New Release Review - "Smile 2"
by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com - published 2024-10-22
Parker Finn's 2022 directorial debut Smile was one of the horror genre's biggest surprises of recent years. Trailers suggested it would be little more than yet another bland studio horror with an arresting gimmick it fails to exploit. But Finn's film turned out to be a thoughtful and disturbing supernatural thriller, one that took the cliché of "trauma" and actually did something interesting with the idea. As an allegory for mental health issues and the looming spectre of potential suicide, it somehow managed to avoid coming across as exploitative or distasteful.
McCarter Theatre Center Presents SW!NG OUT - A Joyful Celebration of Lindy Hop and Live Jazz on Friday
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Friday, October 25, 2024, McCarter Theatre Center invites audiences to experience the exhilarating energy of Lindy Hop with SW!NG OUT, a critically acclaimed swing dance performance choreographed and directed by Caleb Teicher. This dynamic production, accompanied by live music from Eyal Vilner's 10-piece Big Band, features 12 world-class swing dancers, each bringing their own style to the stage in a celebration of America's favorite partnered dance. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Witness Music History with "One Night In Memphis" at The Grunin Center
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Celebrate a legendary moment in rock and roll history when "One Night in Memphis" comes to the Grunin Center for the Arts on Saturday, October 26, 2024. A limited number of tickets are still available. Showtime is 8:00pm.
New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-21-24
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!
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "All the Good Times: Farewell Tour" LIVE! at MPAC
by Spotlight Central - published 2024-10-20
Music lovers inside Morristown, NJ's MPAC auditorium this Wednesday October 9, 2024 evening prepare to live an American dream by experiencing an All the Good Times: Farewell Tour performance by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage From October 13-19, 2024
Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from October 13-19, 2024. 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 (Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Monmouth, Morris, and Somerset).
New Release Review - "Salem's Lot"
by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com - published 2024-10-19
The 1970s saw horror up sticks from its traditional setting of crumbling Gothic European mansions and move into a shiny new home in the suburbs and small towns of the US. Films like Halloween, The Fog, The Amityville Horror and Poltergeist brought the supernatural to a setting most viewers, especially Americans, could easily relate to. On the page, Stephen King was doing similar. In his 1975 novel Salem's Lot, a vampire literally relocates to small town New England. While King had several bestsellers and a Brian de Palma adaptation of his debut novel Carrie by that point, it was director Tobe Hooper's 1979 Salem's Lot TV mini-series that really made King a household name, and crucially, it introduced the writer's work to a new fanbase too young to have been able to see Carrie in cinemas. With one of its two central heroes being a monster movie obsessed young boy, it also set the template for '80s movies like The Goonies and The Monster Squad, which of course would later be channelled by Netflix's flagship series Stranger Things.
Grunin Center presents Tracy Nelson with Steve Conn
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Grunin Center for the Arts presents Tracy Nelson on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:00pm. For this intimate acoustic performance, Tracy will be accompanied by Steve Conn, one of the two pianists on the recent Grammy-nominated album "Life Don't Miss Nobody." Conn will also bring his small accordion to accompany Tracy when she switches to a 12-string acoustic guitar.
Axelrod Performing Arts Center presents "Fiddler on the Roof" starring Bruce Sabath
(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- The Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park presents an exciting new production of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof, the 1964 winner of 9 Tony Awards, from November 1-24, 2024. Based on Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem's stories, with a book by Joseph Stein, the musical boasts a celebrated score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.
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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations
Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 2:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Bell Jazz: Mel and Ella Swing!
Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Bell Theater
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733
category: music
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Kenny & Dolly: Real Love Tribute Show
Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
category: music
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Jesus And Jazz presents South African JCFI Music Ensemble featuring Bassist Sobongile Buda
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 11:30am
Mt Zion Ame Church
56 Church Street, Millburn, NJ 07041
category: music
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"Into the Woods" presented by The MAC Players
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 07748
category: theatre
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Main Street Theatre Company presents "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Main Street Theatre Company
70 County Rd 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
category: theatre
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The Growing Stage presents Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 2:00pm
The Historic Palace Theatre
7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857
category: theatre
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It Was 50 Years Ago Today: A Tribute to the Beatles
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: music
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O-Town “10th Anniversary of Lines & Circles” w/ LFO
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 7:00pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music
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OCC Repertory Theatre presents "Madness, Murder, and Mayhem"
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: theatre
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Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 4:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: kids
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Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 12:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: kids
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bergenPAC’s 20th Annual Gala: Diana Ross – Beautiful Love Performances Legacy Tour
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
category: music
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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 2:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Good Stuff: A Tribute to Steely Dan
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
category: music
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Great Art on Screen - Munch: Love, Ghosts and Lady Vampires
Monday, October 28, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: art
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Poetry Readings with Q&A Featuring Alicia Ostriker & Joan Larkin
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 @ 4:30pm
Monmouth University - The Great Hall
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: community
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A Tribute to Jean Valentine – Panel Discussion featuring Alice Ostriker, Joan Larkin, Carey Salerno, and Ann Marie Macari
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 @ 2:30pm
Monmouth University - The Great Hall
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: community
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Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music
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Click Here (to Start Your Order): Performance and Talkback
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 @ 4:30pm
Monmouth University - Lauren K. Woods Theatre
370 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: music
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Jimmy Webb
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 @ 7:30pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music
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Billy Ocean
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
category: music
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The Capitol Fools
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: comedy
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WP Music Department presents Hunchback of Notre Dame Dress Rehearsal
Thursday, October 31, 2024 @ 12:30pm
William Paterson University - Shea Auditorium
300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
category: theatre
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PorchFest / HABcore Costume Dance Party
Thursday, October 31, 2024 @ 7:00pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: dance
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The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
category: music
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Greg Hawkes with Eddie Japan Performing the Music of The Cars
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 8:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: music
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Southern Rockfest Featuring A Brother’s Revival and Classic Skynyrd Live
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
category: music
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WP Music Department presents Hunchback of Notre Dame
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 7:30pm
William Paterson University - Shea Auditorium
300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
category: theatre
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Anon(ymous)
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 8:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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Tracy Nelson featuring Steve Conn
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Studio Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: music
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Sonja Morgan
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 7:30pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: comedy
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Sugar Skull! A Dia de Muertos Musical Adventure
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre
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Singer/Songwriter Evening In The Round
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
category: music
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America
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 8:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: music
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Fiddler On The Roof
Friday, November 01, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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Earth, Wind, & Fire Tribute Band
Saturday, November 02, 2024 @ 8:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: music
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WP Music Department presents Hunchback of Notre Dame
Saturday, November 02, 2024 @ 7:30pm
William Paterson University - Shea Auditorium
300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
category: theatre
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Princeton Makes Talks Series Features Visual Artist Cathy Dailey on Thursday
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:00pm, visual artist Cathy Dailey will be the featured speaker for the "Inside the Artist's Studio" series at Princeton Makes in the Princeton Shopping Center. Dailey, a Princeton Makes cooperative member, creates vivid, whimsical images of cats, dogs and birds, as well as abstract art, in a variety of media, including colored pencil, oil pastel, and collage. In her talk, entitled "My Artist Road Trip," she will share her 30-plus year artistic journey.
UPCOMING EVENTS
South Jersey's Indigenous Communities Celebrated in New A.C. Arts Garage Exhibit
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- A new exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University will celebrate two southern New Jersey tribal communities through the display of historical documents, traditional artifacts and contemporary art. "Still Here: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape and Powhatan-Renape Nations of Southern New Jersey" opens October 9 and runs until January 5, 2025.
