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Theatrical Artist's Prep presents "Oliver! Jr."

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- Theatrical Artist's Prep, a youth performing arts studio in Scotch Plains, returns this spring after the success of Godspell with their production of Lional Bart's classic musical, Oliver! Jr., based on Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. Performances take place May 30-31, 2025 at Hamilton Stage.



Gateway Playhouse presents "South Pacific"

(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point opens its first musical of 2025, South Pacific, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The show runs on weekends from May 30 to June 8, 2025.



Ferocious Designs releases "Off You Pop!" EP

Ferocious Designs, the music project of central New Jersey-based songwriter Brian Kelley, has released a 5-song EP, Off You Pop! A music video for the lead track "Precious Jewel" has also been released.



Aspire Performing Arts Company to Workshop Original Musical on Saturday

(WAYNE, NJ) -- Aspire Performing Arts Company will present a special staged reading of 5 Out of 10, a new original musical by composer Casey Gorab, on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Our Lady of Consolation Ministry Center in Wayne. The musical tells the interconnected stories of high school students navigating identity, love, and self-discovery.  As relationships are tested and perspectives shift, the characters — and the audience — confront what it truly means to embrace who you are.








Newark In Talks To Bring Whoopi Goldberg-Led Hollywood Studio to the City

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced on May 9, 2025 that the City of Newark is in active discussions with The MBS Group, the world's largest studio services and production infrastructure company, and its high-profile partner Whoopi Inc., led by legendary entertainer and producer Whoopi Goldberg, to establish a major studio presence in the city.



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "In the Congo" by The Bongos

by Bob Makin
published 2025-05-09

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "In the Congo," a live version of which will be released May 23 on "The Shroud of Touring: Live in 1985" on CD only on JEM Records.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 05-09-25

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!





Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/8/25

by Danny Coleman
published 2025-05-08

What happens when you take nine people from totally different backgrounds with only their love of Blues music in common to a small Delta town called Clarksdale, Mississippi? You get four plus days of new relationships, renewed friendships, appreciation of each other's talents, a lot of laughs, multiple history lessons and a whole lot of Blues. 



Newton Theatre presents An Evening with Joanne Shaw Taylor

(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents An Evening with Joanne Shaw Taylor on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.