40°20′56.4″N 74°4′12.36″W / 40.349000°N 74.0701000°W
 Entrance to Count Basie Theatre in 2018 | |
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| Former names | Carlton Theater (1926–71) Monmouth Arts Center (1973–84) Count Basie Theatre (1984–2018) |
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| Address | 99 Monmouth St Red Bank, New Jersey United States |
| Owner | New Jersey State Council on the Arts |
| Capacity | 1,568 (Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | November 11, 1926 |
| Renovated |
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| Website | |
| The Basie | |
Carlton Theater | |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001100 |
| NJRHP No. | 2042[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 2009 |
| Designated NJRHP | May 20, 2009 |
The Count Basie Center for the Arts, originally Count Basie Theatre, is a landmarked performing arts center in Red Bank, New Jersey.
The building first opened in 1926 as the Carlton Theater and later, in 1973, became known as the Monmouth Arts Center.[2] In 1984 it was renamed the Count Basie Theatre after famed jazz musician and Red Bank native, William "Count" Basie.
In 2018, the venue changed its name to the Count Basie Center for the Arts. The name of the theater itself was purchased and renamed the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre.
The building was designed by architect William E. Lehman and has a seating capacity of 1,568.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ "Count Basie Center for the Arts". Fisher Dachs Associates. Retrieved 2022-12-10.