Don't Miss Alice Cooper at NJPAC March 22!

Alice Cooper at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark with Buckcherry opening.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22

$49 to $119.

NJPAC is located at 1 Center St. in Newark.

Contact: www.njpac.org or 1-888-696-5722

Alice Cooper, the master of shock-rock, is bringing his theatrical performance to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Tuesday, March 22. The inimitable, full-scale production in a special, intimate atmosphere will find Cooper, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, performing legendary hits and cuts from his latest album, “Detroit Stories.” Buckcherry will open the show.

Cooper, over the course of a 50-year-career, is the man behind a bevy of anthems including “I’m Eighteen,” “Under My Wheels,” “School’s Out,” “Billion Dollar Babies,” “Elected” and “Welcome to My Nightmare,” among many more. His songs are pure rock-and-roll and explore everything from teen angst and psychology to the darker side of dreams.

His stage show features both sides of Alice Cooper the character. There’s the evil Alice that meets his fate onstage via electrocution and the guillotine, to the triumphant Alice that returns to perform the more upbeat hits.

Cooper shows no signs of slowing down on “Detroit Stories” (2021), an ode to the band’s adopted hometown where they first catapulted onto the rock scene. The disc features contributions from original Alice Cooper band members plus fellow Motown scenesters such as Wayne Kramer (MC5).

In addition, he’s already at work on a new album. Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss recently told Toronto's 94.9 The Rock radio station that “Alice wanted us to make a record that sounds like his band, sounds like the live band

Cooper’s 1973 album, “Billion Dollar Babies,” hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts while 1975’s “Welcome to My Nightmare” reached No. 5. Cooper has sold an incredible 50 million albums and his appeal spans generations. It’s not unusual to find Cooper die-hards with their kids, and even grandkids, at his shows.