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theatre
Black Box presents The State of Unions: Edward Albee's "Marriage Play," "Counting the Ways," and "The Perfect Marriage" (TEANECK, NJ) -- While Black Box's ongoing monthly 'From A To Zoo' series covering all of Edward Albee's play will resume in December, this month brings an exclusive fundraiser workshop presentation to the stage in Teaneck! The State of Unions: Edward Albee's Marriage Play, Counting The Ways, and The Perfect Marriage, an (almost) never seen monologue about exactly what it sounds like, is the first pairing of these vital, rarely seen works from an American master.
The Theater Project presents a Reading of "The Debate" by Joseph Vitale (CRANFORD, NJ) -- The Theater Project will present a script-in-hand performance of The Debate (Act 1) by Joseph Vitale on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at the Cranford Community Center. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with the playwright, director, actors and audience. The reading begins at 2:00pm. Admission is free.
Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival Concludes This Week with STING*Chronicity (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival 2023 will end its portion of CSC's 2023-2024 season with STING*Chronicity, a cabaret-style show starring Rosemary Loar. Performances will take place in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus from November 2-5, 2023.
music
New Jersey Symphony Presents Violinist Joshua Bell in Concert (NEWARK, NJ) -- Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell joins the New Jersey Symphony in concert in a program featuring Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4. Performances take place Thursday, November 30 at 1:30pm and Friday, December 1 at 8:00pm at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark and Sunday, December 3 at 3:00pm at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.
Symphony in C to present Holiday Classics at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts (CAMDEN, NJ) -- New Jersey-based young professionals orchestra Symphony in C presents a festive holiday program titled Holiday Classics on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 8:00pm at the Gordon Theater at the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts in Camden. Symphony in C Music Director, Noam Aviel conducts the concert featuring Corelli's Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas," Vivaldi's L'Olimpiade Sinfonia, Sibelius's Andante Festivo, Mendelssohn's String Sinfonia No. 2, and Vivaldi's Gloria featuring the New Jersey MasterChorale, soprano Allison Christianson, and alto Emma Clark.
NJPAC presents salsa singer Oscar D'León (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Grammy Nominated and internationally renowned salsa singer Oscar D'León to Newark on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 8:00pm for a Valentine's Concert Celebration concert.
An Interview with Mike June about the return of The Dirty Doves Ever since moving away many years ago - first to Austin and then to North Carolina - fans of Mike June could see him in New Jersey every now and again. He would usually be performing a solo gig or a show with his wife, Jess Klein (a wonderful artist as well). Mike is returning to Jersey for a pair of shows in November, but this time he's got a band with him - his old band, in fact - the Dirty Doves.And he will be playing songs from his past that he rarely plays these days, if at all.
State Theatre presents Sarah Brightman - A Christmas Symphony (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents the world's biggest-selling soprano and legendary Grammy® Award-nominated artist Sarah Brightman in A Christmas Symphony on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 7:30pm. Tickets range from $69-$199.
Pianist Sean Mason Puts Jazz Spin on "100 Years of Disney" Music On Tuesday, October 3, at the Numerica Performing Arts Center in Wenatchee, WA, pianist Sean Mason played a solo performance of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez's "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" from Frozen: The Broadway Musical to an audience of middle school students. It was part of the "When You Wish Upon a Star – A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney" tour, featuring Mason and the House Band of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
film
Make Plans for New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies, will present the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 which marks its 42nd Anniversary. The Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 26-February 18, 2024.
poetry
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo to Appear In Ocean County Library's Virtual Author Talk Series (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Join internationally-famed poet, musician and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Joy Harjo for an illuminating conversation about her life and career in the Ocean County Library's Virtual Author Talk series on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The event begins at 4:00pm.
community
Princetonians in Service to Arts & Health & Community Connections (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Art allows us to examine what it means to be human, and also has the power to transcend boundaries, foster understanding, and bring people together. Two upcoming events, with several Princeton-based participants, will explore the transformative power of art and the role art plays in bringing us into community with one another.
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