Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from May 5-11, 2024. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 10 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Burlington, Cape May, Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Sussex, and Union).
1) Hot Rods and Harleys to take place in Rahway - (RAHWAY, NJ) -- Mayor Raymond Giacobbe, Rahway City Council, and U4 Guys are proud to present Hot Rods and Harleys on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Back for its 21st year, Hot Rods and Harleys invite residents to enjoy a day filled with classic cars, hot rods, custom bikes, live music street vendors, food trucks, and more. As always, the event is free to the public, but there is a $20 day-of car or bike registration fee.
2) PHOTOS from "Grease" at Algonquin Arts Theatre - (MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Grease is definitely still the word as the classic musical being presented at Algonquin Arts Theatre is one of the hardest tickets to get right now. The production runs May 10-19, 2024, but nearly every performance is sold out. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
3) PHOTOS from "Tuck Everlasting" at Music Mountain Theatre - (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents Tuck Everlasting across three weekends (May 3-19, 2024). Based on the children's novel by Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting is a musical about love, family, and living life to the fullest. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
4) Events This Week in New Jersey: May 7-14, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from May 7-14, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
5) Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience Comes to American Dream - (EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- Following its world premiere in Milan and expansion into Los Angeles, Brussels and London, Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience is making its way to New Jersey this spring. The surreal and colorful interactive experience invites guests to escape into a whimsical world of bubbles, in which they can engage their senses and let their imaginations run wild.
6) PHOTOS from ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S "We Are In A Play!" at The Growing Stage - (NETCONG, NJ) -- The Growing Stage: The Children's Theatre of New Jersey is presenting the final main stage production of their 2023-2024 season, ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S "We Are In A Play!" from May 3-19. Based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems, this production has Book & Lyrics by Mo Willems and Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
7) Bridge Players Theatre Company presents "Once Upon a Mattress" - When Burlington-based Bridge Players Theatre Company originally planned to produce the classic 1959 musical "Once Upon a Mattress," it was 2020 and the pandemic disrupted the planned performances. Now, four years later, the company finally gets the chance to put on this production with many of the same cast members that were originally supposed to be in the show.
8) Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/8/24 - "I appreciate it, you stick around long enough, you develop a history," laughed piano player and Blues musician Dave Keyes when told about his impressive resume which includes names such as David Johansen, Bo Diddley, Marie Knight, Popa Chubby, Ronnie Spector, Ruth Brown, Levon Helm, Darlene Love and the list goes on and on.
9) New Bell Theater Opens with "East Carson Street" - New Jersey has a new professional theater that is now open and active. The Bell Theater is located in Holmdel’s Bell Works complex. it is a part of the Axelrod Performing Arts Center.
10) Playground Theatre Project presents "Lost Angels" - (RED BANK, NJ) -- During a lock down, 11 high school students are stuck in a classroom without a teacher and only texts and the PA system to let them know what is happening in the rest of the school. Amidst the confusion and for some, panic, these students will learn a great deal about each other. That's the premise behind Lost Angels, a play written and directed by Ralph Columbino (Artistic Director for the Actors Playground School of Theatre), which has performances at The Vogel on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Performances are at 6:00pm and 8:30pm.
11) Piscataway Hosts 51st Annual St. George Greek Festival - (PISCATAWAY, NJ) -- The 51st Annual St. George Greek Festival returns May 16-19, 2024. This Central Jersey tradition kicks-off New Jersey's "Greek Festival Season" lasting from May until October at Greek churches throughout the State. St. George, Piscataway Festival is synonymous with "philotimo" the Greek ideal of welcoming EVERYONE to explore Greek culture through homemade food, good music, traditional dancing and cultural tours.
12) Cape May County's Largest and Newest Beach Resort to Open in May - (WILDWOOD CREST, NJ) -- Madison Resorts and Founder Dan Alicea are proud to announce the opening of Cape May County's largest and newest beach resort. Madison Resort Wildwood Crest will officially open at 7201 Ocean Avenue on Thursday, May 16, 2024, with a special ceremony and ribbon cutting at 1:30pm featuring local dignitaries. For Alicea and his team, this has been a project two years in the making...
13) Montclair Film's Free Movie Night Under the Stars Returns for 2024 - (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Montclair Film has announced the return of its annual Movie Night Under The Stars summer series. All films will start at sunset and will be free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics. This year's lineup includes Barbie, Napoleon Dynamite, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
14) The Newton Theatre presents Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets - (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 8:00pm. The Scottish-born singer-songwriter has released nearly 20 introspective and lyrically powerful records. His biggest platinum successes, “Year Of The Cat” and “Time Passages”, were released in 1976 and 1978 respectively.
15) Sandy Cameron to join NJ Festival Orchestra for Outdoor Concert in Westfield - (WESTFIELD, NJ) -- The New Jersey Festival Orchestra is back outdoors in Westfield on Saturday, June 15 for music by Beethoven and Stravinsky, and featuring virtuoso violinist Sandy Cameron performing Prokofievs's renowned Violin Concerto No.2. The garden setting concert will begin at 7:30pm.
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