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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 01/08/2026

by Danny Coleman - published 2026-01-08

"I'm good," began Jersey Shore area artist Danny Giovanna, "I was born and raised in Monmouth County, a wonderful place to grow up and so close to the shore, which is where so much of my story when I was younger started. I found myself going to Asbury Park, it was a way for me to get away from everything going on at home."


 
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New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-08-26

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!



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-07-26

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!



Events This Week in New Jersey from January 6-12, 2026

Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from January 6-12, 2026 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place January 6-12, 2026

Here are previews of plays taking place from January 6-12, 2026 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


 

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This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from January 6-12, 2026

Here is a look at shows taking place from January 6-12, 2026 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. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-06-26

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!



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-04-26

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!



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "A New Year's Lullaby" by The New Bardots

by Bob Makin - published 2026-01-02

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "A New Year's Lullaby," the latest single from Bongo Boy Records act The New Bardots.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-02-26

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!






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New

New Jersey Symphony Presents Randall Goosby Returns

Thursday, January 08, 2026 @ 7:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



Yellow

Yellow Brick Joel: The Tribute Concert

Thursday, January 08, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960



James

James Maddock

Friday, January 09, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087



Candlelight

Candlelight Concerts - Tribute to Queen and The Beatles

Friday, January 09, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764



Yellow

Yellow Brick Joel: The Tribute Concert

Friday, January 09, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

Barrymore

Barrymore Film Center & Teaneck International Film Festival partner to champion independent journalism with the NJ Premiere of "Steal This Story, Please!"

(TEANECK, NJ) -- The Teaneck International Film Festival (TIFF), a project of The Puffin Foundation, is proud to announce a new partnership with the Barrymore Film Center, launching with the New Jersey premiere of the acclaimed documentary Steal This Story, Please! on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 7:30pm followed by a special talkback with Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) who is the subject of the documentary and Karen Ranucci, one of the film's producers.



Swashbuckling

Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Join award-winning novelist Vanessa Riley as she discusses her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea on Thursday, February 5, 2026 during a virtual author talk presented by the Ocean County Library. The event begins at 7:00pm.



MPAC

MPAC to hold auditions for Disney's Frozen

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Let it Go! Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)'s 2026 spring production will be Disney's Frozen. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this musical includes all the film's beloved songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, along with new music written exclusively for the stage. The show will be directed by Cathy Roy. Music Direction by Charles Santoro.



RVCC

RVCC presents "Designing the Dream State" by Chiraag Bhakta

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department will present Designing the Dream State, a solo exhibition showcasing the work of Chiraag Bhakta, January 21-February 19, 2026 in the Art Gallery at the College's Branchburg campus.



"Kim's

"Kim's Convenience" comes to McCarter Theatre Center

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center welcomes the new year with Kim's Convenience, the award-winning comedy about a Korean family-run corner store that inspired the hit CBC television series later distributed internationally on Netflix. Running in the Berlind Theatre from January 23 through February 15, 2026, the play brings heart and humor to the stage as it explores family, identity, and resilience in a rapidly changing world.