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Crossroads Theatre Company
 The Last Five Years
April 12 - April 22
Seize your only opportunity to experience Crossroads Theatre Company's version of this powerful, intimate musical about the five year relationship between a rising Jewish novelist and a struggling African-American actress. Starring Crossroads' beloved Wendy Fox from Shiela's Day and written by Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years depicts the story of the couple's struggle to make their love survive despite society's pressure to succeed. Take part of the riveting journey of their relationship, as they sing their entire story with the accompaniment of a breath-taking musical score. Experience Crossroads' spin on this incredibly moving musical - and go home thanking yourself that you did.
http://www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org
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American Repertory Ballet
March 17, 2012 - 7:00pm ARB Presents: Spring into Love An evening of ARB's most romantic duets featuring the balcony pas de deux from Douglas Martin's new Romeo and Juliet American Repertory Ballet rings in the spring season with an evening of its most romantic duets, including a sneak peek at the balcony scene from Douglas Martin's new Romeo and Juliet, set to the lush music of Prokofiev. The program will also feature a major revival of Gerald Arpino's Confetti, a virtuoso ballet for three couples. Spring into Love will also showcase premiere works by female choreographers: Trinette Singleton, famed former Joffrey Ballet dancer, and ARB Ballet Master Mary Barton. Raritan Valley Community College118 Lamington RoadBranchburg, NJ 08876(908) 725-3420Purchase tickets online here Facility is handicapped accessible; Programs available in large print by request
March 30, 2012 - 5:15pm On Pointe: Dancing Your Way Into College
Princeton Ballet School Main Studios and Business Office
301 N. Harrison St.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Facility is handicapped accessible Free and open to the public http://www.americanrepertoryballet.org/Access-and-Enrichment/On-Pointe-Dancing-Your-Way-Into-College
 April 27, 2012 - 5:15pm On Pointe: Behind Don Quixote A look at Princeton Ballet School's upcoming production of Don Quixote Princeton Ballet School Main Studios and Business Office
301 N. Harrison St.
Princeton, NJ 08540 Facility is handicapped accessible Free and open to the public |
George Street Playhouse
It's a case of life and death
March 13 - April 8
Twelve Angry Men
by Reginald Rose
directed by David Saint
with an outstanding cast featuring Broadway, film and television veterans.
Before there was Law & Order, Perry Mason or Matlock - there was Twelve Angry Men. The landmark television drama, turned major motion picture and Broadway blockbuster, begins as twelve men enter an airless jury room on a blistering summer day. Their task is to return a verdict against an inner-city youth charged with the murder of his father. One lone juror lights the fuse that will make this "open and shut case" explode like a stick of dynamite.
http://www.georgestreetplayhouse.org/mainstage/twelveangrymen
April 24 - May 20
The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
The Award Winning Hitchcock Comedy Mystery Thriller!
On the run from the authorities, our dashing hero must prove his innocence, find the man with the missing finger, romance the beautiful blonde ... and solve a mystery of magnificent proportions! A treat for ages 9 to 90, this fast-paced comedy and Tony-Award winner.
"Absurdly Enjoyable" - The New York Times
Sponsored by The Karma Foundation
http://www.georgestreetplayhouse.org/mainstage/the39steps
For Tickets: 732-246-7717
www.georgestreetplayhouse.org
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State Theatre Regional Arts Center
 La Bohème, Liceu
Giacomo Puccini
Wed, March 14, 2012 at 7pm
Captured Live at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain
Starring Ramón Vargas and Fiorenza Cedolins
In La Bohème, four young artists of 19th century Paris-including star-crossed lovers Mimì and Rodolfo-live out their everyday lives amid dreams, disappointments, poverty, and misfortune.
Tickets: $22
Tina Packer's Women of Will
(at Crossroads Theatre)
Thu, March 15, 2012 at 8om
Fri, March 16, 2012 at 8pmA combination of riveting scenes and lively, fascinating analysis, Women of Will explores themes of love, loss, freedom, control, and violence and power through the heroines of Shakespeare's texts. Tickets: $22 A Very Special HD Screening of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in Barcelona  Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis  New Shanghai Circus  The Fresh Beat Band Co-presented by AEG Live and State Theatre The Fresh Beat Band, Nickelodeon's popular preschool music group and stars of the hit TV series of the same name, will hit the road in February 2012 for the first time ever on a 15-week nationwide concert tour that teaches preschoolers about music appreciation and how to express their feelings through movement, song, and instrumental music. Tickets: $19-119
 Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
Thu, March 29, 2012 at 8pm
Co-presented by State Theatre and The Roberts Group From the moment the lights go down to the last encore, be spellbound by a masterfully orchestrated combination of precision dancing, state of the art lighting and pyrotechnics! This musical score leaves no soul untouched! Experience the mystery, the music and the magic live on stage!The world's highest grossing Irish dance show is selling out arenas and theaters around the world. Tickets: $25-60
 Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble
Fri, March 30, 2012 at 8pm
State Theatre premier performance! Composed of 70 singers, dancers, and musicians, the Red Star Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble performs magnificent combinations of traditional Russian music, folk songs, and dances. The New York Times, says "The young dancers in the mini-Moiseyev numbers are first class and the vocal soloists are, in fact, opera singers."
Tickets: $32-67
 Hamlet  Moscow Festival Ballet in Cinderella  One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullen and The Works  MOMIX reMIX  Johnny Mathis
Sat, April 21, 2012 at 8pm
Two-time Grammy® Award-winner Johnny Mathis performs live with a 31-piece band! Hear all the Mathis hits including "Chances Are," "Misty," "It's Not For Me To Say," "Wonderful! Wonderful!," "A Certain Smile," and more.
Tickets: $40-115
 Rigoletto, The Royal Opera Captured Live at the Royal Opera House in London, England Directed by David McVicarStarring: Dimitri Plantanias, Ekaterina Siurina, Vittorio Grigolo, and Christine Rice One of Verdi's most popular operas, Rigoletto is a wonderful combination of musical and dramatic power. David McVicar's production for The Royal Opera has become a favorite, with its strong characterizations and vivid scenes. Tickets: $22 Margaret Cho  Dickey Betts & Great Southern Wed, April 25, 2012 at 8pm Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, is one of the most influential guitar players of all time. Bett's songs "Ramblin' Man" and "Jessica," both of which he wrote for the Allman Brothers Band album, Brothers and Sisters, have become Southern rock classics. Having helped define the genre, Dickey Betts & Great Southern continue to tour and break new ground in the grand tradition of great Southern Rock.Tickets: $25-95 Don McLean  Michael Moschen
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 Mason Gross School of the Arts
Thursday, March 22-Wednesday, April 11
BFA Thesis Exhibition I
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Extended hours on Wednesday until 6 p.m.
Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m.
Reception: Thursday, March 29, 5-8 p.m. Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square
FREE
Friday, March 23, 7:30 pm
Musica Raritana Period Instrument Orchestra
Doug Lundeen, conductor
Nicholas Music Center
FREE
 Friday, March 23-Saturday, March 31
Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm
Rutgers Theater Company
Homemade*
By Rutgers Emerging Artist Josh Levine
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
When a young gay couple decide it's time to start a family, their best lesbian friend steps in to carry the baby and lighten the financial burden. But problems arise with the fertility process, and they're forced to consider the only option left: the good ol' natural way.
Philip J. Levin Theater
General Public: $25 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $20 / Students: $15
Tuesday, March 27, 7:30 pm
A Lorca Soundscape
Music by Alexis Cuadrado
Featuring Miguel Zenon, saxophone and Claudia Acuna, voice Nicholas Music Center
FREE
A Lorca Soundscape by Alexis Cuadrado and Alexis Cuadrado Group has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America's 2011 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Presented by Rutgers Center for Latino Arts and Culture.
 Thursday, March 29-Sunday, April 1 BFA Senior Dance Concert
Thursday-Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater
General Public: $15 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $15 / Students: $10 (Student price available during daytime ticket office hours only, Monday through Saturday.) Monday, April 2, 8 pm and 10:30 pm Rutgers Jazz Ensemble and Rutgers Jazz Faculty
Conrad Herwig, director
Blue Note Jazz Club
131 West 3rd Street, New York, NY
$15 table/$10 bar. Additional food and/or beverage purchase required.
Call 212-475-8592 to reserve 
Monday, April 9, 7:30 pm Rutgers Jazz Ensemble Too
Darryl Bott, director Nicholas Music Center
FREE Tuesday, April 10, 7:30 pm Rutgers Jazz Ensemble
Conrad Herwig, director Nicholas Music Center
General Public: $10 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $10 / Students: $5 Wednesday, April 11-Sunday, April 15 Wednesday through Saturday at 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm Preview performance Tuesday, April 10, 8 pm The Jameson Project An Evening of One Acts Directed by Charlee Halphen and David Ledoux Jameson Theater
General Public: $15 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $15 / Students: $10
Tuesday night preview performance only $5! Friday, April 13-Friday, April 27 Rutgers in New York MFA Exhibition
Gary Snyder Project Space
529 West 20th Street
10th Floor
New York, NY 10011
FREE Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm Rutgers Symphony Orchestra* Kynan Johns, conductor
Puccini: La Boheme Nicholas Music Center
General Public: $20 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $15 / Students: $10 Sunday, April 15, 2 pm Rutgers Percussion Ensemble
Joe Tompkins, director Nicholas Music Center
FREE Monday, April 16, 7:30 pm Rutgers Jazz Chamber Ensemble Schare Recital Hall
FREE Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 pm Voorhees Choir
Barbara Retzko, director Voorhees Chapel
FREE Wednesday, April 18-Friday, May 11 BFA Thesis Exhibition II Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Extended hours on Wednesday until 6 p.m. Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Reception: Thursday, April 26, 5-8 p.m. Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square
FREE Wednesday, April 18, 7:30 pm Rutgers Sinfonia Kynan Johns, conductor Nicholas Music Center
FREE Thursday, April 19, 7:30 pm Rutgers Jazz Chamber Ensemble Schare Recital Hall
FREE Friday, April 20-Saturday, April 28 Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm Rutgers Theater Company Intimate Apparel*
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Jade King Carroll
Can we ever craft our loves as beautifully as the work of our hands? Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage creates the unforgettable Esther Mills, seamstress and small businesswoman, who struggles to find a man that can make her truly happy. An indelible turn-of-the-century African-American portrait. Philip J. Levin Theater
General Public: $25 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $20 / Students: $15 Friday, April 20-Sunday, April 29 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm DancePlus Spring Works include: Repertory by Inbal Pinto, Artistic Director of Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollack Dance Company from Israel Presence of Rhythm by Robert Benford & Jay T. Jenkins
A new work with 12 performers and 4 musicians. This work incorporates
contemporary dance styles, body percussion and live music The Flesh is the Stage by Julia Ritter
Choreographer Julia Ritter continues her investigation into the question "why do you dance?" with a new installment that reaches into unknown territories and beyond the footlights of the stage to explore corporeal identities with the audience. breath is the voice of your soul by John Evans
A new work for 10 dancers and 4 musicians where boundaries between dancers and musicians are investigated and explored. A new work by faculty member Keith A. Thompson with the BFA freshman class and a new work for nine dancers by faculty member Randy James. Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater
General Public: $25 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $20 / Students: $15 (Student price available during daytime ticket office hours only, Monday through Saturday.) Saturday, April 21, 2 pm Rutgers Brass Band
Stephen Allen, director
Voorhees Chapel
FREE Saturday, April 21, 7:30 pm Rutgers Glee Club
Patrick Gardner, director Nicholas Music Center
General Public: $10 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $10 / Students: $5 Sunday, April 22, 5 pm Sounds of Chamber Music
Karina Bruk, coordinator Nicholas Music Center
FREE Monday, April 23, 7:30 pm Collegium Musicum
Stephen Caldwell, director Christ Church
FREE Wednesday, April 25, 7:30 pm Rutgers Symphony Band
Darryl Bott, conductor Nicholas Music Center
FREE Wednesday, April 25-Sunday, April 29 Wednesday through Sunday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Preview performance Tuesday, April 24, 8 p.m. The Jameson Project An Evening of Original One Acts
Written by MFA Playwrights
Directed by MFA Directors Jameson Theater
General Public: $15 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $15 / Students: $10
Tuesday night preview performance only $5! Thursday, April 26, 7:30 pm Rutgers Concert Band
Timothy G. Smith, conductor Nicholas Music Center
FREE Friday, April 27, 7:30 pm Rutgers Wind Ensemble
Mallory Thompson, guest conductor Nicholas Music Center
FREE Saturday, April 28, 7:30 pm Kirkpatrick Choir
Patrick Gardner, conductor Kirkpatrick Chapel
General Public: $10 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors: $10 / Students: $5 Sunday, April 29, 2 pm Opera at Rutgers
French Scenes Schare Recital Hall
FREE Monday, April 30, 7:30 pm Rutgers University Choir
Shannon Chase, conductor Nicholas Music Center
FREE Price Key: P=General Public/ A,E,Sr=Rutgers alumni and employees/S=Students*Indicates Assigned Seating +Student ticket prices available during daytime ticket office hours only, Monday through Saturday All programming and date information subject to change
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The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Programs are held at the Zimmerli and are free with general admission, unless otherwise noted. Admission: Adults (18 and over) $6.00. Persons over 65 $5.00. Free admission to Museum Members, Rutgers University Students and Staff (with I.D.), and children under 18.
 Pushing the Envelope:
Experimental Music Before and After Fluxus
Sunday, March 18, 3 pm
The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers celebrates groundbreaking musical moments with pianist Rosanne Vita Naas, highlighting the provocative spirit of the exhibition at/around/beyond: Fluxus at Rutgers, on view through April 1. Tickets are $15 for nonmembers, $10 for Zimmerli members, and $5 for Rutgers faculty, staff, and students with valid IDs. Tickets are available the day of the concert at the front desk on a first-come, first-serve basis, beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Rosanne Vita Nahass presents a mini history of works that demonstrate the connections between 19th- and early 20th-century maverick composers who challenged the accepted boundaries of sound and musicians leading up to the 1960s and Fluxus.
Art After Hours
Wednesday, April 4, 5 to 9 pm
Celebrate the exhibition In the Search of an Absolute: Art of Valery Yurlov, with a rare appearance by the Moscow-based artist. The evening begins with a 5:30 tour of In the Search of an Absolute with Dr. Julia Tulovsky, Associate Curator of Russian and Soviet Nonconformist Art. Beginning at 6:15, the short film "Valery Yurlov: Sketch for a Portrait" outlines the artist's creative ideas and principles, featuring interviews with the regarded academician Dmitry Sarabianov, as well as with the artist himself.
RUTGERS DAY
Saturday, April 28, 10 am to 4 pm
Free
A Zimmerli tradition continues as the museum welcomes visitors to celebrate the fourth annual Rutgers Day on April 28. This New Brunswick-wide celebration includes tours, exhibits, performances, and family-friendly activities across Rutgers' campuses. Come to the Zimmerli Art Museum for caricature artists, face painters, scavenger hunts, storytellers, special workshops, and more.
FREE FIRST SUNDAY
March 4, April 1
On the first Sunday of each month, the Zimmerli offers free admission for all visitors, all day!
Family Spotlight Tour: First Sunday
March 4, April 1 - 1 pm
Free
Join a museum guide in the museum lobby for an introduction to a special topic in the collection that is appropriate for all ages.
Sunday Spotlight Tours
March 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - 2 pm
Free with museum admission. Join a museum guide in the museum lobby for an informal and informative introduction to the collection. Appropriate for teenagers interested in art.
PASSPORT TO ART
Travel the world of art! Children and parents, grandparents, or guardians work side-by-side on exciting arts, crafts, and performance projects conducted by trained educators and artists.
http://www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu//education/
Landscapes and Cityscapes
Past, Present, and Future
Saturday, April 7, 12:30 to 3pm
Using American and Soviet artwork from the Zimmerli's permanent collection as inspiration, artist and educator Patrica Brace helps participants to create three-dimensional aerial views of landscapes and cityscapes based on the past, present, and future.
Registration Open
Summer Art Camp -
7-14 year olds:
June 25 through July 27, 9 am to 12 pm and 1 to 4 pm
Fee: $175 weekly per person for each workshop for nonmembers; $135 for members. Please register early, as spaces fill up quickly.
During the hot days of summer, the Zimmerli is the place to be for budding young artists.
Aspects of Architecture:
The Prints of John Taylor Arms
April 14 to July 31
John Taylor Arms (1887-1953), an American etcher who specialized in the depiction of architecture, created prints that astonished viewers with his extraordinary skill in capturing detail. Originally an architect and a great admirer of Gothic architecture, Arms began in 1923 his ambitious project of documenting Europe's major churches through a series of prints. Selected from the Zimmerli's collection, this exhibition features twenty-six prints dating between 1919 and 1940.
at/around/beyond:
Fluxus at Rutgers
Through April 1
Fluxus celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2012. A radical, experimental, and multimedia art movement of the mid-twentieth century that continues to influence contemporary art, Fluxus focuses on the unpredictable, ordinary, and ephemeral moments of everyday life. Rutgers was an important center of Fluxus activity in the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibition focuses on the university's legacy as a center of experimental art.
In the Search of an Absolute:
Art of Valery Yurlov
Through June 3
The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers continues its series of one-person shows devoted to Soviet nonconformist artists. Yurlov stands out as one of the earliest proponents of analytical abstraction within Soviet nonconformist art and was among those brave artists who, as early as the 1950s, defied the harsh restrictions placed on artists by the Communist government.
Popcorn and Starbaby:
Children's Book Illustrations by Frank Asch
Through June 24
Currently on view at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University is Popcorn & Starbaby: Children's Book Illustrations by Frank Asch. Asch is a noted author and illustrator of more than 65 children's books, including novels and juvenile nonfiction.
Rachel Perry Welty 24/7
Through July 8
Rachel Perry Welty is a conceptual artist who creates humorous and beautifully crafted work on the subject of life in the twenty-first century. Addressing issues that include consumerism and information overload, she uses fruit stickers, restaurant take-out containers, messages left on her answering machine, medical records, toys, and email spam as materials for her art. By drawing attention to what she calls the "business of living," Welty reminds us to look at what we overlook and to pay attention to the momentary.
For information call: 732-932-7237 or visit
www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu
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