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(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages at Kean University has selected The Mallard by Vincent Delaney as the winner of the 2024 Play Festival. A second Play Festival finalist, Castling by Anthony T. Goss, will receive a staged reading this fall at Premiere Stages, as directed by Jamil A.C. Mangan, from Friday, November 22 through Sunday, November 24 in Kean University's Liberty Hall Academic Center.
(FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, will present the musical Nine, over two weekends, October 18-19 and October 24-27, 2024. Based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8 1/2, this dazzling production of Nine – with a cast of 19 brilliant performers, and a 10-piece orchestra – tells the story of celebrated film director Guido Contini as he navigates a personal and professional crisis while balancing the many women in his life.
After 44 years writing about music, I can tell you that most of the best-known bands didn't last long enough to release 11 albums. But with their brand new 12-song outing, "Enemy Sublime," Chesterfield-based The Successful Failures have.
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(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents the Broadway musical Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations for five performances from Friday, October 25, 2024 to Sunday, October 27, 2024. Featuring Grammy®-winning songs and Tony®-winning moves, this is the electrifying musical that follows The Temptations' extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's NEXTStage Repertory presents Soul Samurai by Qui Nguyen from October 24 - November 3, 2024. After avenging the death of her lover, a young samurai girl named Dewdrop, along with her faithful sidekick Cert, must now battle through vampire-infested Brooklyn to make it back home. A classic Qui Nguyen play, Soul Samurai blends a spaghetti western with vampire-infested Brooklyn, adding in martial arts, puppetry, and comic book camp.
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Morris Arts is delighted to host Pumpkin Illumination on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Vail Mansion Plaza (110 South Street) in Morristown. This free, family- friendly event features live music, art workshops, a luminary parade, and of course a brilliant illuminating pumpkin display. The event runs from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- In a new one-woman show that is equal parts dramedy and memoir, Candace Bushnell – the international best-selling novelist and creator of "Sex and the City" – is scheduled to grace the mainstage of Stockton University's Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Showtime is 7:30pm.
"The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash" is a unique and "Historical" look at the music, life and stories of the man who many feel defined Country music in more ways than one and on October 11 it comes to The Newton Theatre here in New Jersey.
When you think of the word injury, what springs to mind? Theater, right? Maybe not but perhaps it should. "Gruesome Playground Injuries" is a play written by Ravi Joseph. A fast-paced, intense, and darkly comic play, it tells the story of Kayleen and Doug, two friends whose lives are intertwined through a series of injuries that bring them together. Joseph highlights the complexity and messiness of life, reminding us that it becomes a bit easier with someone by our side.
(NEW YORK, NY) -- Following critical acclaim and sold-out performances, Slanted Floors — hailed by the Daily Beast as "one of New York's most unique and exclusive pieces of theatre" — returns for a strictly limited five-week engagement in its original Greenpoint apartment setting. Performances will run May 26 through June 26, 2026, with 150 seats available.
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Arden Theatre Company brings the Tony Award-winning musical, Dear Evan Hansen, to the F. Otto Haas Stage this spring. Featuring a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the production is directed by Terrence J. Nolen and co-conceived by Jorge Cousineau and Nolen. Performances begin May 21, the show opens May 27, and runs through July 5, 2026.
(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents West Side Story, the final production of Paper Mill's 2025-2026 season, from May 28 through June 28, 2026. An enduring masterpiece based on a conception of Jerome Robbins, West Side Story reimagines Romeo and Juliet in 1950s New York, where young lovers Tony and Maria dare to dream of a future together as rival gangs the Jets and the Sharks clash for control of the streets.
(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) -- Cape May Stage presents What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck from June 3-28, 2026. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning constitutional debate competitions across the country. In this electrifying and deeply personal play, she revisits that teenage self to explore how the U.S. Constitution has shaped her life — and how it continues to shape all of ours.
In November, Multiple Makin Waves Award-winning Asbury Park singer-songwriter Renee Maskin will release her latest solo album, "If the World Is Ending." The LP's first single, "Western Shores," is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
There are differences and then there is different and as it may have been written before when Dave Vargo records are reviewed; the differences are few but this time around, something is definitely "Different."
Wiser Time, aka Central Jersey singer-songwriter-guitarist Carmen Sclafani, just dropped his latest album, "There’s A Change A-Comin'," on his own Wiser Time Music. The closing focus track, "I Will Walk You Home," is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
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
