Tag: Count Basie Theatre
Kathleen Madigan Brings Her Real-Life Humor to Red Bank
By Mary Ann Bourbeau
RED BANK – Kathleen Madigan has been performing stand-up comedy for 25 years, and she is content with that. She has...
Theater Review: Peter Pan
By Phil Dorian
Phoenix Productions’ “Peter Pan” is the first Count Basie Theatre show following the announcement of the venue’s ambitious expansion plans. Uplifted –...
$20M Count Basie Expansion
By John Burton
RED BANK – The Count Basie Theatre’s proposed expansion will have a profound effect on the arts community, and businesses are positive...
New Basie Expansion Will Require More Parking
By John Burton
RED BANK – With plans to greatly expand the Count Basie Theatre, making way for bigger productions and larger drawing shows, there...
Chef Lidia Shares Her Passions – Food & Family
By Mary Ann Bourbeau
When she was 14 years old, Lidia Bastianich lied about her age so she could get a job in Walken’s Bakery...
Exchange Students Learn Our Culture from Red Bank Tour
By Madelynne Kislovsky
RED BANK – Twenty-two graduate students from the People’s Republic of China attended a delegation visit and tour of Red Bank Monday...
The Polite and Hilarious Comic
By Mary Ann Bourbeau
RED BANK – “I was born. When I was 23 I started telling jokes. Then I started going on television and...
Count Basie Unveils New Space for Its Theater Performing Arts Academy
By Madelynne Kislovsky
RED BANK – The curtain has gone up on the Count Basie Theatre’s new Performing Arts Academy building, located at 111 Monmouth...
Springsteen Surprise at Count Basie
By Marion Lynch
RED BANK – On the night before he turned 66, hometown rocker Bruce Springsteen gave a special gift to the sold-out crowd...
$1 Million Gift For Count Basie
Gift From Charles Lafitte Foundation
to Benefit Young People, Teachers
RED BANK – A day on the greens raised lots of green for the Count...
