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Vivid Stage presents "Etiquette" by David Lee White

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage presents "Etiquette" by David Lee White across two weekends from April 9-19, 2026. The play takes place in the Fall of 2021 and the Cellar Theatre is back in production after a year of Zoom programming.

PHOTOS from "Mesmerized: A Ben Franklin Science and History Mystery" at The Growing Stage

by John Posada
published 2026-03-08
(NETCONG, NJ) -- The Growing Stage, the children's theatre of New Jersey, is presenting Mesmerized: A Ben Franklin Science and History Mystery weekends from March 6-22, 2026. This was adapted for the stage by Suzanne Maynard Miller and is based on the book Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France by Mara Rockliff. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

McCarter Theatre Center Announces 2026-27 Theater Series

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center has announced its 2026-27 Theater Series, featuring five productions spanning Shakespearean villainy, a brand-new musical comedy pulsing with bhangra rhythms, the 2024 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner for Best Play, a thrilling reimagining of an Alfred Hitchcock classic, and a world-premiere comedy.

The MTM Players to present "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at Kelsey Theatre

(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Truth to power and the struggle of the non-conformist against the institution—sometimes tragic, sometimes hilarious—take the stage when The MTM Players presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, across two weekends from March 20-29, 2026 at the Kelsey Theatre on Mercer County Community College's West Windsor Campus.

The National Tour of "Stereophonic" comes to State Theatre New Jersey

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents the national tour of the 2024 Tony® Award-winning Best Play, Stereophonic, for four performances from March 28-29, 2026. Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place March 3-9, 2026

Here are previews of plays taking place from March 3-9, 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.

The Academy for Performing Arts at UCVTS presents "Les Misérables"

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- The Academy for Performing Arts at UCVTS presents Les Misérables at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) from March 13-15, 2026. Set in nineteenth-century France, Les Misérables is a sweeping epic of love, sacrifice, and redemption.

McCarter Theatre Center presents "Circus Quixote" from Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company and The Actors Gymnasium

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center presents Circus Quixote, a gravity-defying theatrical spectacle from Chicago's famed Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors Gymnasium, running March 4–15, 2026. Blending epic adventure with high-flying circus artistry, the production reimagines one of literature's most iconic dreamers for a world that may need him now more than ever.

The Growing Stage presents "Mesmerized: A Ben Franklin Science and History Mystery"

(NETCONG, NJ) -- The Growing Stage, the children's theatre of New Jersey, presents Mesmerized: A Ben Franklin Science and History Mystery weekends from March 6-22, 2026. This was adapted for the stage by Suzanne Maynard Miller and is based on the book Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France by Mara Rockliff.

Pushcart Players Artistic Director Performs "Over the River and Through the Woods" with Company Theatre Group

(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Paul Whelihan, producing artistic director of NJ's renowned touring educational theater, Pushcart Players will appear in the Company Theatre Group's production of Over the River and Through the Woods from March 7-15, 2026 at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center.

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George

George Street Playhouse presents "What Became of Us"
Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Dancing

Dancing at Lughnasa
Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754

9 to 5: The Musical
Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736

Middletown

Middletown Arts Center Student Theater Academy presents "Willy Wonka, Jr."
Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 07748

George

George Street Playhouse presents "What Became of Us"
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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