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New Jersey Stage:
Daily Edition 08-11-22




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!

theatre

Bristol Riverside Theatre Announces 2022-23 Season

(BRISTOL, PA) -- Bristol Riverside Theatre (BRT) will present four productions for its 2022-23 mainstage season, including one world premiere and one Philadelphia premiere. The season offers theater lovers an award-winning classic, a hilarious adaptation of a cult favorite film, and daring new stories full of laughs, surprises, and drama. Whether audiences are looking to reconnect with an old favorite or discover an exciting new production, BRT’s new mainstage season provides plenty of reasons to return to this 36-year old cultural institution. 

Applications for Art House's 2022-23 INKubator Program Are Now Open

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Applications for Art House Productions' 2022-2023 INKubator Program are now open.  The INKubator program is an eight-month generative playwriting process for a select group of playwrights-in-residence in Jersey City, culminating in the annual INKubator New Play Festival, tentatively scheduled for May 5-7, 2023. The 2022-2023 INK Cohort will meet as a group and in-person monthly from October to May alongside program director Alex Tobey to share new pages, receive feedback, and develop the first draft of a brand new play. 

Centenary Stage Company's Young Performer’s Workshop Accepting Applicants For Fall

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company’s Young Performer’s Workshop returns this fall from September 10 through December 18, and the deadline to apply is September 9. The Young Performer’s Workshop is a 15-week theatre training program for performers ages 8-18. Each session culminates with a Festival of Shows performed by the students.

Theatre Previews For The Week of August 9 - 15

Here are previews of plays taking place from August 9-15. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Be sure to send press releases for your plays to [email protected] to be included. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre.


music

Hopewell Theater hosts live music Pop-Up with John Abbott on Saturday

(HOPEWELL, NJ) -- Hopewell Theater is hosting an outdoor live music pop-up on August 13 from 6:00pm-7:30pm. The event will be held in HT’s parklet created in the front of 7 W. Broad St. (formerly The Brothers Moon Restaurant) featuring bistro seating and refreshments for sale. Local guitarist John Abbott will perform. The event is free, all ages welcome.

Asbury Lanes presents They Might Be Giants

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Brooklyn’s alt-rock legends They Might Be Giants are coming through Asbury Park to play two sold out shows at Asbury Lanes on August 30th & 31st. They’re continuing a massive, almost entirely sold-out national tour where they will perform their seminal album Flood in full to celebrate their 40th anniversary as a band.

Freedom Mortgage Pavilion presents Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Baroness & Suicide Silence

(CAMDEN, NJ) -- Killswitch Engage are hitting the road with Lamb of God on the Omen Tour, coming to Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden on Saturday, September 10th. The two bands have been tourmates many times through the years and this Fall 2022 tour looks to be one of their best treks together yet! The lineup for Camden also includes Baroness & Suicide Silence.

Five for Fighting LIVE! at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

Out on the Atlantic City Boardwalk this Saturday, July 30, 2022 evening it feels like another steamy night at the Jersey Shore, but inside the Soundwaves auditorium at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino music lovers ride a cool wave of excitement as they ready themselves for a live concert by Five for Fighting.

bergenPAC presents Paul Anka

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Paul Anka, one of the most successful singer/songwriters, on November 8 at 8:00pm.  With well over 500 songs and 100 million albums sold, Paul Anka has the distinction of being the only artist in history to have a song on the Billboard charts during seven consecutive decades.

Heaven 17 brings tour to The Vogel

(RED BANK, NJ) -- 1980s new wave/synth-pop masters Heaven 17 are coming to North America this fall for their first-ever headlining transatlantic tour celebrating their storied 40-year career. The acclaimed British duo of Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory will perform their much-loved greatest hits, including “Temptation,” “Let Me Go” and “Hands Up To Heaven,” classic tracks and other highlights. The 15-date We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang outing comes to the area with a show in Red Bank on Saturday, September 17 at The Vogel. 

comedy

Ramapo College’s Berrie Center for the Arts Opens Season with Comedian Jonathan Burns

(MAHWAH, NJ) -- Jonathan Burns (a comedian, magician, and contortionist) will open the 2022-23 Berrie Center for the Arts season with his outrageous humor on Wednesday, August 31 at 8:30pm. The event is free and open to the public, but patrons must secure a ticket online.

dance

American Repertory Ballet kicks off season with "Kaleidoscope" at NBPAC

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- American Repertory Ballet (ARB) launches its 2022-2023 season with Kaleidoscope for four performances at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, September 23-25.

art

Riverside Gallery presents "Purifying" - a Solo Exhibition by Jina Kwon

(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- The Riverside Gallery presents Jina Kwon's solo exhibition, “Purifying,” from August 16th to August 23rd. Jina Kwon utilizes the visual styles and lessons of Abstract Expressionism in order to arrive at an orderly chaos where the artist finds an elevated state that she describes as "purified."(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- The Riverside Gallery presents Jina Kwon's solo exhibition, “Purifying,” from August 16th to August 23rd. Jina Kwon utilizes the visual styles and lessons of Abstract Expressionism in order to arrive at an orderly chaos where the artist finds an elevated state that she describes as "purified."

food

The Perch at Peacock Inn in Princeton Earns Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

(PRINCETON, NJ Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/) -- The Perch at Peacock Inn, the only fine dining restaurant and luxury boutique hotel in the heart of Princeton, NJ, has been honored again for its excellent wine program. Wine Spectator, the world's leading authority on wine, reaches around 3 million readers worldwide through its print publication, Wine Spectator magazine, and the web's most trusted wine site at WineSpectator.com. The Award of Excellence is given to restaurants that offer thoughtfully chosen wine lists, encompassing quality, diversity and compatibility with the menu's style and pricing.

community

Monmouth County Historical Commission seeks 2023 applicants for two history grants

(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Historical Commission has released its 2023 grant applications for the History Regrant Program and the Historic Preservation Grant Program. The Historical Commission will offer in-person and virtual workshops to explain the application process to eligible nonprofit organizations or municipalities.

New Brunswick Heart Festival Celebrates The Arts on Saturday

It will be a heart to heart arts festival this coming Saturday, August 13, in downtown New Brunswick when area arts councils and theaters hold the third annual “New Brunswick Heart Festival,” featuring bands, performers and live music and dance events in a three hour festival.

books

Ramapo College publishes a collection of student stories in "The Class of Covid-19: Unmasked"

(MAHWAH, NJ) -- Fear. Loneliness. Racism. Confusion. Depression. Anxiety. For many, these were the very real, secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, suffered by none more so than vulnerable young people who struggled to make sense of their lives while the presence of the virus fundamentally changed their daily routines and even their understanding of the world. Their heartfelt stories of grief and resilience are memorialized in a transformative writing project, The Class of COVID-19: Unmasked, which will be published digitally and in paperback through Amazon.



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