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This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 10-16, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from October 10-16, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.


 
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This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 3-9, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from October 3-9, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place September 26 to October 2, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from September 26 to October 2, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place September 19-25, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from September 19-25, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place September 12-18, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from September 12-18, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview. Be sure to check out our new Advanced Search areas for previews and events that let you search within a period of time, region of the state, and within one genre or multiple genres of your choice.


 

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This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place September 5-11, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from September 5-11, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview. Be sure to check out our new Advanced Search areas for previews and events that let you search within a period of time, region of the state, and within one genre or multiple genres of your choice.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place August 29 to September 4, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from August 29 to September 4, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview. Click on the title to go to the full preview and be sure to check out our new Advanced Search areas for previews and events that let you search within a period of time, region of the state, and within one genre or multiple genres of your choice.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place August 22-28, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from August 22-28, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place August 15-21, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from August 15-21, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview. Click on the title for full information about the play.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place August 8-14, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from August 8-14, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week.  New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.




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George

George Street Playhouse presents "What Became of Us"

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



Shakespeare

Shakespeare "Out Loud": Henry VI, Part 3

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Shakespeare Theatre Of NJ - Thomas H. Kean Theatre Factory
3 Vreeland Rd, Florham Park, NJ 07932



George

George Street Playhouse presents "What Became of Us"

Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



George

George Street Playhouse presents "What Became of Us"

Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



Dancing

Dancing at Lughnasa

Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

The

The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents "Anastasia, The Musical"

(PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents Anastasia, The Musical weekends from March 6-29, 2026. From Tony winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once On This Island, this dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s.



Vivid

Vivid Stage presents "Etiquette" by David Lee White

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage presents "Etiquette" by David Lee White across two weekends from April 9-19, 2026. The play takes place in the Fall of 2021 and the Cellar Theatre is back in production after a year of Zoom programming.



Bergen

Bergen County Players Pairs Southern Hospitality with "The Cake" for an Exclusive Opening Weekend Celebration

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP) is turning up the heat for the opening of Bekah Brunstetter’s hit dramedy, The Cake, with a special community-focused promotion: "A Slice of Community: Opening Weekend Reception." To celebrate the "faith, family, and frosting" at the heart of the play, BCP has partnered with local favorite The Modern Cakery to host a complimentary pre-curtain reception in the lounge of the Little Firehouse Theatre during opening weekend, March 14-15, 2026.



Nutley

Nutley Little Theatre presents a Staged Reading of "With a Capital C" by Lawrence Paone

(NUTLEY, NJ) -- On Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 7:00pm, Nutley Little Theatre presents a free staged reading of With a Capital C - an original script written by Drew University Alum, Lawrence Paone and directed by another Drew Alum and NLT member, Mead Winters. There will be a talkback with the author immediately following the performance.



NJCU

NJCU Center for the Arts presents Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- New Jersey City University's Center for the Arts presents Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill across two weekends from March 20-29, 2026 in the Margaret Williams Theatre. Released in June 1995, "Jagged Little Pill" made a household name of Alanis Morissette, earning her the title of the best-selling international debut artist in history. Three decades later, that same album was the inspiration for a Broadway musical.  Jagged Little Pill is a raw, edgy, topical, and by no means difficult to swallow.