NEWS | FEATURES | PREVIEWS | EVENTS

originally published: 11/17/2021

Here's a look at the top 10 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage during the week November 7-13, 2021.  Each week, we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's Top 10 includes articles involving 6 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, and Morris counties) and included the NJ Stage event calendar as one of our top 10 most used features on the site.  For this list we only include the most read articles.

1) "A Case Of Blue" - A Very NJ/NY Film Is Available Now - A Case of Blue, a feature film starring Stephen Schnetzer (Another World, Homeland, ATWT, Days, OLTL ) and Annapurna Sriram (Billions, Feral) was released for renting and purchasing on most streaming platforms on October 19, 2021.  The film which asks "is it possible to relive a long-lost romance?" has a heavy New Jersey / New York presence and was filmed mostly in Ridgewood using many local actors

2) Pro Wrestling Returns To the Prudential Center on January 5th - (NEWARK, NJ) -- The two hottest shows in professional wrestling, “AEW: Dynamite” and “AEW: Rampage,” return to the Prudential Center on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, for a high octane evening of bell-to-bell action.  This marks AEW’s second visit to the state-of-the-art arena in downtown Newark, following the wildly popular, sold-out “AEW: Dynamite” and “AEW: Rampage” shows on September 15, 2021.  

3) 1st Annual Atlantic City Holiday Bazaar To Take Place December 4-5 - (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Celebrate your holidays with family & friends at the 1st annual Atlantic City Holiday Bazaar Saturday & Sunday, December 4th & 5th, from 12:00pm-5:00pm at the beautiful Arts Garage at Stockton College in Atlantic City. Enjoy shopping in a beautiful arts & crafts-focused event space in the heart of Atlantic City this holiday season. The holiday market is inspired by the traditional "Weihnachtsmarkts" held in Germany and will feature shopping, music, photos with Santa, holiday photo stations, craft workshop, delicious food & libations, beautiful décor and more! 

4) Middlesex County announces plans for pocket park on Fayette Street in Perth Amboy - (PERTH AMBOY, NJ) -- On November 9, 2021, Middlesex County and Perth Amboy officials announced plans to demolish the County Office of Public Works Garage located on Fayette Street in Perth Amboy to develop the site into a pocket park, primarily designed for passive recreation. 

 

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5) Greta Van Fleet's Tour Includes Two Shows In Atlantic City - (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Following this year’s sold-out headline events and a #1 Billboard Rock Album, Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet have announced their forthcoming Dreams in Gold tour, which kicks off March 10 in Michigan and runs through the end of June with dates in the U.S., Mexico, Europe and the UK.  Locally, the band has a pair of shows April 1-2 at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City. Grammy-nominated group Rival Sons and critically acclaimed rising artist The Velveteers will support the North American shows.

6) Celebrate the start of the Christmas season in Cape May during Holiday Preview Weekend, November 19-21 - (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Christmas arrives in Victorian Cape May with great fanfare during Holiday Preview Weekend in Cape May, November 19-21, presented by Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture). The preview includes a Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, food events at local restaurants, Trolley Tours, and more.

7) The Psychedelic Furs Release New Song Ahead of Tour With Stops in Atlantic City, NYC, and Montclair - (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- The Psychedelic Furs released a new song "Evergreen" on August 31st ahead of North American and European shows on the Made Of Rain Tour which runs throughout September - November and includes three local shows: November 12th in Atlantic City (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino), November 13th in New York (Apollo Theater), and November 17th in Montclair (Wellmont Theater).

8) Robby Steinhardt's Solo Album "Not in Kansas Anymore" Is Released - You know Robby Steinhardt as the legendary violinist, vocalist and frontman for the band KANSAS, recording 9 albums which reached gold, platinum and double platinum status, and is now making another mark on the world with his first and only solo album. Robby Steinhardt and Solar Studios have released Robby's first and only solo recording, Not in Kansas Anymore.  

9) Film Starring Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, and Jeremy Strong Seeks NJ Kids Between 12-17 In Bayonne/Jersey City Area - Citrola Casting is seeking paid background actors for the feature film Armageddon Time directed by James Gray. Starring Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, and Jeremy Strong. They are looking for local New Jersey kids between the ages of 12-17 in the Bayonne/Jersey City area to be extras for many scenes between October-November 2021. 

10) "A Giant Among Giants!" Paul Anka Sings Sinatra LIVE! at MPAC - Music lovers are ready and waiting this Tuesday, October 26, 2021 evening inside the auditorium of Morristown, NJ’s MPAC. They’re all here for a night of music by the legendary singer/songwriter Paul Anka in a performance entitled Anka Sings Sinatra: His Songs, My Songs, My Way.

As you can see by this list, event previews are always one of the most popular areas of the website. Event previews get noticed when we first publish them and then get noticed again when they are brought back to the main area of the site the week the event takes place - sometimes even several months later.  Make sure your events get previewed by sending press releases to us at info@newjerseystage.com - for even more promotion, check out our ad rates which run $50-$100 for an entire month of advertising. It's the best deal around!