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(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company at Kean University, has announced that Camp Premiere, the annual summer theatre program for middle school and high school students, will be held on Kean University's Nathan Weiss East Campus in Enlow Recital Hall. Registration is now open for both camp sessions.
35 years ago–well before orchestras performing film scores became popular–George Daugherty and his husband and producing partner David Wong developed Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. The concept was new at the time: a world-class orchestra would play full cartoon scores live alongside the films. It was an instant hit.
Aida Margarita Parada Rodriguez, professionally known as Aida Rodriguez, is an Afrolatina comedian, podcast host, and writer of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. She will be bringing her unique brand of humor to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on March 1st. If you’re just discovering her through this article, I am sorry you haven't experienced her humor yet! And if you are familiar, you’ve probably already purchased your tickets because you know you risk missing out if you don’t act quickly!
(FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, is presenting the unique musical, Cardboard Trees and a Painted Moon, from February 7-9, 2025. John Posada was on hand to take photos. It is a love letter to community theatre in all of its messiness and all of its infinite possibilities. John Posada was on hand to take photos.
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company, a professional not for profit theater company located on the campus of Centenary University in Hackettstown, will be holding an EPA call for their upcoming production of Wasabia by Wendy Herlich. This production will be produced under an AEA SPT 2 contract, and both AEA members and non-union actors will be seen by appointment. Auditions will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025 from 10:00am – 6:00pm.
(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Symphony announced that Lina González-Granados will conduct alongside Vadim Gluzman as he performs Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77. Performances will take place in New Brunswick, Red Bank, and Newark.
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will be performing her latest show, "A Life In Notes," at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Showtime is 3:00pm.
(CHATHAM, NJ) -- The Chatham Community Players invites you to "relive your childhood" with the family-friendly musical, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark Gesner. This feel-good production will run from February 28 through March 15, 2025. Directed & choreographed by Matt Muccigrossi with music direction by Eric Van Hoven.
(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- On Saturday, March 22, 2025, the Lizzie Rose Music Room will showcase two exceptional up-and-coming blues bands: Bees Deluxe and Twisted Livin' in its intimate 70-seat venue, which is housed in a historic Victorian mansion. Showtime is 7:30pm.
(JACKSON, NJ) -- Six Flags Great Adventure announced plans to hire 4,000 seasonal associates for the 2025 season. As part of National Hiring Week, the park complex will host a week-long recruitment event from February 15-22, 2025 to fill a wide variety of roles across its theme, water and safari park operations.
(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.
(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.
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- The reimagined East Lynne Theater Company opens its Season Forty-Six with the extraordinary, real-life story Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Emily Mann, running June 18 to July 19, 2026 at the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the Allen AME in Cape May.
(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.
(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.
Loss, we've all suffered it. Some of us more than others,some less and still yet there are those of us who've not had loss of any significance to this point. Loss, like anything else, is directly related to perspective. What may seem like a huge loss to one, is insignificant to another. People pass away, bad days do the same, they fade into the night or disappear at the bottom of one's favorite drink until they are swept away by the morning's sunrise and things are new. Some loss stays a bit longer, adding scars to our bodies until they become topographical maps of memories; reminders of what not to do or what we didn't do or should've done.
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Body Cast," the latest video from the North Jersey dynamic duo Tiny Cities.
"Very well; and you? We're hoping you can come to The Lizzie Rose on Friday July 31; come as our guest, come enjoy the racket, it's a wonderful room to play," laughed the always jovial Conrad Warre of the Boston based blues/rock band Bees Deluxe as he discussed that upcoming Tuckerton show, their stop at Jamey's House of Music, their upcoming new record, the International Blues Challenge and more.
Here is a look at shows taking place this week along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas
