(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with American Songbook – a words-and-music series co-presented by NJPAC and NJTV – returns for a third season. Join theater insider and host Ted Chapin as he chats with the country’s best-loved Broadway and cabaret artists following their performances in the intimate Victoria Theater, October 25 & 26, 2015 7:00 PM. Tickets range from $39-$49.
An exciting offshoot of NJPAC’s success as a broadcast venue, these sessions are taped before a live audience for future broadcast on NJTV, WNET and WLIW21. Artists to be announced – in the past, American Songbook at NJPAC has hosted Valerie Simpson, Maude Maggart, Marilyn Maye, John Pizzarelli, Nellie McKay and Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman.
Each musical guest will perform for about 40 minutes, then have a short interview with Chapin, the President of Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located at One Center Street in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States and is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey -- where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. As New Jersey’s Town Square, NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the State’s and the world’s best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted over nine million visitors (including more than one million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit www.njpac.org or call 888.GO.NJPAC for more information.
