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Tribute to Southside Johnny, Part 2

After Southside Johnny announced he was retiring from touring in December, we reached out to some SSJ fans to pay tribute to Johnny.  Responses kept coming in after the first tribute, so here are a few more tributes.



Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage from February 9-15, 2025

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from February 9-15, 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 (Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Ocean).



Spring 2025 New Jersey Film Festival adds benefit screening of the film Bucha on March 2!

by Vic Fern
published 2025-02-16

The Spring 2025 New Jersey Film Festival has added a benefit and out of competition screening to the line-up!  They will be screening Bucha on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 5PM in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901.



Westfield Arts Collective Announces Plans to Transform Historic Rialto Theater into Center for Creativity at; The Rialto

(WESTFIELD, NJ) -- The Westfield Arts Collective (WAC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Westfield residents, announced bold plans to transform the historic Rialto Theater in downtown Westfield, New Jersey, into the Center for Creativity at The Rialto. To bring the vision of creating an adaptive, community-centric creative space to life, WAC will establish a capital campaign to raise funds from government, foundation, corporate and individual sources.








bergenPAC presents Gloria Gaynor

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Gloria Gaynor on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 7:00pm. Gaynor's legendary career spans over 50 years, never losing momentum. The 2x GRAMMY® winner has achieved global stardom with hit songs in the charts in all five decades.



Annual Music Faculty Recital to be Presented at RVCC

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department will present the annual Music Faculty Recital, Sunday, March 2, 2025 in the Welpe Theatre at the College's Branchburg campus. Showtime is 2:30pm.



MPAC presents Tony and Emmy Award Winner Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his newest theatre concert Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE, to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:00pm. This show presents the acclaimed actor / singer / storyteller in his most electrifying role: concert performer.



The Newton Theatre presents Home Again - A Tribute to Carole King

(NEWTON, NJ) -- Home Again is a tribute to the multi-award winning singer-songwriter Carole King. The tribute comes to The Newton Theatre on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 8:00pm.



New Release Review - "The Dead Thing"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-02-15

The idea of falling in love with the undead has long been mined for cheap laughs in horror-comedies. With his directorial debut The Dead Thing, Elric Kane (known to movie geeks as a host of the Pure Cinema podcast) takes this idea and plays it straight, using the concept of being in love with a ghost/zombie for an exploration of earthly isolation in an era where we seem to be more connected than ever before, and yet there's never been so much loneliness.







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

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State Theatre New Jersey presents The Sound Studio Series 2026

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey proudly presents The Sound Studio Series, an immersive musical experience that places concertgoers at the very heart of the performance. Held in STNJ's intimate Studio space, limited to just 80 attendees, The Sound Studio Series features a dynamic mix of both classical and rock performances. Each concert concludes with an exclusive post-show meet-and-greet with the artists, offering fans a rare opportunity to connect directly with the performers. Tickets for the series are $20-$30.



Hunterdon

Hunterdon Hills Playhouse presents "Some Enchanted Evening"

(HAMPTON, NJ) -- Hunterdon Hills Playhouse presents Some Enchanted Evening from April 7 through May 16, 2026. This is a celebration of songs that have become a part of our lives. We sing them in the shower and we sing them to entertain and amuse.



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.



Bruce

Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band's Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour Announced For Spring 2026

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will launch their Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour across the country this spring, kicking off at Minneapolis' Target Center on March 31. The 20-date run will feature 19 arena shows, including several local shows in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia.



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The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents "A Bronx Tale, The Musical"

(PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents A Bronx Tale, The Musical, across three weekends from April 24 to May 17, 2026. Step into the vibrant streets of the 1960s Bronx in this gripping musical about a young man torn between the steady guidance of his hardworking father and the alluring power of a local mob boss.












LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Fairweather Friends" by Exit Eleven

After a long hiatus, the Central Jersey band Exit Eleven are back with a new single that they will celebrate the release of on May 8 at Asbury Park's fabled Stone Pony.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 05/07/2026

Terry Barber is an "Internationally acclaimed" vocalist who has graced stages such as The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, The kennedy Center and more and his recent project called "Mercury" will now grace the stage of The Brook Arts Center, otherwise known as "The Brook,"  in Bound Brook, NJ on May 15 at 8 p.m. for a one night only engagement. 




BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 5/4/26

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 Teen Idle, Rich Lancia, Somebody Club, Suede Aces, and Exit Eleven. Plus a look back at "Songs for the Moon" by The Porchistas.








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