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The Paper Mill Playhouse (PMP) presents Disney's Frozen – A Broadway Musical for audiences to enjoy this holiday season. Performances run now through January 11, 2026.
(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre is delighted to open the new year with one of the most beloved romantic comedies of the American stage, Same Time, Next Year, running for six performances only from January 17-25, 2026.
(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) presents a seasonal scripts-in-hand presentation titled Merry, Merry Mischief: Holiday Classics, happening on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11:00am at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. The presentation is the final piece in the Theatre's 2025 Classics for Kids! Series. Lead Teaching Artist Isaac Hickox-Young directs the festive collection of short stories including The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Rabbi's Gift, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle: A Sherlock Holmes Holiday Mystery, and A Visit from St. Nicholas.
(BLAIRSTOWN, NJ) -- Roy's Hall presents singer-songwriter James McMurtry on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 8:00pm. He's been called "one of this generation's most unflinchingly potent and powerfully erudite recording artists" by American Songwriter.
(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Dolls and sweets come to life, mice and toy soldiers battle, and snowflakes dance in a beautiful snow-covered forest in the holiday classic ballet "The Nutcracker," live and on stage in a family-friendly, abridged and narrated format at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre from December 19-21, 2025.
(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Fresh from Broadway, the musical based on suffragists and the American women's suffrage movement, has been reimagined for young performers as Pixie Dust Players presents SUFFS JR., running December 13-21, 2025 at the JCC Metrowest.
(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Count Basie Center for the Arts presents the first-ever Roast Of New Jersey, a one-night only comedy concert taking place Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the venue's historic theater. Hosted by famed 'Roastmaster General' comic Jeff Ross, the Roast Of New Jersey will be an evening of jokes and barbs aimed squarely at the Garden State.
(EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The holiday season is in full swing at Playhouse 22 with "A Merry Little Christmas Carol". This is a new take on the old Charles Dickens classic by Mark Shanahan and directed by Erik Hall. Performances run weekends from December 12-21, 2025.
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra's (PSO's) annual Holiday POPS! concert with carol sing-along returns on Saturday, December 13, 2025 with two performances at Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University. GRAMMY®-winner John Brancy and Kara Dugan lend their talents to seasonal melodies along with the spirited voices of the Princeton High School Choir. John Devlin returns to conduct the 3:00pm & 6:00pm performances.
When I first started my column last year in November 2024, I reached out to a close personal friend from grade school. I knew he wrote a few book in the past so I asked for his assistance in my new venture into writing. He gave me many tips and even proofread some of my earlier pieces. He sent me two books, one that he wrote and another that his son wrote.
