For the 2nd year of the NJ Stage Awards we tried something different.  We had the public vote on who they thought should be a nominee and then used that list along with nominees chosen by our staff. 

We’d like to thank everyone who voted this year for their favorite places to experience art in NJ. The following is a list of the top 3 vote getters for each category.  Hopefully it’ll inspire you to visit someplace new!

Best Town For An Arts Night Out

GOLD        Montclair

SILVER       Jersey City

BRONZE     Princeton

Best Place To View Art

GOLD         Princeton University Art Museum

SILVER       Grounds For Sculpture

BRONZE     Mana Contemporary

Best Place For Live Comedy

GOLD         Stress Factory Comedy Club

SILVER        The Comedy Shoppe

BRONZE    Mayo Performing Arts Center

Best Place To See Live Dance Performances

GOLD        Jay and Linda Grunin Center For The Arts

SILVER       Mayo Performing Arts Center

BRONZE     Strand Theatre

Best Film Festival

GOLD        Golden Door Film Festival

SILVER (tie)    New Jersey Film Festival

                        Northeast Film Festival

MUSIC

Best Place To See A National Act

GOLD        New Jersey Performing Arts Center

SILVER        Mayo Performing Arts Center

BRONZE     Count Basie Theater

Best Place To See Emerging Artists

GOLD        Roxy & Dukes

SILVER        The Stone Pony

BRONZE    Jay and Linda Grunin Center For The Arts

Best Annual Festival

GOLD        Elephant Talk Indie Music Festival

SILVER        XPoNential Music Festival

BRONZE    Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest

Best Coffeehouse or Non-Traditional Venue for Live Music:

GOLD        Outpost In The Burbs

SILVER        The Vault at Victor Records

BRONZE    Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series

Best Place For Classical Music

GOLD         New Jersey Performing Arts Center

SILVER      Count Basie Theatre

BRONZE    Mayo Performing Arts Center

THEATRE

Best Place To See A World / NJ Premiere

GOLD        Crossroads Theatre

SILVER        Paper Mill Playhouse

BRONZE    Premiere Stages at Kean University

Best Place To See A Touring Production

GOLD        State Theatre

SILVER        George Street Playhouse

BRONZE    Mayo Performing Arts Center

Best Place To See Non-Equity Theatre

GOLD        Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center

SILVER        Villager’s Theatre

BRONZE    The Player’s Guild of Leonia

Best Place To See Children’s Theatre

GOLD       State Theatre

SILVER    Paper Mill Playhouse

BRONZE  Pushcart Players

Congratulations to all of the winners!

 

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