Thursday, September 21, 2023

Centenary Stage Company Launches 2023-24 Season

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Centenary Stage Company’s (CSC) 2023-24 season will kick off with a Curtain Up! Gala concert performance by The Company Men on Saturday, September 23rd, at 8 p.m.

This performance will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Avenue in Hackettstown. Tickets for the Curtain Up! Gala concert are $35 for orchestra seating; $30 for balcony seating; and all tickets increase by $5 the day of the performance. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900, or visit Centenary Stage Company online at centenarystageco.org.

The Curtain Up! Gala is CSC’s first event if their 2023-24 season, celebrating their 38th season of performing arts in Hackettstown. This one night only concert event will feature a performance by The Company Men, a four-man pop vocal group who mash today’s top 40 hits with reimagined classics of the last eight decades. Their show “The Ultimate Mixtape Experience: A Tribute to Eight Decades of Music’s Greatest Hits” brings the audience 70-plus songs in just 90 minutes covering a wide genre of artists from the Temptations to the Weeknd.

The group features artists who have appeared-on television including “The Voice” and “American Idol,” as well as several Broadway and national tour productions. They have performed over 3500 shows combined worldwide at performing arts centers, private events and casinos as well as on multiple cruise lines. They have also appeared as a group on national/regional television shows, such as Hallmark’s “Home and Family,” “Good Day New York” and the SoCal PBS Holiday Special to name a few. The Company Men have shared stages with artists such as Mariah Carey, Colbie Caillat, Daughtry, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole and most recently Billy Idol and Sheena Easton.

The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Avenue in Hackettstown.