s most anticipated films (RED BANK | MAY 23) Basie Center Cinemas, located at 36 White Street in Red Bank and one of Monmouth County’s oldest independent movie houses, hosts two of the year’s most anticipated films in what’s quickly […]
Community theatre company looks to assemble musically talented, diverse lineup for rock musical headed to Red Bank (RED BANK | MAY 9) Phoenix Productions, the community theatre company of the Count Basie Center for the Arts, has announced auditions for its summer production of School Of Rock – The Musical, being presented at the […]
Winners have been announced for this year’s 2022 Count Basie Center Teen + College Film Fest: – Middle School Best Film: ‘A Dog’s Day: Featuring Luna’ (Pilar Jacobs, Grover Cleveland Middle School) – High School Best Documentary: ‘The STARS Program’ (Arielle Vidalina Borges, Holmdel High School) – High School Best Narrative: ‘Short’ (Sam Chuck, Mahwah […]
ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA LIVE AT THE BASIE CENTER MAY 25; TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THEBASIE.ORG (RED BANK | APRIL 27, 2022) Nominees have been revealed for the 2022 Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre presented by Bank of America, taking place on […]
(RED BANK | APRIL 18, 2022) The Count Basie Center Teen + College Film Fest has announced its 2022 finalists, all of which will be screened this weekend at Basie Center Cinemas, 36 White Street in Red Bank. Tickets, priced at just $5, are on sale now at www.basiecentercinemas.org. Screenings will take place at […]
TICKETS ON SALE, NOMINEES TO BE REVEALED LATER THIS MONTH ▪▪▪ ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA (RED BANK | APRIL 11, 2022) The Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre presented by Bank of America, will return to the Basie Center stage on Wednesday, May 25, […]
RED BANK – The Count Basie Center for the Arts has formally announced the complete slate of its annual Arts Impact scholarships, which are available to Monmouth County high school seniors graduating in 2022. The application deadline for this year’s scholarships is next Friday, April 15. Interested students can apply and learn more about […]
(RED BANK | MARCH 16, 2022) The Count Basie Center Gospel Choir has announced a fresh set of auditions for singers of all vocal categories. Choir Director Gwen Moten will conduct auditions on Saturday, March 26 and Saturday, April 2 from 11-12PM at the Basie Center’s Grunin Arts and Education Building, located onsite at […]
Italy Whitehead, a junior from Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy in Elizabeth, was named State Champion at the 2022 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals competition. The virtual adjudication took place on March 1st and a compilation video broadcast the following day, March 2nd on the NJPOL YouTube channel. Italy Whitehead will represent New […]
(RED BANK | MARCH 1, 2022) Phoenix Productions, the community theater arm of the Count Basie Center for the Arts, will present Putting It Together, a musical revue showcasing the music of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 at The Vogel, the new performance venue located at […]
The Count Basie Center for the Arts has a number of prerecorded and live events available for schools seeking education-based assemblies and school trips. The Basie Center’s Curtains Up For Kids program, presented by Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, typically welcomes more than 10,000 students to the performing events venue every year. For many […]
Documentary’s subject, directors will be on hand for live, post-screening discussion (RED BANK | FEBRUARY 1, 2022) The Count Basie Center for the Arts Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force, in conjunction with Monmouth University’s Social Justice Academy and Intercultural Center, will host a special screening of the new Sony Pictures Classics documentary Who We […]
Two of the state’s most prolific nonprofit performing arts organizations to join forces in Red Bank (RED BANK | FEBRUARY 1, 2022) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Red Bank-based Phoenix Productions today announced their intentions to merge, allowing the community theatre company to officially become part of the organization which has hosted […]
(RED BANK – JAN 18) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and New Jersey Hall Of Fame rockers The Smithereens today announced the recipients of this year’s Pat DiNizio Musical Performance Scholarships. Taylor Bruno, 16, of Oceanport and Olivia Conti, 15, of Morganville, were selected from dozens of applicants for this year’s awards. […]
DEC. 17) News12, the cable news network with outposts in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, has a special gift for tri-state performing arts fans who haven’t yet experienced the new, expanded Count Basie Center for the Arts. “Sounds Of The Season,” the network’s heralded, annual presentation of holiday music performed by New Jersey […]
(RED BANK | DEC. 6 2021) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced a partnership designating the financial institution as The Preferred Banking and Financial Partner at The Vogel, the Basie Center’s new performance venue, while also providing support to the nonprofit Basie’s arts education and outreach programs. […]
(RED BANK | OCT 16) The Count Basie Center for the Arts’ 2021 Gala was a night honoring Janet & Tom Widener and included a headlining performance by Train. (Photos by Amanda Stevens for the Count Basie Center)
Executive Producers Robert Redford, Patti Scialfa Springsteen and Jessica Springsteen take viewers to the American West and show how the survival of the wild horse is at stake (OCTOBER 11) The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses, the incredible story of America’s wild horse population from their turbulent history to their uncertain future, opens at Basie […]
(OCT 12, 2021) The Count Basie Center for the Arts today announced it has been selected as the lead partner for New Jersey Poetry Out Loud (NJPOL), the statewide high school recitation program which provides students with a platform to showcase and share their interpretation of poetry. In partnership with the New Jersey State […]
(RED BANK – SEPT 20) The Count Basie Center for the Arts is accepting submissions for its Count Basie Center Teen + College Film Festival, with the mission to locate, showcase and recognize student filmmakers from 7th grade all the way through college. Students can submit their films now via FilmFreeway. In April, official selections […]
(RED BANK – SEPT 17) On the day The Smithereens perform their first New Jersey show in since the onset of the pandemic, details have been announced for the 2022 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 […]
RED BANK – For the first time ever, the Count Basie Center Academy’s School of Performing Arts has revealed an entire slate of student productions, taking place over the next three sessions on the Basie Center’s big stages. The Addams Family, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Little […]
Summer’s in full swing, movies are back — and Basie Center Cinemas on White Street has a doozy of a weekend for film lovers. Space Jam: A New Legacy, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and The Rocky Horror Picture Show all screen at the twin cinema this weekend, with advance tickets already available […]
Annual slate of touring Broadway productions sponsored by World Subaru RED BANK – The 2021-22 BROADWAY AT THE BASIE CENTER series has been announced, featuring an eclectic slate of touring productions live at the Center’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre. Sponsored by World Subaru, this season’s BROADWAY AT THE BASIE CENTER schedule brings some of the […]
The 2021 Basie Awards presented by Bank Of America will take place on Thursday, June 17 at 8:00PM on Facebook, YouTube and theBASIE.org. In light of the pivots, maneuvers and challenges faced by our area’s high school theater community over the past year, the theme of this year’s Basie Awards is “creativity.” Not just […]
(RED BANK – June 2, 2021) The Count Basie Center for the Arts, the state’s leading nonprofit performing arts center, is excited to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees. Joining the Basie Board are Jerry W. Conaty, CPA, CFE, RMA of Lanoka Harbor, a partner of the Holman Frenia […]
(MAY 17, 2021 | RED BANK) The Count Basie Center for the Arts today launched its “Back To The Basie” initiative, anticipating increased capacities and a resumption of normal operations following more than a year of shuttered and reduced operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Vaccinations and a year of careful […]
(MAY 10, 2021 | RED BANK) As the Count Basie Center awaits permission to operate its historic theater at a feasible capacity, the prolific promoters of the arts – with nearly 70 shows set for its ‘Concerts On The Green’ series at Suneagles Golf Club and dozens of shows at its second performance venue, […]
Move allows more crypto donors than ever to take advantage of the currency’s tax advantages (MAY 5, 2021 | RED BANK) As it continues to recover after a now year-long disruption due to the pandemic, the Count Basie Center for the Arts today announced it can now accept donations of Dogecoin, deepening its options […]
(RED BANK – APRIL 14, 2021) Winners of the 2021 Count Basie Center Teen + College Film Fest were announced on Wednesday, following an online industry panel which allowed all officially-selected festival filmmakers to hear from experts working in television and film. In a tumultuous year for students and artists alike, 2021 saw a […]
(RED BANK and EATONTOWN, NJ – APRIL 12, 2021) – The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced 5 additional concert events to take place at its summer Concerts On The Green series, an outdoor, socially-distanced concert experience kicking off in mid-May at the historic Suneagles Golf Club in Eatontown. Artists announced today […]
(RED BANK and EATONTOWN, NJ – APRIL 6, 2021) – The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced an additional 9 concert events to take place at its Concerts On The Green concert series, an outdoor, socially-distanced concert experience kicking off in mid-May at the historic Suneagles Golf Club in Eatontown. Artists announced […]
Lakehouse Music Academy’s ‘Big Gig’ to be presented at The Vogel in June ••• Lakehouse at the Basie Center open houses scheduled for April and May (RED BANK – APRIL 1, 2021) The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Asbury Park’s Lakehouse Music Academy have announced a strategic partnership that brings Lakehouse’s renowned […]
(RED BANK and EATONTOWN, NJ – MARCH 29, 2021) – The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced Concerts On The Green, an outdoor, socially-distanced concert series kicking off in mid-May at the historic Suneagles Golf Club in Eatontown. All Concerts On The Green tickets include a pre-show dinner reservation. Full COVID-19 safety […]
Students at the Count Basie Center Academy’s Monmouth Conservatory of Music were treated to a professional, virtual masterclass on Friday courtesy of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. NJSO Associate Concertmaster Brennan Sweet and Assistant Principal Violinist Izia Weyman spent more than two hours with the Basie’s conservatory students, who took in an invaluable amount […]
The Count Basie Center for the Arts and its President / CEO Adam Philipson will be the subject of a report Sunday morning on CBS News New York. Weatherman John Elliott – one of the channel’s best-known personalities and himself a fan of the arts – stopped by the Basie this week to learn […]
The Count Basie Center for the Arts, New Jersey’s leading nonprofit performing arts center, is turning downtime into game time: It’s ARTS MADNESS 2021. Launched last year at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, ARTS MADNESS was an effort to give young artists a chance to showcase their skills, despite the area’s initial lock-downs […]
Nomadland, The Father, Minari and others set to screen in Red Bank as Hollywood celebrates the year’s best films and performances Tickets, showtimes, trailers + information on all films film available at basiecentercinemas.org [RED BANK] The Count Basie Center’ Basie Center Cinemas, located at 36 White Street in Red Bank, is celebrating Hollywood’s best […]
[RED BANK | FEB. 4 2021] The Count Basie Center for the Arts has been approved for a $100,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support mindALIGNED, the organization’s collective impact initiative in the areas of professional development for educators, creative teaching strategies, artist residencies and arts experiences. The Basie Center’s project is among […]
(RED BANK | FEBRUARY 4, 2021) The Count Basie Center has announced a virtual workshop and a fresh set of online auditions for singers of all vocal categories interested in learning more and making a play at joining the organization’s new gospel choir. On Saturday, Feb. 20, choir director Gwen Moten will conduct an […]
(RED BANK – DEC 23) The Count Basie Center for the Arts today announced the recipients of this year’s Pat DiNizio Musical Performance Scholarships. Alejandra Morales, 15, of Bayville and Gabriel McGivern-Jiminez, 16, of Wall, were selected from dozens of applicants for this year’s awards. Each will receive $500 towards programs as part of […]
(DEC. 11 | RED BANK) Students from the Count Basie Center Academy will participate in News 12 New Jersey’s annual “Sounds Of The Season” broadcast, airing on the statewide news network beginning December 19. The Basie Center Academy students will join other musical performance organizations from around the state, including Asbury Park’s Lakehouse Music […]
Elevated flooring platform takes audiences above the seats and creates a ballroom-like atmosphere (DEC 8. 2020 | RED BANK) The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced the reopening of Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, employing an elevated flooring platform which will allow patrons to sit at seated, socially-distant tables and enjoy performances in the […]
Lysa Israel joins the state’s leading nonprofit performing arts center effective Nov. 30 (NOV. 30 2020 | RED BANK) The Count Basie Center for the Arts, New jersey’s leading nonprofit performing arts center, announced today that Lysa Israel, of Belle Meade, has joined the organization as its Senior Director of Development. “Lysa’s career and her […]
Gifts of Bitcoin, Ether and other cryptocurrencies now accepted as part of the Basie Recovery Fund (OCT. 22 2020 | RED BANK) As it attempts to emerge from a 7+ month closure due to the global pandemic, the historic Count Basie Center for the Arts announced today it has become one of the first […]
RED BANK – The nonprofit Count Basie Center for the Arts has set virtual audition dates for the new Count Basie Center Gospel Choir. Virtual auditions for voices in all vocal categories – soprano, alto, tenor and bass – will be held between 10AM – 2PM on Saturday Dec. 12 and Saturday, December 19. […]
(RED BANK – OCT 12) On what would have been the Smithereens’ lead singer’s 65th birthday, details were announced today for the 2021 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 may apply by completing the online […]