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(NEWARK, NJ) -- Broadway vocalist Tally Sessions and an NJSO string quartet give an at-home performance of “Being Alive” from Company on April 13 at 7:00pm. The performance is part of a collaborative series presented by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Paper Mill Playhouse.
The performance video will be available on demand on the NJSO’s YouTube and social media channels, as well as at njsymphony.org/papermill.
The NJSO Chamber Players quartet features NJSO Associate Concertmaster Brennan Sweet, violinist Héctor Falcón, Assistant Principal Viola Elzbieta Weyman and cellist Ted Ackerman.
The series’ first three performances with the NJSO Chamber Players feature Rema Webb performing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel; Jacob Keith Watson performing “Out There” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Belinda Allyn and Matt Doyle performing “Tonight” from West Side Story. All are available on demand at njsymphony.org/papermill.
This four-part collaboration is part of NJSO Virtual 20–21, the Orchestra’s digital season. For more information, visit njsymphony.org/virtual.
‘BEING ALIVE’ - In collaboration with Paper Mill Playhouse
Tue, April 13, at 7:00pm
Tally Sessions, vocalist
Brennan Sweet, violin
Héctor Falcón, violin
Elzbieta Weyman, viola
Ted Ackerman, cello
SONDHEIM “Being Alive” from Company
Arranged by Lucy Corwin
Series sponsored by JCP&L/First Energy Foundation and PNC Bank.
Vocalist Biography
Tally Sessions: Broadway: Company, Anastasia, War Paint, Falsettos, School of Rock, Big Fish, The House of Blue Leaves, Paramour. Off Broadway: Giant, Queen of the Mist, Yank, Anyone Can Whistle, Hallelujah Baby!. Tours: South Pacific, Legally Blonde, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Tally recently starred as the Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Paper Mill Playhouse and as Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. Regional: The Old Globe, Goodspeed Opera House, Signature Theatre, the Kennedy Center, the Muny, Kansas City Rep, Olney Theatre, Cape Playhouse, and others. TV: Elementary and Falling Water.
Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is a nationally renowned not-for-profit theater under the direction of Mark S. Hoebee (Producing Artistic Director) and Michael Stotts (Managing Director). A beloved NJ arts institution since 1938, Paper Mill creates and produces groundbreaking new musicals and reimagined classics. Several productions have gone on to Broadway and launched national tours, including Disney’s Newsies, Les Misérables, Honeymoon in Vegas, A Bronx Tale and Bandstand. The theater is also the home of an award-winning center for musical theater education and artist training, with outreach programs that impact thousands of students each year. As one of the nation’s premier musical theaters, Paper Mill fosters a creative environment to advance the art form, educate students, develop future theater lovers, nurture inclusion and provide access for all. Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra connects with the people and diverse communities of New Jersey through the power of live symphonic music to inspire, entertain and educate. Internationally renowned Music Director Xian Zhang has garnered critical acclaim on the podium and has deepened the NJSO’s commitment to presenting diverse voices that reflect the communities the Orchestra serves.
The NJSO embraces its legacy as a statewide orchestra through mainstage and chamber performances at venues across New Jersey, as well as partnerships with fellow Garden State arts organizations, universities and civic organizations. The Orchestra’s education and community engagement programs promote meaningful, lifelong engagement with live music.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NJSO has made virtual performances and educational online programs available for free, reaching more than 10 million people across the Orchestra’s digital channels. NJSO Concert Films pair world-class NJSO performances with stunning imagery of the people and cityscapes of New Jersey. The NJSO has presented innovative programs with fellow arts organizations, community ensembles and statewide partners. Musicians perform solo and chamber works from iconic New Jersey locations in NJSO Everywhere. NJSO at Home spotlights intimate at-home performances, instrument demonstrations, educational videos and hours of concert recordings.
The NJSO Youth Orchestras have not only continued virtual instruction but have introduced an entirely new dimension to the program. Students are working together on a yearlong creative composition project—a uniquely engaging opportunity for students to explore their own musical voices and shape new works that draw from all the genres that inspire them.
The Orchestra’s online hub for free musical content is njsymphony.org/virtual.
