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Gateway Playhouse Names Box Office After Karen Sutherland, Longtime Volunteer

(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- The Gateway Playhouse surprised longtime volunteer and board member, Karen Sutherland, during the theater's recent volunteer-appreciation event by officially naming its box office after her.



Kean Stage presents Michael Feinstein's "Because of You" - Tribute to Tony Bennett

(HILLSIDE, NJ) -- Kean Stage presents Michael Feinstein in Because of You My Tribute to Tony Bennett, featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble, will close Kean Stage's 2024-2025 season. The concert event will be presented on Friday, April 25, 2025 at Enlow Recital Hall (215 North Avenue) in Hillside. Showtime is 7:30pm. This is the second time Michael Feinstein has performed at Enlow Recital Hall. He performed the inaugural concert for the venue on October 1, 2009.



Zuzu African Acrobats to Perform Shows at RVCC Theatre

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg will present the crazy contortions and gravity-defying stunts of the Zuzu African Acrobats on Friday, February 21, 2025.



Middlesex County Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Multipurpose Community Venue and Student Center

(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ) -- Middlesex County leaders, state and federal officials, and community partners gathered on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the highly anticipated Multipurpose Community Venue and Student Center on Middlesex College campus. This is another major milestone in the development of the County's Community, Innovation, and Opportunity (CIO) Strategic Investment Plan, first announced in November 2022.








New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-22-25

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!





Engaging shorts Disoriented and Dinner at Manny's are screening at the New Jersey Film Festival

by Yuri Kim
published 2025-01-22

“Is now a good time?” The question is usually asked when it never is. Disoriented is a short film that follows the stories of 3 different individuals, all of whom receive a phone call while in the middle of their day-to-day lives. The news they receive takes them out of their surroundings, wrapped up in the voice that is on the other line. What should they do? How should they act? It is up to each of them to decide how to respond - while stuck in a situation where they must present a different face outwards than the conflicting, whirling emotions that they feel inside.



Spring 2025 New Jersey Film Festival to Run from January 24th to February 16th

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Spring 2025 New Jersey Film Festival takes place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between and January 24-February 16, 2025. The event, hosted in part by Rutgers, features both in-person and online screenings of forty-four films from around the globe as well as a concert featuring Renee Maskin.



Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition "Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight" opens on February 7th in Rahway

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- The City of Rahway is pleased to announce the opening of Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight at The Gallery Space (1670 Irving Street) in Rahway. This is a powerful exhibition chronicling the story of African Americans who, despite facing tremendous racial barriers, attained amazing achievements in aviation history. This exhibition will be on view at the Gallery Space from February 7 through June 30, 2025.



The Newton Theatre presents Everclear on March 8th

(NEWTON, NJ) -- Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the '90s, comes to The Newton Theatre on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band celebrated their 30th Anniversary in recent years, and founder, vocalist and guitarist Art Alexakis has made it clear that he has no plans to slow down.







 

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NJPAC

NJPAC presents a Spring Season of Jazz

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a Spring Season of Jazz with free monthly jazz jams at Clement's Place and two special concert events inside the Victoria Theater. This series, running from September through June, is co-presented by NJPAC's Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers University–Newark's Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS). Immerse yourself in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and listeners' minds.



PBS'

PBS' Independent Lens Launches 20th Season of Free Pop-Up Screening Series in Teaneck and Nationwide

(TEANECK, NJ) -- The award-winning PBS documentary series, INDEPENDENT LENS, presents the launch of the upcoming season of Indie Lens Pop-Up in partnership with the Teaneck International Film Festival and the Puffin Cultural Forum. The season kicks-off on February 4, 2026 with The Librarians and continues through May. The series is free for all but sign up is required.



State

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.



Megan

Megan Thee Stallion to make her Broadway debut in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Producers of the Tony Award®-winning, record-breaking Broadway hit Moulin Rouge! The Musical have announced that three-time Grammy Award-winning superstar and actress Megan Thee Stallion will make her Broadway debut in the production as "Zidler", impresario of the titular nightclub. Taking the stage for a strictly limited 8-week engagement, Megan will light up the Al Hirshfeld Theatre from Tuesday, March 24th to Sunday, May 17, 2026, promising an unmissable, moment in the show's legendary run.



Paper

Paper Mill Playhouse presents "1776"

(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical, from April 1 through May 2, 2026. It brings the story behind the creation of the Declaration of Independence to the stage with witty satire, compelling drama, and a thrilling score. With music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and book by Peter Stone, 1776 follows John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and their fellow delegates as they navigate fiery debates, political tensions, and personal conflicts in their struggle to unite thirteen colonies.












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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Make It Happen" by Mike Chick

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Make It Happen" by Asbury Park Yawn Mower legend Mike Chick from "Congarts," his third solo album and second for Mint 400 Records.




Lighty's Corner: April 30, 2026

The second episode of Lighty’s Corner is live! This is a bi-weekly recorded radio show presenting new rock music from around the globe. Each of the 15 new tracks played were received via email within the last two weeks - a practice I hope to continue each time.




"She's Like the Wind"

The first thing you'll see upon entering the gallery at Deep Space (77 Cornelison St.) is the shadow-outline of a woman's leg. There it is, on a chartreuse background, sticking straight up in the air with a curvaceous bare foot inches from the ceiling. That's all of the subject of "Lemon Lime Toe of God" that the oil painter Delilah Ray Miske is willing to show us. The rest of the body, she implies, is splayed out on a bed. We know it's summer because the window is closed and the air conditioner is plugged in. There's a pretty good chance that the possessor of the leg is undressed. In one hand, she holds a cellphone, and she might be broadcasting something. On the wall, a small whip-like broomstick hangs. It could be the ride of a tiny witch. It could be the professional tool of a dominatrix.








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