Anything Goes
Lauren K. Woods TheatreThe classic American musical by Cole Porter is the first musical presented this fall at historic Woods Theatre by Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theatre Arts.
$25$20$10Free
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On Screen In Person: Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos
Pollak TheatreIn her more than 60 years as a groundbreaking artist, Miriam Beerman has overcome loss and tragedy to inspire friends, family, and fans about how to remain defiant, creative and strong. Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos is the retrospective of a remarkable career and the profile of an artist whose personal demons and empathy for human suffering colored a lifetime of her work.
Broadway’s Next H!t Musical
Pollak TheatreEvery song is fresh. Every scene is new.
Every night is different. The hilarious Broadway’s Next H!T Musical is the only unscripted theatrical awards show. Master improvisers gather made up, hit song suggestions from the audience and create a spontaneous evening of music, humor, and laughter. The audience votes for its favorite song and watches as the cast turns it into a full-blown improvised musical – complete with memorable characters, witty dialogue, and plot twists galore. BNHM has been seen recently at The Triad, Tribeca Film Festival, and at the New York Musical Theater Festival, among many others.
$25; $35; $45
Indian Ink’s The Elephant Wrestler
Pollak TheatreThe contradictions of modern India with its iPhones and ancient gods come alive in this outrageously funny and heartbreakingly beautiful romantic thriller. A poor chaiwallah (tea seller) has his life changed forever when a young girl is abandoned at a busy railway station and brings the place to a standstill with the beauty of her singing. With a few well-chosen words, actor and playwright Jacob Rajan paints a rich visual tableaux full of arresting detail and displays a remarkable ability to dive into the emotional heart of an ever-changing parade of characters.
$35; $45; $55
MET OPERA: Otello (Encore)
Pollak TheatreVerdi’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.
Tickets on sale Friday, July 24
$23
What Lies Beneath: Barnegat Bay
Magill CommonsThe Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute will host a symposium exploring the results of a three-year comprehensive study of the health of Barnegat Bay on Nov. 10.
The Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series
The Great Hall AuditoriumThe Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series: Oral Testimonies of Franco’s Repression in Spain: Mourning, Memory, and Symbolic Resistance Lecture presented by Dr. Francie Cate-Arries, Professor of Hispanic Studies, The College of William & Mary.
Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, “Digital Forensics at the Intersection of Public Policy and Civil Rights”
Bey HallGuest Speaker on Digital Forensics; Co-sponsored by Dept. of Computer Science & Software Engineering (CSSE) and the New Jersey Coast Section of IEEE
Colin Hay
Pollak TheatreTickets on sale July 8 at 10 AM. Colin Hay is familiar to millions as the frontman, songwriter, and vocalist of pop sensation Men at Work (Down Under, Overkill, Who Can it Be Now?). Hay is justifiably proud of his place in pop history, but since moving to Los Angeles in 1989, he’s made 11 critically-acclaimed solo albums, including the highly successful Man at Work, and has recently announced the release of his new album Next Year People. Next Year People is the work of an artist who is a true master of his craft. Over the past 15 years Hay has reinvented himself as a solo artist, regularly selling out theaters and listening rooms across the US and around the world and introducing himself to a new generation of fans in the process. The frequent use of Hay’s music in TV and film—including hit shows such as Scrubs, Army Wives and Modern Family and on soundtracks to the films Garden State and Words and Pictures—has proven the timeless appeal of his songs.
$30, $32.50, $37.50, $45 (plus applicable fees)
World Cinema Series: El Norte
Pollak TheatreGregory Nava’s “El Norte” (1983) (R) Mayan Indian peasants escaping labor and a murderous Guatemalan government head to America in hopes for something better.