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This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 15-22, 2024

Here are previews of plays taking place from October 15-22, 2024 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.



This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from October 15-22, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 15-22, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-15-24

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!





Cinematic Wonder plays at the New Jersey Film Festival Jim Haynes AV Concert

by Irene Fizer
published 2024-10-15

The opening shot of the planet Jupiter’s swirling rings of fire, in Anita LaBelle and Albert Gabriel Nigrin’s 2024 experimental film Ascension from the Disco Inferno, becomes deeply ominous in retrospect, as a vision of an uninhabitable, hellish orb.   As the film tracks the descent of two club girls into an infernal discotheque—seemingly located in the cavernous basement of an abandoned mall, and lit by a glittering disco ball that bathes the space in crimson-colored sparks—the two women are revealed to be modern-day maenads, i.e., female followers of Dionysus, in search of a mindless state of bliss summoned via the copious ingestion of liquor and rituals of ecstatic dance.  








HACPAC presents Richard Skipper Celebrates Sixty Years of Hello, Dolly! on October 26th

(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- The Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC) presents Richard Skipper Celebrates Sixty Years of Hello, Dolly! — an extraordinary evening of music, memories, and magic — on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 8:00pm. This one-night-only performance marks a milestone in musical theatre history, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the beloved Broadway classic Hello, Dolly! with an unforgettable tribute by the internationally acclaimed performer and historian Richard Skipper. The evening is directed by James Beaman and Musically Directed by Dan Pardo.



Makaya McCraven and SHABAKA to Unite for a Genre-Defying Jazz Experience at McCarter Theatre Center

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Prepare for a transcendent evening of music as two trailblazing forces in contemporary jazz, Makaya McCraven and Shabaka, unite for an extraordinary performance at McCarter Theatre Center on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Showtime is 7:30pm.



Probe the Paranormal with Stanley Milford, Jr. in Ocean County Library Virtual Author Talk

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Worlds collide when a Native American in law enforcement patrols the very lands in which he was taught to fear superstition and witchcraft. The Paranormal Ranger is Stanley Milford, Jr.'s chilling chronicle of his brushes with the bizarre that he’ll relate in his Ocean County Library Virtual Author Talk on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The event begins at 7:00pm.



NBPAC to Screen "Running To Stand Still – Migrants Search For Hope In The Promised Land" with Talkback Afterwards

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) will present a free screening of the documentary film Running To Stand Still – Migrants Search For Hope In The Promised Land on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 6:00pm. The film runs 25 minutes and there will be a 45-60 minute talkback afterwards.



Imogen Clark to Open for Robyn Hitchcock at Outpost in the Burbs show

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Imogen Clark will open the night for headliner Robyn Hitchcock at Outpost in the Burbs on Saturday, October 26, 2024. She's touring the U.S. in support of her new album The Art of Getting Through released earlier this year and a deluxe edition released earlier this month. The show takes place at the First Congregational Church of Montclair. Imogen Clark will open the night. Doors are at 7:30pm, showtime is 8:00pm.







 

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There will be a Def Poetry Reunion at Dodge Poetry Festival on October 17th

(NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the highly anticipated Def Poetry Reunion, taking place exclusively at NJPAC during the renowned Dodge Poetry Festival. The festival will run from October 15-17, 2026, with the Def Jam Poetry Reunion scheduled for Saturday, October 17th at 5:00pm, promising an unforgettable evening for poetry fans and local communities.



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Bergen County Players to Hold Open Auditions for "The Producers" this week

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP) will open auditions for The Producers on June 9th, 11th, and 13th. BCP is seeking a dynamic cast of strong comic actors who sing and move well to play main, supporting, and featured ensemble roles for its 94th season opener. The Producers is a satirical musical comedy and farce about two unlikely partners—a scheming, larger-than-life Broadway producer and a timid, anxious accountant—who set out to make the worst Broadway show ever and end up creating a surprise hit.



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New Jersey Symphony to Make Rowan's Marie Rader Series Debut with "Life & Liberty" on July 22nd

(GLASSBORO, NJ) -- The Marie Rader Series will launch its 2026-27 season, entitled "Life & Liberty," with the New Jersey Symphony's Rowan University debut. On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players featuring Rowan University Strings Faculty & Alumni will perform at Pfleeger Concert Hall. Showtime is 7:00pm.



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Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "American Folktales" on Saturday

(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) presents American Folktales, the next installment in the Theatre's popular Classics for Kids! series, on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 11:00am at the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. The performance is appropriate for all ages.



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Outlaw Country Comes to the Jersey Pines at Albert Music Hall on Saturday

(WARETOWN, NJ) -- The outlaw spirit of classic Country music will ride into Albert Music Hall on Saturday, June 13, 2026, as the historic Waretown venue presents a special evening dedicated to the songs, stories, and the independent spirit of Outlaw Country.












LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Junky Eyes" by Greg Amici

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Junky Eyes," the latest video from Central Jersey-based singer-songwriter Greg Amici's 2025 solo debut LP, "Tragicomic."




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 06/04/2026

"I am absolutely wonderful," laughed the always gracious and warm Bill Medley. "How are you doing? We're out here doing our thing, enjoying it, having a ball. I can't figure it out; well I know why people are showing up, they want to hear those songs." 




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.








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