This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from October 8-15, 2024
Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 8-15, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 8-15, 2024
Here are previews of plays taking place from October 8-15, 2024 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
East Lynne Theater Company presents "Tales of Mystery and Suspense"
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- East Lynne Theater Company is set to thrill and chill audiences with "Tales of Mystery and Suspense," a menagerie of spooky short stories by Stephen Crane, Guy de Maupassant, H.P. Lovecraft, and, of course, Edgar Allan Poe. Curated and edited by James Rana and directed by Craig Fols, artistic director of East Lynne, these mysterious and scary stories will be brought to life in staged readings for two weekends only: Fridays and Saturdays, October 18-19 and 25-26, 2024.
HYCIDE to Launch the "Black & White Book" at The Newark Museum of Art on October 12th
(NEWARK, NJ) -- On October 12, 2024, HYCIDE will celebrate the launch of the Black & White Book – a 452-page volume that explores race as a social construct and celebrates the power of Black culture and self-definition. The event will be held at the Newark Museum of Art from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Admission is free.
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First Avenue Playhouse presents "A Streetcar Named Desire" in October
(ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- First Avenue Playhouse presents A Streetcar Named Desire across three weekends in October (October 12-13, October 18-20, and October 25-26, 2024). The classic play was was written by Tennessee Williams during a period of change in America after World War II. It was first produced and published in 1947 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for that year.
Suzanne Vega LIVE! at SOPAC
by Spotlight Central - published 2024-10-08
Music lovers at South Orange, NJ's SOPAC auditorium this Saturday, September 28, 2024 evening patiently await the start of a sold-out Old Songs, New Songs, and Other Songs performance by singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega.
New Release Review - "Joker: Folie á Deux"
by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com - published 2024-10-08
Some sequels are content to simply redo the same movie. Others expand the narrative and introduce new characters. A few decide they want to destroy their own creation and purposely antagonise fans with a movie that bears little resemblance to its predecessor. Joker: Folie á Deux, Todd Phillips' sequel to his smash hit 2019 Joker origin story, does all three. It replays the events of the first film via a court trial. It progresses the story and introduces a love interest for its deranged protagonist. But aside from its sickly colour palette and a setting inspired by the grime of '70s New York, it bears little resemblance to 2019's Joker, chiefly because it's a musical.
Special Musical Performance by Jim Haynes with Film Projections at the New Jersey Film Festival
by Vic Fern - published 2024-10-08
The New Jersey Film Festival has started a new concert series with a moving image component as part of their programming with the hope of reawakening the mostly dormant New Brunswick Music Scene. Last September 15th guitar virtuoso Tim Motzer performed to an experimental film. That was the first true audio-visual concert they put on. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler also did an amazing concert with her own movie projections on June 15. Noise-Ambient musician Jim Haynes will be coming from California to do a show on October 18. This performance will include accompanying projections of experimental films by Marjorie Conrad, Anita Labelle and Albert Gabriel Nigrin. Festival Director Al Nigrin said: “We are inviting musicians whose work I really admire and whose work I think is also very cinematic.”
Centenary Stage Company Enters Second Weekend of Performances of "The Weir"
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Following a successful opening weekend, Centenary Stage Company continues their run of The Weir by Conor McPherson with performances from October 9–20, 2024 in the Sitnik Theatre. The Weir is set in a bar in Sligo, Ireland, where local men swap spooky stories in an attempt to impress a young woman from Dublin who recently moved into a nearby "haunted" house, and then she spins a yarn of her own.
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A Marvelous Night: The Music of Van Morrison
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 7:00pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music
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Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: music
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The One Hit Wonderers
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
category: music
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Junwen Liang
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: music
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The Concert: A Tribute to Abba
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: music
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Southern Rockfest Featuring A Brother’s Revival and Classic Skynyrd Live
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
category: music
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Magnolia Productions presents "Night Watch"
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Navesink Library Theater
149 Monmouth Ave, Navesink, NJ 07716
category: theatre
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Duel Reality
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
category: theatre
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
category: theatre
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Theater Q Asbury presents "Zanna Don't - The Reboot!"
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm
House of Independents
572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
category: theatre
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Theater Q Asbury presents "Zanna Don't - The Reboot!"
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 3:00pm
House of Independents
572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
category: theatre
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5th Annual ROCC FEST
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 6:00pm
Roseville Church
36 Roseville Avenue, Newark, NJ 07107
category: music
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The Growing Stage presents Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 4:00pm
The Historic Palace Theatre
7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857
category: theatre
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What the Constitution Means to Me
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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What the Constitution Means to Me
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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A Very Spooky Special
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Oakes Center
120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
category: theatre
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An Evening with Rickie Lee Jones
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: music
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Rich Francese’s Italian-American Comedy All-Stars
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: comedy
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Chris Botti
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: music
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National Ballet of Ukraine
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
category: dance
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Bluey's Big Play
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: kids
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Bluey's Big Play
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 11:00am
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: kids
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Magnolia Productions presents "Night Watch"
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Navesink Library Theater
149 Monmouth Ave, Navesink, NJ 07716
category: theatre
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Duel Reality
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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Duel Reality
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 2:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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Improvised Broadway Musical
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
category: theatre
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Joe Zook & Blues Deluxe
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
category: music
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Dead On Live
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music
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EVENT PREVIEWS
New Release Review - "A Different Man"
The initial conversation around Tom McCarthy's 2003 directorial debut The Station Agent was centred on why the filmmaker opted to cast a little person in the lead role when the part wasn't specifically tailored for such an actor. But in Peter Dinklage, McCarthy discovered a star, and Dinklage's performance was so striking that other filmmakers began writing little people into their scripts just to work with him. It wasn't long before Dinklage was being cast in roles that made no reference to his stature. Today, nobody bats an eyelid when Dinklage is cast in the sort of roles a little person would never have been considered for a couple of decades ago.
UPCOMING EVENTS
South Jersey's Indigenous Communities Celebrated in New A.C. Arts Garage Exhibit
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- A new exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University will celebrate two southern New Jersey tribal communities through the display of historical documents, traditional artifacts and contemporary art. "Still Here: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape and Powhatan-Renape Nations of Southern New Jersey" opens October 9 and runs until January 5, 2025.
