Drum Workshop with Joe Bellia, drummer of The Weeklings
Lauren K. Woods TheatreJoe has worked with Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, The Allman Brothers, Nils Lofgren and more. He will be analyzing the drumming style of Ringo Starr.
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On Screen In Person: Small Small Thing: The Olivia Zinnah Story
The Great Hall AuditoriumIn December 2012, Olivia Zinnah died of complications from a rape injury caused when she was seven years old. After filmmaker Jessica Vale became personally involved with Olivia and her mother while working on another project in Monrovia, Liberia, her quest to film them became a mission of hope and medical help in a country where rape is the number one crime, and the majority of the victims are children.
The Weeklings: With A Little Help From Our Friends
Pollak TheatreTickets on sale Friday July 17 at 10 AM. The Weeklings
With A Little Help From Our Friends
After performing on Broadway as a member of both Beatlemania & Rain, Glen Burtnik and bandmates Bob Burger, John Merjave & Dave Anthony have created a new theater production. The evening promises to be a night of all things Beatles & beyond. The Weeklings will be joined by their friends The Barefoot Strings, Maxximum Horns with a special appearance by Max Weinberg. Together, they will perform the best and greatest songs of The Beatles, as well as The Weeklings performing their own Beatle-inspired songs.
$25; $35; $50 (Gold Circle)
MET OPERA: Otello (Broadcast in HD)
Pollak TheatreTickets on sale Friday, July 24. Verdi’s masterful Otello matches Shakespeare’s play in tragic intensity. Director Bartlett Sher probes the Moor’s dramatic downfall with an outstanding cast: tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko plays the doomed Otello; new soprano star Sonya Yoncheva sings Desdemona, Otello’s innocent wife and victim; and baritone Željko Lučić plays the evil Iago, who masterminds Otello’s demise. Dynamic maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
$23
MET OPERA: Il Trovatore (Encore)
Pollak TheatreSoprano Anna Netrebko’s dramatic and vocal skills are on full display in her next new role at the Met—Leonora, the Verdi heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the gypsy troubadour. Tenor Yonghoon Lee sings the ill-fated Manrico, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky is his rival, and mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick is the mysterious gypsy with the troubled past. Marco Armiliato conducts Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired production.
Tickets on sale Friday, July 24
$23
Homecoming Weekend 2015
Homecoming weekend kicks off with a cocktail reception at Ocean Place Resort & Spa on Friday, October 23. The weekend continues on Saturday, October 24 with the Alumni tailgate tent, historical tours of Wilson Hall, the Football game at 1pm and more!
MBA Homecoming Barbecue
Pozycki HallAttendance by Invitation Only “We Bleed Blue” MBA Homecoming Barbecue Two-hour barbecue event held on the terrace outside Pozycki Hall as part of the University’s homecoming weekend events. In the event of rain, the BBQ will be held inside. Upon request, attendees are offered free tickets to the football game. Attendance at this event is […]
A Marvelous Night: The Music of Van Morrison
Pollak TheatreNew Jersey’s favorite entertainers take the stage to share the music of Van Morrison with their friends. Legendary front man Rob Paparozzi (Original Blues Brothers Band, Blood Sweat ‘n Tears) and Master Song Stylist Pat Guadagno (BobFest, The Candle
Brothers) will lead an all-star band on a musical journey through the lifework of one of
the most influential and unusual artists of our time. Last year’s capacity crowd was mesmerized by an eclectic selection of Morrison’s mystical compositions, performed by an ensemble of Jersey musical nobility that included Pam McCoy, Steven Delopoulos (Burlap to Cashmere) Irish Tenor Steve Reilly, Michael Ghegan (Michael Jackson Cirque de Soleil), John Korba, (Hall & Oates, Phoebe Snow, Roseanne Cash) Tom Labella, Joe Bellia & Jillian Reyes McCoy (Jon Bon Jovi’s Kings of Suburbia). The memorable evening was highlighted by a surprise visit from ‘the worlds most recorded drummer’ Bernard “Pretty” Purdie. The whole crew is back for a transcendental evening of genre defying music presented by Charles Moran and Christopher Neary to benefit Autism Speaks on what is sure to be A Marvelous Night ….You will be healed!
$25; $35; $55 (Gold Circle)
Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle
Pollak TheatreThe young peasant girl Giselle dies when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her own will, she joins the wilis, vengeful spirits who now turn against Albrecht and condemn him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. This treasure of romantic ballet is one of the oldest and greatest in classical repertoire, touching upon the great romantic themes: a doomed love affair ending in tragedy, a dive into fantasy and ultimate redemption through the power of love. The Bolshoi is renowned for its intimate and emotionally intense interpretation of this beloved drama.
$22
Monmouth University Award for Communication Excellence (MACE) Award
Presentation of this year’s Monmouth Award for Communication Excellence (MACE) will be to film producers/directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord. The event includes a discussion about their award-winning filmmaking techniques moderated by Monmouth University Professor Rob Scott. A cocktail reception preceding the presentation will be held at 6 p.m. in the Gallery of Pollak Theatre. […]