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Bruce Springsteen Doubles Down on Free Speech; Releases EP from Manchester Show

by Gary Wien
published 2025-05-22

"In my home, the America I love; the America I've written about - that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years - is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous adminstration."



Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/22/25

by Danny Coleman
published 2025-05-22

"We've played there before; we've sold it out eight times in a row and it's in my hometown of Tuckerton where I grew up as a kid," began guitarist and New Jersey staple Billy Walton as he eagerly discussed his new single, "Knife In My Back" and his upcoming May 24 appearance at The Lizzie Rose Music Room. "What's great about the venue is that we get to play what we do on tour in Europe; all original, all our own stuff, we go back and take stuff from our old catalog and some new songs and it's a chance for people to see what we do overseas when we tour."



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 05-22-25

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!





Terrific short Wrestle-Off screens at the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival on May 31

by Morgan Kalmbach
published 2025-05-22

Achieving our goals that we hold so dearly requires a long road with complicated obstacles and opponents that we come into contact with. These hurdles shape us and guide our decisions and actions in the long term. Sabatino Ciatti Jr.’s Wrestle-Off acknowledges these facts and creates a powerful and poignant representation of them through its main character, Alex.








The Big Apple Comedy Club presents Anthony DeVito, Katie Hannigan, Moody McCarthy and John Rizzo at Newton Theatre

(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Big Apple Comedy Club returns to The Newton Theatre on Friday, July 11, 2025. This laugh-packed night features four, hilarious comedians coming to the stage for one epic night. Don’t miss Anthony DeVito, Katie Hannigan, Moody McCarthy and John Rizzo. Showtime is 8:00pm.



Maitland Ward to Reunite with 'White Chicks' Co-Star Anne Dudek at Garden State Comic Fest

(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Maitland Ward is set to reunite with her White Chicks co-star Anne Dudek at Garden State Comic Fest, taking place June 28-29, 2025 at the Codey Arena in West Orange, New Jersey.



Princeton University Art Museum presents solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Léni Paquet-Morante

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Léni Paquet-Morante: Extract / Abstract, an exhibition of recent works by the Hamilton, New Jersey–based painter, will be on display at the Princeton University Art Museum's ArtatBainbridge gallery from July 19 to November 9, 2025. Through a combination of process-driven imagery, abstraction, and color, Paquet-Morante's work reconfigures familiar landscape elements to capture the elusiveness of memory and dreams. Curated by Michael Quituisaca, a graduate student in Princeton’s Department of Art & Archaeology, the exhibition will showcase works by the artist across acrylic painting, ink drawing, and monoprints.



Axelrod PAC adds Glen Burtnik's Summer of Love Concert and Best of The Eagles to Summer Lineup

(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- Two new concerts have been added to the Axelrod Performing Arts Center's exciting summer lineup, taking audiences on a memory-filled trip back to the '60s and '70s. On Sunday, August 17, 2025, celebrate the songs of the Woodstock generation with Glen Burtnik's Summer of Love Concert. On Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 7:00pm, Best of the Eagles returns to Axelrod PAC after a sold-out show last summer.



PHOTOS from "Green Honey Love" by Dunbar Repertory Company

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, is presenting the Green Honey Love, May 16-25, 2025. The play, written by Gail Wynn Huland El and directed by Damien S. Berger, is a story about adultery, deceit, greed, and conspiracy of murder – your everyday comedy. Fawn Nocera Photography was on hand to take photos.







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

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.



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.



McCarter

McCarter Theatre Center presents "Mrs. Christie" - a new comedy-mystery by Heidi Armbruster

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center presents Mrs. Christie, a witty new comedy-mystery by Heidi Armbruster, from May 6–31, 2026. The production is directed by BOLD Associate Artistic Director Donya K. Washington in her McCarter directorial debut.



The

The Barn Theatre presents Monty Python's "Spamalot"

(MONTVILLE, NJ) -- The Barn Theatre presents Monty Python's Spamalot weekends from May 15 through June 6, 2026. King Arthur's legendary quest for the Holy Grail gets a hilarious twist in this uproarious musical, lovingly ripped from the 1975 classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail.



Music

Music Mountain Theatre presents "Disaster!"

(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents Disaster! weekends from May 15 through June 7, 2026. Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and the unforgettable songs of the '70s take center stage in Broadway’s side-splitting homage to classic disaster films.












LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Bike in the Ocean" by Kevin Hill & Secret Sound

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Bike in the Ocean,"a single from "Day/Night," the new album by Kevin Hill & Secret Sound.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 05/28/2026

It has been said before that time travel was a pipe dream, impossible, a crazy Einstein theory but today, thanks to the wonder of the internet, there is a growing consensus that it may be very possible but what if this space can prove it's not only possible but for a few hours now and it's quite probable?




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.








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