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Alpha Arts Players at Sussex County Community College Presents a New Play, "And Every Creeping Thing" by New Jersey Playwright Eric Craft (NEWTON, NJ) -- It's the second day of creation, and the angels are hard at work creating plants, animals, fish, birds and . . . Insects. . . and every creeping thing. There's a problem with the food chain! How do the celestial beings solve this crisis before the seventh day?
Centenary Stage Company presents "Seussical the Musical" (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company opens their final Musical theatre event of their 2023 Summerfest, on Thursday July 27 with Seussical the Musical. Performances for Seussical will run July 27 – August 6 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ. Now one of the most performed shows in America, Seussical™, features a book and music by Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once on This Island, Ragtime).
Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada to Star in "The Great Gatsby" at Paper Mill Playhouse (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse has announced initial casting for its world-premiere production of The Great Gatsby, based on the iconic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tony and Drama Desk Award nominee and Theatre World Award winner Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, Waitress, American Son) will star as enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby, and two-time Tony Award nominee and Theatre World Award winner Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, Miss Saigon) will star as socialite Daisy Buchanan. Additional casting will be announced in coming weeks.
East Lynne Theater Co. presents "Driving Miss Daisy" (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Cape May's famed East Lynne Theater Company will present Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Driving Miss Daisy from August 2 to September 2, 2023. Driving Miss Daisy relays the story of Daisy Werthan, an elderly Southern Jewish woman, and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke Coleburn. When Miss Daisy crashes her car into a garage, her son Boolie hires Hoke to drive her wherever she needs to go. The duo forms an unlikely, decades-long friendship.
SPQR Stage Company presents "Modern Drama" by Somers Point playwright (SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- Modern Drama, an original play by Somers Point playwright Bill Sterritt, will be performed at Studio;Space in Somers Point Mondays to Wednesdays at 8:00pm from July 31 to August 2nd and August 7-9, 2023. Modern Drama is about newlyweds—Crocker Morton, a playwright, and his wife Hillary—on their honeymoon at an English estate, during which Hillary has an affair with the gardener. To get even, Crocker has an affair with the maid, who happens to be the gardener's wife. Crocker then writes about the incident in a play called "Mind Your Manners," which becomes a huge hit on Broadway and beyond.
music
Jazz Bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells to Perform Outdoor Concert at Perkins Center for the Arts (MOORESTOWN, NJ) -- Perkins Center for the Arts presents an outdoor jazz concert on Friday, July 28, 2023 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Celebrated jazz bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells will perform on their picturesque lawn.
Dean Shot Band to open 2023 Music at the Barn Concert Series (PARK RIDGE, NJ) – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, III, the Bergen County Board of Commissioners and the Bergen County Parks Department's Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs announced that the 2023 Music at the Barn Concert Series will begin on Sunday, July 30, 2023 from 4:00pm – 6:30pm at the Wortendyke Barn Museum, a County Historic Site, in Park Ridge, NJ.
Portuguese Fado Star Carminho to Perform at SOPAC (SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) welcomes Carminho, the renowned Fado popular songstress from Portugal. Carminho is set to perform songs from her latest studio release, "Portuguesa," on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 7:00pm.
Eddie Bruce to celebrate the Music of Anthony Newley at Gateway Playhouse (SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- On Saturday, August 19, 2023, acclaimed cabaret singer and bandleader Eddie Bruce will celebrate the music of Anthony Newley at the Gateway Playhouse. The show includes songs from Broadway to Willie Wonka. Tickets are $45. Showtime is 7:30pm.
BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 7/24/23 Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at releases by The Make Three, Kate Ortiz, Lupe Dragon, Cyclone Static, Jon Caspi & The First Gun, The Cucumbers, and Ruby Bones. Plus a look back at Outcry's "On and On".
community
Mercer 4-H Fair set for July 29-30 (TRENTON, NJ) -- The 104th Mercer County 4-H Fair featuring children's activities, hayrides, animal shows, music, farm tours, exhibits and more will be held Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30, at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township. Admission and parking are free.
Social Justice Group Donates $100,000 to Noyes Arts Garage and Stories of A.C. (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Stories of Atlantic City was founded in 2018 as a way to amplify the voices of underrepresented city residents.
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Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts Hosting Open House on November 20th
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Jonas Brothers, David Bryan, and The Isley Brothers among New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2025
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The Newton Theatre presents Yesterday, A Tribute to The Beatles
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