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Pioneer Productions Company presents Jonathan Larson's enduring masterpiece "RENT"

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Pioneer Productions is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of RENT, the iconic Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. The performances will run from June 13-22, 2025, at The Stage at Fellowship Hall, located in the Morristown United Methodist Church.



Passaic County Restaurant Week Returns with Flavor-Packed Celebrations from May 5–11

(PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ) -- Get your forks ready and your appetites roaring, Passaic County Restaurant Week is back from Monday, May 5 through Sunday, May 11, 2025. Sponsored by the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners, this weeklong celebration invites food lovers from near and far to experience the mouthwatering diversity of the county’s culinary scene.



Thompson Park to Host Creative Arts Festival on May 10th

(LINCROFT, NJ) -- Celebrate local artists by heading over to the Monmouth County Park System's annual Creative Arts Festival. Held from 10:00am-4:00pm on Saturday, May 10 at Thompson Park (805 Newman Springs Road) in Lincroft, this juried arts festival includes live music, engaging art demonstration, children's art-based activities, and, best of all, beautiful and unique pieces created by select artists and fine crafters.



Bergen County Players Announce 2025-26 Season

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America's longest-running little theater companies, has announced its 2025-26 season - an ambitious, joyous, and playful year of audience-pleasing musicals and innovative plays for its 93rd season. Mainstage productions include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; The Game's Afoot; Spin; The Rumpelstiltskin Musical; Seascape; Play On!; The Cake; and The 39 Steps. Second Stage Productions include It's A Wonderful Life and Kodachrome.








Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Blessing" by Brielle Brown

by Bob Makin
published 2025-05-02

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Blessing," the first single from Jersey Shore songstress Brielle Brown's forthcoming full-length debut album, "In Art & Soil the Same."



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 05-02-25

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!





Two River Theater presents "The Price" by Arthur Miller

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater has announced the cast and creative team for The Price by Arthur Miller (Death of A Salesman, The Crucible), directed by Brandon J. Dirden (August Wilson's Radio Golf, Wine in the Wilderness). This American Classic will run in the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, June 7-29, 2025.



2025 Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival Announces Lineup

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty has announced the line-up for this year's free annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival. It will be held on Saturday, August 16; on the Green. The music begins at noon and runs until 10:00pm. As it has for the past three years, the Festival will honor two of its founders, Linda Smith and Michael Fabrizio, who both sadly passed away in June 2021.



Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Raises More Than $300,000 at Spark Art's Impact Gala

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) held its annual spring gala at Canoe Brook Country Club, hosting roughly 200 guests, donors, and sponsors in a celebration of the arts. The signature event raised over $300,000 to support the Art Center's powerful arts programming.







 

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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.



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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.



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Princeton Summer Theater Announces 2026 Season

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Summer Theater has unveiled its 2026 subscription season which will run from June 11th to August 1st, featuring an exciting lineup of three mainstage pieces and a family-friendly musical. Productions include Barefoot in the Park, The 39 Steps, True West, and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.



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Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "Private Lives"

(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Private Lives by Noël Coward from May 16 to June 7, 2026 in the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. A razor-sharp comedy of manners, Private Lives crackles with Coward's signature wit and elegance.



Crossroads

Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead"

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company presents Sizwe Bansi Is Dead from May 19 - June 14, 2026 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. This is a powerful, funny, and deeply moving story about identity, survival, and the extraordinary ingenuity of ordinary people navigating an unjust system.












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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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