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The United Solo Festival to present NY premiere of "Mother's Day" by Susan Chase

(NEW YORK, NY) -- The United Solo Festival will host the New York premiere of Susan Chase's solo play Mother’s Day on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - just before she begins a tour of Pennsylvania and New England, to conclude on Mother's Day, 2025 for an audience of mothers and their children in Mystic, CT. The 90-minute theatrical tour-de-force uses spoken word, music, dance, and film to celebrate the women who made us.



Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage from March 23-29, 2025

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from March 23-29, 2025. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 9 counties in New Jersey  (Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, and Ocean).



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 03-30-25

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!





Brookdale Alumni Johnny Cannizzaro To Play Stevie Van Zandt in Springsteen Movie

(LINCROFT, NJ) -- Brookdale Community College alumni Johnny Cannizzaro is stepping into the spotlight in a way few could have predicted. In Bruce Springsteen's latest cinematic venture, Cannizzaro stars as a young Stevie Van Zandt — a role that feels as personal as it is iconic.








Ocean County Library Toms River Branch to present WREP and 'theater of the imagination'

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Return to the era when families gathered around the wireless set for "theater of the imagination." The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch is pleased to host a live presentation by WREP – When Radio Entertained People on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The event begins at 7:00pm.



Bananas Comedy Club presents Chris Kattan from SNL

(RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- Bananas Comedy Club presents Chris Kattan with performances on Friday, May 9, 2025 and Saturday, May 10, 2025. Showtimes are 7:00pm & 9:30pm each night. Kattan is best known for being one of the longest serving cast members on Saturday Night Live.



The Stone Pony presents Dean Lewis with opener Henry Moodie

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The Stone Pony presents Dean Lewis with opener Henry Moodie on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:00pm. Lewis is an Australian singer-songwriter, renowned for his heartfelt lyrics and emotive voice.



McCarter Theatre presents GRAMMY winner Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre presents Five-time GRAMMY winner Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 7:30pm. Reeves is the preeminent jazz vocalist of our time. Renowned for her virtuosity, improvisational brilliance, and seamless fusion of jazz and R&B, she made history as the first artist to win the GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings.



"The Heart of the Highway" is the Latest Single by Spin Doctors

'90s alt-rock icons the Spin Doctors released "The Heart Of The Highway," the third single from their upcoming LP Face Full of Cake, out April 11, 2025 via Capitol Records. Tackling the transient nature of life as an artist, the song is drenched in psychedelic guitars and zigzaging percussion – all tied together by Chris Barron's unmistakable vocal delivery.







 

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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.



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.



Princeton

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.












LATEST COLUMNS


BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 6/1/26

Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Songbird, Allison Strong, Hexagon Cat, Sleep Station, and Lily Vakili. Plus a look back at "Everything Explodes" by Joshua Van Ness.




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?








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