The Arts This Weekend: Boyz II Men, Helix!, NJ Symphony

A Boyz II Men concert, along with several Mason Gross productions, and the George Street Playhouse's production of 'Rich Girl' ending this weekend are the highlights of the beginning of April in the arts in New Brunswick.

Friday, April 5
Boyz II Men
State Theatre
8 pm 
Tickets: $30 - $65 
732-246-7469

Marking their 20th anniversary and having sold over 60 million copies of their albums, Boyz II Men are the most commercially successful R&B group of all time. Their touching ballads and heavenly a cappella harmonies have earned them four Grammy® Awards and legions of fans around the world with hits like “End of the Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You,” “One Sweet Day,” “On Bended Knee,” “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday,” and “Motownphilly.”

Friday, April 5
Rutgers Chamber Wind and Brass Band
Nicholas Music Center
7:30 pm
Tickets: General Public $15 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $10 / Students $5
732-932-7511

Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 14
What's It Gonna Be: Ensemble Creation 1.0
Philip J. Levin Theater
Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm
Tickets: General Public $25 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $20 / Students $15
732-932-7511

Directed by  Kevin Kittle and Danielle Liccardo, this new theater work from the imaginations of Mason Gross School actors explores themes of lost innocence, fate and chance. Contains adult content.

Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7
'Rich Girl'
George Street Playhouse
732-246-7717

The play ends this weekend. Times for performances are: Friday, April 5, 8 pm; Saturday, April 6, 2 pm and 8 pm; and Sunday, April 7, 2 pm.

Saturday, April 6
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
State Theatre
8 pm  
800-255-3476

Richard Strauss spins tales both earthy and philosophical with kaleidoscopic orchestral sound. Don Juanportrays history’s most famous seducer; in Death and Transfiguration, a man reflects on his life and adventures during his final moments. The lush harmonies of Debussy’s only piano concerto mix with the transcendent beauty of Messiaen.

Saturday, April 6
DMA Solo RecitalSchare Recital Hall
2pm
Free (no tickets for this event) 
732-932-7511

Jaeyeun Junghwa Park, soprano, sings at this Mason Gross Performing Arts event. 

Sunday, April 7
HELIX! New Music Ensemble
Nicholas Music Center
2 pm
Tickets: General Public $15 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $10 / Students $5
732-932-7511