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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

EVERYTHING'S COMIN' UP RAISIN! @ AXELROD PAC

 

 

 

 

Headed into its final week of performances, the cast of RAISIN has the wind at its back with its unbroken string of standing ovations, critics praising the performances and the musical itself, News12 interviewing leading lady Fredi Walker-Browne, and the big news of the Axelrod's first studio cast album!

 

 


 

 

CRITICS RAVING OVER RAISIN

"This production will make you wonder why the musical has been so overlooked," begins NJ Arts. "The songs...have touches of blues, gospel and jazz, though also some complex orchestrations that may make you think of Burt Bacharach."

"Perhaps 'Raisin' hasn’t been revived more frequently because the classic 'A Raisin in the Sun' is so deeply embedded in people’s minds… but the resonance of that story is one of the main reasons that 'Raisin' needs to be seen."

  miss this very special opportunity to experience one of the lost Tony Award-winning musicals.

 

 


 

RAISIN STUDIO CAST ALBUM 

 




The Axelrod Performing Arts Center in association with Sea Bright Records, Inc. announces its plans to release its first studio cast album to commemorate its 50th-anniversary production of RAISIN The Musical, led by Fredi Walker-Browne and Eric R. Williams, under the music direction of Dan Sander-Wells. CDs will be available online and at the theater in the spring!

 


 

NEWS 12 VISITS THE SET OF RAISIN

 




News12 theater reporter John Bathke sat down with Fredi Walker-Browne to discuss her role in Raisin, the continued resonance of Lorraine Hansberry's play, and Fredi's continued connection to the Broadway musical RENT

RAISIN runs through March 12, beginning with Wednesday matinee at 1 pm, Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm.

 

WATCH THE INTERVIEW!

 

 


 




To remove any financial barriers for our audiences, the Axelrod continues to offer CHOOSE-WHAT-U-PAY options to the performances for the Wednesday matinee and the Saturday evening show.

 

 


 


 

 

COMING IN APRIL

 




Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Joe Cocker’s groundbreaking live album and tour, MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN with REMEMBER JONES! Serving as a dedication to Joe Cocker and Leon Russell, the show will be recreated with the exact 20-piece personnel from the original tour including, for your delight, Cosmic Kiddies, English Roadies, Children with the Answers, Cooking Italians, Presidents of Recording Companies, Acrobatics and Displays, The Odd Sane Dog, The Space Choir, Assorted Sound Freaks, and All Elements of the Truth.

 

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This 'TOTALLY RADICAL' concert/dance event and celebration of 80s pop culture will feature live performances of songs by Whitney Houston, Freddie Mercury, Prince, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, and more, led by spectacular vocalists Leanne Antonio and Danny Drewes.

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COMING IN MAY

 




New Jersey’s first professional production of the musical that Billboard calls “Hairspray meets Dear Evan Hansen,” The Prom opened on Broadway in 2018 and was a Broadway critics’ darling with six Tony nominations.

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