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(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- October Ensemble presents TWISTED: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier across two weekends (October 18-20 and October 25-27, 2024) at the Jersey Shore Arts Center's Café Theatre. Hop on your flying carpet, because this musical parody retells the classic tale of Aladdin... from the villain’s point of view! This is an R Rated "Magical Kingdom" musical parody!
(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents two incredible female artists: Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7:30pm. Melissa Etheridge is known as one the greatest American rockers of all time while Paste said GRAMMY® winner Joss Stone is "a genuine article of soul music".
(VINELAND, NJ) -- Brain Damage: A Tribute to Pink Floyd is coming to The Landis Theater this weekend to perform The Wall in its entirety on Friday, October 4 and Saturday, October 5, 2024. Both nights are at 8:00pm.
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) concertmaster Basia Danilow and principal cellist Alistair MacRae team up with pianist Steven Beck October 19-20 for performances of Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op. 56, "Triple Concerto." Conducted by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the concerts at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University also include Michael Abels' More Seasons and Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, "Classical." The entire program provides variations on traditional musical forms, and even the usual order of orchestral concert programming.
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Platinum selling artist, and five-time 2024 ACM Awards nominee, Cody Johnson, will be touring the country in support of his new album Leather Deluxe Edition. Fresh off his award-winning #1 single, "Dirt Cheap", and the recent release of his duet with Carrie Underwood, "I'm Gonna Love You", Cody's Leather Deluxe Tour will make a stop in Newark on Friday, January 17, 2025 at Prudential Center. Cody will be joined by Grammy Award winner, Ashley McBryde, and rising country super star, Drew Baldridge.
Excitement is in the air in Morristown, NJ, this Friday, September 20, 2024 evening as theatergoers make their way inside the Mayo Performing Arts Center for tonight's 30th season kickoff performance by the multi-talented actor/singer Norm Lewis.
Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Marc Ambrosia, Signal Valley, The Deflators, High., June Bean, Joey Biondi, and Renee Maskin. Plus a look back at "Just Like You" by The Spectacle Experiment.
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- This October, The ShowRoom Cinema, in partnership with the Asbury Park Movie Club, is thrilled to present HITCHCOCK'TOBER—a month-long celebration of Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense. Every Wednesday at 7:00pm, beginning October 9th, audiences can experience four of Hitchcock's greatest films: Vertigo, Rear Window, The Birds, and Psycho. Each screening will feature a special introduction, trivia, and prizes. Tickets are $15.
(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department will present Inner Hues, an exhibition showcasing the work of two, female, NJ-based artists, Jane LaFarge Hamill and Christina Sorace MacKinnon, October 4-25, 2024 in the Art Gallery at the College's Branchburg campus.
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts presents the next event in the 2024-25 AtelieratLarge conversation series that brings guest artists and intellectuals to campus for public discussions on the challenges they face in making art in the modern world. On Tuesday, October 8, Princeton's Howard G.B. Clark '21 University Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Princeton Atelier Paul Muldoon will be joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker and experimental music/contemporary opera composer Kamala Sankaram.
(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Get ready for an exciting lineup of performances this fall at Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel and the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park. They’re providing a variety of entertainment that will have you laughing, singing and dancing all night. Shows range from comedy and rock tribute bands to theater and Broadway.
(LINCROFT, NJ) -- Get ready for the spine-chilling experience of a lifetime as Brookdale Community College's Performing Arts Center presents the 21st Annual Haunted Theater across three weekends (October 11-13, October 18-20, and October 25-27, 2024). Recognized as Best Overall Attraction in New Jersey by NewJerseyHauntedHouses.com, and known as one of the scariest and most immersive Halloween attractions in Monmouth County, New Jersey this season promises to deliver heart-pounding thrills and hair-raising fun.
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- On October 5, 2024, Raíces y Ritmos, a dynamic evening celebrating Hispanic heritage through music, art, and storytelling will take place at Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC). The event, organized by Siara Mirabel and Juana Penson, highlights the deep cultural roots (raíces) and vibrant rhythms (ritmos) that define the diverse Hispanic community. This celebration promises an evening of reflection, connection, and joy through the powerful expression of Latin American and Caribbean traditions. Showtime is 7:00pm.
