The New Jersey Performing Arts Center is directly accross the street from the Robert Treat Hotel. Many great performers have graced its stage since its opening on October 18, 1997. The diversity of the performances have been unparalleled --- from Itzhak Perlman to 'N Sync, Lauryn Hill to the Vienna Choir Boys, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. NJPAC is another part of the unprecedented revitalization of Newark.