Here is a look at upcoming concerts taking place from April 17 to April 24, 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.
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FEATURED LISTINGS
Monday, April 17, 2023 @ 7:00pm -- WP Percussion Ensemble at Shea Center for Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Monday, April 17, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Tiffany at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Chicago at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 @ 7:00pm -- Our Planet Live In Concert at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- Little Steven and the Disciples Of Soul at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Chicago at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Selwyn Birchwood at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- Little Steven and the Disciples Of Soul at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 @ 7:00pm -- The Popular Music Spring 2023 Showcase at Shea Center for Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Thursday, April 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Thursday, April 20, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- Arturo Sandoval at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Thursday, April 20, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- ONES – Beatles #1 Hits at Carteret Performing Arts Center, 46 Washington Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008
Friday, April 21, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- One Night of Queen at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Friday, April 21, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- Jon Secada at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Friday, April 21, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- BOWIE&Beyond Tribute Show at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Friday, April 21, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- James Maddock at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- PIANO BATTLE at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- One Night of Queen at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Almost Queen w/ Elton John tribute - Philadelphia Freedom at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Almost U2 at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- Kiss The Sky at Carteret Performing Arts Center, 46 Washington Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 5:30pm -- McCarter Gala at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 7:00pm -- Preservation Hall Jazz Band at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- Richard Lloyd of Television at Outpost In The Burbs, 40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- WP Presents! • Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses at Shea Center for Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Paul Nelson Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 8:00pm -- Mack Brandon’s Gospel Explosion at Berrie Center for the Arts, Ramapo College of NJ, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ 3:00pm -- NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY: STEVEN MACKEY & MOZART at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ 3:00pm -- TAKE ME HOME: THE MUSIC OF JOHN DENVER at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ 5:00pm -- Piano Battle at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Judy Collins & Madeleine Peyroux at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ 4:00pm -- WP Jazz Studies Program 50th Anniversary Concert with Rufus Reid, Bill Charlap, and Special Alumni Guests at Shea Auditorium, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ 7:30pm -- Stillhouse Junkies at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
April 18 to April 19, 2023 - Little Steven and the Disciples Of Soul presents Sorcery & Soulfire Live! at Count Basie Center for the Arts. (RED BANK, NJ) -- Stevie Van Zandt has reunited his legendary Disciples of Soul for a very special live concert event. Little Steven and the Disciples Of Soul present Sorcery & Soulfire Live! At the Basie! takes place April 18 and April 19 at the historic Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 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.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - Lizzie Rose Music Room presents young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood. (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Groundbreaking young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood will perform live at The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Birchwood won the highly-competitive 2022 Blues Music Award for Song Of The Year for his original I'd Climb Mountains from his latest release, Living In A Burning House. He calls his music "electric swamp funkin’ blues," defined by raw and soulful musicianship played with fire-and-brimstone fervor. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - Music Professor Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Change with "The Seas Are Rising" concert at Bergen Community College. (PARAMUS, NJ) -- As part of Bergen Community College's Earth Week program, music professor Dan Sheehan and band will premier his concert experience The Seas Are Rising: Stories of a Climate in Crisis at the college's Ciccone Theatre on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 7:30pm. The concert, co-sponsored by the Sierra Club – North Jersey Group, features songs written by Prof. Sheehan highlighting the existential threat of climate change and other environmental challenges, focusing on the need for immediate and bold action to avoid catastrophic consequences. Song topics include recent intensified storms such as Hurricane Maria, devastating fires burning in the Amazon, droughts in Europe, and climate-induced famine in Africa.
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - Westminster Conservatory recital to feature piano music by African American composers. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The monthly series Westminster Conservatory at Nassau will present faculty pianist Clipper Erickson in a recital of music by African American composers on April 20, 2023 at 12:15pm. The recital will take place in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey. The event is free and open to the public; masking is optional.
April 21 to April 23, 2023 - Composer Steve Mackey to Have World Premiere of "Riot" with the New Jersey Symphony and Princeton Glee Club Choir. Between April 21-23, Steven Mackey's RIOT receives its world premiere with the New Jersey Symphony and Princeton Glee Club Choir led by Xian Zhang, joined by mezzo-soprano Alicia Olatuja and Mackey himself on electric guitar. The large-scale work, written in collaboration with U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, was composed in honor of New Jersey Symphony’s 100th year.
Friday, April 21, 2023 - StocktonPAC presents The Brubeck Brothers Quartet. (GALLOWAY, NJ) -- The Brubeck Brothers Quartet will share the sweet sounds of jazz with audiences at Stockton University's Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 21. The concert begins at 7:30pm. With Dan and Chris Brubeck as the foundation, guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb, complete this dynamic quartet. They have performed at concert series, colleges and jazz festivals across North America and Europe including the Newport, Detroit, Montreal, Playboy/Hollywood Bowl and Monterey jazz festivals.
Saturday, April 22, 2023 - Pianists Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis to Battle at MPAC. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Two pianists – two performances – you decide who plays it the best! Welcome to Piano Battle as performers Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis battle for supremacy of the keyboards. Piano Battle comes Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) in Morristown on Saturday, April 22 at 8:00pm.
Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 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.
Sunday, April 23, 2023 - MPAC presents Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver starring Jim Curry. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Jim Curry captures the essence of John Denver's persona and music in Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver, coming to Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on Sunday, April 23 at 3:00pm. Tickets range from $29-$49.
Sunday, April 23, 2023 - International Jazz Vocalist and Grammy Nominee, Cyrille Aimée to perform at Reeves-Reed Arboretum. (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Reeves-Reed Arboretum is excited to welcome back GRAMMY nominated singer and songwriter, Cyrille Aimée, for a Sunday evening of jazz with pianist Mathis Picard on April 23, 2023 at 7:00pm. The duo promises a "sneak peek" of their upcoming new album and a dazzling performance highlighting Aimee's intoxicating charm, storytelling, and improvisation. Aimée's supple, diverse voice and eclectic style blends influences of her French and Latin upbringing, as well as folk and pop.
Sunday, April 23, 2023 - Music at Bunker Hill presents a Multi-Media Concert to Celebrate Earth Day. (SEWELL, NJ) -- Music at Bunker Hill presents a multi-media concert combining music and visual art in a celebration of Earth Day on April 23rd. Composer/musician Majel Connery will be joined by the Brothers Balliett with original visual art based on Connery's song cycle Rivers are our Brothers. The art display includes seven juried works by NJ artists, each depicting a song in the cycle.
Sunday, April 23, 2023 - Renowned Pianists to "Battle" on Grunin Center's Main Stage. (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Prepare for an epic evening of comedy, style, and stunning classical performances when two acclaimed pianists duel for supremacy at The Grunin Center for the Arts on April 23, 2023. The brainchild of internationally accomplished pianists Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis, the Piano Battle sees the duo go head-to-head on stage, charming and enchanting the audience with a variety of classical pieces. Showtime is 5:00pm.
Monday, April 24, 2023 - Broadway Bound Kids presents No One Is Alone Live Concert and Fundraiser on April 24th. (NEW YORK, NY) -- Broadway Bound Kids (BBK) will hold its No One Is Alone Live Concert and Fundraiser on Monday, April 24th at Chelsea Table and Stage: located inside the Hilton Fashion District Hotel, 152 W 26th St, New York, NY. The event will feature Broadway guests including: Jacob Dickey (Aladdin), Susie Carroll (The Prom, Mean Girls), Donnie Kehr (Jersey Boys, The Who's Tommy), Jessie Fisher (A Beautiful Noise) and Kevin Smith Kirkwood (Kinky Boots). The performance will also be livestreamed for guests who can't attend in person. The event begins at 7:00pm.
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