This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place from April 30 to May 7, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from April 30 to May 7, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place April 30 to May 7, 2024

Here are previews of plays taking place from April 30 to May 7, 2024 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. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.

McCarter Theatre Center Announces 2024-2025 Dance Series

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On April 30th, Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, Executive Director Martin Miller, and Director of Presented Programming Paula Abreu announced McCarter Theatre Center's 2024-2025 Dance Series – featuring Ballet Hispánico, SW!NG OUT from superstar choreographer Caleb Teicher, Noli Timere – a new collaboration between Director/Choreographer/Princeton University Professor Rebecca Lazier and sculptor Janet Echelman, Seoul-based Bereishit Dance Company, and Twyla Tharp Dance. Also included as an optional season encore is the highly anticipated return of Pilobolus.

REVIEW: "tick, tick.. BOOM!" at George Street Playhouse

by Gary Wien - published 2024-04-30
​​​​​​​(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse continues its 50th anniversary season with a fantastic production of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick... BOOM! There are many universal themes in theatre, but one that holds true for many is the theme of this wonderful play - the way we feel the impending deadline we've given ourselves to succeed in life.

StageWorks Theatre Group presents "Violet"

(POMPTON LAKES, NJ) -- StageWorks Theatre Group presents Violet across two weekends (May 9-12 and May 16-19, 2024). It is based on "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts. As a girl, Violet was struck by a wayward axe blade when her father was chopping wood, leaving her with a visible scar across her face. With enough money finally saved she's traveling across the Deep South in 1964 towards a miracle – the healing touch of a TV evangelist who will make her beautiful.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-29-24

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!

New Jersey Stage Reaches Milestone: Ten Years Covering The Arts

(BELMAR, NJ) — On April 23, 2024, New Jersey Stage celebrated its tenth anniversary covering the arts as a business. The independent site has published over 30,000 articles to date with no signs of slowing down, and continues its mission of providing affordable advertising for the arts.

Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage From April 21-27, 2024

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from April 21-27, 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 (Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, and Sussex).

An Interview with Jim Loughlin of moe.

by Chris Paul - published 2024-04-28
On Thursday, July 4, 2024, moe. will be returning to the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Joining them will be summer tour collaborators, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country and Neighbor. To celebrate the return of moe. for the 50th anniversary of the Stone Pony, I was able to catch up with Jim Loughlin (percussionist/Swiss army knife) and relive the glory days of past performances at the Jersey Shore while discussing the current state of the band.