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Bordentown Thespians present "Crush"

(BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- The spooky play Crush will be brought to life on stage November 20-21, 2026 at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center. Welcome to Pin Cushion, California: population 791 and falling fast. This play, written by Stephen Gregg, will be performed by the award-winning theatre students of Bordentown Regional High School.



This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place November 10-16, 2026

Here are previews of plays taking place from November 10-16, 2026 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.



Kean Department of Theatre presents "The Drowsy Chaperone"

(UNION, NJ) -- Kean Department of Theatre presents The Drowsy Chaperone from November 13-21, 2026 at the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.



George Street Playhouse presents Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show November 13-14, 2026. Written by and starring Vicki Lawrence, the legendary actress, comedian, and singer, brings her signature wit and charm to the stage in this special show at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.



 

 

Art House Productions x Skyline Arts present "Ride the Cyclone The Musical: Teen Edition"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions x Skyline Arts present Ride the Cyclone The Musical: Teen Edition with four performances from November 21-22, 2026. STEP INTO THE NEON-LIT LIMBO OF RIDE THE CYCLONE - the "edge-of-your-seat" modern cult classic musical sensation that turns a tragic accident into an electrifying celebration of the human spirit. The production is directed by Bri Fogleman.



Vanguard Theater Company presents "Annie"

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Vanguard Theater Company presents Annie from December 3-20, 2026. Leapin' Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. The production is directed by Janeece Freeman Clark.



The Ritz Theatre Company presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"

(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from December 4-20, 2026. The irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son. The production is directed by Matthew Weil.



Black Box Studios to Launch 'Writers & Actors At The Barrymore'

(FORT LEE, NJ) -- Black Box Studios presents 'Writers & Actors At The Barrymore', a unique theatrical event featuring "incubations" of new works for theater and film, takes center stage at The Barrymore Film Center & Museum on Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 7:30pm.



The Summit Playhouse's Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre presents "Annie JR"

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Summit Playhouse's Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre presents Annie JR. across two weekends from December 4-13, 2026. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure. 





 

 



LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Gates" by The Carousers

More than 70 acts have banded together to support the Eden Autism school in Princeton. Carousers vocalist-guitarist Joey Affatato organized and curated "Play for Purpose, Vol. 2," a music compilation to give back to the organization that holds a very special place in his heart. His brother, Alex, attends the Adult Services Day Program. 




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 11/13/2026

"I've had a lot of fun doing it," laughed entertainment icon Vicki Lawrence as she discussed her November 13 and 14 appearances at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. "Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two Woman Show," it's not a play, basically it's a one woman show but I knew that Mama had to be in it so I thought it'd be funny to name it a two woman show because people think of her as a real person and I often feel I could fall off the face of the earth and as long as she was around everything would be just fine (Laughs)."




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Josephine" by Emily Grove

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is a replay of "Josephine" from "Fables," the new five-song EP by Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Emily Grove. "Josephine" now is a fabulous video by award-winning filmmaker John Decker.




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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Kean

Kean Department of Theatre presents "The Drowsy Chaperone"

There are multiple performances including:

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 2:00pm

Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ

Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison

 
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Princeton’s

Princeton’s Famous Triangle Show: Roswell That Ends Well

There are multiple performances including:

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm

McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ

If you’re feeling all alone in the universe – or even if you’re not – Triangle’s newest musical comedy is for you!  Join us as Triangle explores what it means to have friends in high – or should we say “sky”? – places.  Extraterrestrial visitors, crazy conspiracy theories, and intergalactic shenanigans power this year’s annual laugh-fest of witty jokes, lavish production numbers, and, of course, Triangle’s famous kickline.  Can interplanetary goodwill blossom in the dystopian desert of our current times?  Get your Triangle tickets now and learn if Roswell That Ends Well!  

 
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FOR

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

There are multiple performances including:

Saturday, November 14, 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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Murder

Murder At The Palace

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 7:00pm
The Historic Palace Theatre
7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ

Save the date for an adults-only night out set in the Roaring ’20s, as the Historic Palace Theatre plays host to a Murder Mystery event that’s truly to die for!

 

NYC

NYC Musical Marathon & Jack Dallas presents Musical Comedy Bards Series

There are multiple performances including:

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm

Divinity Hall @ Centennial AME Zion Church
5 Lewis Place, Closter, NJ

Jack Dallas, AKA, Deacon Jack Beddoe, [@ X.com/JackDallasNYC] is a Musical Comedy Bard, produced by NYC Musical Marathon.

 
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(WAYNE, NJ) -- Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of opinionated, stubborn and deeply divided delegates gathered in Philadelphia and somehow managed to create a new nation. This November, the Theater League of Clifton brings their story to the stage with 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical about the tumultuous days leading to the Declaration of Independence. Directed by Maren Sugarman, the production will be presented November 13–15, 2026, at the Wayne Community Center.

Lomotion Live presents "Etiquette" by David Lee White

Lomotion Live presents "Etiquette" by David Lee White

(BOONTON, NJ) -- Lomotion Live presents Etiquette, a timely and biting comedy by playwright David Lee White, directed by Lauren Moran. The production will run November 13–15, 2026 at Lomotion Live at Parsippany Arts Center in Boonton.

NJ Rep presents Theatre Brut Short Play Festival 2026: "Through The Window"

NJ Rep presents Theatre Brut Short Play Festival 2026: "Through The Window"

(LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- What happens when we look through a window? Do we see the world as it really is, the world as we wish it could be, or something we never expected? New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) invites audiences to discover the unexpected with NJ Rep presents Theatre Brut Short Play Festival 2026: "Through The Window" a festival of eight original short plays presented over two weekends, November 13–15 and November 20–22, 2026 at the West End Arts Center in Long Branch.

Bridge Players Theatre Company presents "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical"

Bridge Players Theatre Company presents "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical"

(BURLINGTON, NJ) -- Bridge Players Theatre Company presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical weekends from November 13-28, 2026. In this musical adaptation of the funny and touching holiday classic, The Herdmans – widely known as the "worst kids in the history of the world" – crash Sunday School lured by the promise of free snacks and end up hijacking the annual church Christmas pageant!

For the Whim Productions presents William Shakespeare

For the Whim Productions presents William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

(BRIDGETON, NJ) -- For the Whim Productions presents William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream from November 13-20, 2026 at the Ashley McCormick Theatre in the Hopeloft in Bridgeton. A whimsical comedy where fairies, lovers, actors, and our audience collide in an enchanted forest, blending magic, romance, and mischief. The production is directed by Heidi Dugan.

The Maplewood Strollers presents "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

The Maplewood Strollers presents "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

(MAPLEWOOD, NJ) -- The Maplewood Strollers present Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street weekends from November 13-22, 2026. Attend the dark, witty and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London.

Readington Community Theatre presents "Anatomy of a Murder"

Readington Community Theatre presents "Anatomy of a Murder"

(WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ) -- Readington Community Theatre presents Anatomy of a Murder by Elihu Winer across two weekends from November 13-22, 2026 at Rockaway Reformed Church. In a quiet town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a small-time lawyer is pulled into a sensational case that quickly grips the entire community.

The Barn Theatre presents Roald Dahl

The Barn Theatre presents Roald Dahl's "Matilda, the Musical"

(MONTVILLE, NJ) -- The Barn Theatre presents Roald Dahl's Matilda, the Musical weekends from November 13 to December 5, 2026. The story of an extraordinary girl who dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Villagers Theatre presents "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot"

Villagers Theatre presents "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot"

(SOMERSET, NJ) -- Villagers Theatre presents The Last Days of Judas Iscariot in The Andrew Russoniello Black Box weekends from November 13-21, 2026. Set in a time-bending, darkly comic world between heaven and hell, the play reexamines the plight and fate of the New Testament’s most infamous and unexplained sinner.

Holmdel Theatre Company presents "Love, Loss, and What I Wore"

Holmdel Theatre Company presents "Love, Loss, and What I Wore"

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Holmdel Theatre Company presents Love, Loss, and What I Wore from November 13-15, 2026. Told through a series of personal stories and monologues, Love, Loss, and What I Wore reveals how the clothes we wear often become intertwined with who we are and the moments we never forget. The show celebrates the humor and heartbreak of everyday life, reminding audiences that while fashion trends may come and go, the experiences that connect us are timeless.