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theatre
Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwrights Series presents Reading of "Backwards, Forwards, Back" by Jaqueline Goldfinger (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwrights Series will continue with the third reading of 4 in the series for 2023 with a reading of Backwards, Forwards, Back by Jaqueline Goldfinger. The reading will take place on Wednesday, April 19th at 7:30pm in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University.
The MAC Players To Hold Auditions for "The SpongeBob Musical" (MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center will hold auditions for its production of The SpongeBob Musical on Monday, May 8 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. In this musical adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon series, the stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.
Mile Square Theatre presents "Balloonacy" (HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre will present their first Theatre for Family and Young Audiences Production since the pandemic shutdowns of 2023: BALLOONACY, directed by ANDREW BALDWIN. BALLOONACY will play a four-week limited engagement at Mile Square Theatre from Wednesday, April 26 through Sunday, May 21. Balloonacy is a wordless comedy about the power of friendship.
PHOTOS from "The Diary of Anne Frank" in Holmdel (HOLMDEL, NJ) -- The Diary of Anne Frank has captivated readers around the world for decades, and now, audiences in Holmdel have the chance to experience the powerful story in a new theatrical production. The Holmdel Theatre Company production is directed by Amy Jones and runs weekends from Saturday, April 15th to Sunday, April 30th. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Announces Antoinette LaVecchia will Star in "The Rose Tattoo" (MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has announced that Antoinette LaVecchia will join the cast of Tennessee William's The Rose Tattoo. The award-winning actress and veteran of stage and screen replaces Elena Shaddow in the role of Serafina Delle Rose.
PHOTOS from "Blithe Spirit" at Music Mountain Theatre (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre's 2023 season continues with Blithe Spirit, weekends from April 14-30, 2023. 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. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
music
African American Museum to Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month and History of African American Music in NJ April 28-29 (SKILLMAN, NJ) -- The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month and the history of African American music in New Jersey with "Jazz in the Sourlands," a series of special events on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29.
Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital Series presents "Zephyrs: Music for Winds" (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Westminster Conservatory of Music will present "Zephyrs: Music for Winds" on April 22 at 7:30pm. The recital will take place in Hillman Performance Hall in the Marion Buckelew Cullen Music Center, 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton. It is open to the public free of charge; masking is optional.
Roy's Hall presents Darrell Scott; Alex Radus to Open (BLAIRSTOWN, NJ) -- Roy's Hall presents legendary Nashville songwriter, Darrell Scott, on Saturday, April 29th at 8:00pm. Singer-Songwriter Alex Radus will open the night.
Two Planet- and Family-Friendly Performances at Rowan College in Honor of Earth Day Rowan University's College of Performing Arts, home of the Marie Rader Presenting Series, will present two planet- and family-friendly performances April 23, the solar-powered mobile stage show "The Puppet Cycle: Small World Stories," followed by bestselling author and composer Dan Brown's "Wild Symphony," a presentation of nearly two dozen musical portraits drawn from the animal kingdom for young audiences.
New Jersey Porch Fest Season Promises Fun for All A large map of Princeton sits on the wall of the second floor of the Arts Council of Princeton. On it, there are diagrams, thumbtacks and drawings penciling out an upcoming event that the Arts Council is holding. The event they are planning is called a Porch Fest, and ever since the first one occurred in Ithaca, New York in 2007, the number of these homegrown musical festivals have grown rapidly in communities around the country. Princeton is hosting this event for the second time and is one of about a dozen New Jersey communities to have a similar event scheduled in the next few months.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "The Change" by Ruby the Hatchet Have you ever seen the Jersey-based female-fronted witch-edelic doom band Ruby the Hatchet?
film
The 12th Annual Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival to Take Place April 26-27 (RIDGEWOOD, NJ) -- The 12th Annual Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival (RGIFF) will take place April 26-27 at Ridgewood's Bow Tie Cinemas Warner Theater (190 East Ridgewood Avenue). Come join in the fun and excitement in downtown Ridgewood and see over 50 films by up and coming filmmakers, see the premiere of a NJ feature film, enjoy panels by industry experts, do some networking, hear inspiring Q & A's, pose on the Red Carpet and mingle at the Awards After Party.
dance
PEAK Performances at Montclair State University presents the U.S. premiere of Tzeni Argyriou's ANΩNYMO (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- PEAK Performances at Montclair State University presents the U.S. premiere of acclaimed Greek artist Tzeni Argyriou's ANΩNYMO, a journey back to a time before dance was defined by or attached to named individuals, but rather a practice which brought people—and kept communities—together. Conceived and choreographed by Argyriou, ANΩNYMO traverses ancient modes of expression, rooted in human contact, holding, group cohesion, and shared joy. A response to digital media's transformation and diminishment of physical communication, and its intensification of our individualist impulses, ANΩNYMO finds humanity and catharsis in the collective.
art
Passiac County to host 2023 Art in the Park April 29-30 (HAWTHORNE, NJ) -- The County of Passaic will host Art in the Park on Saturday, April 29th from 11:00am to 7:00pm and Sunday, April 30th from 11:00am to 4:00pm at Goffle Brook Park in Hawthorne, New Jersey.
Akwaaba Gallery Presents "Light Within Darkness" by Abstract Painter Tamara Torres (NEWARK, NJ) -- Akwaaba Gallery in Newark presents "Light In Darkness" by Tamara Torres. This is a collection of abstract paintings that evoke feelings of desolation, hope, comfort, epiphany and spirituality. The Exhibition will run through June 17, 2023.
community
Wild West City Highlights 'New' Traditions This Season (BYRAM TWP, NJ) -- Wild West City, a western theme park which is based on the "wild west", is bringing plenty of "new" to this year's action. Looking for something to do in New Jersey? The iconic Western-themed amusement park's season opening is the weekend of May 6-7, 2023.
RVCC Planetarium's May Schedule Includes Laser Show Featuring Music by Taylor Swift, Kids Programs, Star Shows (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium in Branchburg has a terrific lineup in May, including special programs for kids, a laser concert featuring music by Taylor Swift, and a star show focusing on where Earth is situated in the Universe.
Top 15 Most Read Stories at New Jersey Stage from April 9-15, 2023 Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from April 9-15, 2023. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 9 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, and Sussex).
Animatronic Dinosaurs and Giant Bugs Take Over Philadelphia Zoo for Summer, Plus Zoo Key Returns (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Gigantic dinosaurs and larger-than-life insects have taken over Philadelphia Zoo in a brand new immersive, multi-sensory experience: "STAYING POWER: Be Distinct, or go Extinct!" Walk amongst life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and super-sized animatronic insects and discover the physical traits, behaviors and special skills that allowed insects to survive long after the dinosaurs went extinct.
NJPAC and Clinton Hill Community Action Announce ArtsXChange: A Headquarters For Community Arts Programming In The South Ward (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and Clinton Hill Community Action have announced the launch of ArtsXChange, a new partnership between the Arts Center and the South Ward nonprofit community development group.
Ramapo College of New Jersey Welcomes Czech-Holocaust Torah Scroll (MAHWAH, NJ) -- The Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Ramapo College will welcome and exhibit a Torah scroll on Monday, May 1, beginning at 4:00pm. The Czech Memorial Scroll is from the Czech town of Kolín, which outlasted the furor of Nazism. The scroll belongs to a collection of 1,564 scrolls administered by the Memorial Scrolls Trust in London, which distributes the Torah scrolls on permanent loan bases to synagogues and other institutions around the world.
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