More holiday fun @ SOPAC in December for adults, kids and families:
WHERE: South Orange Performing Arts Center, One SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ
For more details on the upcoming season, including a complete schedule and ticket information, visit SOPACnow.org, or contact the SOPAC Box Office at 973.313.2787 (ARTS)
A Great Big Miracle
By Ben H. Winters
Presented by SOPAC and Midtown Direct Rep
Sun, Dec 5 at 11 AM & 2 PM
TICKETS: $20
A Great Big Miracle is Ben H. Winters' smart, joyful, and just a little bit irreverent take on the story of Hanukkah. It's got Judah Maccabee—the random shepherd who becomes a virtuous warrior, wicked King Antiochus and his really mean army. And yes, it's got the whole candle and the eight nights thing. Narrated by a pair of Borscht Belt sheep, it's the Hanukkah story like you've never seen it before!
Red Horse: Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka & Lucy Kaplansky (Folk)
Sun, Dec 5 at 7 PM
TICKETS: $45, $35
The New Folk Super Trio featuring: John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson and Lucy Kaplansky. Eliza, John and Lucy come together to form Red Horse a new collaborative project. As three of folk music's most revered songwriters they've created an album that is awash in gorgeous harmonies & signature melodies. Covering each other's songs, performing new tunes and breathing life into old classics, Red Horse is a fresh album folk fans will fall in love with.
American Brass Quintet
Presented by Seton Hall Arts Council’s “Classical Concert Series.”
Tue, Dec 7 at 7:30 PM
TICKETS: $25, $15 Seniors and Alumni, $8 Student and SHU Employees with ID
As part of Seton Hall Arts Celebrating over 50 years of performance, American Brass Quintet has historically been a leader in introducing original works for brass to chamber music audiences. They continue their crusade as the "high priests of brass" (Newsweek) in a special holiday performance.
James Braly: Life in a Marital Institution (Theater, Comedy)
Presented by Meredith Vieira Productions
Fri, Dec 10 at 8 PM
TICKETS: $30, $20
“If Walt Whitman had been straight, married, and hilarious he would have been James Braly.” —The New Yorker
First comes love. Then comes marriage counseling. James Braly comes to SOPAC with his hilarious dissection of what thirteen couples counselors have called a passionate, bi-polar relationship. With one of New York City's sharpest wits, Braly dives head first into a tale of attraction, repulsion, reproduction, death, and the afterlife. 20 years of monogamy in one terrifying evening.
Juilliard @ SOPAC
Swingin’ Holidays with The Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
Sun, Dec 12 at 3 PM
TICKETS: $15, $12 Senior, $10 SOPAC Members
Join the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble with featured guest vocalist Alicia Olatuja and saxophonist Ron Blake in performance to help usher in the holiday season. Classics such as Let it Snow, Jingle Bells, Little Drummer Boy and other selections will be performed with a Juilliard Jazz twist. The Juilliard Jazz Ensemble featuring guest vocalist Alicia Olatuja and Juilliard Jazz faculty member and saxophonist Ron Blake.
McCoy Tyner Trio (Jazz, Piano)
Sat, Dec 18 at 8 PM
TICKETS: $58, $48, $38
McCoy Tyner's blues-based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand has transcended conventional styles to become one of the most identifiable sounds in improvised music. His harmonic contributions and dramatic rhythmic devices form the vocabulary of a majority of jazz pianists. Tyner has released nearly 80 albums under his name, earned four Grammys and was awarded Jazz Master from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2002.
