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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

CENTENARY STAGE CO.’S WELCOMES THE WORLD-FAMOUS PARAGON RAGTIME ORCHESTRA TO THE JAMMIN’ IN JULY SERIES

Paragon photo_by_lynn_aliston-mediumPARAGON RAGTIME ORCHESTRA

WHEN: Saturday, July 27, at 8 PM
WHERE: Sitnik Theatre in the David and Carol Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave., Hackettstown
TICKETS: $20 to $27.50 in advance and $25 to $32.50 for day of purchases, with discounts for seniors, students, and children under 12.
Tickets are available online at www.centenarystageco.org, or by calling the box office at 908.979.0900, open 1-5 PM Monday through Friday, and 2 hours prior to each performance. (Photo by Lynn Aliston)

It’s time to explore the world’s only year-round, professional ensemble re-creating “America’s Original Music.” The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra will fill the Centenary Stage this summer with the syncopated sounds of early musical theater, silent cinema, and classic dance rhythms.

Since 1989 the Walt Disney Company has relied on the Orchestra’s recordings for the outdoor theme music heard at Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland, Disney World, and Disneyland Paris; The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra strengthened its international following during its extended engagement as a U.S. Ambassador of Goodwill at the 1992 World’s Universal Exposition in Seville, Spain. Over the years they’ve been heard on the soundtracks of several motion pictures and television programs. The orchestra’s audio and video recordings have been widely praised, and considered instrumental in rekindling interest in America’s rich traditions of theater, cinema, and dance orchestra music. In addition to its worldwide concert hall, university, and festival appearances, the orchestra has acquired a considerable following both here and abroad through its radio programs on the New York Times’ WQXR, National Public Radio, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the Voice of America networks.

The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is part of Centenary Stage Company’s Jammin’ in July Summer Concert Series, which will also include An Evening With Groucho, Masters of Motown, and New Jersey Youth Theatre’s Production of West Side Story with a Flex Pass available to all FOUR events at $90.00 per person.

The Jammin’ in July Summer Concert Series is made possible in part through the generous support of CSC Premier Sponsor, HEATH VILLAGE, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the NJ State Council on the Arts.