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Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - MPAC presents Judy Collins and Madeleine Peyroux. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Enjoy a double bill of two of music's most acclaimed vocalists -- folk legend Judy Collins and jazz mainstay Madeleine Peyroux -- at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 7:30pm. Tickets range from $49-$89.
Friday, November 24, 2023 - American Repertory Ballet Celebrates 60th Anniversary of The Nutcracker With Performances in Princeton, Red Bank, Trenton and New Brunswick. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- American Repertory Ballet (ARB) announces the return of its beloved production of The Nutcracker, celebrating an impressive 60-year milestone of captivating audiences and spreading holiday joy throughout New Jersey. As one of the longest-running productions in the United States, ARB's The Nutcracker has become a cherished tradition.
Friday, November 24, 2023 - What is the Holiday Season without Santa, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and... Charlie Brown?. Yes, yes, yes, Charlie Brown and his cartoon gang have become as much a part of the holiday season as the others in the musical A Charlie Brown Christmas. This weekend, Charlie and his crew will once again stage their musical story, on Friday, November 24th (two shows) at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank and on Sunday, November 26th (two shows) at the Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) in Morristown.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 - State Theatre New Jersey presents B—The Underwater Bubble Show. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents B—The Underwater Bubble Show on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 2:00pm & 5:00pm. This lavish production features dancers, acrobats, puppetry, original music, and fantastic bubble effects to create a dreamlike underwater atmosphere. Tickets range from $19-$39.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 - SOPAC presents Giants of Jazz honoring Kenny Barron. (SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) presents Giants of Jazz honoring Kenny Barron on Saturday, November 25, 2023. Giants of Jazz has become a legendary event in South Orange, featuring the convergence of countless Jazz greats in an unforgettable evening of music. Curated by Jazz legend and South Orange resident John Lee, this year SOPAC celebrates a titan of Jazz piano who The Los Angeles Times lauds as "one of the top Jazz pianists in the world," Kenny Barron! Showtime is 8:00pm.
Sunday, November 26, 2023 - 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.
Thursday, November 23, 2023 - NJPAC presents STOMP. (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents STOMP, expect an explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique—an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages on Thursday, November 23 and Friday November 24, 2023 at 7:30pm.
Friday, November 24, 2023 - Newton Theatre presents The Fixx on November 24th. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents The Fixx on Friday, November 24, 2023 at 8:00pm. The Fixx has been often heralded as one of the most innovative bands to come out of the MTV era. Instantly recognizable, Their sound is unmistakably unique and stands out among the thousands of artists filling the airwaves.
Friday, November 24, 2023 - Railroad Earth Returns to the Poconos for Horn o' Plenty Weekend. (STROUDSBURG, PA) -- Get ready for an unparalleled musical weekend in Downtown Stroudsburg, PA, as the Sherman Theater presents the Railroad Earth Horn O' Plenty Weekend on November 24-25, 2023. This two-day extravaganza is set to captivate audiences with a blend of live performances, pre-show entertainment, and local festivities, promising a weekend of unforgettable experiences.
Friday, November 24, 2023 - Princeton Makes to Host "Grateful" Thanksgiving Concert on Friday. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Makes, a Princeton-based artist cooperative, will host a "Grateful" Thanksgiving as part of its coffeehouse music series on Friday, November 24, 2023 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. The event will be held at the Princeton Makes artist studios and art market in the Princeton Shopping Center.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 - NJPAC presents Gilberto Santa Rosa. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Gilberto Santa Rosa - "El Caballero de la Salsa" - returns to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 8:00pm. Gilberto Santa Rosa, the legendary sonero and six-time GRAMMY® Award winner, is one of the world's most successful Latin music vocalists.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 - Cure Insurance Arena presents Duelo de Acordeones. (TRENTON, NJ) -- Cure Insurance Arena presents Duelo de Acordeones on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 9:00pm. The event features performances by Pesado, Los Invasores de Nuevo León, and Los Cardenales de Nuevo León.
Sunday, November 26, 2023 - NJPAC presents Air Supply. (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents the Australian soft rock group Air Supply, a staple of early-80s radio, on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 7:00pm. The duo of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock has been serenading the world since the '70s. Their catalog of chart-topping hits is legendary: "Lost in Love," "Here I Am," "The One That You Love," "All Out of Love," "The Power of Love," and "Even the Nights Are Better."
Sunday, November 26, 2023 - Music at the Mansion Returns November 26th. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- NiCori Studios & Productions announces the next installment of the long running Cabaret series "Music at the Mansion™" at the historic Thorne Mansion home of the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Morristown on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Showtime is 3:00pm.
Sunday, November 26, 2023 - The Levoy Theatre presents The Wizards of Winter. (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents The Wizards of Winter on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 7:00pm. The band, which features former members of Classic Rock Giants – The Trans- Siberian Orchestra, Rainbow, Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult and Trixter, along with Broadway and Theater veterans, will perform a Christmas Holiday rock opera titled "The Christmas Dream".
Lantern Theater Company presents "Crumbs from the Table of Joy". (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Lantern Theater Company continues its 30th anniversary season with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage's dramatic gem, Crumbs from the Table of Joy. Director Bianca LaVerne Jones makes her Lantern Theater Company debut, leading a cast of Philadelphia theater artists that includes Monet Debose, Walter DeShields, Morgan Charéce Hall, Hillary Parker, and Brett Ashley Robinson. The production runs Thursday, November 9 through Sunday, December 10, 2023, at St. Stephen’s Theater, the Lantern's resident venue.
Cape May Stage presents "A Tuna Christmas". (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Cape May Stage presents A Tuna Christmas from November 15 through December 30, 2023. Spend the holidays in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas! With twenty-two different characters, dozens of costume changes, and just two actors, this play is a fun-filled, satirical look inside the workings of a small town at Christmas.
Friday, November 24, 2023 - bergenPAC presents Anthony Rodia: Totally Relatable Tour. (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Anthony Rodia: Totally Relatable Tour on Friday, November 24, 2023 at 8:00pm. As a first-generation Italian American born and raised in Westchester, New York, Anthony Rodia came out of the womb making people laugh.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 - Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Hasan Minhaj. (RED BANK, NJ) -- Hasan Minhaj is set to entertain audiences once again with his brand new show, "Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head". As one of the most vital voices in comedy today, Minhaj continues to take on challenging themes like politics, parenting, and therapy with irreverent wit and insight. Hasan comes to the Count Basie Center for the Arts for performances on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 7:00pm and Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 6:00pm.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 - Roxey Ballet presents "The Nutcracker". (EWING, NJ) -- Roxey Ballet welcomes the holiday season with its long-standing community tradition, the American Holiday Classic, The Nutcracker with four weekend performances at 2:00pm occur on Saturday and Sunday, November 25-26 and December 2-3, and a school/child matinee offered on Friday, December 1 at 10:00am at Villa Victoria Theater in Ewing. Virtual tickets for watching at home are also available.
Friday, November 24, 2023 - Lighthouse International Film Society presents a screening of "Femme Ocean". (BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Lighthouse International Film Society & South End Surf N Paddle presents a screening of Femme Ocean on Friday, November 24, 2023 at South End Surf N Paddle in Beach Haven. While surfing is a sport and lifestyle long associated with men, female surfers from around the world have begun searching for and finding like-minded communities where they can share their unique bond with the sea. This film takes a look at five such women. The screening begins at 7:30pm.
Tue, Nov 21 @ 7:30pm - WP Voice - Song Evening - Golden-Age Musicals at William Paterson University - Shea Recital Hall 101, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Tue, Nov 21 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Book Club - Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead at Virtual
Tue, Nov 21 @ 7:30pm - Judy Collins and Madeleine Peyroux at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Tue, Nov 21 @ 8:00pm - Murray & Peter present A Drag Queen Christmas at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Wed, Nov 22 @ 8:00pm - Derek Hough – Symphony of Dance at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Fri, Nov 24 @ 1:00pm - A Charlie Brown Christmas – Live on Stage at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Fri, Nov 24 @ 2:00pm - American Repertory Ballet presents The Nutcracker at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Fri, Nov 24 @ 4:00pm - A Charlie Brown Christmas – Live on Stage at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Fri, Nov 24 @ 7:00pm - American Repertory Ballet presents The Nutcracker at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Fri, Nov 24 @ 8:00pm - Anthony Rodia: Totally Relatable Tour at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Fri, Nov 24 @ 8:00pm - Manhattan Comedy Night: November at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Fri, Nov 24 @ 8:00pm - Remember Jones – Back to Black Friday at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sat, Nov 25 @ 1:00pm - Photos with Santa & Friends at The Historic Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857
Sat, Nov 25 @ 1:00pm - American Repertory Ballet presents The Nutcracker at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Sat, Nov 25 @ 2:00pm - B-The Underwater Bubble Show at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Sat, Nov 25 @ 5:00pm - B-The Underwater Bubble Show at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Sat, Nov 25 @ 6:00pm - American Repertory Ballet presents The Nutcracker at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Sat, Nov 25 @ 7:00pm - Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sat, Nov 25 @ 7:30pm - Davy Knowles at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Sat, Nov 25 @ 7:30pm - 70s vs 80s: The Battle of the Decades at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Sat, Nov 25 @ 8:00pm - Let’s Sing Taylor – A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sat, Nov 25 @ 8:00pm - Giants of Jazz: Honoring Great Jazz Artists at South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), One Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ 07079
Sat, Nov 25 @ 9:30pm - Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sun, Nov 26 @ 12:00pm - The Rock and Roll Playhouse: The Beatles for Kids, featuring The Wag at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sun, Nov 26 @ 1:00pm - American Repertory Ballet presents The Nutcracker at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Sun, Nov 26 @ 1:00pm - American Repertory Ballet presents The Nutcracker at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Sun, Nov 26 @ 2:00pm - A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Sun, Nov 26 @ 5:00pm - A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Sun, Nov 26 @ 6:00pm - Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sun, Nov 26 @ 7:30pm - Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Mon, Nov 27 @ 7:30pm - WP Percussion Ensemble at William Paterson University - Shea Auditorium, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Mon, Nov 27 @ 8:00pm - Canadian Brass: Making Spirits Bright at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
