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April / May 2012

By The Time I Get to Phoenix:
The Legendary Jimmy Webb

Sunday, April 1
7 p.m., Sharp Theater

Best known for the instant classics he provided for such artists as Glen Campbell ("By The Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston"), Richard Harris ("MacArthur Park," "Didn't We"), The Fifth Dimension, ("Up, Up and Away"), and many more, Jimmy Webb, the Oklahoma-born son of a preacher, is a critically-acclaimed songwriting talent whose music has thrilled audiences over more than forty years. Webb continues to write new songs that are as carefully crafted and magical as his legendary hits.

Tickets: $30/27/24; Children under 17: $20; 5% off regular ticket prices for Seniors, WBGO Radio, New Jersey Jazz Society members and Ramapo Affiliates.

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Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
Director: Maria Vail 

April 20, 21, 22, 26, 27 and 28
8 p.m., Adler Theater

Set in 1904 on the brink of the Russian revolution, The Cherry Orchard is Anton Chekhov’s last great comic masterpiece about a way of life that is at once lovely and appalling, disappearing into history. What will replace it?  A play about love, loss and blindness as ironic and prophetic as any play ever written.

Tickets: $15 general admission; $5 Ramapo College.

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Twelth Annual Performing Arts Dinner Series

Jazz at the Berrie Center presents
Frank Sinatra: My Obsession
featuring Cary Hoffman

Saturday, May 5
8 p.m., Sharp Theater

Cary has performed the music of Frank Sinatra for the past eight years in over 35 performing arts centers all over the country, and has become New York’s premiere Sinatra interpreter. His compelling blend of vocal performance and stories led to a National PBS Television special, viewed by more than 10 million people.
“Dead on” – the New York Times.

Tickets: $26/23/20; Children under 17: $17; 5% off regular ticket prices for Seniors, WBGO Radio, New Jersey Jazz Society members and Ramapo Affiliates.

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Schooltime Performance Series
Tales From The Garden
Presented by The Growing Stage Theater

Thursday, May 10
10 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., Sharp Theater

Bring Your Students to Ramapo College and Watch Your Classroom Studies Come to Life on the Sharp Theater Stage. All performances are linked to New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards.  Study Guides are provided two weeks before each program.

Tales from the Garden is a fun-filled journey through the rich history of the Garden State; from its original settlers to its many legends as well as some of the more unique roles New Jersey has played in American history – a great way to enhance your unit on New Jersey.
Grades 3-8.

All seats: $8. Please call (201) 684-7202 to reserve

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Cabaret Performance:
Roslyn Kind

Saturday, May 12
8 p.m., Sharp Theater

“Forget that Roslyn Kind is Barbra Streisand’s kid sister - she’s too good and too special to have to worry about comparisons.”
Los Angeles Times

A vibrant musical artist, Ms. Kind is familiar to both national and international audiences for her headlining appearances at some of the most prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, and London’s Café Royal. In 2006 she made her long awaited and rapturously received Carnegie Hall debut with her frequent musical collaborator and friend, Michael Feinstein.

Tickets: $26/23/20; Children under 17: $17; 5% off regular ticket prices for Seniors, WBGO Radio, New Jersey Jazz Society members and Ramapo Affiliates.

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