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Opening Act: Chris Trapper
“A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!” –Associated Press
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony® Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story: The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony® Awards including Best Musical, the Associated Press calls A Christmas Story: The Musical, “a joyous Christmas miracle,” while The New York Times writes “I was dazzled. You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face.”
You’ve seen him in your favorite TV shows and movies, now see comedian Billy Gardell live at UCPAC’s historic Main Stage!
Opening Act: Chris Trapper
Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Celebrate the holidays with the electrifying sounds of Elvis Presley, starring Travis LeDoyt - widely regarded as the "world's best young Elvis." Backed by a live band, this festive concert features Elvis's most beloved Christmas classics alongside his greatest hits, delivered with the authentic voice, look, and charisma of the King's early rock 'n' roll era.
Opening Act: Oakland Rain
“A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!” –Associated Press
Eric Jacobsen conductor
Christian McBride double bass
Chris Komer horn
New Jersey Symphony
At the intersection of Jazz and Jamaican music in the 50s and 60s stood two luminary figures… guitarist Ernest Ranglin and pianist Monty Alexander. Their historic recordings over many decades literally introduced the world to what we now know as the Jamaican Ska movement… which traveled throughout the Caribbean and the rest of the world. The ingenious interweaving of jazz’s complexities with the ancestral music of the Caribbean immediately influenced legends such as Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, and many other artists of the time.
Join us for our Festival of Trees – a UCPAC fundraising event to kick off the holiday season!
Step into the dazzling, chaotic world of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter—a sparkling, laugh-out-loud comedy about fame, love, and the art of always being on display.
