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State Theatre New Jersey 2025-26 Broadway Season Preview

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey has put season tickets on sale for their 2025-26 Broadway Season. The season includes performances of Mrs. Doubtfire - The New Musical Comedy, Kinky Boots, Stereophonic, and The Music Man. In addition, add-ons to the season ticket package include ELF The Musical, Mark Twain Tonight!, and SPAMALOT.



Art House Productions presents 2025 Jersey City Comedy Festival

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents the 2025 Jersey City Comedy Festival from June 10–14, 2025. From more than 345 submissions, 44 comedians from 10 states and Canada have been selected to perform in the festival’s stand-up competition.



Jersey Arts TV: '1776' Takes a Stand at Algonquin Arts Theatre

by Gina Marie Rodriguez & Dave Tavani, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-05-01

Algonquin Arts Theatre is gearing up to present the Tony Award-winning show about U.S. American history. The musical that many consider the original Broadway history lesson - "1776."



New Jersey Ballet performs Timeless Masterpieces in Red Bank and Morristown

by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-05-01

This May, the Count Basie Center for the Arts and Mayo Performing Arts Center will welcome New Jersey Ballet presenting "Timeless Masterpieces" - "an extraordinary evening of ballet, celebrating the beauty, grace, and innovation of some of the most iconic works in ballet history," as the company explains.








White Eagle Hall hosts Jersey Fest on May 17th

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Jersey Fest, presented by Radio Garden State and Greetings From the Garden State, will shine a spotlight on the state's homegrown talent and flavors at White Eagle Hall on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The lineup features Connor Bracken & The Mother Leeds, Emerson Woolf & The Wishbones, and Reality Suite. It will be a night celebrating New Jersey's music, food, and community spirit — all while giving back.



New Jersey Youth Symphony Dedicates New Musical Commission to Retiring Conductor Michelle Hatcher

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), a program of Wharton Arts, announced that Conductor Michelle Hatcher will retire at the end of the 2024-25 season after a distinguished career leading two NJYS ensembles, Primo Strings and Concertino Strings, for thirteen years.



Holmdel Theatre Company presents a reading of "Whiskey Neat by Paul Edward Milord

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- On Monday, May 5, 2025, the Holmdel Theatre Company presents a reading of Whiskey Neat by Paul Edward Milord and directed By Betsey Manzoni. The event is open to the public and begins at 7:00pm. There is a $5 suggested donation. Reservations are not necessary.



Yellowjackets LIVE! at Bell Theater

by Spotlight Central
published 2025-05-01

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of the jazz fusion group, Yellowjackets, at Bell Theater on April 24, 2025.



Guitarist Dave Stryker Headlines First-Ever Ross Farm Jazz Festival in Basking Ridge

by Sanford Josephson
published 2025-05-01

On March 3, 2024, jazz guitarist Sally Shupe of Maplewood, NJ, then a senior at Columbia High School, led a quintet as the Rising Stars opening act at the New Jersey Jazz Society's Jersey Jazz LIVE! concert in Madison. To celebrate Women's History Month, the quintet played three tunes associated with female composers: "Blues for Herb" written for guitarist Herb Ellis by guitarist Emily Remler; "Games" by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby; and "Just Another Day at the Office" by pianist/educator Monika Herzig.







 

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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.



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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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