And on the same day???

The Count Basie Theatre exclusively announced to the Asbury Park Press Wednesday morning that it will host "... And Even More HOPE," an encore staging of this year's hotly anticipated Hope Concert 8, at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23.

With a previously-announced 7 p.m. show benefiting the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, 180 Turning Lives Around and the Basie's Arts for All initiative in the Red Bank Borough Middle School, 2015 marks the first year that two Hope Concerts have been performed on the same evening.

They should set up something where anyone who buys tickets to both shows can get a free meal nearby -- including at the Soul Kitchen! With each show will running around ninety minutes, it should be fine -- it isn't as though anyone will be singing for ninety minutes straight!