The State Theatre has announced the addition of five attractions to its 2008 line-up including Rufus Wainwright (1/12/08), Rent (1/16-1/17/08), Go, Diego, Go Live! (1/25-1/26/08), Dame Edna: Live and Intimate (2/21-2/22/08), LOUIS C.K. (4/25/07), and Craig Ferguson (5/2/08).
Rufus Wainwright: Special Solo Show plus Special Guest Lucy Wainwright Roche, Sat, January 12, 2008 at 8pm Tickets: $35-60
Over the course of his five-album career (including new album, Release The Stars), singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has mixed Pop, Rock, Classical, and everything else to create a sound entirely his own.
Rent: Wed, January 16, 2008 at 8pm, Thu, January 17, 2008 at 8pm Tickets: $40-65
Featuring South African Idol winner Heinz Winckler and American Idol® finalist Anwar Robinson.
The theatrical experience that changed Broadway forever. Whether it's your 1st time or your 100th time, it's time you checked out Rent—the winner of the Tony® Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize, Rent is about being young, learning to survive, falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today. Rent has made a lasting mark on Broadway with songs that rock and a story that really resonates and now the smash-hit sensation of Rent is coming to you.
Go, Diego, Go Live!: The Great Jaguar Rescue, Featuring Dora the Explorer, Fri, January 25, 2008 at 3pm & 6pm, Sat, January 26, 2008 at 11am, 2pm & 5pm Tickets: $20-40
Join Diego, Nick Jr.'s action adventure hero, as he sets out in his brand new live show, GO, DIEGO, GO LIVE! THE GREAT JAGUAR RESCUE! Diego, along with his sister, Alicia, and cousin, Dora, are off on an action packed special mission to get Baby Jaguar's growl back from the Bobo Brothers. They'll need the audience's help to rescue animals, navigate through the rainforest, and bypass a giant waterfall to get to the Animal Carnivale. ¡Al rescate, amigos! To the rescue, my friends!.
Dame Edna: Live and Intimate: Thu, February 21, 2008 at 8pm, Fri, February 22, 2008 at 8pm Tickets: $40-90.
Straight from Down Under (Australia), comedian Dame Edna brings her hilarious show to the State Theatre, displaying her unique genius with a new and vibrantly stimulating theatrical infrastructure (to use her own vivid phrase).
LOUIS C.K.: Presented by State Theatre and AM Productions, Fri, April 25, 2008 at 8pm Tickets: $25-55
Louis C.K. has appeared on Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Conan O'brien Show, and The Late Show with David Letterman. He was a member of the original writing staff that launched The Conan O'brien Show in 1993, creating many running bits on Conan's show that are still in use there today such as "Actual Items" and "The Staring Contest". In 1996, Louis made his own HBO Half Hour stand-up comedy Special. Around that time, he was hired as a producer and writer on the Chris Rock Show on HBO. In 1999, Louis won an Emmy for his work on the Chris Rock Show. Louis C.K. also wrote, executive produced, and starred in the short-lived HBO sitcom, Lucky Louis.
Craig Ferguson: Presented by State Theatre and AM Productions, Fri, May 2, 2008 at 8pm Tickets: $36-65
Before Craig Ferguson became the host of The Late Late Show in 2005, he had a diverse and eclectic career that encompassed film, television, and the stage. After several stints on the English comedy circuit, Ferguson brought his act to America in 1995 to star with Betty White and Marie Osmond in the short-lived ABC comedy Maybe This Time. After the show ended, ABC decided to add the talented Scotsman to The Drew Carey Show, playing Drew Carey's boss, Nigel Wick, from 1996-2003. -- www.statetheatrenj.org
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