Percussion Ensemble

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The Kean University Percussion Ensemble promotes a diverse and inclusive programming model that draws music from worldwide cultures.

Guitarfest

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Kean Guitarfest 2024 celebrates the classical guitar in all its splendor. The festival will showcase regional guitar ensembles and culminate in a recital by internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Celil Refik Kaya.

Kean University Orchestra

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The Kean-NJIO Orchestra is an exciting collaboration between Kean University and the New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO).

Jazz Ensemble

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Kean Jazz Ensemble provides an opportunity for students to develop their musical skills to be successful jazz ensemble musicians and directors.

Mama I’m a Big Girl Now!

Three original actresses from the Hairspray show, now in the Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now show. From left to right: Kerry (in black sparkly dress), Laura (in gold sparkly dress), and Marissa (in a red velvety dress)

Celebrate over 20 years of the Broadway musical “Hairspray” with “Mama I’m a Big Girl Now!” Tony Award Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Dancing with the Stars), Tony Nominee Kerry Butler (Xanadu), and Tony Nominee Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde) reunite onstage for the first time in 20 years in “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now.” Spend the evening revisiting the show that helped launch their careers and lifelong friendships while singing hits from the shows that made you fall in love with them.

Tabitha Brown

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Kean University will welcome actress and author Tabitha Brown to share her inspiring message of positive change on Monday, January 29 as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

The Rainbow Fish

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Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings The Rainbow Fish to the stage, live, to tell the story of the fish who finds the courage to explore the great unknown deep sea.

The Rainbow Fish

A fish of colorful scales and yellow lips, drawing like, with a black background

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings The Rainbow Fish to the stage, live, to tell the story of the fish who finds the courage to explore the great unknown deep sea.

Jubilee – 30 Years of Mnozil Brass

7 brass players of Mnozil Brass using their trumpets to blow a chocolate cake with the number 30 on it.

The Austrian band, known as the Monty Python of the music world, seamlessly combines slapstick comedy with extraordinary musical ability. An evening with Mnozil Brass, the world’s premier brass ensemble is an over-the-top fun, virtuosic, and laugh-out-loud experience.

Country Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery

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Country Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery is a charming production of Aesop’s famous fable is retold as we enter the Mouse Patrol to search for clues and track down three hungry kittens.