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Centenary Stage Company presents Disney's "Frozen: The Musical"

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company presents Disney's Frozen: The Musical, this year's Family Holiday Spectacular, running November 27 through December 13, 2026 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Based on the beloved Academy Award-winning Disney animated film, this musical features music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, with a book by Jennifer Lee.



Film Review - "The Influencer Project"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2026-11-02

It's no surprise that filmmakers have taken a generally dim view of online influencers in their screen portrayals of that modern phenomena. After all, such figures are taking eyes away from cinema and TV screens and directing them towards phones instead. Many a horror movie has featured an influencer among its roster of characters, and they're usually either a villain or a victim who is so unlikeable we're practically encouraged to celebrate their demise.



NJPAC presents the 15th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents the 15th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival, November 6–22, 2026, bringing world-renowned jazz artists and rising voices to Newark for a celebration of musical legacy, innovation and community. This year’s Festival features world premiere concerts, debut collaborations and free performances, alongside tributes to some of music’s most influential artists.



The ShowRoom presents RUSSELL MANIA! Three films by Ken Russell

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- In celebration of the re-release of Ken Russell's controversial masterpiece The Devils, The ShowRoom presents RUSSELL MANIA!, a three-film retrospective honoring one of cinema's most audacious, provocative, and wildly imaginative filmmakers. Along with The Devils, they will offer screenings of Altered States and The Lair of the White Worm.



 

 

Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage from October 25-31, 2026

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published on New Jersey Stage from October 25-31, 2026. Each week we publish at least 70 articles, including original columns and features, promoting events and covering arts news taking place throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 6 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union).



Monty Alexander at Kean Stage

by Andrew Schinder
published 2026-11-01

Monty Alexander grew to become one of the most legendary pianists in jazz, in part, by marrying the pleasure points of two musical worlds. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Alexander grew up listening to the island's celebrated local music – reggae, calypso, folk. At the same time, he became a huge jazz fan at an early age, influenced by his music enthusiast parents, and was sure to catch heroes, Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole, whenever they crossed the Caribbean into Jamaica. By blending Jamaica's native sounds with traditional American swing, Alexander became an icon, creating a unique -- and irresistible -- take on jazz music.



U.K. Folk Trio, The Longest Johns, to Perform at The Vogel

(RED BANK, NJ) -- U.K. folk trio The Longest Johns will perform at the Vogel on Sunday, November 8, 2026. They are are known the world over for their rollicking harmonies and raucous energy, blowing new wind into the sails of traditional sea shanties and work songs. They are on a U.S. tour to support their latest release End of the Earth. Showtime is 7:00pm.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-31-26

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!





Princeton Symphony Orchestra Remembers Richard Tang Yuk

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) fondly remembers one of the founders of the Princeton Festival who passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026. Richard Tang Yuk was Artistic and Executive Director of the Princeton Festival from its inception in 2004 until 2020. A native of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, he was a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (UK) with degrees in conducting from the Mannes College of Music and the Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music.





 

 



LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Big Black Car" by Part Time Baby

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Big Black Car" from "My Island," the third album from Jersey rocker Part Time Baby, aka singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Goldstein.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 10/29/2026

"I heard you're coming to The December 6 Christmas party only because I'm playing," laughed Dave Keyes as he discussed his upcoming gigs at The Lizzie Rose Music Room on October 24, Jamey's House of Music in Lansdowne, PA on Halloween and the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation's holiday party on the aforementioned December 6 at McCloone's Supper Club in Asbury Park, NJ. "It's gonna be a hell of a band, Bernard (Purdie) is playing drums and Mike Merritt from Conan O'Brien's show is playing bass and Arthur Nielson from Shemekia's (Copeland) band is gonna play guitar so it should be a fun soiree as they say and then I have a gig with Benny Turner down at Jamey's so I've got some interesting stuff coming up." 




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "If the World Is Ending" by Renee Maskin

Beloved Asbury Park singer-songwriter Renee Maskin recently dropped "If the World Is Ending," her fifth LP since 2022.




This Week in Music

Here is a look at shows taking place this week along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas


 




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Vivid

Vivid Stage presents The Flip Side

There are multiple performances including:

Saturday, November 07, 2026 @ 8:00pm

Madison Community Center
10 Kings Road, Madison, NJ

The Flip Side offers our unique spin on short-form improv, taking audience input to create instant scenes that are both unexpected and hilarious.

 
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Fellowship

Fellowship for Performing Arts presents C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters

Saturday, November 07, 2026 @ 4:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ

A battle is being waged for your soul from an office in hell! Witness a fast-paced, tour-de-force performance in this acclaimed adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ satiric masterpiece. This international hit offers a faithful stage adaptation of Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, following Screwtape, a senior tempter in Hell, as he schemes to capture the soul of an unsuspecting human on earth and reveals spiritual warfare in vivid, humorous and powerful ways.

 

FOR

FOR COLORED GIRLS Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,

There are multiple performances including:

Saturday, November 07, 2026 @ 3:00pm

Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ

Dunbar Repertory Company presents Ntozake Shange’s FOR COLORED GIRLS Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, the groundbreaking “choreopoem” – a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. Directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, SR.

 
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It's

It's a Family Affair, the play

Saturday, November 07, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ

Get ready to be part of an extraordinary theatrical experience. PHP, Arts & Entertainment presents It’s a Family Affair—a play like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉

 

American

American Doctor

There are multiple performances including:

Saturday, November 07, 2026 @ 11:00am

Teaneck International Film Festival - Teaneck Cinemas
503 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ

From Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, AMERICAN DOCTOR follows three American doctors— Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian— as they enter Gaza to save lives. They find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.

 
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