New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 06-08-22

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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Paper Mill Playhouse Announces 2022 Rising Star Award Winners

(MILLBURN, NJ) -- As one of the nation’s leading professional theaters and recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, Paper Mill Playhouse has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows to Broadway. Since their inception in 1996, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey. Among the early nominees and winners are Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables), Tony Award winners Laura Benanti (Gypsy) and Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon), Tony nominee Rob McClure (Mrs. Doubtfire, Chaplin), Jelani Remy (Lion King, Ain’t Too Proud), Shanice Williams, star of NBC’s The Wiz Live! and Olivier Award nominee Jared Gertner (The Book of Mormon). The 2022 Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards Presented by the Investors Foundation ceremony took place at Paper Mill Playhouse on Monday, June 6 at 7:30pm and was livestreamed.

Jersey City Theater Center Honors Ukrainians with Premiere of VOICES International Theatre Festival

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) kicks off its summer season in June with its 2022 VOICES International Theatre Festival, which is dedicated to Ukrainians who are literally fighting for their lives and independence on a daily basis. Amid a current climate of global unrest, cultural discrimination, and societal despair, notable artists from Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Israel, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the United States have assembled their work to build bridges among countries in honor of the embattled nation.

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Middletown Arts Center Hosts A Benefit for Ukraine with Malena Towers

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center will host A Benefit Concert for Ukraine featuring Soprano Malena Towers who will perform to the music of Vivaldi, Mozart, Puccini and Lloyd Webber. Experience an afternoon that will surely spark the love and power of music in your heart on Sunday, June 12 at 4:00pm. The proceeds of the concert will go to the Ukrainian children and refugees in America and Europe. There will be a reception to follow with a silent art auction.

Colombian-American Indie Musician to Release "Best of" Compilation

(MORGANVILLE, NJ) -- Diego Allessandro, the former front man of the two-time Asbury Music Award Top Americana Band nominee Lot 25, announced on TikTok the release of “The Best of Diego Allessandro 2012-2022” through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and other major digital retailers and streaming services on July 3, 2022. The compilation is made of 17 tracks from Allessandro’s 5 solo albums and the lone Lot 25 album, 2016’s ‘Eden Boulevard’ as well as 2017 single ‘Lonely in Brooklyn.’ All new recordings of the 18 songs will feature new arrangements, some in new keys and contributions from some of Allessandro’s past collaborators.

bergenPAC puts tickets on sale for Peppa Pig's Adventure, Ruben Studdard, and Air Supply

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) has announced exciting new shows for the fall 2022 season; all of which will take place in the newly renovated theater. Kids and parents alike will delight in the musical experience of Peppa Pig’s Adventure, featuring lovable characters from the hit animated TV show, on Saturday, October 15; platinum-selling American R&B, pop, and gospel singer Ruben Studdard, who rose to fame as winner of the second season of “American Idol,” pays tribute to the legendary Luther Vandross in a stunning new show on Thursday, October 27; and the rock duo Air Supply will play their greatest hits on Sunday, November 13.

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Haunting Eureka plays at the 2022 New Jersey International Film Festival on Sunday, June 12!

Eureka is a haunting short that chronicles the life and abuse of a Chinese prostitute in 1885 Eureka, California. Set on the eve of the town’s anti-Chinese riot, the film showcases the hardships of indentured prostitute Longlong as she struggles for freedom while dependent on her brothel madam (Mama). Eureka will be available for streaming worldwide on Sunday, June 12 through the 2022 New Jersey International Film Festival.

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Princeton Makes hosts "Knit in Public" at the Princeton Shopping Center

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Makes will host a Knit in Public Day at the Princeton Shopping Center on Saturday, June 11 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. This is part of the world’s largest knitting celebration, with similar events happening around the globe that day. The event will take place in the center of the Princeton Shopping Center courtyard, and in the event of rain will take place inside the Princeton Makes store.

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Newark Museum of Art presents Outdoor Festival for Juneteenth

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Juneteenth at the Newark Museum of Art (NMOA) will be an outdoor festival inspired by Harriet Tubman featuring performers, artists, and dancers from the Black community across New Jersey. This event is for all ages. In case of rain, the event will move indoors. It takes place from noon to 5:00pm on Saturday, June 18th.

New Hope Arts Receives $250,000 Matching Gift Challenge Donation

(NEW HOPE, PA) -- The New Hope Arts Center has announced a private $250,000 matching gift challenge at their 20th Anniversary Gala, granted in response to its recent announcement of the Elevate the Arts Capital Campaign earlier in May, making this contribution their largest private monetary donation to the non-profit arts center since its opening in 2002.

Bedminister resident Dolores Noboa named MPAC’s Volunteer of the Month of June

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Bedminster resident Dolores Noboa has been named MPAC’s Volunteer of the Month of June. This recognition program is designed to shine a light on the many individuals who contribute their time and energy toward making MPAC and the MPAC customer experience a success. Dolores has been a volunteer at MPAC since November 2021, mostly serving on the front line scanning tickets.

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