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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 Emmy Award-winning arts and culture journalist.
Content provided by Discover Jersey Arts, a project of the ArtPride New Jersey Foundation and New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
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Event calendar
Saturday, Dec 15, 2018
MUSIC
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JOHNNY O @ Lobby Bar at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, Atlantic City - 10:00pm |
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WEIRD SCIENCE @ Hard Rock Cafe at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, Atlantic City - 10:00pm |
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Holiday POPS! @ Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton - 3:00pm and 6:00pm
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THEATRE
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Elf, The Musical @ Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven - 2:00pm and 7:00pm
and 7:30pm
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Peter Pan @ Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park - 7:30pm |
COMEDY
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Louie Anderson @ Mainstage @ Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), Rahway - 8:00pm |
DANCE
FILM
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