(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) welcomes Wayne Newton, The Legend, a.k.a Mr. Las Vegas, who continues to enjoy a career that few dare even dream about, having performed more live shows than any other single performer in Las Vegas history, with no signs of slowing down. Wayne Newton brings his Up Close and Personal Tour to the stage at bergenPAC in Englewood, New Jersey, on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 7:00pm.
To date, Wayne Newton has recorded and released an astounding 165 albums in his career. In a volatile, unforgiving industry where careers and successes can appear and disappear like vapors, Wayne Newton resides atop the "Mount Rushmore of Entertainers" etched in music history. To date, Newton has recorded and released an astounding 165 albums in his career. In a volatile, unforgiving industry where careers and successes can appear and disappear like vapors, Wayne Newton resides atop the "Mount Rushmore of Entertainers" etched in music history.
Wayne Newton has performed live in front of more than 40 million people during a record-setting run of 25,000-plus shows. This remarkably gifted artist, who can complete 13 musical instruments on stage, has done so throughout his career without ever being able to read a single musical note. Wayne's rare and unique abilities only further epitomize the wealth of talent. In addition to his live prowess on stage, Newton has long since established himself as an accomplished and sought-after actor--both on television and the silver screen--having appeared in such memorable movies as "Vegas Vacation" and the classic James Bond thriller, "License to Kill."
Blessed with an exceptional work ethic and the energy and heart to give 100% to every performance, Newton also displayed an innate gift and ability to "connect" with his audience every night--adeptly tailoring and crafting each show to the needs and moods of each audience. Wayne knew and loved his audiences, and they responded in kind each night.
Tickets range from $55-$135 and are available for purchase online or by visiting the box office at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey, or calling 201.227.1020.
Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area's cultural mecca. The theater’s legacy started in 1926 when it opened as the Englewood Plaza movie theater. United Artists purchased the building in 1967 and kept the doors open until 1973. Through the efforts of a group of local citizens under the leadership of John Harms, the John Harms Center came to life in 1976. In 2003, a small group of dedicated individuals led by Frank Huttle III helped preserve this special theater and rechristened it the Bergen Performing Arts Center. The historic Art Deco-style theater boasts one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, attracting 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, reaches 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. Through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, members, and patrons, the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School can thrive and enrich our community.
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is a theater of and for the community it serves throughout northern New Jersey by leading the way with a creative focus, educational resource, and engine of economic vitality. A nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization, bergenPAC's mission is to make live performing arts and arts education accessible to its diverse community by building an innovative home for artists and teachers of excellence and relevance who entertain, enlighten, inspire, and inform their audiences and students. bergenPAC's Performing Arts School is the areas' leading cultural and arts educational institution in Northern New Jersey, which shall guide and liberate the imagination of our youth and expand the lives of our adults.
