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The dazzling Stephanie Mills returns to NJPAC by popular demand! Launched to stardom in 1975 when she created the iconic role of Dorothy in Broadway’s The Wiz, the ultra-soulful songstress inspires standing ovations wherever she performs. She is a legendary GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist with five bestselling albums and ten billboard #1 singles. She’ll be joined by The Whispers, one of the longest-running R&B supergroups ever to grace the stage. They are arguably the most celebrated balladeers of their generation and are one of only a few “old school” groups that can boast of having 40+ years in the industry with all of their original members.

“Be our guest” as we celebrate all of your favorite Disney Princesses in an unforgettable evening of story and song! Dress up in your best royal attire for this enchanting live concert experience for all ages. Dreams will come true as award-winning Broadway stars perform 30+ Disney Princess songs, and share their hilarious and heartfelt behind-the-scenes stories from their time on the stage and screen. Larger-than-life onstage animations will immerse you in pure Disney magic. Starring Broadway royalty: TONY® nominee Susan Egan (Broadway’s original Belle from Beauty and the Beast) Drama Desk® nominee Christy Altomare (Broadway’s Anastasia) GRAMMY® nominee Courtney Reed (Jasmine in Broadway’s Aladdin) BroadwayWorld Award winner Syndee Winters (Nala in Broadway’s The Lion King, Hamilton) Disney Princess – The Concert is recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, Disney recommends this show for ages 6 and up. All persons entering the theater, regardless of age, must have a ticket. The show runs for approximately two hours with intermission.

Bob Butta has worked with Sonny Fortune, Gary Bartz, Woody Shaw, Eddie Henderson, Billy Hart, Keeter Betz, Buster Williams, David Fathead Newman, Junior Cook, Clifford Jordan, Stanley Turrentine, and many other jazz luminaries. Paul Langosch played bass with many jazz greats throughout his incredible career, including Tony Bennett for over 20 years, Phil Woods, George Shearing, Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow, Mose Allison, and many more. Paul and Bob recorded a DC together back in 1997 called "Windows" in trio with the late Mike Smith on drums. Showtime is 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/11 pm GMT Streaming cost is $10 Donations are welcomed. The link will be revealed to you 15 minutes before the show and will remain active through May 22.

While many of us are eager to put last year behind us, members of our community, including families and small business owners, are facing increased economic hardships. During these times, we have an opportunity to support one another and continue finding new ways to defy that distance. On June 2nd, United Way of Greater Newark (UWGN) will host its 2nd Annual Virtual 5K Walk/Run on Global Running Day 2021, a worldwide celebration of running that will virtually unite people across the world in a global effort to encourage wellness and strengthen community. A portion of the proceeds will support UWGN’s educational pillar, Newark Thrives!, and provide grants to select providers who are developing learning initiatives in Newark this summer. These programs will focus on art, STEAM, college readiness, mentoring, and sports & recreation. If you’re interested in participating in the event, register here. If you’d like to donate to support the event in another capacity, visit: https://uwnewark.org/run-united/ No matter where or how you move your feet, whatever your #ReasontoRun, let’s Run United.

The National Arts Club presents a live outdoor concert by Peruvian drummer and percussionist Hector Morales, in collaboration with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Hector Morales has combined live international performance for the past 15 years with his work as a teaching artist. He is the author of The Afro-Peruvian Percussion Ensemble: From The Cajon To The Drum Set. He is the recipient of a grant from NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts and Culture) and sponsorship from the Peruvian Government to promote Afro-Peruvian music within universities in the US. Morales currently leads an All-Star group called The Afro-Peruvian Ensemble which is comprised of master musicians of Afro-Peruvian music currently living in the US. He also performs with other influential ensembles of the Afro-Peruvian Jazz scene in NYC including Yuri Juarez Afroperuano Group and Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet. Morales has performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors (US), Smithsonian Folk Festival (US), The National Museum of Peru (Peru), the Society of Musicians and Composers of Chile (Chile), Festival du Monde Arabe de Montreal (Canada) and the Jerusalem Music Festival (Israel-Palestine).

Mark Morris has been hailed as the “most successful and influential choreographer alive and indisputably the most musical” (The New York Times). Since founding Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) in 1980, Morris has created close to 150 works for the company, many of which are widely considered masterpieces. Morris has established himself as someone who “easily ranks among the top five living American choreographers… and has already carved a major place for himself in the history of modern dance” (The Denver Post). The MMDG will present an entire evening of dance. Program to be announced. ABOUT THE COMPANY The mission of the Mark Morris Dance Group is to develop, promote, and sustain dance, music, and opera productions by Mark Morris and to serve as a cultural resource to engage and enrich the community. Founded in New York in 1980, the internationally-renowned Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) has been called “the preeminent modern dance organization of our time” (Yo- Yo Ma). After spending three years residing in Brussels’ Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie as Belgium’s national dance company, MMDG returned to the United States in 1991. MMDG has received “highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity” (Bloomberg News). The Dance Group is distinguished as the only modern dance company with a commitment to live music at every performance, founding the MMDG Music Ensemble in 1996. In addition to the ensemble, MMDG regularly collaborates with eminent musicians across many genres.

Leo Kottke is arguably one of the most important and influential acoustic steel-string fingerstyle guitarists of the 20th century. Highly innovative, Kottke is known for his compelling original compositions as well as his arrangements of cover songs, like the captivating medley of “Mockingbird Hill” — a hit for both Patti Page and Les Paul & Mary Ford — and Duane Allman’s “Little Martha,” which he performed on NPR. During his career, Kottke has collaborated with a wide range of musicians, from Chet Atkins to Procul Harum to the Violent Femmes, and most notably Phish bassist Mike Gordon. Kottke has recorded an extensive catalog that has inspired countless guitarists including such fingerstyle innovators as the late, great Michael Hedges, Preston Reed, Peppino D’Agostino and Don Ross. His debut LP, 6 & 12 String Guitar, has been reissued on CD three times since its 1969 release. Kottke has been awarded two GRAMMY award nominations; a Doctorate in Music Performance by the Peck School of Music at the U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and a Certificate of Significant Achievement in Not Playing the Trombone from the U of Texas at Brownsville with Texas Southmost College.

Featuring Music from Copland House: Jorell Williams, baritone Suliman Tekalli, violin Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello Michael Boriskin, piano PROGRAM Tom Cipullo: I Hear America Singing Margaret Bonds: I, Too, Sing America Harry T. Burleigh: From the Southland Shawn Okpebholo: Two Black Churches, and folk song arrangements Tania Leon: Elegia a Paul Robeson Dorothy Rudd Moore: Weary Blues William Grant Still: Suite for Violin and Piano plus songs by Kurt Weill, Richard Rodgers, Margaret Bonds, and others Ticket holders are invited to a post-performance ‘OFFBEAT/ONSTAGE’ talk with the artists. The beloved and formidable Maya Angelou once wrote a lyric for composer Richard Danielpour, in which her fearless speaker exclaimed “I’ve got a magic charm / That I keep up my sleeve,” from a song called Life Doesn’t Frighten Me. The words proudly point to the power and resilience of the human spirit – which this exhilarating concert salutes on this important but long-overlooked day in American history. This wide-ranging program reaches back into the late-19th-century parlor-style, folk-based music of the pioneer Harry Burleigh (one of the greatest champions of Black spirituals) and the vibrant music, literary, and art worlds of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s through to one of the 20th-century’s most prominent African-American composers, William Grant Still, and down to such present-day musical leaders as Tania Leon and Shawn Okpebholo.

Express Newark's Community Media Center, in partnership with The Newark Museum of Art and the City of Newark, presents: Why Is We Americans?(2020). Directed by Udi Aloni and Ayana Stafford-Morris. (102 min). Not rated. Join us for a special screening and panel discussion. Why Is We Americans? is an in-depth, cinematic exploration of Newark’s legendary Baraka family. As we connect with the iconoclastic poet Amiri Baraka, his wife, Amina, and their son, Ras, a portrait of a city emerges with an inspiring call to arms in the fight for class and racial justice. Introduction by Junius Williams, city historian Featured panelists: Udi Aloni, filmmaker Ayana Stafford-Morris, filmmaker Amina Baraka, poet and activist Moderator: Dr. Lacey P. Hunter, Instructor at Rutgers University, Newark, African American and African Studies Department

An evening of music from “The Great American Songbook,” a collection of timeless tunes of jazz standards, show tunes, older popular songs, and gems from Tin Pan Alley. This tight combo is comprised of Jan Findlay on vocals, Bob Himmelberger on piano, John Zweig on guitar, and Rick Crane on bass.