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New Release Review - "Drop"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-04-13

You know you're out of touch when a movie introduces you to a piece of technology to which you're oblivious, but which everyone in the movie is entirely familiar with. That's the case with Drop, a thriller centred around 'DigiDrop', a fictional cousin of the iPhone's AirDrop feature. As someone who views a phone as a necessary evil (if I could live without one in 2025 I gladly would), I had never encountered the concept of "drops," which I now know are messages sent between iPhones (via bluetooth?) within a certain distance of one another.



Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents Rob Flax's Boom Chick Trio with Don Sarlin

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The Folk Project's Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents Rob Flax's Boom Chick Trio with Don Sarlin on Friday, April 25, 2025 at 7:30pm. In-person and live webcast tickets are available.



HACPAC hosts Royal Dance Studio's 19th Anniversary Recital

(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Royal Dance Studio of Fort Lee will hold their 19th Anniversary Recital at Hackensack Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 with performances at 5:30pm and 7:30pm.



Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club presents Jimmy Graham

(POINT PLEASANT, NJ) -- Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club presents Jimmy Graham April 23-24, 2025. Professional, funny & reliable, Jimmy has been making people laugh across the country for many years. Performances take place at 8:00pm each night.








Prudential Center presents Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace with special guest Return to Dust

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Multi-platinum rock bands Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace are joining forces for a 2025 co-headline tour across the U.S., featuring special guest Return To Dust, which includes a stop at Prudential Center in Newark on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Breaking Benjamin will close each night of the tour.



Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center presents Crossing Over With Psychic Medium John Edward

(CARTERET, NJ) -- Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center presents Crossing Over With Psychic Medium John Edward on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 7:00pm. John Edward is one of the world’s most sought-after psychic mediums, author of several critically acclaimed New York Times best sellers and star of tv's "Crossing Over With John Edward".



Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage from April 6-12, 2025

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from April 6-12, 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 10 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, and Warren).



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-13-25

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!





Crossroads presents Winona Fighter

(GARWOOD, NJ) -- Rising punk act Winona Fighter will perform at Crossroads on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The band is touring in support of their debut full-length album, My Apologies to the Chef, out now via Rise Records. Showtime is 8:00pm.







 

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MPAC

MPAC Announces Free Summer Concert Lineup for 2026

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center's Arts in the Community free summer concert schedule for 2026 has been announced. MPAC will present six free concerts between June and August. The lineup includes the return of three of their most popular events – Bollywood Dance Party, Country Line Dancing and Salsa at Sunset, as well as singer-songwriters, and more.



Classic

Classic American Tales' presents Tales at the Dormer House every Thursday

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- From June 4 through October 15, 2026 (except for July 2), Classic American Tales (CAT) once more presents Tales at the Dormer House in which guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories written by noteworthy authors, read by a variety of performers. The schedule is 4:00pm every Thursday at the historic Dormer House Bed and Breakfast (800 Columbia Avenue) in Cape May, NJ. Performances are on the front porch, weather permitting.



Princeton

Princeton Summer Theater presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Summer Theater's 2026 Children's Show is You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which runs weekends from June 20 to August 1, 2026. A beloved musical since its premiere in 1967, Clark Gesner brings Charles M. Schulz's "PEANUTS" characters to the stage. The musical ventures through the highs and lows of young life, from baseball and homework to young love and friendship. With an empathetic and whimsical eye, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown reminds us of the importance of connection and joy.



2026-27

2026-27 Season Preview: Split Level Concerts at Jersey Shore Arts Center

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Split Level Concerts at the Jersey Shore Arts Center (JSAC) in Ocean Grove has announced the full concert lineup for its third season. All shows will take place beginning at 8:00pm in JSAC's Palaia Theater. The season lineup includes Willie Nile, John Gorka, Dan Bern, Catie Curtis and Band, Stephen Kellogg, Abbie Gardner, Heather Maloney and Band, and Kim Richey. As they have done in prior years, artists from the Asbury Park music scene will open many of the shows.



MPAC's

MPAC's Summer 2026 Preview

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- From the versatility of Tony winner Darren Criss, the comedy of Abbott Elementary's Janelle James and the nostalgic hits of the Grateful Dead, ABBA and more, Mayo Performing Arts Center's summer lineup features a diverse set of performances and events.












LATEST COLUMNS


Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 07/23/2026

"Correct! I actually performed on The Totally Tubular Festival two years ago. I was playing solo that night and they asked me to come back, so I thought I'd do something a bit different and so I decided to reform my backing band from 1988, The Lost Toy People. The last show we played together was with Depeche Mode and OMD at the Rose Bowl for the legendary 101 Concert and the other night in Phoenix was our first show in 38 years; how about that?"




Wesley Pierre: "Catharsis"

Even those who don't know very much about visual art are familiar with the Cubist approach to the human body. Pablo Picasso liked to present a person from many angles at once, and compress three-dimensional form into a two-dimensional frame. No matter what step she's on, that nude descending a staircase comes at us all at once. We know we're looking at an individual person, even if it's never clear which of those fields of color represent the present moment and which are afterimages, projections, and vapor trails. Representing human beings like this guarantees that there’ll be distortions: facial features in strange places, unexpected angles, duplicates and odd subtractions, clashes between heads, necks, and torsos, the shuffling of expressions, and the surprise and disquiet that comes when an obviously human figure doesn't look much like a human at all.




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "A Light To Come Home To" by Lisa Bouchelle

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "A Light To Come Home To" by Jersey roots rocker Lisa Bouchelle featuring Americana legends Amanda Shires and Larry Campbell.








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