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'Effa Loves Baseball' Scores A Home Run

by Karen Nowosad
published 2026-10-20

Premiere Stages at Kean has a knack for selecting new productions that are well written with interesting story lines that appeal to their audiences. Such is the case with Effa Loves Baseball running now through October 25. Written by Pia Wilson, this play was the recipient of the 2025/26 Liberty Live Commission. Playwright Wilson has an extensive background working in the playwriting industry. Her plays have been produced across the country.



 

GlassRoots Celebrated Grand Opening of New Space in Newark on October 6th

(NEWARK, NJ) -- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026 from 4:30pm - 6:00pm, Newark Glass Art Center, GlassRoots, celebrated their move to a new space at 23 William Street in Downtown Newark with a grand opening culminating in a glass ribbon cut by Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka. The GlassRoots Grand Opening kicked off with an impressive roster of speakers, each introduced by GlassRoots Executive Director, Carol Losos, as she narrated the organization's journey from two torches at The Boys & Girls Club of Newark to their bespoke, state-of-the-art 10,000 sq ft facility.



Somerset County Vocational Technical High School Theater Arts Department presents "Come From Away"

(BRIDGEWATER, NJ) -- In a story about strangers becoming family and tragedy giving way to unexpected hope, one real-life couple's love story has given students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School a personal connection to the musical they are bringing to the stage.



American Theater Group to present WE ARE Concert presentation on November 2nd

(UNION, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG), led by Producing Artistic Director Charlotte Cohn, will present a one-night concert event of WE ARE -- a contemporary musical feature about identity, family, love, and America's complicated Civil Rights legacy — on Monday, November 2, 2026 at the DMK Black Box Theater in Union. The concert will feature Tony Award-winner Lillias White (Hadestown, The Life, Fela!) as well as Tony Award-nominee Christiani Pitts (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York). Showtime is 7:30pm.



Kathleen Elle Named Winner of Hard Rock Rising Global Music Competition!

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Hard Rock Cafe Atlantic City announced Asbury Park resident Kathleen Elle as the winner of Hard Rock Rising Global Music Competition. The Hard Rock team surprised Elle during a scheduled performance at Hard Rock Cafe Atlantic City on October 12.






PHOTOS from Girl Named Tom at MPAC

by James DeSalvo
published 2026-10-20

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Girl Named Tom performed at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) in Morristown on October 15, 2026 and photographer James DeSalvo was there to take photos.



Asbury Park Music Foundation presents Strike-A-Chord 2 at Asbury Lanes

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The Asbury Park Music Foundation presents Strike-A-Chord 2 on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at Asbury Lanes. The event, headlined by Marc Ribler & Friends, brings together established artists, local favorites, emerging musicians and student performers... all sharing one stage to support music education for underserved youth. Showtime is 12:00pm.



State Theatre New Jersey presents Night of the Living Drag Camp Slayaway on Friday

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Night of the Living Drag: Camp Slayaway on Friday, October 23, 2026 at 8:00pm. This is an outrageous '80s slasher spectacular hosted by Violet Chachki, with performances by stars from RuPaul's Drag Race including Laganja Estranja, Jaida Essence Hall, Raja, Nicole Paige Brooks, and Salina EsTitties.



Wortendyke Barn Hosts 16th Annual Cider Barn Band Bluegrass Show on Sunday

(PARK RIDGE, NJ) -- Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, III and the Board of Commissioners invite the public to the final Music at the Barn concert for the 2026 season on Sunday, October 25, from 1:00pm – 3:30pm at the Wortendyke Barn Museum, a County Historic Site, in Park Ridge.



Broadway's Rock of Ages Band LIVE! at UCPAC

by Spotlight Central
published 2026-10-20

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Broadway's Rock of Ages Band performing live in concert at Union County Performing Arts Center on October 10, 2026.









LATEST COLUMNS

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Two Moths” by Sean Kiely feat. Jean Rohe

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Two Moths" from "Long Live The Low," the latest album by Jersey City singer-songwriter Sean Kiely,




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 10/16/2026

She has been called a "Natural born performer" but that only scratches the surface of this statuesque entertainer's description possibilities. Perhaps she has been described as a "Natural born performer" due to her past as a touring musical theater artist or a musician or maybe something else but one thing for sure is; she has the wow factor and that she is Erinn Alissa.




Milcah Bassel: "Imaginal Cells"

Milcah Bassel is fascinated by absence. Nevertheless, the objects she creates have true presence.




This Week in Music

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