In this interview with talk with Sarah Farzam, the Founder of Bilingual Birdies. Since 2007, this group of talented musicians have been successfully teaching Spanish, French, Mandarin, and English(ESL) through live music, movement, dance, puppetry, and theatre-based games. Now, the Bilingual Birdies make their way to New Brunswick on November 2 for two performances as part of the State Theatre's Milk & Cookies. Check out the event page for all the details: https://www.stnj.org/event/mc-bilingual-birdies

Storyteller Julie Pasqual returns to the State Theatre for the Milk & Cookies series on October 5, 2019. We chatted with Julie about how she selects the stories she shares, clowning around as an actual clown, and her travels around the world. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/2LLeOAt

One of the featured performers at this year's State Theatre Family Day on September 22 are juggling husband and wife duo, the Give & Take Jugglers. We chatted with juggler Erik about mastering juggling with fire and how much it takes to cut it as a professional juggler. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/34EccNC

Eva Lucena has been the Executive Director of the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre since 1980. One of the featured performers at this year's State Theatre Family Day on September 22, Eva talks with us the performance and embracing all Spanish dance art forms. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/34FTyok

Navah Perlman is one of the most celebrated pianists of her generation. On this episode of All Access we chat with Navah (daughter of renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman) about her career, family, and meeting cellist Matt Haimovitz—to whom she performs with at The State on November 17—when they were just 11 year old kids in music school. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/2kmAadX

Comedian George Lopez returns to the State Theatre on September 21! In this episode of All Access, we chat with George about the staying power of his sitcom TV show (George Lopez), his movie career (including working with Christopher Walken), and hitting the road for his new comedy tour. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/2OI2zcB

Joining YouTube sensation The Piano Guys on stage for a song during their State Theatre performance on September 10, 2019 will be eight violinists from the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey (YOCJ). YOCJ Executive Director Larisa Epps chats with us to talk about this once-in-a-lifetime experience for these eight talented musicians. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/2GDOLcM

Relive the classic music of the 1960s with the Rock and Roll Spectacular on Nov 2! Headlining this event is the legendary Chubby Checker, who chats with us about how he acquired his famous nickname from Bob Hope's wife and how "The Twist" has influenced music and dance over the decades.

Thanks to new technology, rock and roll pioneers Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly perform on stage together for the first time as holograms as part of the Rock 'N' Roll Dream Tour on November 12! CEO of Base Hologram, Marty Tudor, joins us to discuss how he initially got into the business of blending music and science and how it's evolved over the years to what it is today! Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/2Ua25eC

Pianist James Francies is “a force on the ground in New York...he’s a pianist with liquid dynamism in his touch" says the New York Times, and he is one of the performers with the Blue Note 80th Anniversary Tour on Nov 6. He chats with us about how he first became interested in music and how his synesthesia works with him when he's composing. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/2U6ZYYS