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!
