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Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center

by Spotlight Central
published 2024-10-02

"Mamma mia!" The PNC Bank Arts Center amphitheater in Holmdel, NJ, is packed this Tuesday, September 25, 2024 afternoon with music lovers ready to enjoy a free Garden State Arts Foundation concert starring Arrival from Sweden, the premier Swedish ABBA tribute band.



Music Mountain Theatre to Hold Masquerade Gala on October 19th

(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre is holding a Masquerade Gala at the Historic Lambertville House on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Broadway's Rob Richardson will serve as the host. All proceeds from the evening will go to benefit the nonprofit community theatre and performing arts center. The event begins at 7:00pm.



Lighthouse International Film Society to screen "The Performance" on October 10th

(LOVELADIES, NJ) -- The stakes are high in The Performance, a new film based on a short story by Arthur Miller, which will be screened by the Lighthouse International Film Society on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences. It is a poignant study of American dancer on tour in fascist Germany forced to choose between his career or Jewish identity. The screening begins at 7:30pm.



South Jersey's Indigenous Communities Celebrated in New A.C. Arts Garage Exhibit

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- A new exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University will celebrate two southern New Jersey tribal communities through the display of historical documents, traditional artifacts and contemporary art. "Still Here: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape and Powhatan-Renape Nations of Southern New Jersey" opens October 9 and runs until January 5, 2025.








Best of the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival + Free Screening

by Al Nigrin
published 2024-10-02

This Friday, October 4 the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival will screen the Best of the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival. Some of the prize-winning films from this past June’s 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival will be shown online only on this date for 24 hours. Films include: Tennis, Oranges – Sean Pecknold (Winner Best Animation); INFINITY! – Benjamin To (Winner Best Short) and FILM IS DEAD. LONG LIVE FILM!  – Peter Flynn (Winner Best Documentary). Here is more info on these below. 



John Scofield Trio to Mix Jazz-Rock and Original Compositions at the Newton Theatre

by Sanford Josephson
published 2024-10-02

In October 2023, guitarist John Scofield released an album on the ECM label called Uncle John's Band. The two-CD recording mixed the Grateful Dead title track, Bob Dylan's "Tambourine Man", Neil Young's "Old Man", the Miles Davis/Bud Powell jazz standard "Budo", and "Somewhere", written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim for West Side Story, with several Scofield originals.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-02-24

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!





2024 Montclair Film Festival Preview

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The 2024 Montclair Film Festival takes place October 18-27. The festival's Opening Night film is Conclave (directed by Edward Berger). Some films of note include Unstoppable (directed by William Goldenberg) which is the festival's Fiction Centerpiece; 2073 (directed by Asif Kapadia) which is the festival's Document Centerpiece; and Flow (directed by Gints Zilbalodis) which is the Family Centerpiece. The festival's Closing Night film is The Piano Lesson (directed by Malcolm Washington).



Events at MPAC in November 2024

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Alas, the holiday season will be upon us before we know it. Just as the Halloween decorations are being taken down, it's time to ramp up the holiday spirit, and Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) will begin holiday programming mid-month with The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays. There's more than holiday programming in November as well. They've got classic pop from Rick Springfield and KC and the Sunshine Band, the country sounds of Josh Turner, the comedy of Eric D'Alessandro and more.







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

Arden

Arden Theatre Company presents "Dear Evan Hansen"

(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.



Paper

Paper Mill Playhouse presents "West Side Story"

(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.



MPAC

MPAC Announces Free Summer Concert Lineup for 2026

(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

Cape May Stage presents "What the Constitution Means to Me"

(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.



Two

Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre Announce Taylor Iman Jones to Star in new musical "Elephant Shoes" alongside Daniel Durant and James Olivas

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre are thrilled to announce Taylor Iman Jones (Six The Musical, Head Over Heels) will star as Roxy in the world premiere co-production of Elephant Shoes, alongside Daniel Durant (Spring Awakening, CODA) and James Olivas (Evita, American Idiot).












LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Western Shores" by Renee Maskin

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.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 06/25/2026

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."




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "I Will Walk You Home” by Wiser Time

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.








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