Wicked to Cast Their Spell at Salty's Beach Bar

by Danny Coleman - published 2024-04-23
"We're so excited. The band is just poised and ready to hit the road and rock out and get this album out to the masses," laughed the man simply known as "Danny" as he discussed his band Wicked, their new album "Sunburn" and their April 25 show at Salty's Beach Bar in Lake Como, NJ. 

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-23-24

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!

Gun & Powder Both Run Dry in Paper Mill Musical

by Bruce Chadwick - published 2024-04-22
I was a kid in the late 1950s and early 1960s and the western was undisputed, unchallenged King of television. No matter what channel you turned to, there was a marshal with a ten gallon hat and big, big badge shooting it out with the bad guys. There were good citizens, like the men of the Ponderosa in Bonanza, fighting evildoers every single week, Women? The most gorgeous women in the world, all in love with the good guys. No matter what channel you turned to, there was the story of truth justice and the American way – on horseback. Six gun glory.

Mile Square Theatre presents NJ Premiere of "Show Up, Kids!"

(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre is pleased to announce their Theatre for Family and Young Audiences Production for their 2023-24 season: Show Up, Kids!, directed by Michole Biancosino, which has a four-week limited engagement at Mile Square Theatre from Wednesday, April 24 through Sunday, May 19, 2024. Show Up, Kids! is a semi-improvised comedy where a hapless host uses audience suggestions for the plot, props, characters, and setting of a completely original story.

"The Two Hander" is a Compelling World Premiere at NJ Rep

by Gary Wien - published 2024-04-22
(LONG BRANCH, NJ) — "Do you ever wonder how much of your memories you chose to forget?" That's a question asked by Claire, a 29-year-old writer (currently working for a ticket agency) during her first time at therapy. Diana, her sharp-witted therapist, says, "Memory is an asset. You’ve already lived it, now learn from it."

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 4/22/24

by Lazlo - published 2024-04-22
Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Marc Del Giudice, The Dracu-Las, SONOFDOV, Bobby Mahoney, Jason Didner, and Southpaw. Plus a look back at "Truth About Lions" by The Chilling Details.

Tower of Power LIVE! at BergenPAC

by Spotlight Central - published 2024-04-22
Music fans fill Englewood, NJ's BergenPAC this Thursday, April 11, 2024 evening for a "Souled Out" 56th Anniversary performance by the Oakland, CA R&B/funk band, Tower of Power.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-22-24

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!

Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage From April 14-20, 2024

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from April 14-20, 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 10 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Sussex, Union, and Warren).