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An Interview with Jay Wade who stars as The Creature in "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"

by Gary Wien
published 2025-10-22

Jay Wade is starring as The Creature and Lord Byron in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey now through November 16, 2025. These are roles he's very familiar with having portrayed them at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Merrimack Repertory Theatre as well.



Jersey City Theater Center to Open 20th Anniversary Season with Brent Birckhead Jazz at White Eagle Hall

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) proudly opens its 20th Anniversary Season with an unforgettable evening of music featuring Brent Birckhead Jazz on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at White Eagle Hall. The performance will be followed by a free reception celebrating two decades of artistic excellence, cultural exchange, and community engagement. Showtime is 7:30pm.



Middlesex College Offers New Jersey Film Academy Industry Credentials

(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ) -- Middlesex College has joined the robust network of community colleges statewide offering New Jersey Film Academy (NJFA) courses and certifications. Students who are interested in pursuing a career in New Jersey's evolving entertainment industry will have the opportunity to bridge the gap between education and employment with training that spans across all production sectors.



Jo-El Lopez Explores the Spiritual Side of Artificial Intelligence at the Morris Museum

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The Morris Museum presents Digital Divine, a visionary exhibition by New Jersey–based artist Jo-El Lopez, whose work examines the intersection of technology, spirituality, and humanity. Through vibrant paintings and mixed-media works, Lopez invites viewers to imagine a world where artificial intelligence is not merely a tool but a spiritual presence — a reflection of faith, ritual, and consciousness in the digital age. The work is on display through February 2026.








Ian Koebner named inaugural chair and endowed professor in Arts in Health at Mason Gross

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Scholar, arts practitioner, and cultural strategist Ian Koebner, who for more than two decades has forged partnerships between arts and health to enhance individual and communal well-being, has been named the inaugural chair and endowed professor in Arts in Health at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts (MGSA).



Teaneck International Film Festival announces Arfat Sheikh as Inaugural Emerging Filmmaker Activist Award Recipient

(TEANECK, NJ) -- The Teaneck International Film Festival (TIFF) is proud to announce filmmaker Arfat Sheikh as the inaugural recipient of the Emerging Filmmaker Activist Award for his debut film "Saffron Kingdom." The honor is open to the general public and will be presented at TIFF's 20th anniversary screening of the film on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at Teaneck Cinemas. The screening begins at 3:00pm.



Nobuho Nagasawa: "The Atomic Cowboy"

by Tris McCall
published 2025-10-22

It says something about the amount of peril in today's world that nuclear holocaust has lost ground to other horsemen of the apocalypse. Pandemics, environmental collapse, fascist ascendancies and the spread of carceral states: they haven't chase the mushroom cloud from our nightmares, but they've eaten into its apocalyptic market share. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 took a little bit of the Cold War pressure off. No longer were we face to face with the ICBM. It was still there, dangling above us, but there was suddenly some breathing space between the payload and our poor tender heads.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-22-25

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!





SOPAC's Annual Giants of Jazz Honors Paquito D'Rivera in a Milestone Celebration

(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) proudly announces that the 26th Annual Giants of Jazz concert will honor the extraordinary Paquito D'Rivera—a 16-time Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning musician whose brilliance bridges the worlds of jazz and classical music. The celebration takes place Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 7:30pm, and is produced by Grammy Award-winning bassist and long-time Giants of Jazz producer John Lee.







 

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State

State Theatre New Jersey presents The Sound Studio Series 2026

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey proudly presents The Sound Studio Series, an immersive musical experience that places concertgoers at the very heart of the performance. Held in STNJ's intimate Studio space, limited to just 80 attendees, The Sound Studio Series features a dynamic mix of both classical and rock performances. Each concert concludes with an exclusive post-show meet-and-greet with the artists, offering fans a rare opportunity to connect directly with the performers. Tickets for the series are $20-$30.



Arden

Arden Children's Theatre presents "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales"

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- This spring, Arden Children's Theatre invites families into a hilariously twisted world where classic fairy tales don't go quite as expected in its next production of the 2025/26 season, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (The Stinky Cheese Man). Based on the beloved book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, adapted by John Glore, the production brings the book's fractured fairy tales to life for kids and adults alike. Directed by Steve Pacek, the production runs on the Arden’s Arcadia stage with previews starting April 8, opening night on April 18, with performances running through May 31.



Haddon

Haddon Township to Hold 4th Annual String Band Parade

(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Camden County Board of Commissioners, along with Haddon Township, invites residents and visitors to the fourth annual String Band Parade down Haddon Ave, featuring the Philadelphia Mummers String Bands on Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. (note: it was rescheduled from April 25th due to the weather)



Hitchcock

Hitchcock Meets Hilarious: Bergen County Players presents "The 39 Steps"

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Fresh off being named the top live music or theater venue by 201 Magazine's "Best of Bergen" readers, Bergen County Players (BCP) invites audiences to brace themselves for a whirlwind of espionage and outrageous comedy with the Tony Award-winning The 39 Steps, which runs weekends from May 2-31, 2026. Directed by BCP life member Steve Bell, this breakneck adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film classic blends film noir suspense with Monty Python-style absurdity.



Ritz

Ritz Theatre Company presents "Porgy and Bess"

(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company presents Porgy and Bess from May 1-24, 2026. Set in the 1930s in Catfish Row, a Black community in Charleston, South Carolina,the musical tells the story of Porgy, a kind but disabled beggar, and Bess, a woman trying to escape her violent lover Crown and the seductive pull of drugs offered by Sportin' Life. The production is directed by Darryl Thompson, Jr.












LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Shine" by Helen O'Shea feat. Michelle Moore

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Shine" by Princeton singer-songwriter Helen O'Shea. The song from Helen's latest album, "“Songs in the Key O," features E Street Band backing vocalist Michelle Moore.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 05/21/2026

"I'm enjoying the beautiful weather here in Florida, I live in Orlando. I used to live in Nashville for about six years but I'm originally from Transylvania, Romania," said an excited Alex Kilroy as he happily discussed the release of his album "Break My Chains," his classical training, Vince Gill and more.




This Week in Comedy: May 19-25, 2026

Here's a look at comedy shows taking place across the state from May 19 to May 25, 2026. New Jersey Stage compiles this list from comedy clubs, casinos, and performing arts centers








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