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Lighthouse International Film Festival presents screenings of 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts in South Orange, Long Beach Island, and Spring Lake

Get ready to immerse yourself in the magic of cinema with the 2025 Oscar® Nominated Short Films! This year's nominees in the Documentary, Live Action, and Animation categories showcase exceptional talent and stories from around the globe, offering a unique opportunity to witness the best short films leading up to Hollywood's biggest night. Don't miss the chance to be inspired and entertained by this year's outstanding nominees.



Ocean County College Presents Limited Engagement of 'The Vagina Monologues'

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company will present "The Vagina Monologues" for a limited engagement on February 13-14, 2025 at the Grunin Center for the Arts. This is the powerful and provocative stage show by Eve Ensler (now V), explores women's sexuality and the social stigma around rape and abuse through a series of candid and often humorous monologues.



The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents "The Drowsy Chaperone"

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents the musical within a comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone, over two weekends, February 28 – March 9, 2025. An accomplished, live orchestra will accompany The MAC Players, led by Director Kate Cordaro, Musical Director Eric Sayre and Choreographer Samantha Amaral.



"Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches" opens 2025 at CDC Theatre

(CRANFORD, NJ) -- CDC Theatre is excited to announce that Tony Kushner's acclaimed play, "Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches," will be in performance at the CDC Theatre in Cranford from February 14 to March 1, 2025. This monumental production is a significant event in the cultural calendar and promises to be a significant moment for theatre enthusiasts.








New Jersey Ballet Presents Masterworks in Motion - A Celebration of Iconic Choreography and Artistic Brilliance

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- On Saturday, February 22, 2025, New Jersey Ballet will present Masterworks in Motion at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), with two performances at 2:00pm & 7:30pm. The compelling program features four iconic works by three celebrated choreographers: George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco and Tarantella, Jerome Robbins' In the Night and Peter Martins' Hallelujah Junction.



State Theatre New Jersey presents Eddie B. - Teachers Only Comedy Tour 25'

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Eddie B. – Teachers Only Comedy Tour 25' on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $25-$59.



2 amazing films at the New Jersey Film Festival today!

by Al Nigrin
published 2025-02-07

God Teeth  screens with the short The Traumatist at the Spring 2025 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, February 7.  The film will be Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7 PM in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ.  Tickets are available for purchase here.



Touching animated short Crowboy screens at the 2025 New Jersey Film Festival on February 8th!

by Anran Li
published 2025-02-07

Recently, I read that teenagers resist reading young adult fiction but instead look for adult material, while younger children, hoping to get a peek of teenagerhood, would read about high schools and puberty. According to this cycle, it makes me wonder if adults miss the comfort of children’s fairy tales.  This may be true in a way. Occasionally, when the exhaustion from work and life pile up on a rainy day or a Friday night, it is too easy to simply want to crawl under the blanket with a mug of hot soup and watch a little something. If that’s the case for you, perhaps you’d like to watch the short, animated film Crowboy.



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Slight Return (Run That Shit Back)" by Chris Rockwell feat. Chill Smith and Izzy Miz

by Bob Makin
published 2025-02-07

The Makin Waves Song of the Week, "Slight Return (Run That Shit Back)," feat. Chill Smith and Izzy Miz, is the first single and video from Chris Rockwell's forthcoming LP, "Rebel Radio 2."







 

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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.



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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