(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Welcome to the new Asbury Park Theater Company! As previously announced in 2025, the board of directors of Asbury Park Theater Company have appointed Asbury Park native, Anthony D'Amato, as Producing Artistic Director. Anthony, known nationally as Remember Jones, has quickly rebranded the company and put together a season of collaborative events for 2025.
“It’s not a surprise that there is no functioning theater space in Asbury Park,” Anthony says. “I’ve been co-producing and sharing spaces with so many organizations over the years, all who have trusted me with their homes. I’m grateful that they’ve allowed this company to stretch beyond Asbury Park while we continue to find a permanent home.”
The 2025 season includes two theatrical concert events at House of Independents in Asbury Park: The Pink Pony Club, a celebration of the music of Chappell Roan (with a cast of 25 young singers, musicians, and drag queens) on March 28th, and JONES SINGS JONES!, a 17-piece Vegas Style celebration of Tom Jones on March 29th. As of this release, both shows are close to sold out.
Embracing the collaborations, Asbury Park Theater Company will join with Bell Theater at Bell Works for two rock musicals: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, an exclusive conceptual production, June 13-29, starring Remember Jones and directed by Jose Zayas, and A Night With Janis Joplin, starring Tony nominee Mary Bridget Davies, who will co-direct alongside Remember Jones, running October 3-19.
“Mary has been a friend on and off stage for many years,” says Anthony. “We see and hear the world similarly in so many ways and to re-envision this show hand-in-hand is an honor.”
Asbury Park Theater Company will grow, expand, and redevelop its previous youth programs, this year presenting its first production: Disney’s The Lion King, Jr., July 18-20. Performers 18 years of age and younger will be able to register for camp running June 30-July 20 at Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove, which will include classes taught by Broadway and music professionals, enriching young artists with backstage knowledge as well as on stage. There will be a production team and auditions for the show announced soon, as well.
To wrap up the year, the company will reprise its now annual gala, A Big Band Holiday to Remember, on December 13th, once again at Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove. This event sold out quickly in 2024, which saw the Asbury Park music community bridged together with local and Broadway theater performers in front of a 17-piece big band.
Tickets for the concert events and Bell Theater musicals are on sale now, and more information and tickets for the other events will be coming soon. Visit the new www.asburyparktheatercompany.org for more information or redirections, and check out their Instagram or Facebook pages for continued updates!
