WALTZING THE NIGHT AWAY: New Year’s Eve at the State Theatre New Jersey features the music, dancing, and floral designs of “Salute to Vienna.”

State Theatre New Jersey (STNJ) presents “Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert” on Wednesday, December 31 at 5 p.m. The production celebrates 30 years in North America and 20 years at STNJ. Tickets start at $51.

“Salute to Vienna” is a festive, European-inspired New Year’s celebration modeled after the world-famous New Year’s Concert in Vienna, the Neujahrskonzert — a concert presented by the Vienna Philharmonic every New Year’s Day. The 2.25-hour concert features dancing, duets, and arias from light operettas, all narrated by a European conductor and backed by a full symphony orchestra.

Featuring the Strauss Symphony of America with Nir Kabaretti, conductor (Vienna); Rebecca Nelsen, soprano (Vienna); and Thomas Weinhappel, baritone (Vienna). Also featuring dancers from Europaballet St. Pölten (Austria) and International Champion Ballroom Dancers.

At the heart of Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert is the music of Johann Strauss Jr. The 200th anniversary of The Waltz King’s birth adds to the celebratory spirit this season as a selection of his most admired waltzes, marches, arias, and duets — and the famed Blue Danube waltz—remain prominent in the program.

State Theatre New Jersey is at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick. Visit Stnj.org for tickets.