Mile Square Theatre presents NJ Premiere of "Show Up, Kids!"

(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre is pleased to announce their Theatre for Family and Young Audiences Production for their 2023-24 season: Show Up, Kids!, directed by Michole Biancosino, which has a four-week limited engagement at Mile Square Theatre from Wednesday, April 24 through Sunday, May 19, 2024. Show Up, Kids! is a semi-improvised comedy where a hapless host uses audience suggestions for the plot, props, characters, and setting of a completely original story.

"The Two Hander" is a Compelling World Premiere at NJ Rep

by Gary Wien - published 2024-04-22
(LONG BRANCH, NJ) — "Do you ever wonder how much of your memories you chose to forget?" That's a question asked by Claire, a 29-year-old writer (currently working for a ticket agency) during her first time at therapy. Diana, her sharp-witted therapist, says, "Memory is an asset. You’ve already lived it, now learn from it."

Middletown Arts Center Accepting Submissions for MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center is accepting submissions for The MAC ONE-ACTS annual play-reading festival featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights. Entries from New Jersey residents ages 18 and older will be accepted and must be original, unpublished scripts adhering to standard professional play format with run-times of no longer than 30 minutes. Submission deadline is Friday, April 26, 2024, at 11:59pm.

West Hudson Arts & Theater Co presents "Disaster! The Musical"

(HARRISON, NJ) -- The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co (WHATCo) brings its Main Stage season to a close with a hilarious production of Disaster! The Musical for two weekends starting April 26th at The Theater at WHATCo. Disaster! comes to West Hudson straight from Broadway and features some of the most unforgettable songs of the '70s like “Knock on Wood," "Hooked on a Feeling," and "Hot Stuff."

Bordentown Regional High School Theater Club presents 2024 One Act Play Festival

(BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- The Bordentown Regional High School Theater Club will present their 2024 One Act Play Festival: Rogues' Gallery on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:30pm in the Bordentown Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door. All proceeds benefit BRHS senior scholarships.

"Gun & Powder" is an Outstanding Musical

by Karen Nowosad - published 2024-04-19
Gun & Powder recently opened at the Paper Mill Playhouse. Opening Night was a joyous evening where the audience was dazzled by the new musical. Tremendous applause and standing ovations echoed throughout the night. There was a feeling of celebration in the air as Gun & Powder appears right on track to become a theater classic. It defines the struggles, triumphs, and the importance of family to black women. It shows them in humble beginnings as they set forth with strength and strive to make their way in a difficult world and establish a better life for themselves.

Middletown Arts Center to hold auditions for "Legally Blonde, the Musical"

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center will hold auditions for the production of Legally Blonde the Musical on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 5:00pm-10:00pm. This fabulously fun, award-winning musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach and based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture, Legally Blonde.

Lantern Theater Company to Close 30th Anniversary Season with William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors"

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Lantern Theater Company will close its 30th anniversary season with The Comedy of Errors, part of the company's ongoing commitment to produce the timeless stories of William Shakespeare for both the general public and local school students. Lantern Artistic Director Charles McMahon directs an ensemble cast of Lantern veterans, including Morgan Charéce Hall, J Hernandez, Dave Johnson, Brian McCann, Lee Minora, Kishia Nixon, Matteo Scammell, and Zach Valdez. The Comedy of Errors runs Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, June 16, 2024, at St. Stephen's Theater in Center City Philadelphia.

Kean University's "Broadway Babies" Join Hairspray Stars on Stage

(UNION, NJ) -- A group of eight Kean University theatre students shared the stage with Broadway powerhouses recently, singing backup on five songs for the original stars of Hairspray at Kean's Enlow Recital Hall.