New Jersey Stage logo
New Jersey Stage Menu



UPCOMING EVENTS

ART | COMEDY | DANCE | FILM | MUSIC | THEATRE | COMMUNITY | KIDS

To narrow results by date range, categories,
or region of New Jersey
click here for our advanced search.

Kean

Kean Department of Theatre presents "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot"

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 10:00am
Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center Union, NJ

References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot is an Obie Award-winning surrealist play by José Rivera that follows Gabriela, a lonely housewife in Barstow, California, awaiting her soldier-husband Benito’s return from the Gulf War in 1991. In the poetic fantasy world she creates as she drifts through her days in the Mojave desert, her housecat and a local coyote strike up a romance, while the celestial man-in-the-moon and her very real teenage neighbor Martín vie for her affection.

   
Kean

Kean Department of Theatre presents "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot"

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center Union, NJ

References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot is an Obie Award-winning surrealist play by José Rivera that follows Gabriela, a lonely housewife in Barstow, California, awaiting her soldier-husband Benito’s return from the Gulf War in 1991. In the poetic fantasy world she creates as she drifts through her days in the Mojave desert, her housecat and a local coyote strike up a romance, while the celestial man-in-the-moon and her very real teenage neighbor Martín vie for her affection.

   
Midnight

Midnight at the New Dawn

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Kelsey Theatre West Windsor, NJ

This special co-production between Maurer Productions OnStage and Maurer TheaterWorks Presents reunites an acclaimed, Perry Award–winning creative team for the world premiere of an original new comedy. Inspired by stage legends like Neil Simon and Noël Coward — and fueled by the delightful chaos of internet-age relationships — this sparkling ensemble play is a recipe for laughter. It’s New Year’s Eve. The coffee is hot and the clock is ticking at the New Dawn Diner, where the lives of several couples converge. As midnight approaches, old loves are tested, new sparks fly, and everyone must decide who they’re bringing into the new year, and who they’re leaving behind. Funny, tender, and full of heart, Midnight at the New Dawn is a romantic comedy about risk, resilience, and the hope that comes with every fresh start.

   
Growing

Growing Stage presents Roald Dahl’s MATILDA the Musical

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm
The Historic Palace Theatre Netcong, NJ

Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life.

   
MAC

MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present "Gypsy, a Musical Fable"

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Middletown Arts Center Middletown, NJ

Regarded by many theatre professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ success – while secretly yearning for her own. Set all across America in the 1920s and 30s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, Arthur Laurents’ landmark show explores the world of two-bit show business with brass, humor, heart and sophistication.