New Jersey Stage logo
New Jersey Stage Menu



ALL FEATURES

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

Showing all results: From 8 to 18


New Release Review - "Pretty Lethal"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2026-04-03

Pitting teenage ballerinas against heavily armed Hungarian mobsters, Pretty Lethal gives new meaning to the term "balletic violence." It's a throwback to all those '70s/'80s exploitation thrillers in which stranded cheerleaders were menaced by mouth-breathing rednecks. Surprisingly for a movie debuting on a mainstream streaming service in 2026, it carries over the extreme violence of those movies, along with the threat of sexualised violence, but its tongue is firmly in its cheek.




 

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Promises" by Dave Vargo

by Bob Makin
published 2026-04-03

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Promises" from Jersey Shore-based roots rocker Dave Vargo's latest album, "Ghost Towns."



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-03-26

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!





Jersey Arts Podcast: The Gateway Playhouse Offers a Full Slate of Musicals and More

by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com
published 2026-04-02

It is a big year for the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point as they near their 10th Anniversary Season, but as they brace for that landmark next summer, they are offering a plethora of opportunities to their community and hopefully to you in the meanwhile.



Five-time GRAMMY Winner Angélique Kidjo Comes to McCarter Theatre Center on April 11th

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Five-time GRAMMY Award winner Angélique Kidjo comes to McCarter Theatre Center on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 7:30pm for an electrifying evening of music spanning her extraordinary career. The performance is part of a limited six-city U.S. tour before Kidjo continues to Europe for a series of international festival appearances.