Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from March 10-16, 2024. 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 9 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, and Union counties).
1)Â Events This Week in New Jersey: March 12-19, 2024Â -Â Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from March 12-19, 2024 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) Zach Bryan's The Quittin Time Tour Comes to Prudential Center - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Oklahoma singer-songwriter Zach Bryan has announced a 2024 North American run, The Quittin Time Tour. The announcement came days after the singer-songwriter-producer released his fourth full-length studio album, Zach Bryan, available via Warner Records. The tour has two dates planned for the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on March 14-15, 2024. Bryan will be supported by The Middle East and Levi Turner for those shows.
3) Teaneck High School presents the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" - (TEANECK, NJ) -- The Visual and Performing Arts Department at Teaneck High School (THS) is proud to present the Broadway musical, Mamma Mia!, at the Helen B. Hill Auditorium at Teaneck High (100 Elizabeth Avenue). The musical has performances Friday March 23rd and Saturday March 24th at 7:00pm, and Sunday March 25th at 2:00pm. The show is produced by special arrangement with MTI.
4) McCarter Announces Workshop of New Commission "I and You: A Musical" - (PRINCETON, NJ) — McCarter Theatre Center announced the workshop of its newest commission, I and You: A Musical, a musical adaptation of the acclaimed play by Lauren Gunderson, one of America's most produced playwrights. The closed-session workshop, directed by McCarter's Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, is now in process through March 15th and features the celebrated talents of Gunderson (book) and composer Ari Afsar (music & lyrics). Broadway's Casey Likes (Back to the Future The Musical) and Television's Salena Qureshi (The Society on Netflix, Madame Secretary on CBS) star as Anthony and Caroline.
5) REVIEW: "The Club" at George Street Playhouse - You can learn a lot by eavesdropping, and that's the experience of a teenaged character in The Club, a play by Chris Bohjalian having its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.
6) Avenel Performing Arts Center presents Pat Guadagno's Tribute to Tom Waits - (AVENEL, NJ) -- Pat Guadagno brings his tribute to Tom Waits - The Heart of Saturday Night - to the Avenel Performing Arts Center on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3:00pm. He will be joined by musicians like Shady Street Showman Ryan Gregg, Hip Hop, Jazz & Blues Powerhouse Deseree Spinks, and Alternative Folk Award winner Emily Grove. Danni Nicholls will open the night.
7) WFMU to Host Station's First Live On-Air Wedding - (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The first ever live on-air wedding in the 66 year history of WFMU will take place on Friday March 15, 2024 when Miss Yvonne Szymczak becomes the bride of Mr. Charles E. Reutter IV in a ceremony that will be attended by close friends and family at WFMU's Monty Hall in Jersey City, NJ; and listened to live on the air by many thousands more. The wedding will be broadcast via terrestrial FM signal as well as an online stream, where a live video component will also be available to those wishing to tune in to the nuptials.
8) PHOTOS from "Arthur & Friends Make a Musical!" at The Growing Stage - (NETCONG, NJ) -- The Growing Stage: The Children's Theatre of New Jersey is currently presenting the New Jersey premiere of Arthur™ & Friends Make a Musical!  This production,based on the Arthur™ book series created by Marc Brown and adapted for the stage with Book & Lyrics by John Maclay and Music & Lyrics by Brett Ryback, runs weekends from March 8-24, 2024 at the Historic Palace Theatre. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
9) A Cinematic Tribute to Candy Darling: "Beautiful Darling" Documentary Screening Marks 50th Anniversary of Icon's Passing - (ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Candy Darling’s passing, The ShowRoom, in collaboration with Asbury Book Cooperative, are proud to present a special screening of the acclaimed documentary Beautiful Darling on Thursday, March 21st, at 7:30pm. This screening, in conjunction with the release of Cynthia Carr’s definitive biography on the iconic figure, promises an evening of reflection, celebration, and appreciation for one of the most captivating personalities of the 20th century.
9) F. Murray Abraham to Appear in a Staged Reading of "Fragments" by Edward Albee at Black Box PAC - (TEANECK, NJ) -- Black Box PAC has announced that F. Murray Abraham will appear in a special benefit performance of Edward Albee's Fragments on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Debonair Music Hall. F. Murray Abraham has appeared in more than 80 films including Amadeus, for which he received the Academy Award® for 'Best Actor,' as well as Golden Globe® and L.A. Film Critics Awards. Showtime is 8:00pm.
10) Celtic Woman Brings St. Patrick's Day Cheer to New Jersey - When Celtic Woman performs at State Theatre New Jersey at 15 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick, NJ, on March 16, there will certainly be a lot of St. Patrick's Day energy in the building. The show, which is happening the day before the global celebration of Irish heritage, will mark the latest stop on the group's 20th-anniversary tour across the United States. And it has been entertaining audiences throughout the country through the power of Irish music.
11) Brian LoPinto to talk about the History of Hinchliffe Stadium at Union Public Library - (VAUXHALL, NJ) -- The Union Public Library presents "When the Eagles Flew North: A Retrospective on the Newark Eagles' Time at Hinchliffe Stadium" on Monday, March 25 at 6:00pm. Hinchliffe Stadium historian, Brian LoPinto, will take you through Hinchliffe Stadium's history with a focus on the Newark Eagles contributions as a home team at this historic venue. This program takes place at Vauxhall Branch.
12) Lomotion Live presents a reading of "Apartment Swap" by Alli Hartley-Kong - (BOONTON, NJ) -- Lomotion Live presents a reading of Apartment Swap by Alli Hartley-Kong on Saturday March 16, 2024 at the Parsippany Arts Center. In the play, romance novelist Lily has spent her twenties "growing her garden" as a single woman eschewing romance--until her long distance partner proposes...
13) Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...3/14/24 - "This is a solo show and now that the post COVID touring world is back, I'm basically on a kind of perpetual tour. I take breaks from it but I'm doing a lot of shows now. I'm doing The Lizzie Rose, I might have a couple of other shows on the East Coast in the same vicinity and we're trying to route it so it's not crazy; I prefer driving to flying but yeah, I'm busy," stated guitarist Stanley Jordan as he talked about his two upcoming March 16 shows at The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, NJ, his upcoming new release, influences and more.
14) REVIEW - "Ibsen's Ghost" at George Street Playhouse - (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) — George Street Playhouse is presenting the World Premiere of Ibsen’s Ghost, a promising new comedy by Charles Busch. The play deals with the days following the state funeral of Henrik Ibsen when two women are seeking to have memoirs involving the legendary playwright published. The literary legacy of who inspired Ibsen’s legendary characters lies in the balance.
15)Â art629 Gallery presents "Floral Muse"Â -Â (ASBURY PARK, NJ) --Â art629 Gallery, located at 629 Cookman Ave in the heart of downtown Asbury Park, is presents their latest exhibition, "Floral Muse", showcasing artwork in a variety of media by 18 artists. The exhibition has an Opening Reception on Saturday, March 23 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm and will be on display until May 27, 2024.
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