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New Jersey Stage:
Daily Edition 04-28-22




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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So You Wanna Dance? "Hairspray" Musical Headed for New Brunswick This Weekend


Hairspray has succeeded as a musical and film because it manages to convey a delightful story about teenage love, weigh discrimination and generational conflict with terrific music and, most importantly, a pretty gripping story about racial discrimination in Baltimore in 1962.
Light Opera of New Jersey presents "In The Heights"


(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- Light Opera of New Jersey continues its 26th Season of operetta and musical theatre with a production of Tony award-winning In the Heights at South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC). Based on a book by Quiara Alegria Hudes, this is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit musical. Performances take place July 15-17 and July 22-24, 2022.

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Nicole Atkins to Perform on "Live From My Den" this Friday


Nicole Atkins has released a first look premiere of her performance of "Captain" from the new episode of the Artists Den weekly series Live From My Den. The full episode is set to air this Friday, April 29. The performance and interview were filmed at Nashville, TN's Sometimes. "Captain" is taken from Atkins' most recent acclaimed records. It originally appeared on 2020's Italian Ice and was reimagined for her 2021 album Memphis Ice.
Maria Yefimova LIVE! at the Grunin Center


Music lovers are making their way inside Toms River, NJ’s Grunin Center for the Arts, located on the campus of Ocean County College, this April 15, 2022 afternoon for a Friday Afternoon Recital Series performance by musician Maria Yefimova.
Beres Hammond returns to NJPAC in August


(NEWARK, NJ) -- Jamaica’s most prolific crooner Beres Hammond returns to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) with his new tour on Saturday, August 13th at 8:00pm. The Grammy-nominated reggae icon known to many as the “Otis Redding of Reggae,” Beres Hammond has been producing and pouring out his smoky-sweet vocals over every kind of riddim track for almost 40 years. 
MPAC presents The Electric Light Orchestra Experience featuring Evil Woman - The American ELO


(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents The Electric Light Orchestra Experience featuring Evil Woman – The American ELO on Friday, May 20th at 8:00pm. Enjoy the music of Electric Light Orchestra and hits such as "Telephone Line," "Evil Woman," "Turn to Stone" and "Mr. Blue Sky," in this tribute performed by acclaimed session musicians who recreate the classic ELO sound.
Semantics Releases Music Video For “This Love Could Kill You”


Brisbane's cathartic and emotive post-punk group Semantics has unveiled the music video for “This Love Could Kill You”, the second single off of their debut full-length album Paint Me Blue, which is due out on May 20th via SideOneDummy Records.
HUXLEY Releases Official Lyric Video for "Second Chances"


New Jersey based, heavy rock band HUXLEY has released the official lyric video for "Second Chances," With the lyric video created by *Scott Rudd Film, "Second Chances" features driving guitars, soaring vocals, and an addictive baseline that reminds listeners that rock is, in fact, no where near waning.
Adrian Belew Releases "A13" from Upcoming Album and Announces Summer Tour


Adrian Belew is a legendary guitarist well-known for his diverse travels around the musical map. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose solo records are critically acclaimed. His moving singing voice and prolific songwriting has endeared a loyal fan base of music lovers. His music is being discovered everyday by more and more listeners thirsty for great music with a creative standard not often pushed by the commercial music industry.

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Lighthouse International Film Society to Screen "Olga" for the Benefit of World Central Kitchen's Efforts in Ukraine


(LOVELADIES, NJ) -- Looking for a way to show its support for the people of Ukraine? The Lighthouse International Film Society is hosting a benefit for World Central Kitchen and their life-giving work feeding the citizens of that war-torn country.  They will be screening Olga, which tells the 2014 story of a teenage Ukrainian gymnast exiled in Switzerland while training for the Olympics, on Wednesday, May 11th at 7:30pm. The screening takes place at Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd, Loveladies, NJ.

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Passaic County Celebrates the Life of Frederick Law Olmsted


(PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ) -- The County of Passaic, in conjunction with the National Association of Olmsted Parks, is celebrating the life of Frederick Law Olmsted in honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth. Olmsted, widely considered the father of landscape architecture, will be celebrated throughout the year. Olmsted 200 events will engage the public through park tours, lectures and even a picnic. 



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