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New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 03-26-19

NJ Stage Daily Update

Here is the morning update for New Jersey Stage for 03-26-19.

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theatre

State Theatre New Jersey 2019-20 Broadway Season Preview

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey has unveiled its 2019-20 Broadway Season, featuring eight fantastic Broadway shows. The 2019-20 Season will feature Tony Award®-winning hits, beloved classics, and some State Theatre debuts.  The season includes Beautiful, The SpongeBob Musical, Jersey Boys, Fiddler On The Roof, The Color Purple, The Play That Goes Wrong, Cats, and Once On This Island. 


McCarter Theatre 2019-20 Season Preview

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Unveiling Emily Mann’s final season as Artistic Director and Resident Playwright, McCarter Theatre Center has announced the full schedule for its upcoming 2019-2020 Theater Series, dubbed “Signature Emily.” The highly anticipated series pays homage to Mann’s trailblazing career, embodying the powerful themes that have cemented her personal legacy and influenced the American theater at large: giving a voice to women and people of color, embracing risk in pursuit of art that inspires social dialogue, discovering and mentoring emerging talent, and championing inventive cross-company collaborations.


An Opportunity For McCarter

Michael Rosenberg talks about his first year and what Emily Mann’s retirement means for the company.


The Adventures of a Girl with a Pain in Her Brain

​​​​​​​Rhonda Musak is an actress and writer with an interesting autobiographical show entitled Rhonda Badonda: The Adventures of a Girl with a Pain in Her Brain.  In this show, her character (Rhonda Badonda) wants to function normally, but her brain has other ideas.


Mile Square Theatre Presents A Different Type of Bunny Story For Easter

(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre presents Bunnicula from April 13 through May 5. On a dark and stormy night, the Monroe family decides to go see a movie. Their pets Chester (the cat) and Harold (the dog) patiently await their return. When they finally come home, they come bearing a surprise: they have found a bunny in the movie theatre. However, this is no ordinary rabbit…this is the extraordinary Bunnicula!


Jersey City Theater Explores Privilege with Eclectic Mix at The BOX

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- A diverse array of performers and performances will be showcased when Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) concludes its Privilege series with The BOX: Privilege Edition, an evening of music, spoken-word, poetry, multimedia and performances on March 29th at Merseles Studios, 339 Newark Avenue. 


Circle Players presents "Les Liaisons Dangereuses"

(PISCATAWAY, NJ) -- Circle Players and director Richard Butler of Piscataway present the fourth production of their 2018-2019 season, Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton from March 29 through April 14, 2019. In this classic play, former lovers La Marquise de Merteuil and Le Vicomte de Valmont, two merciless aristocrats, compete in games of seduction and revenge, toying with the hearts and reputations of innocents as they do. But when Merteuil incites Valmont to corrupt the convent-educated Cecile before her wedding night, events soon spiral beyond anyone’s control.


music

Matt O'Ree: Back On The Road

The last five years have been a crazy time for Jersey bluesman Matt O’Ree.  He went on tour across Southeast Asia as a member of Bon Jovi in 2015 and was inducted into the NY/NJ Blues Hall of Fame the following year with Eryn Shewell. He released a record that included a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen, headlined shows at The Stone Pony, and married Eryn forming the state’s preeminent power blues duo.


Women Who Rock! An Interview With Meredith Ochs

“Rock and roll is built of fierce women,” writes Meredith Ochs in the introduction to her fascinating book, Rock-and-Roll Woman: The 50 Fiercest Female Rockers.  “Blues, jazz, R&B, and country artists who laid its groundwork.  Girl groups who projected a flashy, united front.  Counterculture singers who protested the establishment.  Punk rockers who democratized music-making.  Riot grrrls who politicized it.  And so many more.  They all subverted stereotypes and challenged expectations, whether they set out to or not.  Their rebellion is empowering and exponential.”


Rock on Radio with Danny Coleman Celebrates 10th Anniversary

There are many writers who contribute to New Jersey Stage, but one of the most dedicated is Danny Coleman.  He’s been penning a weekly column for us since the end of 2013.  In addition to writing, playing drums for several bands, and making award-winning chili, Coleman has been hosting a weekly radio show called “Rock on Radio” since April 26, 2009.  It currently airs every Sunday night at 7:00pm on www.coaradio.com.


Featured Music Video: "You Caught Me" by Idle Wave

Our Featured Music Video for April is "You Caught Me" by Idle Wave.


Bongo Boy TV - Issue 57

Each issue of NJ Stage Magazine contains the latest episode of Bongo Boy TV spotlighting great music videos from around the globe.


Makin Waves Record Roundup with Cold Weather Company, Karma Gambi, & Ezra Caspi

Bob Makin takes a look at the latest releases by with Cold Weather Company, Karma Gambi, and Ezra Caspi.


NJPAC Presents Alice’s Restaurant Back By Popular Demand Tour On September 29

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant Back By Popular Demand Tour on Sunday September 29th at 3:00pm. The folk music icon brings his new tour, an unforgettable concert that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the big-screen Alice’s Restaurant LP.


Newark Academy Gears Up For National High School Jazz Band Competition with Intensive Workshop

(LIVINGSTON, NJ) --  On Wednesday, March 27, Newark Academy, one of the 15 national finalists competing in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 24th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, will participate in a jazz workshop hosted by celebrated musician Steve Fidyk, a jazz drummer, composer and author. Fidyk will conduct a four-hour workshop to mentor students and the band’s director in preparation for their performance in the Essentially Ellington competition this May.  The event takes place from 5:30pm to 9:30pm.


Around NJ: Air Supply at BergenPAC

Air Supply performed at Bergen Performing Arts Center (BergenPAC) in Englewood on March 23rd and Debra L. Rothenberg was on hand to cover the show...


The Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival To Come To PNC Bank Arts Center

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- A brand new music festival will come to cities across North America this summer. Featuring some of the biggest bands in rock as well as the genre's rising stars, The Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival. Locally, the festival comes to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Saturday, July 6.


Westminster Choir College Faculty Recital Series Presents the Premiere of Two Works by Faculty Composer Thomas Parente on March 30

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Westminster Choir College Faculty Recital Series will continue with a performance by The Hobart Trio on Saturday, March 30 at 8:00pm in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton.  The ensemble will perform Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires and Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, no. 1 “Ghost.”  They will also perform the premiere of two works for piano trio by Westminster Choir College professor Thomas Parente: Morph on a Jewish Folk Song Dona Dona and Variations on a Traditional Icelandic Folk Song.


film

REVIEW: "Her Smell"

I’ve never been much of a fan of rock music, so the whole indie rock scene of the ‘90s passed me by. While I can’t say I’ve warmed to the music that era produced, I do find myself looking back at that time with a more appreciative gaze. It was a particularly fertile time for female rockers, with the likes of PJ Harvey, Courtney Love, and  Tanya Donnelly channelling a female perspective into a musical genre that had previously been dominated by men and refusing to sexualize themselves in the way today’s female stars seem compelled to.


REVIEW: "Ash Is Purest White"

There’s a moment in Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind in which a critic accuses John Huston’s veteran director Jake Hanaford of borrowing from other filmmakers. “It’s alright to borrow from one another, what we must never do is borrow from ourselves,” is his sage-like response. I’m not sure I agree with Hanaford, as filmmakers often mature by returning to themes and ideas they explored earlier in their career, developing them with newfound experience. After all, if a carpenter makes the same chair every day for a year, chances are the last chair he fashions will be be more finely crafted than the first.


dance

Tainted Cabaret Hits Jersey

Tainted Cabaret is a provocative burlesque cabaret featuring stars of the renowned underground theatre scenes of New York, Toronto, and Vancouver. A sinfully funny mix of satirical song and irreverent neo-burlesque, their show is a deliciously naked evening of sexy, campy and theatrical entertainment. 


art

April Is Haddonfield Sculpture Month

April is Haddonfield Sculpture Month:  Join the festivities each Saturday for free family fun.  Tour nearly 20 figurative and abstract sculptures, meet the artists, see previews and installations of new sculptures, shop at a Pop-Up DinoStore celebrating “Haddy,” our famous Hadrosaurus foulkii, dedication of the new “Ballerina” by Barry Woods Johnston, and more.  


community

Hopewell Theater Purchases Former Brothers Moon Restaurant

(HOPEWELL, NJ) -- Few venues have shaken up the Jersey arts scene as much as the Hopewell Theater in the past year and it appears they are still shaking things up. Hopewell Theater’s owners have announced that they have purchased the former Brothers Moon restaurant at 7 West Broad Street, Hopewell, New Jersey.  The acquisition will give patrons a place to dine before a show, parking and special value-added events related to theater programming.




 
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Ella Dershowitz and Jill Eikenberry to Star in World Premiere of "Two Hander" at NJ Rep

(LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company (NJRep) will continue its 27th Season with the World Premiere of Two Hander by Julia Blauvelt, directed by NJ Rep Artistic Director SuzAnne Barabas. The play stars Ella Dershowitz and Jill Eikenberry and runs from April 18 through May 12, 2024.


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