(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey has added two concerts to November's lineup: Gladys Knight on November 6 and Pat Metheny Side-Eye with James Francies and Joe Dyson on November 12. 

Seven-time Grammy® Award-winner Gladys Knight has enjoyed success in many genres, with #1 hits in pop, gospel, R&B, and adult contemporary. Known as the “Empress of Soul,” Knight’s hits include “Midnight Train to Georgia,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” and “That’s What Friends Are For.” Knight’s TV and movie credits include Dancing with the Stars, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Empire, Lifetime’s Seasons of Love, Holidaze, and Hollywood Homicide. The Gladys Knight concert is part of State Theatre New Jersey’s Centennial Series, celebrating STNJ’s 100th Anniversary in the newly renovated theater. 

Twenty-time Grammy® Award-winner Pat Metheny returns to the State Theatre for his Side-Eye tour with pianist James Francies and drummer Joe Dyson. The jazz guitarist and composer is best known for hits such as “As It Is,” “Bright Size Life,” “Are You Going with Me,” and covers of “And I Love Her,” and “Don’t Know Why.” Metheny's musical style blends progressive, contemporary jazz, and Latin jazz. In addition to being the only artist to win a Grammy® in 10 different categories, he has earned three gold records, and is a member of the DownBeat Hall of Fame, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and the Missouri Music Hall of Fame.  

Other recent shows added to State Theatre’s 2021 lineup include Foreigner on October 29; two-time Emmy®-nominated performer, Randy Rainbow on November 5 as part of The Pink Glasses Tour; and a special tribute concert to the late John Prine featuring Prine's brother Billy Prine and the Prine Time Band on December 11.  

State Theatre also recently announced its 2021-22 Reopening Broadway Season, featuring 10 fantastic shows in a fully renovated theater including brand-new theater seats. The 2021-22 Season will include Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on November 26-28; Anastasia on December 3-5; the Tony® Award-winning musical, featuring the music of Gershwin, An American in Paris on February 25-27; the hilarious hit Broadway musical featuring original music and lyrics by Grammy® Award-winner Sara Bareilles, Waitress on April 14-16; and Hairspray, the Tony® Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon on April 29-May 1. Season tickets for the 2021-22 Broadway Series are now on sale. For more information visit STNJ.org/SeasonTickets.  

Gladys Knight is co-presented with Metropolitan Entertainment.

State Theatre was built in 1921 as a silent film and vaudeville palace. Recognizing the historic significance of the theater, PBS honored State Theatre New Jersey by featuring it in its documentary series, Treasures of New Jersey, in the fall of 2018. “Treasures of New Jersey: State Theatre New Jersey” can be streamed at STNJ.org/History. Today, State Theatre is the largest performing arts center in Central New Jersey and has welcomed six million people through its doors since reopening as a non-profit performing arts center in 1988. State Theatre New Jersey is a cornerstone of the cultural vitality of Middlesex County, and averages a total economic impact on New Brunswick and the surrounding area of more than $18 million a year. The mainstage programs have featured high-caliber artists such as Diana Ross, Tony Bennett, Kevin Hart, Ringo Starr, Melissa Etheridge, John Leguizamo, Harry Connick, Jr., Diana Krall, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Program offerings include Broadway, orchestra, family, dance, comedy, rock/pop, jazz, Performances for Schools, and Sensory-Friendly Performances.   

State Theatre New Jersey’s programs are made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.