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The Arts in Crisis: Leaders in arts and education discuss ramifications of funding cuts and threats of censorship

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On October 2, 2025, leaders from arts and education institutions gathered for a round table discussion at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, in response to the growing crises resulting from funding cuts and fears of censorship. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman had been scheduled to join but was unable as she was in DC preparing for budget discussions with her peers.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-12-25

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!





Tropicana Atlantic City presents Hairball: The Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Tropicana Atlantic City presents Hairball: The Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 8:00pm. Las Vegas meets Arena Rock! Over the past 25 years, Hairball has evolved into an explosive national touring act.



Main Street Theatre Company presents "The Secret Garden: Spring Version"

(OLD BRIDGE, NJ) -- Main Street Theatre Company presents The Secret Garden: Spring Version across two weekends from October 18-26, 2025. This 90-minute version of the beloved musical captures the beauty and spirit of the original in half the time. Featuring Music by Lucy Simon Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman and Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.








Broadway Theatre of Pitman hosts "Married Single and a Baby"

(PITMAN, NJ) -- Comic Cure presents Married Single and a Baby at Broadway Theatre of Pitman on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Experience the laughter and lunacy of life at every stage as seasoned comedians Joe Bublewicz, Vanessa Hollingshead, and Chris Monty turn the trials of relationships and parenthood into an uproarious night of stand-up comedy!



Renowned Treecologist Basil Camu to Speak at Ocean County College

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County College Foundation is proud to present A Conversation with Basil Camu on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 on the Main Stage (Building 11A), as part of the Blauvelt Speaker Series. This special event will feature Basil Camu, a nationally recognized environmental advocate, author, and co-founder of Leaf & Limb and Project Pando. The event begins at 11:0am.



New Release Review - "Good Boy"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-10-11

We're in the midst of a wave of horror movies that take well-worn concepts and refresh them with unusual perspectives. In a Violent Nature told its standard slasher plot from the POV of its Jason Vorhees-like killer. Presence was a haunted house thriller shot from the first person perspective of a ghost. Skinamarink was...well, whatever Skinamarink was. Ben Leonberg's directorial debut Good Boy is a horror movie with a rather unremarkable plot about a man succumbing to a malevolent spirit in a haunted house, but what makes the film remarkable is its perspective, that of a dog.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-11-25

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!





McCarter Theatre presents mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Acclaimed Grammy Award–winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and MacArthur Fellow Chris Thile, will bring his genre-defying brilliance to McCarter Theatre on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:30pm.







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

Arden

Arden Theatre Company presents "Dear Evan Hansen"

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Arden Theatre Company brings the Tony Award-winning musical, Dear Evan Hansen, to the F. Otto Haas Stage this spring. Featuring a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the production is directed by Terrence J. Nolen and co-conceived by Jorge Cousineau and Nolen. Performances begin May 21, the show opens May 27, and runs through July 5, 2026.



MPAC

MPAC Announces Free Summer Concert Lineup for 2026

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center's Arts in the Community free summer concert schedule for 2026 has been announced. MPAC will present six free concerts between June and August. The lineup includes the return of three of their most popular events – Bollywood Dance Party, Country Line Dancing and Salsa at Sunset, as well as singer-songwriters, and more.



Classic

Classic American Tales' presents Tales at the Dormer House every Thursday

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- From June 4 through October 15, 2026 (except for July 2), Classic American Tales (CAT) once more presents Tales at the Dormer House in which guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories written by noteworthy authors, read by a variety of performers. The schedule is 4:00pm every Thursday at the historic Dormer House Bed and Breakfast (800 Columbia Avenue) in Cape May, NJ. Performances are on the front porch, weather permitting.



Music

Music Mountain Theatre presents "My Fair Lady"

(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents the classic musical, My Fair Lady, weekends from June 12 to July 5, 2026. The tale of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady, featuring one of musical theatre's greatest scores.



East

East Lynne Theater Company presents "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years" by Emily Mann

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- The reimagined East Lynne Theater Company opens its Season Forty-Six with the extraordinary, real-life story Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Emily Mann, running June 18 to July 19, 2026 at the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the Allen AME in Cape May.












LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Sick About It" by The Orangutwins

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Sick About It" from The Orangutwins' recently released EP, "We Are A Genius."




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 07/02/2026

Overheard conversation today, July 2, 2026:




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Western Shores" by Renee Maskin

In November, Multiple Makin Waves Award-winning Asbury Park singer-songwriter Renee Maskin will release her latest solo album, "If the World Is Ending." The LP's first single, "Western Shores," is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.








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