WP Presents! Virtual Wednesdays Winter/Spring Offerings
Our weekly virtual series continues
through this winter and spring with affordable and diverse programs–music concerts, comedy, and family entertainment–to enjoy from home.
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A Broadway Musical Family Affair starring
The Sharpe Family Singers
FEBRUARY 10, 8:00 PM/ET
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The Sharpe Family Singers, the global TikTok
internet sensation, is bringing the “family” back to “family
entertainment!” Led by Broadway-star parents Ron and Barbra
Sharpe, the show features their two adult children,
Samantha and Logan Sharpe, their fan-favorite adorable
twin boys, Connor and Aidan Sharpe, and three “adopted”
family members (a boyfriend, a best friend, and a lovable uncle). Their
repertoire includes songs from blockbuster movies, the Disney songbook, a
wide variety of Top 40/Contemporary Pop hits, and new and classic
Broadway show tunes. If you are looking for a fresh take on Broadway
revues, this is the show for you and your family!
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $5)
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Winner of "Best of Fest" an
astounding 22 times, critically acclaimed and award-winning
comedian Mike Delamont brings his hit one-man show to your living room.
While God presents himself to us in order to clear up some misunderstandings
and fallacies regarding himself and his role as the Almighty, this
show is a way for God to let off some steam about what humans have been
doing and not doing and his attempts to remain calm in the face
of their actions. Enjoy a virtual evening with God, as Delamont
embodies the character with such ease that you actually
start to believe his explanations for the many issues he
discusses.
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $10)
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Winner of Las Vegas Review-Journal's
"Best of Las Vegas" awards three years in a row, The Bronx
Wanderers is a celebration of American rock and roll and the story of the
Adinolfi family, told through their favorite songs (and yours). The group
includes former record producer and family patriarch Yo! Vinny, his
two multi-talented sons, Vin A and Nicky Stixx, and three of their
most talented musician friends. Together, they take you on a musical,
comedic, and heartfelt journey through music’s biggest hits by Frankie Valli,
Celine Dion, Neil Diamond, Elvis, Billy Joel, Queen, and Bruno Mars, just
to name a few, with great insider stories from Yo! Vinny’s 35-year
career in the music industry. Truly a show for everyone of all ages!
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $10)
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Langston Hughes’s kaleidoscopic jazz poem
suite, “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz,” is a 12-part epic
poem and Hughes’s homage in verse and music to the struggle for
artistic and social freedom at home and abroad at the beginning of the
1960s. The work, which he scored with musical cues drawn
from the blues, gospel, bebop and progressive jazz, Latin “cha cha”
and Afro-Cuban mambo music, West Indian calypso and African drumming,
is a creative masterpiece left unperformed at his death. Now, the
impressively versatile Dr. Ron McCurdy and his talented group of musicians
celebrate this masterwork in a joyous, head bopping, and finger
snapping performance.
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $10)
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The award-winning combination of Michael
DuBois and Viktoria Grimmy have five generations of circus performing
between them and have wowed crowds all over the world. Recently
featured in Hugh Jackman’s hit movie, The Greatest Showman, the
Great DuBois have amassed an impressive list of credits, including
appearances in the Tony Award-winning Pippin on
Broadway, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night
with David Letterman, Britney Spears’s World Circus Tour, and
the movie Burlesque, to highlight just a few. This
virtual show for all ages showcases incredible feats of juggling, hula
hoops, aerial, unicycle, contortion, and magic all wrapped up into one
fun performance to enjoy at home.
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $5)
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Naturally 7:
The Human Instruments
MARCH 24, 8:00 PM/ET
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The jaw-dropping a cappella group Naturally
7 puts on a fabulous display of audio pyrotechnics that even
compelled musical maestro Quincy Jones to declare
them, “The best a cappella group in the world!” This tightly
orchestrated group of singers transform their voices into actual human
instruments, effortlessly producing music of any genre. Their vibrant
20-year career includes three world tours with Michael
Bublé and shared billing with Coldplay. In addition, the group
has shared the stage with numerous icons, including Stevie Wonder,
Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Ludacris, The Roots, and more. Naturally 7 give
music lovers all they could hope for, and then some.
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $5)
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Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra
Stage and Screen Spectacular
APRIL 14, 8:00 PM/ET
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Join Peacherine Ragtime Society
Orchestra for a musical time machine back to the fun and excitement of
the early 20th century. Tap your feet to the syncopated stylings of the
early 1900s—from tongue-in-cheek vocal numbers to the classics of Scott
Joplin and George Gershwin, and even pop favorites by the Beatles and
Queen. Watch classic silent films underscored by a 12-person orchestra
with live music and sound effects! It's a program sure to make both young
and old smile from ear to ear. Grab your bowler hat and suspenders, park
your Model T down the street, and enjoy a trip back in time with Peacherine Ragtime
Society Orchestra!
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $10)
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The Silhouettes presents
Golden Moments
APRIL 28, 8:00 PM/ET
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The Silhouettes—America’s Got Talent
Season 6 first runner-up and 2020 Golden Buzzer winners on America’s
Got Talent: The Champions—is America’s premier shadow-dance
company. They have been featured in TV commercials, Nickelodeon’s See
Dad Run, Netflix’s MC2, and performed around the
world, receiving standing ovations and outstanding press reviews. Their virtual
program, “Golden Moments,” is a one-hour show that tells the story of their twice-around journey
on America’s Got Talent.
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $5)
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Mariachi Divas
A Virtual Cinco de Mayo Concert
Celebration
MAY 5, 8:00 PM/ET
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Two-time Grammy Award winners, 11-time Grammy Award
nominees, and multiple winners of Fox Music USA Latin Awards, Mariachi
Divas is a unique, all-female multicultural ensemble with its
foundation and roots in mariachi that also draws on its
members’ diverse influences like jazz and pop to create music that is
traditional and then some. The Divas were recently featured in Disney
Pixar’s Coco: A Live-to-Film Concert Experience at the
Hollywood Bowl, and appeared in the music video of Disney Pixar Coco’s
“Remember Me” with Christina Aguilera and Miguel. They have also performed,
recorded, and collaborated with major Latin and American recording
artists.
Pay What You Choose (Starting at $10)
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The box office is closed for in-person
sales. You must purchase tickets in advance via the online box office
ticketing system. If you need assistance, please contact the box office at boxoffice@wpunj.edu or 973.720.2371.
These events are being livestreamed only.
You will be watching the event from home on your own device – computer,
tablet, smart phone, or smart TV – and will need Internet access. A
special weblink to view livestreams will be on your ticket.
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In an effort to
provide the tools necessary for student success in the music program and
for the University to continue to provide outstanding public performances, The WP 88 Keys Campaign is being launched to generate support for
the purchase of a new Steinway piano for the Shea Center for the Performing
Arts. You are invited to join this campaign with a purchase of a piano key. If you are interested, please contact
Maureen O’Connor at oconnorm24@wpunj.edu or 973.720.3990. For general support of the campaign, click the donate button
and choose
WP 88 Keys Campaign as your gift designation.
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