Three-time Tony Award–winning director Jack O’Brien (Hairspray and Coast of Utopia) shares wisdom gained over five decades in the theater with emerging director and frequent collaborator Benjamin Endsley Klein, whose associate director credits include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the Lincoln Center Theater presentation of War Horse.

The Villalobos Brothers’ original compositions and arrangements masterfully blend and celebrate the richness of Mexican folk music with the intricate harmonies of jazz and classical music.

Emmylou’s stirring silver-voiced interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs changed the sound of country. Crowell has redefined the genre’s songwriting, penning and performing some of the music’s best-loved songs. Together again, the long-time bandmates and Grammy-winning duo unite their strengths, uniting roots and fresh approaches.

Location: Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library - 165 Main St., Matawan, NJ 07747.

Audience: Adults, seniors. 

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Dedicated to the revitalization of artistically great, unknown works from the Golden Age of musical theater, UnsungMusicalsCo. focuses on songs by legendary lyricist Carolyn Leigh in a special evening produced for American Songbook. From “Witchcraft” and “Young at Heart” to Broadway’s Peter Pan, the theater icon has an enduring legacy of smart, sophisticated, and often sexy songwriting. Donna Bullock, Erin Davie, Rachel de Benedet, Drew Gehling, Autumn Hurlbert, Adam Kantor, Jeremy Kushnier, Alli Mauzey, Max von Essen, and Teal Wicks showcase the lyricist’s greatest hits and the brilliant jazz-infused score from her never-produced musical Gatsby.

Best known for his Golden Globe–winning performance on HBO’s In Treatment, Hollywood and Broadway star Gabriel Byrne discusses the artistic process with up-and-coming actor Will Rogers, who appeared recently in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies and has performed at Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater, and the Manhattan Theatre Club, among others.

The New York Philharmonic's 174th season begins with a drum roll … then comes the famous opening chords of Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Join Music Director Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic as they open the season in style with Lang Lang, with his “charismatic stage presence, passionate playing and astounding technique” (The New York Times). The celebratory evening concludes with Beethoven's joyful Seventh Symphony. Run time is 1 hour and 18 minutes.

Location: Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library - 165 Main St., Matawan, NJ 07747.

Special instructions: Register online.  

Lincoln Center partners with the South Brunswick Public Library to bring film screenings of world-class performances to your neighborhood. 

This is a screening of SINATRA: Voice for a Century that was originally broadcasted on December 18, 2015.

Lincoln Center teams up with the New York Philharmonic to celebrate the 100th birthday of Ol’ Blue Eyes with Christina Aguilera, Chris Botti, Fantasia, Sutton Foster, Kyle Dean Massey, Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Sting, and host Seth MacFarlane.

Lincoln Center Local partners with your local library to bring exclusive free screenings of Lincoln Center’s finest performances directly to your neighborhood.

Location: Metuchen Public Library - 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, NJ 08840

Special instructions: For more information, call the Metuchen Public LIbrary at 732-632-8526.

Join us for a night with Ol' Blue Eyes! Lincoln Center teams up with the New York Philharmonic to celebrate Frank Sinatra with Christina Aguilera, Chris Botti, Fantasia, Sutton Foster, Kyle Dean Massey, Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Sting and host Seth MacFarlane. This concert was originally recorded on December 18, 2015.

Lincoln Center Local partners with Spotswood Public Library to bring exclusive free screenings of Lincoln Center’s finest performances directly to your neighborhood.

Location: Spotswood Public Library - 548 Main Street, Spotswood, NJ 08884.

Audience: Adults, seniors, teens.

Special instructions: The screening is free, but please register for the event at the library's website www.spotslibrary.org or call (732) 251-1515.

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Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald sits down for a talk about the intricacies of her creative process and craft with Shanice Williams, who burst onto the scene in December 2015 as Dorothy in NBC's The Wiz Live!

Join us for a free screening of the New York Philharmonic: Kern & Hammerstein’s Show Boat in concert that was performed at Lincoln Center on October 12, 2015.

Under the direction of Ted Sperling, Vanessa Williams, Julian Ovenden, Norm Lewis, Jane Alexander, Fred Willard and Lauren Worsham star in Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's groundbreaking musical saga about the lives, loves and heartbreaks of show folk on the Mississippi River.

Lincoln Center Local partners with your local library to bring exclusive free screenings of Lincoln Center’s finest performances directly to your neighborhood.

Location: Spotswood Public Library - 548 Main Street, Spotswood, NJ 08884.

Audience: Adults, teens, seniors.

Special instructions: The screening is free, but please register for the event at the library's website www.spotslibrary.org or call (732) 251-1515.

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Enjoy a presentation by one of the world's premier ballet academies, the School of American Ballet, in the 50th Annual Workshop Performances. Dancers in this all-Balanchine program demonstrate the excellence fostered at the prestigious academy.

An all-star cast joins the Philharmonic in a semi-staged production of Show Boat, one of the greatest musicals of all time. It’s one showstopper after another, from “Ol’ Man River” to “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” — and that’s just the first act. Join us for the powerful story, at turns comedic and moving, of the loves and lives aboard a showboat in the deep South and Chicago.

Lincoln Center partners with the South Brunswick Public Library to bring film screenings of world-class performances to your neighborhood. 

Murder, mayhem, and the ultimate revenge. Stephen Sondheim’s musical masterpiece returns to life in a bold new performance by the New York Philharmonic, starring Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson.