(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey has announced its 2019-20 Broadway Season. Combined, the shows in the series shows have received 18 Tonys®, three Grammys®, 17 Drama Desk Awards, and six Outer Critics Circle Awards. The series kicks off in November with the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winner, Beautiful—The Carole King Musical and The SpongeBob Musical. The series continues with Jersey Boys, Fiddler on the Roof, The Color Purple, The Play That Goes Wrong, Cats, and Once On This Island.
Tickets go on sale Friday, July 19 at 10:00am. A “Broadway Buy More Save More” program will also launch on July 19. Ticket buyers who purchase two Broadway shows save 10%, 3 shows save 15%. Ticket buyers can also become a season ticket holder and save 20%. For more information visit STNJ.org/Broadway or call Guest Services at 732-246-SHOW.
Season tickets for the State Theatre’s Broadway shows come with an array of benefits, from first access to the best seats, 20% savings on single ticket prices, 20% savings on any show added to the Broadway season, bring your friends 15% discounts, exclusive concierge access to handle seating needs, free exchanges within the same show, and free parking(when at least two 7- or 8-show season tickets are purchased).
Also included in the “Buy More Save More” offer are two additional shows: Taj Express – The Bollywood Musical Revue on November 16 and Masters of Illusion on February 28.
Scroll down for a detailed look at the season.
Beautiful—The Carole King Musical
Fri, November 8, 2019 at 8:00pm
Sat, November 9, 2019 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sun, November 10, 2019 at 2:00pm
For five years, Beautiful, the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning Carole King musical, has thrilled Broadway with the inspiring true story of one woman’s remarkable journey from teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Featuring a stunning array of beloved songs, including “You’ve Got a Friend,” “One Fine Day,” “Up on the Roof,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” and “Natural Woman.”
Tickets range from $40-$98.
Taj Express
The Bollywood Musical Revue
Sat, November 16, 2019 at 8:00pm
Bollywood comes to the State Theatre with Taj Express! Produced, directed, and choreographed by sisters Shruti and Vaibhavi Merchant, this spectacular musical event features songs from Oscar®-winner A.R Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire). Written by Toby Gough, Taj Express is a high energy celebration of new India’s pop music, Bollywood culture, and deep traditions featuring thrilling live music, joyful dance, and colorful costumes.
Tickets range from $40-$98.
The SpongeBob Musical
Fri, November 29, 2019 at 8:00pm
Sat, November 30, 2019 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sun, December 1, 2019 at 2:00pm
A legendary roster of Grammy® Award-winners. A visionary director and a Tony® Award-winning design team. One of the world’s most beloved characters. Turn them loose on stage and what do you get? The musical The New York Times declares, “BRILLIANT!” Broadway’s best creative minds reimagine and bring to life the beloved Nickelodeon series with humor, heart, and pure theatricality in “a party for the eyes and ears” (Daily Beast). The 2018 Best Musical winner of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Tickets range from $40-$98.
Jersey Boys
Tue, December 3, 2019 at 8:00pm
Wed, December 4, 2019 at 8:00pm
This Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning true-life musical phenomenon is the behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Featuring the legendary top ten hits: “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and “December, 1963 (Oh What A Night).”
Tickets range from $40-$98.
Fiddler on the Roof
Fri, December 20, 2018 at 8:00pm
Sat, December 21, 2019 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sun, December 22, 2019 at 2:00pm
Rich with musical hits you know and love, including “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” and “To Life (L’Chaim!),” Fiddler on the Roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters; husbands and wives; and life, love, and laughter. Tony® Award-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind South Pacific, The King and I, and 2017 Tony®-winning Best Play Oslo, bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony®-winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Featuring stunning movement and dance from Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins.
Tickets range from $40-$98.
The Color Purple
Thu, January 30, 2020 at 8:00pm
Fri, January 31, 2020 at 8:00pm
Sat, February 1, 2020 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
With a soul-raising, Grammy®-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime, and blues, The Color Purple is an unforgettable and intensely moving revival of an American classic. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Academy® Award-nominated feature film, The Color Purple leaves its mark on the soul. This joyous American classic about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South has conquered Broadway in an all-new “ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times).
Tickets range from $40-$98.
Masters of Illusion
Fri, February 28, 2020 at 8:00pm
Masters of Illusion® includes grand illusions, levitation, escapologists, comedy magic, sleight of hand, and more. A hit TV show on The CW, this live show of Masters of Illusion® features comedic magician Chipper Lowell; illusionist Michael Turco; magician Naathan Phan, who is regularly featured on the CW show; the mysterious, mischievous, cirque group, The Monks; and rock and roll illusionist Tommy Wind. Program Subject to Change.
Tickets range from $35-$75.
The Play That Goes Wrong
Thu, April 2, 2020 at 8:00pm
Fri, April 3, 2020 at 8:00pm
Sat, April 4, 2020 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
What would happen if Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python had an illegitimate Broadway baby? You’d get The Play That Goes Wrong, Broadway and London’s award-winning smash comedy! Called “A gut-busting hit” (The New York Times) and “The funniest play Broadway has ever seen” (The Huffington Post), this classic murder mystery is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania delivering “A riotous explosion of comedy” (Daily Beast) that is “Tons of fun for all ages” (The Huffington Post)!
Tickets range from $40-$98.
Cats
Fri, May 8, 2020 at 8:00pm
Sat, May 9, 2020 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sun, May 10, 2020 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Winner of seven Tony® Awards including Best Musical, Cats tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn. The original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock, Sunset Boulevard), original scenic and costume design by John Napier (Les Misérables), all-new lighting design by Natasha Katz (Aladdin), all-new sound design by Mick Potter, new choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) based on the original choreography by Gillian Lynne (Phantom), and direction by Trevor Nunn (Les Misérables) make this production a new Cats for a new generation!
Tickets range from $40-$98.
Once On This Island
Fri, June 5, 2020 at 8:00pm
Sat, June 6, 2020 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sun, June 7, 2020 at 2:00pm
Winner of the 2018 Tony® Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Once On This Island is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. The groundbreaking vision of two-time Tony® Award nominated director Michael Arden (Spring Awakening revival) and acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown (NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live) conjures up “a place where magic is possible and beauty is apparent for all to see!” (The Huffington Post). With a score that bursts with life from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony® Award-winning songwriters of Anastasia and Ragtime, Once On This Island is a timeless testament to theater’s unlimited possibilities.
Tickets range from $40-$98.
About State Theatre New Jersey
The theater exists to enrich people’s lives, contribute to a vital urban environment, and build future audiences by presenting the finest performing artists and entertainers and fostering lifetime appreciation for the performing arts through arts education. 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 Chosen Freeholders through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. United is the official airline of the State Theatre.
State Theatre New Jersey is located at 15 Livingston Ave in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
