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'An Old-Fashioned Family Murder' – A Whodunit at George Street Playhouse
by Karen Nowosad
published 2025-10-23

Many theater goers enjoy going to see a "whodunit." This genre of theater includes mystery stories involving some sort of crime being committed. There are elements of suspense and fun as it challenges the audience to figure out who is responsible. If you are in the mood to solve an onstage theatrical crime, go to George Street Playhouse and see An Old-Fashioned Family Murder.

An Interview with Jay Wade who stars as The Creature in "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"

by Gary Wien
published 2025-10-22
Jay Wade is starring as The Creature and Lord Byron in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey now through November 16, 2025. These are roles he's very familiar with having portrayed them at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Merrimack Repertory Theatre as well.

'Bull Durham the Musical' Brings the Joys of Baseball to Paper Mill Playhouse

by Karen Nowosad
published 2025-10-21
It is said that baseball is America's pastime. The game creates a culture all its own whether it’s on the professional level or right in our own communities. And that's what Bull Durham The Musical does so well. It provides a look into the culture of a baseball minor league team from Durham, North Carolina. The community support for the Durham Bulls allows us to see the joys, the losses, and those great baseball superstitions.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 21-27, 2025

Here are previews of plays taking place from October 21-27, 2025 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.

Jersey Arts Podcast: Shakespeare Theatre's Frankenstein Reveals the Story Behind the Story

by Maddie Orton, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-10-16
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Frankenweenie, Poor Things... the story of Frankenstein has been adapted many times over and continues to find new relevance with each interpretation. Playwright David Catlin's version, called Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, does double duty by presenting a story within a story.

"Grease" Is The Word

by Suzanne Pisano
published 2025-10-16
For the next two weekends, the Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys of Rydell High School will be joyfully singing and dancing their way through "Grease," one of the world's most beloved musicals, at the Spring Lake Theatre. If this past Sunday's performance is any indication, audiences are in for an exuberant treat.

McCarter Theatre presents "300 Paintings" by Comedian Turned Artist Sam Kissajukian

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Sometimes a breakdown coincides with the biggest breakthrough. In 2021, Sydney comedian Sam Kissajukian quit stand-up, rented an abandoned cake factory, and became a painter. Over the course of a six-month manic episode, he created 300 large-scale paintings—unknowingly chronicling his mental state in real time.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 16-20, 2025

Here are previews of plays taking place from October 16-20, 2025 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.

PHOTOS from "The Rocky Horror Show" at Algonquin Arts Theatre

(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre presents The Rocky Horror Show from October 10–19, 2025. Audiences are invited to do the "Time Warp" again as this outrageous, rock-filled cult classic comes to thrilling life on the Algonquin stage. The production features Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O'Brien.

PHOTOS from "URINETOWN" at Middletown Arts Center

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present URINETOWN, the hilarious musical with a terrible name, running October 17–26, 2025. Audiences can expect a wickedly funny, fast-paced satire that takes on the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics and even the very conventions of musical theatre itself. Fawn Nocera Photography was on hand to take photos.

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Crossroads

Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy"
Friday, November 21, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Burlington

Burlington County Footlighters presents "She Loves Me"
Friday, November 21, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Burlington County Footlighters
808 Pomona Road, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077

Pioneer

Pioneer Productions presents "Steel Magnolias"
Friday, November 21, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Fellowship Hall at Morristown United Methodist Church
50 South Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960

Antigone

Antigone
Friday, November 21, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083

Antigone

Antigone
Friday, November 21, 2025 @ 10:00am
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083

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