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Avenel Performing Arts Center presents "The Soapranos"

Published by New Jersey Stage
07/09/2024

(AVENEL, NJ) -- Avenel Performing Arts Center presents The Soapranos from August 16-18, 2024. Tony's retiring and Paulie Peanuts is throwing him a surprise party in this hilarious, interactive parody of the hit TV series.

You’ll never stop laughing as new members of the mob are recruited from the audience and we finally choose THE NEXT BOSS! So come party with the Soapranos, join our mob training class, and get inducted!

“The quintessential, New Jersey experience… you’ll love The Soapranos!” – The Bergen Record

Performances take place Friday, August 16 at 6:00pm; Saturday, August 17 at 6:00pm; and Sunday, August 18 at 3:00pm. Tickets are $69.50 and includes a buffet style dinner and admission to the show. Tickets are available for purchase online.

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Avenel Performing Arts Center is located at 150 Avenel Street in Avenel, New Jersey. It is a multi-disciplinary performing arts center located in Avenel, New Jersey. Funded by the Woodbridge Arts Alliance, The APAC promises to energize Avenel and surrounding communities by programming exceptional, professional theatre, music, comedy, dance and more.

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George

George Street Playhouse presents Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show

Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
New Brunswick, NJ

Written by and starring Vicki Lawrence
Two Performances Only

Vicki Lawrence, the legendary actress, comedian, and singer, brings her signature wit and charm to the stage in Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show. Best known for her iconic role as Thelma Harper, or "Mama," from The Carol Burnett Show and Mama’s Family, Lawrence delivers a hilarious and heartfelt performance that takes audiences on a journey through her extraordinary career. From her Emmy-winning years alongside Carol Burnett to her chart-topping hit, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,” she shares behind-the-scenes stories, comedy, and music—all with her trademark humor. Whether reminiscing about her Hollywood adventures or embodying the feisty Mama, Lawrence proves that laughter is timeless.

Kean

Kean Department of Theatre presents "The Drowsy Chaperone"

There are multiple performances including:

Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ

Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison

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Princeton’s Famous Triangle Show: Roswell That Ends Well

There are multiple performances including:

Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
Princeton, NJ

If you’re feeling all alone in the universe – or even if you’re not – Triangle’s newest musical comedy is for you! Join us as Triangle explores what it means to have friends in high – or should we say “sky”? – places. Extraterrestrial visitors, crazy conspiracy theories, and intergalactic shenanigans power this year’s annual laugh-fest of witty jokes, lavish production numbers, and, of course, Triangle’s famous kickline. Can interplanetary goodwill blossom in the dystopian desert of our current times? Get your Triangle tickets now and learn if Roswell That Ends Well!

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FOR

FOR COLORED GIRLS Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,

There are multiple performances including:

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 3:00pm
Middletown Arts Center
Middletown, NJ

Dunbar Repertory Company presents Ntozake Shange’s FOR COLORED GIRLS Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, the groundbreaking “choreopoem” – a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. Directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, SR.

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Murder

Murder At The Palace

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 7:00pm
The Historic Palace Theatre
Netcong, NJ

Save the date for an adults-only night out set in the Roaring ’20s, as the Historic Palace Theatre plays host to a Murder Mystery event that’s truly to die for!

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