Count Basie Theatre
99-101 Monmouth Street,
Red Bank,
NJ
07701
99-101 Monmouth Street,
Red Bank,
NJ
07701
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The 1,783-seat Carlton Theatre opened in 1927, featuring both movies and vaudeville. After a successful multi-decade run, the theater closed in 1970.
Three years later, it was purchased by the Monmouth County Arts Council and renamed the Monmouth Arts Center. It was later renamed once again, as the Count Basie Theatre, after the famed Red Bank native and now features live dramatic and musical performances.
The Count Basie Theatre was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 2009.
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William Dahn
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A 2008 view of the auditorium can be found here: View link Theater&st=nyt&adxnnl=1&scp=1&adxnnlx=1258667366-fVOtfF3c4UmO8s8XPatn0A
Last nights showing of “The Maltese Falcon” looked and sounded great. Nice crowd too. Next week “North By Northwest” with yours truly at the projection helm once again.
Looking forward to the March 24 presentation of “The Red Shoes”! Excited this will be my first movie at the Cound Basie.
am searching for some information about a Vaudeville show that may have performed at the theatre in the late 1920’s somewhere between 1927-1929. The show was called “Jungleland” which was a traveling contortionist show. If anyone could help out, that would be great.
Dug up or found at various times over the years, after being long-hidden in the cavernous spaces of Count Basie Theatre. (More found in photo albums at http://www.facebook.com/countbasietheatre)) :
I gues in those days you didn’t have idiots that threw GUM on the Screen.
The movie looked fantastic on screen tonight. I was proud to have projected it.
I am attending the free screening tonight. What time should I arrive for a 7pm start? Will they sell concessions?
Hello Kris, I apologize for only receiving your comment just now but yes concessions will be available. The film starts at 7pm, seating begins @ 6:30pm and doors open at 6pm. But most people usually arrive about 5-10 minutes before the movie. Enjoy the show!
We attended on Friday night and the screen , projection and sound were amazing! My fellow audience members, not so much. Perhaps the Count Basie Foundation should include “no one under the age of age permitted”.