Count Basie Hosts Month-Long Gala to Benefit Theater Tech

Proceeds of the “flick” gala, featuring screenings of award-winning films and a performance by Oscar-winner Randy Newman, will help upgrade the Basie with digital and satellite technology.

'Flick' Theater Coming to Count Basie

Showings to start soon

Queen Tribute Band, Ryan Beatty Highlight Count Basie Theatre Events This Week

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra also performing this week

One Night of Queen, a tribute band to one of rock's greatest peformers, Ryan Beatty and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra are just some of the acts at Count Basie Theatre this week. Check the screen above to see the performances and even purchase tickets.

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Dionne Warwick, Cesar Milan Highlight Count Basie Theatre Events This Week

Tickets for both show are currently on sale

Dionne Warwick and Cesar Milan are two of the biggest acts that will hit Count Basie Theatre this week in Red Bank.

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Count Basie Theatre Events For This Week Include Wycliffe Gordon

Jay Black will also perform this week

There are several performances scheduled for Count Basie Theatre this week.

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Count Basie Theatre Events For This Week Include Pinkalicious, The Musical

Bobby Collins, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will perform this week

There are several performances scheduled for Count Basie Theatre this week.

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Cake Boss Talks Sandy, Performance Ahead of Show

Buddy Valastro, star of Cake Boss and owner of Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, is returning to Red Bank later this month.

Later this month, “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro returns to the scene of his first ever live performance, the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, for a leg of his Homemade for the Holidays Tour. The show is one of 21 in just 22 days, and the only one scheduled in New Jersey, which is still recovering from the destruction unleashed by Hurricane Sandy two weeks ago. Valastro, who owns Carlos Bake Shop in Hoboken, one of the hardest hit cities in New Jersey, said he considers himself one of the lucky ones. Carlo’s lost power and was closed for a week but was lucky to avoid any property damage due to the storm. Being without power for a time was nothing compared to the serious flood damage sustained in the low-lying areas of the Hudson County city. "…

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Phoenix to Bring My Fair Lady to Basie Stage

Performances of the classic Broadway hit begin Sept. 14.

Phoenix Productions will present the hit Broadway Musical My Fair Lady for two weekends at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank and one weekend at the Strand Center for the Arts in Lakewood, the group recently announced. The Phoenix revival features a cast of 30 performers led by Mandy Feiler as Eliza, a flower girl that learns to become a "proper lady," according to a release. The supporting cast includes familiar Phoenix faces such as Bob Brown as Jamie and Kent Sweeney as Alfred Doolittle, as well as debut performers Jim Neil as Professor Higgins, and Mark Schumacher as Colonel Pickering. Performances will begin Sept. 14 and conclude Sept. 29. My Fair Lady is based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. The show first opened on Broadway in …

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Don't Miss Legally Blonde at the Basie

Performances of Legally Blonde being put on by Phoenix Productions continue for the next two weekends.

Phoenix Productions' presentation of the musical "Legally Blonde" continues for the next two weekends at the Count Basie Theatre and Historical Strand Theater. The revival of the Broadway hit features a cast of 40 performers led by real-life law student Leigh Emery of Flanders as Elle Woods, a sorority girl turned Harvard scholar, according to a release. Other supporting cast members include familiar Phoenix members such as Phil Mazzarra as Emmett, Andrea Brooks as Paulette, and September McCarthy as Crystal. The musical is based on the 2001 Reese Witherspoon movie of the same name. "Legally Blonde" is an upbeat tale of hard work and determination, companionship and friendship — as well as a bit of homework, too. The Broadway version of …

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Count Basie Appoints New CEO for Dual Roles

Justine L. Robertson was announced as the new Interim CEO of the Theatre and its Foundation.

In a departure from the past several years, the Count Basie Theatre's Board of Trustees has opted to merge the Basie and its Foundation under a new leadership structure being headed by Rumson resident Justine Robertson. The theater made the announcement of Robertson's hiring Thursday. She will serve as CEO of both entities in an interim position.  According to Ray Moser, chairman of the board of trustees said unifying the leadership of the two organizations under a CEO will help the theater better integrate programming, operations and fundraising, he said in a release. Robertson's bio, supplied by the Basie: A lifelong resident of Rumson, Ms. Robertson received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and her MBA from Rutgers. From 1994…

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