State Theatre New Jersey

The original Broadway sensation returns to STNJ! Celebrating 20 years—Jersey style! They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of.?But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story—a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What a Night,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Beggin,’” and “Working My Way Back to You.” Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony® Award-winning, original Broadway sensation, Jersey Boys. From the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the musical that’s too good to be true.

Two legendary Motown groups share the stage for one unforgettable night of timeless hits, smooth harmonies, and classic soul. Experience The Temptations performing favorites like “My Girl” and “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me),” alongside The Four Tops’ classics “Reach Out I’ll Be There” and “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” in a celebration of the music that continues to inspire generations of fans. The Temptations The Temptations, often referred to as American music royalty, are world-renowned superstars of entertainment, celebrated for their phenomenal catalog of music and enduring influence on popular culture. Led by founding member Dr. Otis Williams, the legendary group continues to captivate audiences with timeless hits including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me),” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” Ranked No. 1 on Billboard’s list of the “Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of All Time,” The Temptations have also been named among Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.” Their remarkable story inspired the hit Broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, which earned 12 Tony® nominations and won the Tony® Award for Best Choreography. Decades after redefining soul and R&B

Get ready to go back to the '60s! The Sixties Show, a popular, award-winning Off-Broadway show, is a high-energy, multimedia, immersive experience that celebrates the inspirational, entertaining, and historically significant music and events of the 1960s. The cast, which features current and former band members of The Who, The Rascals, John Fogarty, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, is a cross-generational crowd pleasing show that recreates spot-on, note-for-note recreations of the hits, B-sides, and deep album cuts from the greatest songs of the 1960’s. In addition to the concert experience, this high-energy show is a large-scale and ambitious multimedia, stage production that is powerfully dramatized by a combination of time travel special effects, narration, 60’s archival audio, newsreel footage, and a light show. All of the music is performed live, with no samples, backing tracks, or prerecorded music of any kind. The band only plays authentic 1960’s period vintage and reissue vintage gear and instrumentation just like the original artists’ and original recordings. This combined with genuine 1960’s mod costumes that the band wears, only adds to the meticulous detail and authenticity of this popular and powerful theater show. The members of The Sixties Show were hand-picked to perform and record with

Although he’s keeping the details under wraps, Brown has said that with An Evening of Alton Brown he’s “stirring up some twists on his greatest hits,” and “spicing things up with new demonstrations, music, and slightly scaled-down mayhem.” No matter what, An Evening of Alton Brown will present Brown as you’ve never seen him—unless, of course, you’ve been invited to his house. Best known for creating and hosting groundbreaking television shows such as Good Eats, Iron Chef America, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Food Network Star, Brown has also built one of the most successful culinary touring franchises ever, performing live in more than 300 cities for well over half a million fans. With An Evening of Alton Brown, he strips away the spectacle in favor of connection, spontaneity, and storytelling, delivering a show that is equal parts humor, science, food, and heart.

The current cast members of the Emmy®-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. Cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, Joel Murray, and Gary Anthony Williams will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your eyes. Audience participation is key to the show so bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage! WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? showcases some of the improv games made famous on the long-running TV show as well as some exciting new ones, featuring musical direction by Laura Hall. All ages are welcomed, but please note that some “PG-13” language will be used during the performance

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering. Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, GTLO recreate the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live. When you hear three guitars on the album...GTLO delivers three guitarists on stage. No wigs or fake English accents, GTLO brings what the audience wants...a high energy Zeppelin concert with an honest, heart- thumping intensity. Dubbed by the media as "The American Led Zeppelin," Get The Led Out focuses on the early years. They also touch on the deeper cuts that were seldom, if ever, heard in concert. GTLO also includes a special “acoustic set” with Zep favorites such as "Tangerine” and "Hey Hey What Can I Do." GTLO has amassed a strong national touring history, having performed at major club and PAC venues across the country. GTLO’s approach to their performance of this hallowed catalog is not unlike a classical performance.