Count Basie Theater Hotel

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The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank NJ is an historic landmark that operates as a theatre for performing arts in Red Bank, New Jersey. It opened as the Carlton Theater in 1926 and was renamed in 1984 to honor jazz great and Red Bank native William “Count” Basie. It has seating capacity for 1,543 patrons.

Besides Count Basie, legends such as James Brown and Tony Bennett, as well as headline performers such as Al Green, George Carlin, Boz Scaggs, Olivia Newton John, Brian Wilson, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Jon Stewart, have performed at the theatre. Jersey Shore legend Bruce Springsteen has made several surprise guest appearances. Cats performed there. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra are regularly scheduled. The theatre collaborated in the development of the Shapiro & Smith Dance Company’s original production Anytown. The theatre is made available for local not-for-profit arts organizations.

Some featured recent and future performances at the Count Basie Theatre include:

• The Producers
• Jason Alexander
• John Legend
• Melissa Etheridge
• Counting Crows
• Howie Mandel
• Oklahoma!
• Lewis Black
• Brian Wilson
• Keb' Mo'
• Miss Saigon