originally published: 04/24/2023
(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is excited to present Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive on Thursday, May 18 at 8:00pm in its recently renovated theater. Tickets range from $65 to $165.
“Being Alive” is a marriage of Patinkin’s favorite Broadway and classic American tunes, along with selections from his newest recordings. From Randy Newman to Stephen Sondheim, from Harry Chapin to Rufus Wainwright, Patinkin takes the audience on a dazzling musical journey they’ll never forget.
Patinkin will be accompanied by Adam Ben-David, an arranger, music director, conductor, and pianist on Broadway for the past 22 years.
The Homeland and The Princess Bridge star made his Broadway debut in 1980 and won a Tony Award for his role as Che in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita. He began his concert career in 1989 at Joseph Papp's Public Theater in New York City. Since then, he has toured his various solo concerts across North America, in London’s West End, through Australia and New Zealand, as well as on Broadway and Off-Broadway.
His other film and TV credits include Wish I Was Here, The Wind Rises, Yentl, Ragtime, “The Good Fight,” and “Chicago Hope.”
Tickets are available for purchase online or by calling the Box Office (201) 227-1030. Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey.
Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area’s cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment. The jewel in our crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC – the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that, through programs, classes, outreach, school shows, and main theater presented shows, reach more than 30,000 students and community youth annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, “hands-on” training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, members, and patrons that the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.
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