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Kean Department of Theatre presents "References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot"

(UNION, NJ) -- The Kean Department of Theatre presents References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot from October 9-17, 2026 in the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center. This is an Obie Award-winning surrealist play by José Rivera that follows Gabriela, a lonely housewife in Barstow, California, awaiting her soldier-husband Benito’s return from the Gulf War in 1991.



 

The National Tour of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" comes to MPAC

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Con man Harold Hill brings "Trouble" to River City when Big League Productions' National Tour of Meredith Willson's The Music Man comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) for three performances from October 16-17, 2026. The show is helmed by veteran director Matt Lenz. Emmy Award winning and TONY Award® nominated choreographer Joshua Bergasse brings the story's celebrated production numbers spectacularly to life on stage.

David Arquette goes Behind The Scream at bergenPAC on Friday

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Get ready for an unforgettable evening when David Arquette goes Behind The Scream at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 7:00pm.

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall hosts the 2026 Atlantic City Comedy Festival This Weekend

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall hosts the 2026 Atlantic City Comedy Festival on Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, with some of the biggest names in comedy. Showtime is 8:00pm each night.

Light Opera of New Jersey presents "Amahl and the Night Visitors"

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- This holiday season, Light Opera of New Jersey (LONJ) invites audiences of all ages to experience the magic of Gian Carlo Menotti's beloved one-act opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors.





WBGO's "All The Jazz" Series Comes to Holmdel

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Executive Director Andrew DePrisco brings Smooth Jazz to the Bell Theater in Holmdel with the ever-popular WBGO "all that jazz" Concert series. Procured by Smooth Jazz New Jersey, the first two offerings will be Spyro Gyra on October 24th and Rick Braun on November 21, 2026.

SOHO International Film Festival to World Premiere "Bloodhound" by E.B. Hughes

(NEW YORK, NY) — South Jersey filmmaker E.B. Hughes will have the World Premiere screening of his psychological thriller, Bloodhound, at the SOHO International Film Festival on Friday, October 9, 2026 at the Regal Union Square Theater 12. The screening begins at 7:30pm.

Jersey Arts Podcast: Kathryn Grody's Unexpected 3rd Act

by Maddie Orton, JerseyArts.com - published 2026-10-02

It's in the third act of a three-act story structure when everything comes to a head. The plot builds to its peak, the characters demonstrate development, and the audience/reader/listener experiences the story's climax—and maybe even a moral.

Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater & Music Theater presents "Quite Contrary"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater and Music Theater at Princeton University presents Quite Contrary, a gothic fantasy re-imagining of the life of Mary Shelley and the ghosts that haunted the creation of her legendary novel, Frankenstein. The new play is written by senior Marlie Kass and is directed by sophomore Nora Glass. Performances are October 9-10 at 8:00pm and October 11, 2026 at 2:00pm in the Wallace Theater at the Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton campus.

HYCIDE Founder Akintola Hanif to Host Retrospective of His Work at XPANSE Arts Space

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Photographer and filmmaker Akintola Hanif will exhibit a retrospective of his work spanning more than 20 years of photos – from street photography and documentary portraiture to erotica and studio images–on October 9, 2026 at HYCIDE XPANSE [arts axis] in Newark, NJ from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.





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A Beat of Our Own

Wednesday, October 07, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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Tom Papa: Grateful Bread Tour

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) Morristown, NJ
 
 
 
 






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