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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!
For many, art in its various forms serves as an invaluable way of expression. These artworks are embedded with their creator’s thoughts, ideas, and beliefs, captivating audiences and other artists alike. The impression these works leave on audiences is immeasurable and sometimes leads to them reflecting on the pieces in their work. This is the case for Marieli Frölich’s What is Happening? Art In the Life of Gertie Frölich and Christopher Wiersema’s Rough Blazing Star, two films that examine other works and create an entirely new visually stunning and meditative take on the pieces using specific cinematography and editing techniques. Both films will be screening at the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival.
The story of Raven and Fog Woman is a Tlingit legend that begins with two men fishing from a canoe. They encounter fog, from which a beautiful woman emerges to guide them to safety. Raven, one of the fishermen, falls in love with Fog Woman. She weaves a basket to carry fish.
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Music Director Xian Zhang announced on Thursday, September 5, 2024, that she will become the music director of Seattle Symphony starting in the 2025–26 season and will continue as music director of New Jersey Symphony. For the 2025–26, 2026–27 and 2027–28 seasons Zhang will be music director of both New Jersey Symphony and one of the top orchestras in the nation, Seattle Symphony. In the 2024–25 season, Zhang will take the music director designate title with Seattle Symphony.
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Veteran songwriter Gary Van Miert has announced the arrival of If I Stop Moving, I'll Fall From the Sky on October 25, 2024. This is his third collection of "Psychedelic Americana" as The Sensational Country Blues Wonders!
(SKILLMAN, NJ) -- On September 20, 2024, the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) will have an Opening Reception for The Head that Wears the Crown, a special exhibition on Black women's headwear from slavery to freedom. The reception runs from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The exhibit will be on view Saturday, September 21 from 11:00am to 1:00pm.
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- If you knew your future, would you try to change it? If you knew when your life will end, would it affect what you do now? They’re questions to ponder when reading Here One Moment by acclaimed writer Liane Moriarty and also to consider during her Ocean County Library Virtual Author Talk on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The event begins at 7:00pm.
Pushcart Players, New Jersey's award-winning touring theater for family audiences, launches the 2024-25 season of musical productions and in-classroom educational programs. Founded in 1974, Pushcart is celebrating 50 years of stirring up serious fun for young people nationwide.
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company, a professional not for profit theater company located on the campus of Centenary University in Hackettstown NJ, will be holding an open call (AEA & Non-union welcome) for their upcoming production of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and Book by Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent. This production will be produced under an AEA SPT 4 contract, and both AEA members and non-union actors will be seen. Auditions will be held on Friday, September 27th from 6:00pm – 10:00pm and Saturday, September 28th from 1:00pm – 5:00pm with a dance call taking place from 4:00pm – 5:00pm.
"I'm in Brooklyn, New York, I was on a bus until recently. I got back last weekend, I'm doing a short instrumental tour next week and then I'm back doing some local shows, including the Metal Allegiance show and then a seven week tour with Kreator and Testament.and then about a week-and-a-half off and then about a month-and-a-half on tour in Europe again; never a dull moment," says Metal Allegiance's Alex Skolnick as the band preps for their September 6 show at Sayreville's Starland Ballroom.
(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.
(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.
(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents the classic musical, My Fair Lady, weekends from June 12 to July 5, 2026. The tale of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady, featuring one of musical theatre's greatest scores.
(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.
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
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