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

originally published: 10/10/2023


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. Jump to featured events, plays opening, plays closing, plays continuing their run, event listings, and plays coming soon.

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FEATURED EVENTS

George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist"  (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents The Pianist, a play with music, based on the memoir "The Pianist" by Wladyslaw Szpilman and directed and adapted for the stage by Emily Mann (Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire, Having Our Say, Anna and the Tropics). The Pianist begins previews on September 26, with an official opening night set for September 29. The play runs through October 22. Click here for a feature article on the production and click here for a review.

Vivid Stage presents the World Premiere of "Grief at High Tide"  (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present the world premiere of Grief at High Tide by Richard Willett from October 5-15, 2023. When struggling New York photographer Jennifer Evers tells her husband Christopher that the photo she took of him by his mother's deathbed — the one he never gave her permission to take and asked her not to show anyone — was secretly entered in a very prestigious competition, it doesn’t go well. To try to investigate the role that art plays in real-life relationships, Jennifer goes out on assignment to California, to create a piece on a Pulitzer Prize−winning photograph, Grief at High Tide, which changed the lives of everyone involved.

Algonquin Arts Theatre presents "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"  Tickets start at just $26 and may be purchased at www.algonquinarts.org, by calling 732-528-9211 or by visiting the Algonquin Arts Theatre box office Monday through Saturday, 10AM-4PM located at 60 Abe Voorhees Drive, Manasquan, New Jersey. Click here to see photos from the production.




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Main Street Theatre Company presents "Dogfight: The Musical"  (OLD BRIDGE, NJ) -- Main Street Theatre Company presents Dogfight: The Musical across two weekends from October 7-15, 2023 at the Temple Beth Ohr in Old Bridge. The play takes place November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. But, when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress whom he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion.

Friday, October 13, 2023 - McCarter Theatre Center presents the Original London Production of "The Woman In Black"  (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Original London Production of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt and directed by Robin Herford, begins performances October 13 at McCarter Theatre Center and runs through October 29, 2023. Based on the 1983 classic horror novel, The Woman in Black grew to global acclaim and terrified thrill-seeking audiences for 33 years on the West End, becoming one of the longest-running plays in London and inspiring a blockbuster film franchise starring Daniel Radcliffe.

Friday, October 13, 2023 - CDC Theatre to Open Season with "Head Over Heels"  (CRANFORD, NJ) -- CDC Theatre in Cranford will open their 105th season with Head Over Heels from October 13-28, 2023. This is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980's all-female rock band The Go-Go's, including the hit songs, "We Got the Beat," "Our Lips Are Sealed," "Vacation," Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and "Mad About You."

Friday, October 13, 2023 - The Hardy Boys Kicks Off The Growing Stage's 42nd Season  (NETCONG, NJ) -- The Growing Stage: The Children's Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey is thrilled to present the first show of their 42nd Season, The Hardy Boys In The Mystery Of The Haunted House. Based on The Hardy Boys novel "The House on the Cliff" by Franklin W. Dixon and adaptation by Jon Klein, this production runs October 13-29, 2023 with performances on Saturdays at 4:00pm, Sundays at 2:00pm and a special opening night performance on Friday, October 13th at 7:30pm. This production is directed by Stephen L. Fredericks, Founder and Executive Director of The Growing Stage.

OPENING THIS WEEK

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - PHOTOS from "Carrie: The Musical" at Music Mountain Theatre  (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre (MMT) is presenting Carrie: The Musical from October 6-22, 2023. This is the thirteenth mainstage show of MMT's 2023 season, and perfectly timed for the Halloween season! Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

Thursday, October 12, 2023 - Paper Mill Playhouse announces Cast and Creative for "The Great Gatsby"  (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the complete cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of The Great Gatsby, based on the iconic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The highly anticipated production will play October 12-November 12, 2023 at Paper Mill Playhouse (22 Brookside Drive, Millburn). Opening night is Sunday, October 22.

Thursday, October 12, 2023 - Centenary Stage's NEXTStage Repertory presents "Six Rounds of Vengeance"  (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's NEXTStage Repertory will return for the 2023-2024 season with a production of Six Rounds of Vengeance by Qui Nguyen from October 12-16, 2023. Performances will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus in Hackettstown. In post-apocalyptic "Lost Vegas," a young gunslinger named Jess December enlists the help of a mysterious samurai cowboy to help avenge the murder of her sister. However, the gang they'll be going against has powers that go beyond just gunpowder and steel.




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Friday, October 13, 2023 - Center Players to Open Season with "Steel Magnolias"  (FREEHOLD, NJ) -- Center Players will begin its 2023-24 season with a Signature Series production of the enduringly popular Steel Magnolias. The comedic drama will run weekends from October 13 to November 5, 2023 at Center Playhouse at 35 South Street in downtown Freehold.

Friday, October 13, 2023 - The Summit Playhouse presents "The Minutes"  (SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Summit Playhouse presents The Minutes by Tracy Letts from October 13-28, 2023. This scathing new comedy about small-town politics and real-world power, from the author of August: Osage County, exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely-held American narratives while asking each of us what we would do to keep from becoming history's losers.

Friday, October 13, 2023 - The Ritz Theatre Company presents "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson  (HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company has an August Wilson masterwork on the docket this month, as the organization gets set to present the celebrated playwright's third chronological entry in his "American Century Cyle," the tour de force drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Directed by Darryl Thompson Jr., the production runs at The Ritz from October 13-29, 2023.

Friday, October 13, 2023 - Old Library Theatre presents "Titantic, the Musical"  (FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, will present Titantic, the Musical, over two weekends, October 13-22, 2023. Featuring music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone, won five Tony awards in 1997, including Best Musical. Although it opened the same year as James Cameron's film of the same name, the two works are not related.

CLOSING THIS WEEK

Classic American Tales presents "Tales at the Dormer House" in the fall  (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Listen to stories by Chester Himes, O. Henry, Katherine Anne Porter, and other well-known American authors while taking in the breeze on the porch of an historic bed and breakfast, drinking lemonade, and enjoying homemade desserts. It's all part of Classic American Tales' (CAT) popular "Tales at the Dormer House" in Cape May, NJ, every Thursday at 4:00pm from September 14 – October 12, 2023.

East Lynne Theater Company presents "Love Letters" with a Rotating Cast of Couples with a Connection  (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Before East Lynne Theater Company (ELTC) revs up its fall lineup, the curtain prepares to close on its summer 2023 Mainstage Season with a six-week run of A. R. Gurney's "Love Letters"– but with a twist. From September 6 to October 14, the play will be performed by a real-life couple with a connection each of the six weeks: three married couples, an engaged duo, and two pairs who share a romantic past.

Bergen County Players to Open Season with "Rent"  (ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America's longest-running little theater companies, will open its 91st season on September 9 with Jonathan Larson's RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning rock musical that shaped a generation of audiences. Performances begin Saturday, September 9 and will run weekends through Saturday, October 14 at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell with shows on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm and Sunday afternoons at 2:00pm.

Maurer Productions OnStage to Present "Matilda the Musical" at Kelsey Theatre  (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Now in its 20th year, Maurer Productions OnStage will bring Roald Dahl's Tony Award-winning "Matilda the Musical" to the stage of Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre from October 6-15, 2023 on MCCC's West Windsor campus. Prepare to be spellbound as you join Matilda, a brilliant little girl with a big heart and even bigger dreams, on her extraordinary journey of self-discovery. Packed with laughter, heartwarming moments, and unforgettable songs, this spectacular musical adaptation brings Dahl's beloved classic to life like never before.

PHOTOS from "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" at Surflight Theatre  (BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre is currently presenting the laugh-out-loud, 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing play, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors from October 6-15, 2023. It's the perfect play to help get you into the Halloween spirit. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

CONTINUING ON STAGE

Cape May Stage presents "The Garbologists"  (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Cape May Stage presents The Garbologists by Lindsay Joelle from September 13 to October 22, 2023. Directed by Roy Steinberg, this is an unconventional buddy comedy play that follows two sanitation workers in the cab of a New York City garbage truck. Tasked with picking up what the world has discarded, they learn there's more that binds them than just picking up the trash.




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Jersey City's Classical Theatre Company to Re-Launch as The Curtain with "Romeo & Juliet"  (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Shakespeare@, Jersey City's premier classical theatre, announced they will re-launch as The Curtain, with an all-new production of William Shakespeare's classic Romeo & Juliet. Directed and Adapted by Sean Hagerty, The Curtain's Romeo & Juliet will play the Nimbus Arts Center (329 Warren Street), in downtown Jersey City just steps from the PATH train, with performances from September 28 through October 22, 2023.

World premiere play "Child Support" explores emotional and financial repercussions of playing the 'child support game'  (CAMDEN, NJ) -- Urgent, searing and wildly inventive, the world premiere of Child Support by Desi P. Shelton uses humor and hypertheatricality to examine single parenthood and financial responsibility from the points of view of everyone impacted by a broken system. A site-specific, immersive experience set in a typical Camden row house, the action is scored by composer Jamal P. Dickerson and features a live band under the eye of musical director JoJo Streater. Barrymore Award-winner Ozzie Jones directs for an October 13 opening, with performances running through October 28 at Camden Repertory Theatre. Public previews begin September 28.

Two River Theater announces Cast and Creative for "Hair"  (RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater has announced the cast and creative team for their highly-anticipated production of the American Love-Rock Musical, Hair, directed by Craig Noel Award winner James Vásquez (Under a Baseball Sky, American Mariachi) and with original choreography by Mayte Natalio (Love in Hate Nation), running September 30 – October 22, 2023, kicking off the theater's 30th Anniversary Season.

NJ Rep to Present the World Premiere of "Welcome To Matteson!"  (LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) will close out its successful season with the World Premiere of Welcome To Matteson! written by Inda Craig-Galván and directed by Dawn Monique Williams. It will begin performances on September 28 before its opening night on Saturday, September 30, and run through October 29, 2023.

Studio Players to Present "King Charles III"  (UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- In 2015, playwright Mike Bartlett wrote of an imagined future where Queen Elizabeth dies and Prince Charles ascends the throne. Studio Players presents his play, King Charles III, across three weekends from October 6-21, 2023 at Studio Playhouse. The production is directed by Emily Miller.

Music Mountain Theatre presents "Carrie: The Musical"  (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre (MMT) presents Carrie: The Musical from October 6-22, 2023. This is the thirteenth mainstage show of MMT's 2023 season, and perfectly timed for the Halloween season!

FEATURED EVENT LISTINGS

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 8:00pm - MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’ at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 8:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 2:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 8:00pm - MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’ at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754

Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Vivid Stage presents "Grief at High Tide" at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901

Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 8:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 7:30pm - The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736

Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 7:30pm - The Growing Stage presents "The Hardy Boys in The Mystery of the Haunted House" at The Historic Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857

Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’ at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754

Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - The Woman in Black at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Vivid Stage presents "Grief at High Tide" at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901

Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - CDC Theatre presents "Head Over Heels" at CDC Theatre, 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 2:00pm - MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’ at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754




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Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 2:00pm - The Woman in Black at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 2:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 4:00pm - The Growing Stage presents "The Hardy Boys in The Mystery of the Haunted House" at The Historic Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 7:00pm - The Woman in Black at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 7:30pm - The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’ at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Vivid Stage presents "Grief at High Tide" at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Main Street Theatre Company presents "Dogfight: The Musical" at Temple Beth Ohr, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - CDC Theatre presents "Head Over Heels" at CDC Theatre, 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016

Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 2:00pm - MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’ at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754

Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 2:00pm - The Woman in Black at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 2:00pm - Vivid Stage presents "Grief at High Tide" at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901

Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 2:00pm - The Growing Stage presents "The Hardy Boys in The Mystery of the Haunted House" at The Historic Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857

Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 2:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 3:00pm - The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736

Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 3:00pm - Main Street Theatre Company presents "Dogfight: The Musical" at Temple Beth Ohr, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857

COMING SOON

Shakespeare Theatre of NJ presents "A Man For All Seasons"  (MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) heads into its penultimate production for the 2023 Main Stage season with Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons. Bolt's dramatization of the political, social, and religious upheaval unleashed by Henry VIII's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon in defiance of the Catholic Church, Spain, and the Pope is Shakespearean in its scope and themes. The production runs from October 18 – November 5, 2023.

Mile Square Theatre presents the World Premiere of "Funny, Like An Abortion"  (HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre will kick off their 20th anniversary season with the World Premiere of Funny, Like An Abortion, directed by Madsie Flynn, from October 18 through November 5, 2023. This is a hilarious political comedy about the power of friendship. In a post-Roe world, Monroe finds herself knocked up and throws herself a surprise abortion party.

Art House Productions presents "Tracy Jones"  (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents the New Jersey premiere of Stephen Kaplan's play Tracy Jones, directed by Alex Tobey, with Performances across three weekends from October 19 through November 5, 2023. The play is a touching comedy of individual connection in an increasingly busy world.

Art House Productions Announces Cast & Creative Team for "Tracy Jones"  (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents the New Jersey premiere of Stephen Kaplan's play Tracy Jones, directed by Alex Tobey, with performances across three weekends from October 19 through November 5, 2023. The play is a touching comedy of individual connection in an increasingly busy world. The main character, Tracy Jones, rents out the back "party room" of Jones Street Bar and Grill: The Place for Wings and Things to throw a party to which she's invited every woman in the area who is also named Tracy Jones.

West Hudson Arts & Theater Company Announces Cast for "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic"  (WEST HUDSON, NJ) -- The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co (WHATCo) has announced the cast for The Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic by Matt Cox. This will be WHATCo's first Main Stage production of 2023, running across two weekends (October 20-22 and October 26-28, 2023) at The Theater at WHATCo (15 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. South) in Harrison, NJ.

Bordentown Regional High School presents "Trap"  (BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- The suspense thriller Trap by Stephen Gregg will be presented on October 20th and 21st at 7:30pm at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center. The play, which will be performed by the award-winning theatre students of Bordentown Regional High School, takes place in Menachap, California, an incomprehensible event occurs: every person in the audience of a play falls unconscious--every person but one.

Surati for Performing Arts presents "Ramaavan - A Musical"  (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Surati for Performing Arts presents Ramaavan - A Musical at the Margaret Williams Theater (New Jersey City University) from October 20-22, 2023. Ramaavan is an original Broadway-inspired musical, an evolving theatrical experience targeting the newer generation today and also a global audience. Surati's unique, adapted production Ramaavan - A Musical is based on The Ramayana, a popular epic tale from India that tells the story of Prince Ram and King Ravan of (Sri) Lanka. It is a story of duty, honor, love, courage and revenge.

Chatham Community Players presents "Grand Horizons"  (CHATHAM, NJ) -- The Chatham Community Players will open its 102nd Season with the hilarious and heartbreaking play, Grand Horizons by Beth Wohl from October 20 – November 4, 2023 at The Chatham Playhouse. In the play, Bill and Nancy have spent fifty full years as husband and wife. They practically breathe in unison, and can anticipate each other's every sigh, snore, and sneeze. But just as they settle comfortably into their new home in Grand Horizons, the unthinkable happens: Nancy suddenly wants out.

Artist Collective Troupe to Present "The Addams Family"  (BELMAR, NJ) -- The Artist Collective Troupe will present their fall musical, "The Addams Family," October 20-22, 2023 at Belmar Elementary School. Join your favorite creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky family for this hilarious musical just in time for Halloween.

"ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge" Comes to Kelsey Theatre  (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre and Theater To Go will present the stage drama ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge, written by Hamilton, NJ, resident Mark Violi and directed by Lawrenceville's Ruth Markoe, from October 20-29, 2023 on MCCC's West Windsor campus.

Pioneer Productions presents "Lost In Yonkers" by Neil Simon  (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Pioneer Productions is bringing Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning comedy, Lost in Yonkers to the stage at Fellowship Hall in the Morristown Methodist Church in downtown Morristown, NJ. The show will have six performances between October 27 and November 5, 2023. Pioneer co-founder Daniel Peter Vissers of Sparta directs this beautifully crafted coming-of-age story set in 1942 in Yonkers, New York.

Bergen County Players to present "Master Class"  (ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America’s longest-running little theater companies, is excited to present the intense and powerful Tony Award-winning Master Class, weekends from October 28 to November 18. Under the direction of Alan Demovsky, this dramatic and profound play by Terrence McNally, one of America's preeminent playwrights (Love! Valor! Compassion!, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Ragtime, The Full Monty), is regarded as "rich, vivid," and "satisfying" by The New York Times. The drama about famed opera singer Maria Callas will coincide this year with the 100th anniversary of her birth.


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