Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from October 8-14, 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 6 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Ocean, and Union).
1)Â Events This Week in New Jersey: October 10-16, 2023Â -Â Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from October 10-16, 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.
2)Â Makin Waves with Kanak: 'Music Was My Escape'Â -Â Nov. 4 at Crossroads in Garwood, Jersey Shore-based Kanak will celebrate the release of an EP produced and engineered by the legendary Ed Stasium (The Ramones, The Smithereens, The Replacements).
3) Get Cozy with John Stamos in Ocean County Library Virtual Author Talk - (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Four decades after springing into national consciousness, John Stamos remains one of America's most versatile, likeable and enduring personalities. Meet the man behind the icon online on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 8:00pm during his Ocean County Library Virtual Author Talk.
4) PHOTOS from "Carrie: The Musical" at Music Mountain Theatre - (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre (MMT) is presenting Carrie: The Musical from October 6-22, 2023. This is the thirteenth mainstage show of MMT's 2023 season, and perfectly timed for the Halloween season! Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
5) Bergen County's Art in the Park Show and Concert to Take Place October 14th - (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners invite the public to attend the 59th Annual Bergen County Art in the Park Show and Concert on Saturday, October 14 from 11:00am to 3:30pm at Van Saun County Park in Paramus, N.J.  It will be held in Lot 4, area F. The rain date is Sunday, October 15. More than 100 visual artists will be featured in the exhibition and sale, representing a wide scope of artistic diversity within Bergen County.
6) Teaneck International Film Festival to Screen "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" - (TEANECK, NJ) -- On Friday, November 10, 2023, the Teaneck International Film Festival will screen The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks at Teaneck Cinemas (503 Cedar Lane). Rosa Parks was so much more than the woman who refused to move to the back of the bus. This 96-minute film, directed by Johanna Hamilton and Yoruba Richen, delves deep into Ms. Parks’ historic role in the Montgomery bus boycott and the Civil Rights Movement. The screening takes place at 7:30pm.
7) Old Library Theatre presents "Titanic, the Musical" - (FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department’s resident theatre company, will present Titanic, the Musical, over two weekends, October 13-22, 2023. Featuring music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone, won five Tony awards in 1997, including Best Musical. Although it opened the same year as James Cameron’s film of the same name, the two works are not related.Â
8) Premiere Stages at Kean University Announces Play Festival Winners and Commission Recipients - (UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages at Kean University is proud to announce four playwrights selected for expanded development as part of the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
9) "Pretty Woman: The Musical" Is No Longer An Unfathomable Fantasy In Today's Society - What’s more American than an inspirational rags-to-riches story? For most, the iconic, seemingly offbeat tale platformed in the 1990 film Pretty Woman wouldn’t check off any of the wholesome criteria necessary to be considered as such. However, I’d beg to differ. The theater adaptation of Pretty Woman: The Musical is the modernized anecdote centered around the world’s oldest profession.
10) Westrick Music Academy Welcomes New Executive Director, Lorraine Goodman - (PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ) -- Westrick Music Academy has announced the appointment of Lorraine Goodman as its new Executive Director. A seasoned arts administrator and accomplished soprano with a rich history in opera and musicals, Ms. Goodman brings a wealth of experience and an unwavering passion for the arts. Reporting to the Board of Directors and collaborating closely with Dr. Lynnel Joy Jenkins, her leadership promises to be invaluable as WMA continues to advance its mission and vision.
11) Grounds For Sculpture to Present Final Nighttime Light and Sound Experience in Collaboration with Klip Collective - (HAMILTON, NJ) -- Night Forms, a site-specific multi-sensory experience, will be on view at Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) from November 24, 2023 through April 7, 2024. This third and final installment of GFS’s partnership with Klip Collective brings back more than a dozen installations from the second season’s Infinite Wave along with a reprise of Froghead Rainbow, one of the most popular works from Klip’s inaugural project at GFS, dreamloop. The exhibition is designed to engage with Grounds For Sculpture’s art and horticulture collections and invites visitors to explore the grounds after dark.
12) PHOTOS from "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" at Surflight Theatre - (BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre is currently presenting the laugh-out-loud, 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing play, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors from October 6-15, 2023. It's the perfect play to help get you into the Halloween spirit. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
13)Â This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place October 10-16, 2023Â -Â Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 10-16, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
14) 2023 NJACT Perry Awards Winners - (LAKEWOOD, NJ) -- The 2023 NJACT Perry Awards ceremony was held at the Strand Center for the Arts in Lakewood on Sunday, October 1st. The NJACT Perry Awards are given for outstanding achievements in New Jersey Community Theater.  The awards are named in honor of William Perry Morgan. Perry, as his friends have always known him, was a gifted director, actor, composer, and musician who was once a driving force in New Jersey Community Theater.
15) 57th Annual New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show - (EAST WINDSOR, NJ) -- The public is invited to enjoy the 57th Annual New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show now on display in the hall galleries of the main building at Meadow Lakes Senior Living, 300 Meadow Lakes, East Windsor. The exhibit, featuring more than 280 works of art created by New Jersey artists over the age of 60, will remain on display through Thursday, October 26, 2023. Artists from 19 of New Jersey's 21 counties have work on display in this year's exhibit.
Event previews are always one of the most popular areas of the website. Event previews get noticed when we first publish them and then get noticed again when they are brought back to the main area of the site the week the event takes place - sometimes even several months later. Â We also run weekly columns promoting events, music, and theatre shows taking place for the week. These columns include our featured event previews and event listings along with all of our event previews of the week. Many times, they are among the most read stories of the week.
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