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theatre
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Inaugural bergenPAC High School Musical Awards to Take Place May 22nd (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Move over Tonys, a new award show is taking centerstage this Spring. The inaugural bergenPAC High School Musical Awards will celebrate outstanding performances from schools across the region.
MPAC to Hold Auditions for "Matilda the Musical" (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) will present Matilda the Musical for their 2023 spring production. Four performances will be held June 2-4. The show will be directed by Cathy Roy, MPAC Education Director, with music direction by Charles Santoro. Auditions will take place at MPAC February 5, 6 and 9. An audition information session will be held via ZOOM on Sunday, January 29 at 6:00pm for anyone seeking further info about the auditions or the production.
New Jersey Repertory Company launches One Night Stand performance series (LONG BRANCH,NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company has announced a new performance series, One Night Stand. These special engagements are an eclectic array of fun, one-night-only, engagements. One Night Stand compliments the already robust offerings from New Jersey Repertory Company, including a Monday Night Salon Reading Series, an Annual Subscription Series, a month-long Pride Festival, a one-act-play Theatre Brut Festival, and on-going art and photography exhibits at their West End Arts Gallery.
music
The Dryden Ensemble Presents "Anna Magdalena Bach: Her Story" (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Dryden Ensemble presents “Anna Magdalena Bach: Her Story” on Sunday, February 5 at 3:00pm at the Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ. The concert is a special event based on the life of Anna Magdalena Bach, Bach’s second wife. Admission is free and open to the public.
PHOTOS from Greensky Bluegrass at Count Basie Center for the Arts (RED BANK, NJ) -- Greensky Bluegrass performed at Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on January 18, 2023 and photographer Chris Paul was there to take photos. Chris also interviewed Mike Bont, banjo player for Greensky Bluegrass, ahead of the show and that interview can be found here.
film
Film Production in New Jersey Once Again Smashes Record Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission announced on January 24th that overall in-state production spending from filmmaking exceeded $650 million dollars in 2022, besting the previous record of $500 million set for 2021. The announcement came at the outset of a series of meetings in California between Governor Murphy and the film, TV, and technology industries.
"Maybe I Do" - Film Shot In New Jersey Comes To Theaters (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- An all-star cast visited Essex, Union, Hudson, and Passaic Counties for the filming of the upcoming multigenerational romantic comedy Maybe I Do. Produced by Endeavor Content, the movie follows Michelle and Allen, who have reached the point in their relationship where they are considering next steps. They decide to invite their parents to finally meet and offer their insights about why marriage works. Turns out, the parents already know one another quite well, which leads to some differing opinions about the value of matrimony. Maybe I Do is produced by Michael Jacobs, Scott Mednick, and Vincent Newman and will be released in theaters on January 27.
Superb feature Ocean City Monster Building screens at the Spring 2023 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, February 4 Ocean City Monster Building directed by Chris Lane examines the question: How much can a position of power control what remains hidden behind the scenes - even after one dies?
dance
NJPAC presents PILOBOLUS Big Five-Oh! (NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents PILOBOLUS Big Five-Oh! on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 7:00pm. The celebratory program is a milestone in fifty years of groundbreaking dance from the uniquely feisty arts organism. PILOBOLUS puts the “Oh!” in Big Five Oh!, deliberately questioning its own givens, and turning its traditions sideways to bring its past into the future. As fresh and vibrant as ever are signature works from vintage classics to trend-setting innovative work in shadow.
art
Montclair Art Museum and African American Cultural Committee Announce the AACC Founders Fellowship (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) and the African American Cultural Committee (AACC) have announced the inauguration of the AACC Founders Fellowship, beginning in September of 2023.
community
UCPAC hosts free event: "Langston & Beethoven: Black & Proud" (RAHWAY, NJ) -- In celebration of Black History Month, the Union County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Rahway invite residents to experience the words and music of two cultural legends whose art interweaves across centuries and continents, in a live performance of Langston & Beethoven: Black & Proud on Tuesday, January 31 at the Main Stage of the Union County Performing Arts Center, at 1601 Irving Street in Rahway. Showtime is 7:00pm.
kids
Two Family-Friendly Shows Added to Kean Stage Spring Line-Up (UNION, NJ) -- Two new family-friendly, sensory-inclusive shows have been added to Kean Stage’s Spring 2023 season at Kean University’s Wilkins Theatre in Union, NJ.
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