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A Spot for Frog & The Chosen One screen at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 2
by Anita LaBelle
published 2023-05-22

A Spot for Frog directed by Evan Bode and The Chosen One directed by Elazar Fine, may at first seem like two short films that have nothing in common. Look at the difference between the protagonists alone; one is a non-binary teenager and the other is an adult Hasidic man. However, upon closer viewing, both films grapple with the age-old question of identity, and consider if we ever truly find a place to call our own.




 

Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage From May 14-20, 2023

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from May 14-20, 2023. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 8 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, and Warren).



NYC Music Marathon & Smodcastle Cinemas presents Musical Comedy Bard Series Featuring Jack Dallas

(ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- The NYC Musical Marathon is bringing its Musical Comedy Bard Series to Smodcastle Cinemas, Friday, June 2 at 7:30pm. Jack Dallas will perform Jen – X a 95 minute musical comedy farce. Audience participation with local help from theater nerds is anticipated. Laughs allowed with compelling music. A genuine villain poses problems.



2023 GRAMMY-Winning Trio Time For Three to Open the Princeton Festival

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning trio Time for Three leads off the Opening Weekend of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's 2023 Princeton Festival on Friday, June 9 at 7:00pm. Their high-octane eclecticism sets the tone for the 16-day showcase for the performing arts which includes opera, musical theater, orchestral music, Baroque and chamber music, dance, and more. Rounding out the weekend are Aretha, A Tribute on Saturday, June 10 at 7:00pm and a recital by pianist Christopher Taylor on Sunday, June 11 at 4:00pm. All three performances take place in the outdoor performance pavilion on the grounds of beautiful Morven Museum & Garden.



"Electrifying!" Bobby Wilson LIVE! at the PNC Bank Arts Center

by Spotlight Central
published 2023-05-19

A crowd of over 5,000 music lovers files into the PNC Bank Arts Center this Tuesday, May 9, 2023 afternoon for a free Garden State Arts Foundation concert featuring Bobby Wilson and his tribute to Motown and his father, Jackie Wilson. Also on today's bill is Tommy C with his tribute to Bobby Rydell along with The Chiclettes' tribute to female artists of the '60s, all accompanied by The Coda Band.





An Interview with Shon on "Meet Cute", How Animated Films Are Created, Teaching in China, and Time Lapse Photography

by Gary Wien
published 2023-05-19

Inspired by the silent films of the 1920s, the animated short "Meet Cute" tells the story of a fateful day between two people waiting for the bus. This is truly a short film - just 2-3 minutes long - but it tells a clear story and features beautiful animation. The story, characters, animation, simulations, compositing and titling was all created by Shon (Shawn Patrick Tilling) to capture the feeling and charm of the silent film era. Sound design was created by Siddarth Sadashiv. The film will be screened at the New Jersey International Film Festival on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 7:00pm along with the feature-length film Stargazer. Both will have an in-person screening on the Rutgers University campus and available on demand for 24 hours starting at midnight.



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Never Give Up on Us" by Jonathan Tea

by Bob Makin
published 2023-05-19

It's been a while since Asbury Park singer-songwriter Jonathan Tea's 2020 single, "Chased by Drones." That's because he's been busy as keyboardist-vocalist in the hot alt-country act Hooper, winner of the 2022 Makin Waves Best New Artist Award.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 05-19-23

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!





Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/18/23

by Danny Coleman
published 2023-05-18

"I'm not doing anything important at the moment, I'm just stuck here; I was practicing," laughed a well-rested Roger Earl as he discussed Foghat's forthcoming release, drums, Blues music, condoms and more ahead of the band's May 20 appearance at The Bergen PAC in Englewood, NJ. "I'm leaving to go on the road, we have a new album coming out soon. The album has 10 tracks on there; six or seven originals and three songs that were actually written; did you know that Kim Simmonds passed away recently? Kim and I reconnected back in 1976 and we'd been playing out here and there, we hung out for a while and it was over the last 10 years, seven or eight years or so that we were with the same agency. They managed to pick up Savoy Brown and we've done a number of shows together and when we were making this last studio album, Kim said, "Hey, I'd like to write some songs for you" and I said, that will be great! I said, so long as you're playing on them too! Unfortunately, Kim got ill and he couldn't really get his fingers working, so he sent us the lyrics and a basic outline and we put the music down for the tracks and they turned out better than I could have ever hoped. I miss him already, I was kind of looking forward to spending our late years playing music together but never mind." 



An Interview with D. Mitry about "Hedgehog"

by Gary Wien
published 2023-05-18

One of my favorite films being screened at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival is Hedgehog, a powerful short film by D. Mitry about a family uprooted as war breaks out in Ukraine. The film is available on demand for 24 hours on Sunday, June 11th and will have an in-person screening in the movie theater on the Rutgers University campus at 5:00pm that night along with the full-length documentary Reading is LOVE: Fathers for Early Childhood Literacy.


 

UPCOMING EVENTS
An Interview with D. Mitry about "Hedgehog"
George Street Playhouse presents "My Lord, What A Night"

Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) New Brunswick, NJ

 

An Interview with D. Mitry about "Hedgehog"
Alastair Greene

Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room Tuckerton, NJ

 

An Interview with D. Mitry about "Hedgehog"
Menopause The Musical 2 - Cruising Through ‘The Change’®

Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) Morristown, NJ

 





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