Archive: Sep 2019

1. New Brunswick PAC, ‘the best example of what redevelopment can do,’ opens its doors

   September 5, 2019Joshua BurdReal Estate NJ The long-awaited New Brunswick Performing Arts Center has opened its doors, marking the debut of a $172 million, mixed-use project that is poised to transform the city’s famed arts district. A crowd of stakeholders, supporters and dignitaries on Wednesday packed the lobby of the 23-story building on Livingston Avenue, Read More

2. Stage lights are on as New Brunswick PAC opens to the public

   September 4, 2019 Daniel J. MunozNJBIZ The much-anticipated, $172 million New Brunswick Performing Arts Center – two years in the making – is finally opening its doors to the public on Wednesday afternoon during an invitation-only reception at 6 p.m. On Thursday, local and NBPAC officials will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Read More

3. New Home For George Street Playhouse Opens Tonight

   September 4, 2019Broadway World George Street Playhouse has a new home at the brand new NBPAC (New Brunswick Performing Arts Center) which also serves as the resident home for American Repertory Ballet, Crossroads Theatre Company and the Mason Gross School of the Arts. The new cultural venue is set to open this evening (Wednesday) with Read More

4. Look inside the new $172M theater that’s like a bit of Broadway in N.J.

   September 4, 2019Ed Murray and Brianna Kudisch Star-Ledger Picture yourself seeing an energetic, live musical with bright lights, crisp sound, enormous sets, and room for a 465-seat audience in freshly-upholstered chairs. The newest theater planning for big, live shows isn’t on Broadway, it’s in New Brunswick — and the brand new $172 million venue is Read More

5. Raising the curtain on NBPAC — and new era for arts in New Brunswick

   September 4, 2019Tom BergeronROI-NJ As the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center prepares for its soft opening Wednesday night, the benefits it will bring to the arts community in Middlesex County cannot be overstated. The two theaters — the Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, which seats 463 and has an 86-foot stage, and the Arthur Laurents Theater, Read More

6. New Brunswick PAC opens Sept. 4

   September 3, 2019Bob MakinCourier News To New Brunswick Development Corp. President Christopher J. Paladino, the city’s arts-driven cultural rebirth and economic growth was like an unfinished symphony. On Sept. 5 when the $64-million New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) opens to the public to the first time with a 4 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony and then Read More

7. Public Invited To Celebrate NBPAC Opening

   September 3, 2019 Chuck O’DonnellTapInto Milltown/Spotswood The curtain will soon rise on the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) and the community is invited to attend the welcome party for the city’s new epicenter of arts and culture. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 5 at 4 p.m., followed by tours of the Read More