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Adelphi PAC Favorites and More Return for the Spring Season

Garden City, NY (01/28/2022) — The Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) kicks off its spring season in February with more than 20 cultural events in theater, music, and dance slated through June 2022.

The season includes concert performances that pay tribute to America's great composers and vocalists. Included in the lineup are the Jupiter String Quartet in February and A Celebration of Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner and the all-male vocal ensemble amarcord in March. Acclaimed international plays Comic Potential in March and Celebrity Autobiography in April are sure to bring hilarity to the Adelphi PAC, while Valjean, Cosette, and a String Quartet with Tony nominee Josh Young and his wife, Broadway's Emily Padgett pays homage to the great musicals of the 1980s in May.

See the complete 2022 spring season schedule.

Highlights for the spring season include:

Friday, February 11 -- Jupiter String Quartet: American Prism

The Jupiter String Quartet's American Prism is inspired by the music of America's most loved composers from the last 125 years. Members of the Jupiter String Quartet are violinists Nelson Lee and Meg Freivogel, violist Liz Freivogel, and cellist Daniel McDonough. The show runs 85 minutes without an intermission.

Saturday , February 19 and Sunday, February 20 -- Adelphi's Best of Broadway featuring a Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

Adelphi University's students take to the stage in this perennial favorite show as they celebrate the life and work of luminary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim through song and dance.

Tuesday, March 1 through Sunday, March 6 -- Comic Potential by Alan Ayckbourn Britain's

Grand Master of Comedy Alan Ayckbourn has created this funny and inventive play that has already wowed audiences in London and New York. Directed by Brian Rose, the show combines satire on television and romantic comedy. With seven opportunities to see a performance, Comic Potential is not to be missed.

Saturday, March 12 -- A Celebration of Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner

A cast of Broadway vocalists are joined by the North Shore Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the iconic songs of two of music's greatest talents. Favorite selections will include "Respect," "Natural Woman," "What's Love Got to Do With It," "River Deep, Mountain High," "Proud Mary" and more. The Poole Family Broadway Series at the Adelphi PAC is generously sponsored by Mary Jane and Thomas Poole.

Sunday, March 27 -- amarcord: America!

The all-male vocal ensemble amarcord, travels from Leipzig, Germany to New York to offer a program that traverses the history of vocal music in America. Highlights include works from George Chadwick and Horatio Parker, the father of American modernist music Charles Ives, "the Dean of American Composers" Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, and contemporary American composers Steven Sametz, Vanessa Lann and Joanne Metcalf.

Friday, April 22 -- El Mundo: The Kingdoms of the Castille

El Mundo is dedicated to the performance of sixteenth through nineteenth century Latin American, Spanish and Italian chamber music. Made up of the finest period instrument performers, El Mundo combines voices and bowed strings with the rarely heard accompaniment forces of mixed guitars, lutes and percussion in a setting that recreates the distinctive Latin sound of the old and new world. Featured composers will include: Roque Ceruti, Jose de Orejon y Aparicio, Santiago de Murcia, Rafael Antonio Castellanos, Manuel Quiroz.

Saturday, April 30 -- Celebrity Autobiography

Get ready to laugh out loud watching this award-winning international and Broadway comedy where stars act out biographies of other stars. The show has been critically acclaimed around the world including London's West End, Australia's Sydney Opera House, and on Broadway. Emmy award nominated writer-performers Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel created and developed the comedy. The Poole Family Broadway Series at the Adelphi PAC is generously sponsored by Mary Jane and Thomas Poole.

Friday, May 6 -- Valjean, Cosette, and a String Quartet

Join Tony nominee Josh Young and his wife, Broadway star Emily Padgett as they sing and celebrate the musicals of the 1980's. A string quartet as well as the Adelphi PAC's own Fazioli piano provide the beautiful music of such treasures as Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and more. The Poole Family Broadway Series at the Adelphi PAC is generously sponsored by Mary Jane and Thomas Poole.

More Choices this Spring

Additional events for the spring season include performances by Dance Adelphi featuring Heroes by Takehiro Ueyama on Wednesday, April 20 through Sunday, April 24; the Adelphi Jazz Ensemble on Friday, May 13; the Chamber Orchestra of New York on Memorial Day Monday, May 30; and the Greater Nassau Chorus ending Adelphi PAC's season on Friday, June 10.

A number of Adelphi PAC events throughout the semester will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person. Visit pac.adelphi.edu for details.

The complete 2022 spring season schedule provides more details on all events. Tickets are now on sale with discounts available to seniors, students, staff and alumni. Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. The box office is open Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island's premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. See more about other upcoming Adelphi PAC offerings at pac.adelphi.edu.

Adelphi's priority is to ensure the safety of patrons, artists, staff and the entire Adelphi community against COVID-19. All audience members age 5 and over are required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. Anyone under 5 or who is not fully vaccinated must show proof from a lab or clinic of a negative test taken within 72 hours of the performance. At home tests are not permitted. Anyone under 3 does not need to show proof of a test. All guests, regardless of age or vaccination status, will be required to wear masks while inside the Adelphi PAC.

These policies will remain in place until further notice and are subject to change at any time.

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Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four-Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.

Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves more than 7,500 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York -- just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities -- and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.

More than 118,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.

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The Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) kicks off its spring season in February with more than 20 cultural events in theater, music, and dance slated through June 2022.

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