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theatre
This Week in Theatre: Previews of Plays Taking Place April 11-17, 2023 Here are previews of plays taking place from April 11-17, 2023 including a look at productions starting, continuing, and closing this week. Plus a look at plays coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "The Rose Tattoo" by Tennessee Williams (MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s (STNJ) 61st season will begin on May 31st with The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams. This exuberant, extravagant tale of Serafina Delle Rose, a Sicilian widow living on the turbulent Gulf Coast outside of New Orleans, is an astonishing and poetic ode to this irresistible force of sensuality and the power of longing, hope, and desire. Replete with a Greek chorus-like cast of colorful characters, the play is a boisterous and beautiful celebration of life and love. The production runs through June 18, 2023.
Art House Productions presents the 2023 INKubator New Play Festival (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents the 2023 INKubator New Play Festival from May 8-17. This year's playwrights are Micharne Cloughley, Amir-Gabriel Gad, Adin Lenahan, Iraisa Ann Reilly, Edwin Rivera-Arias, and Emmy Weissman. Audiences who attend the festival will have the opportunity to participate in conversations with the writers, directors, and actors following each performance. All readings are free to attend, but advanced registration is required.
Theater lovers can walk, run, bike to support The Theater Project Theater lovers throughout the United States, particularly in the Northeast, have the opportunity to support The Theater Project, a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists, through the non-profit organization's unique FundRacing initiative. Through June 25 supporters can run, walk or bike to enable The Theater Project to continue bringing live and Zoom-based entertaining and thought-provoking plays to the New Jersey community and beyond.
Luna Stage presents the World Premiere of "The Ground on Which We Stand" (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Luna Stage presents the World Premiere of The Ground on Which We Stand, a multi-writer, site-specific performance exploring the history and impact of The James Howe House from 1780 to present day. The Howe House is the first property in the Township of Montclair to be owned by an African American and formerly enslaved person, and has been the site of much current controversy.
South Street Players presents "The Dining Room" by A.R. Gurney (SPRING LAKE, NJ) -- South Street Players presents The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney across two weekends (May 5-7 and May 12-14) at Wesley Hall in Spring Lake. The play is a comedy of manners, set in a single dining room where 18 scenes from different households overlap and intertwine.
Music Mountain Theatre presents "Blithe Spirit" (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre's 2023 season continues with Blithe Spirit beginning on April 14, playing on weekends through April 30. A smash comedy hit in London and New York, this much-revived classic concerns fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who has remarried but finds himself haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira. To gather background for his new book, Charles and his second wife, Ruth, invite the extremely eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to perform a séance.
music
State Theatre New Jersey presents Our Planet Live in Concert (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Our Planet Live in Concert on Tuesday, April 18 at 7:00pm. The Emmy® Award-winning Netflix documentary has been reimagined as a live experience, combining highlights from the series with brand-new orchestrations and sequences to create an immersive journey across our planet for audiences of all ages. Tickets range from $29-$49.
This Week in Music: Event Listings and Previews for Shows Taking Place April 11-18, 2023 Here is a look at upcoming concerts taking place from April 11 to April 18, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview.
Warren Zanes: "Finding Nebraska" comes to Montclair (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival and Outpost in the Burbs invites you to spend the evening "Finding Nebraska", a words-and-music show about one man's love affair with Bruce Springsteen's album Nebraska on Friday, May 5 at 7:00pm. Combining storytelling and performance, author Warren Zanes will be joined by guests including Laura Cantrell and James Maddock, all backed by a house band featuring David Mansfield, Ray Kubian, and Chris Harford.
Enjoy "Musical Medleys with Dr. David Podles" at The Ocean County Library in May (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Acclaimed international violinist Dr. David Podles returns to the Ocean County Library for a series of "Musical Medleys" during the month of May at the OCL Stafford, Plumsted, and Brick branches. Please register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org/events to attend one of these free programs.
NJPAC presents Stephanie Mills with The Whispers (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes the return of Stephanie Mills with legendary hitmakers, The Whispers performing in Newark on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 8:00pm. The awe-inspiring Stephanie Mills (original star of The Wiz) performs R&B hits from an illustrious 35-year career in a soul-stirring evening with The Whispers. Part of NJPAC's annual celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Emma Ruth Rundle’s Engine of Hell New York City Concert I am a relative newcomer to Emma Ruth Rundle’s music but I have been playing her songs almost non-stop since 2022 when I became hooked on Electric Guitar: One which is her first solo album. That led me down the Rundle rabbit hole and I quickly purchased all her oeuvre as well as the albums she made with Thou, Nocturnes, Red Sparowes and Marriages. I was tempted to go see her play live in Toronto and Boston earlier this month, but those shows just didn’t jive with my teaching schedule at Rutgers University. So, it was with great anticipation that I headed to Rundle’s Easter gig at Le Poisson Rouge in Greenwich Village. This show was originally planned to be the Tour’s finale, but she added another Boston show due to great demand.
comedy
Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Steven Wright (RED BANK, NJ) -- The Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Steven Wright on Friday, April 28th at 8:00pm. Academy Award winner Steven Wright is a prototype comedian that many others continually try to follow. This show was originally scheduled for March 18, 2022 and all tickets will be honored on the new date.
dance
RVCC to Present Student, Faculty Dance Performances (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's (RVCC) Arts & Design department will present DanceWorks, an evening of student and faculty dance performances, April 27 and 28 at 7:00pm each night. The event will be held in the Edward Nash Theatre at the College’s Branchburg campus. The concert is being produced by Loretta Fois, Director of RVCC's dance program.
art
The Center for the Visual Arts Gallery presents "Entanglements" (LINCROFT, NJ) -- The Center for the Visual Arts Gallery presents "Entanglements," an exhibition highlighting the transformative and thought-provoking work of ecofeminist artist-educator Amanda Thackray. The exhibit will run until April 28th and feature several of Thackray's multidisciplinary pieces.
community
NJ Judge Whose Family Was Attacked to Keynote Forum on Judicial Safety April 12th (GALLOWAY, NJ) -- A federal judge whose son was killed in a targeted attack at her New Jersey home will be the keynote speaker at an online forum about judicial safety on Wednesday, April 12. The virtual event will also feature a panel of nationally recognized security experts. "A Threat to Judges – and Judicial Independence" is sponsored by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University and the New Jersey Hispanic Bar Association. The event begins at 3:00pm.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
Mr. Ray to Perform Free Concert in Monroe Township
November 15, 2025
New Jersey Festival Orchestra Presents "Romance in the Mansion" – A Candlelight Evening of Music, Wine, and Elegance
November 15, 2025
The Dryden Ensemble presents "Daydreams (and Dictators)"
November 15, 2025
Lyceum Hall Center for the Arts presents Ensemble Novo
November 15, 2025
The Theater Project presents a Staged Reading of "B.B'S"
November 15, 2025
East Lynne Theater Company presents Story of Local, Former U.S. Marshal
November 15, 2025
The Yard at Bally's AC presents The Amish Outlaws
November 15, 2025
Meet Loaf comes to The Strand on November 15th
November 15, 2025
2nd Annual NJ Wine Expo to Take Place November 15th
November 15, 2025
Catch a Rising Star Comedy Club presents Tim Grill - "The Barely Can Stand-Up Comic"
November 15, 2025
