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PODCAST: "The Sting" at Paper Mill Playhouse
By Christopher Benincasa, JerseyArts.com
originally published: 04/26/2018
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The new musical “The Sting,” now entering its last weekend at Paper Mill Playhouse, was pretty much totally sold out before it even opened. A musical adaptation of the classic, Oscar-winning film of the same name starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, this new version stars Harry Connick, Jr., J. Harrison Ghee and Kate Shindle – to name a few. Theater-goers know Ghee from his inimitable performance as the drag queen hero Lola of the Tony Award-winning “Kinky Boots,” and they know Shindle from Broadway productions of “Jekyll & Hyde,” “Cabaret,” “Wonderland” and the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical “Fun Home.” We spoke with both of them earlier this week as they were preparing for their final performances of this smash-hit run at Paper Mill. ![PODCAST: "The Sting" at Paper Mill Playhouse](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2016/ListenToPodcast.gif "PODCAST: "The Sting" at Paper Mill Playhouse")
About the author: Christopher Benincasa is an award-winning producer of arts and culture programming, and a founding member of PCK Media. He’s won six regional Emmy Awards (Mid-Atlantic and New York) for his work on the series State of the Arts, plus a CINE Golden Eagle Award. Most recently, he produced stories about Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn, silversmith and MacArthur Genius Award-winner Ubaldo Vitali, and gypsy jazz guitarist Stephane Wremble. A graduate of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, Christopher has a BFA in Visual Art and a minor in Religion.
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Event calendar
Saturday, Sep 22, 2018
MUSIC
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Echoes @ The Stone Pony, Asbury Park - 7:00pm |
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Cole Swindell @ Hard Rock Live Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, Atlantic City - 8:00pm |
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GRUPO NICHE @ Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), Englewood - 8:00pm |
THEATRE
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Souvenir @ Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven - 8:00pm |
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The Shuck @ Cape May Stage, Cape May - 3:00pm and 7:30pm
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Evita @ Broadway Theatre of Pitman, Pitman - 2:00pm and 8:00pm
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Brick City @ Premiere Stages at Kean University, Union - 3:00pm |
DANCE
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SOLE Defined @ Mainstage @ Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), Rahway - 8:00pm |
LITERATURE
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