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)
Norbert Leo Butz & Friends (Broadway Music, Theater)Thu, Nov 18 at 8 PM
TICKETS: $45, $35
Presented by SOPAC and Midtown Direct Rep
Join Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz for an exciting evening of Broadway show tunes and Southern roots music. An eclectic mix of musicians from Broadway pits and rock and roll dives join Butz onstage as he performs the music that inspired him to become a singer: bluegrass, blues, country and, of course, Broadway.
Paula West: Jammin’ Away the Blues (Jazz, Vocals)Presented by the Mental Health Association of Essex County
Fri, Nov 19 at 8 PM
TICKETS: $50, $40, $30
Ms. Paula West has been thrilling national and international audiences with her heartfelt renditions of well-known standards and unique interpretations of dynamic jazz songs. With a particular dusky soulfulness, West has captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike from coast to coast—from festivals to cabaret clubs—with just the lilt of her voice.
Melissa Manchester (Contemporary Pop)Sun, Nov 21 at 7 PM
TICKETS: $45, $35
If you so much as switched on adult contemporary radio in the 1980s, it's a good bet that you can sing one of Melissa Manchester's hits of the era -- "You Should Hear How She Talks About You," "Midnight Blue," "Don't Cry Out Loud" -- without referring to the lyrics. Melissa was and remains a terrific interpreter of the modern pop song, which, for all the talk of the "rock era," has never gone away or even declined. What's less well known is that she's a superb songwriter, and she has concentrated on this aspect of her career in recent years.
Navy Band Northeast (Jazz)Presented by Seton Hall University Arts Council’s “Jazz ‘n the Hall” series
Tue, Nov 30 at 7:30 PM
TICKETS: Free Admission
Recognized as "The World’s Finest," the band features some of the nation’s top musicians and performs a variety of music from classical orchestral works to original arrangements of current popular favorites, as well as traditional marches and patriotic fare. This special performance by the Navy Band Northeast is a free performance but seating is reserved and a ticket is required.
