Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from September 8-14, 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 7 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Bergen, Camden, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union).
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1) REVIEW: "The Other American" at New Jersey Repertory Company - (LONG BRANCH, NJ) — If you like to experience bold, new, challenging theatre, find your way to New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) in Long Branch to see their World Premiere of The Other American, which runs until September 29, 2024. The play is likely unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
2) Events This Week in New Jersey: September 10-17, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from September 10-17, 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
3) Haddon Township Fall Festival to Take Place On Saturday - (HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Breaking with the tradition of quiet fall fests full of pumpkins and apples, the Haddon Township Fall Festival extends summer vibes with amusement rides, a beer garden, rocking live bands and dancing, a wing eating contest, a dunk tank, food trucks and Disney character drop-ins. On September 14 (rain date: September 15), the Fall Festival will take over blocks and blocks of Haddon Township from the Crystal Lake Pool Complex, where JAM FEST happens, and goes for 5 blocks all the way down West Park Boulevard as part of the STREET FAIR.
4) Talking with Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive: 'Takin' Care of Business' - Randy Bachman, founder of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, will play Sept. 17 at Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center. The show also chronicles his greatest hits with The Guess Who.
5) An Interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night of Blackmore's Night - Long before Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night created the renaissance folk rock band Blackmore’s Night, Ritchie told Guitar World that he longed to play medieval music.
6) Good Damage releases debut single, "Forget November" - (MIDDLESEX, NJ) -- New Jersey alternative/pop-punk band Good Damage released their debut single "Forget November" in June with local New Jersey shows and a New York City show at The Delancey (December 20th) to follow.
7) REVIEW: "Diversion" at Premiere Stages at Kean - (UNION, NJ) — Premiere Stages at Kean is presenting Diversion by Scott Organ now through September 22, 2024. It's about a group of hard working nurses who have their world turned upside down when it is discovered that someone is diverting (aka stealing) opioids. This is a very well-written drama that was the winner of the 2023 Premiere Play Festival.
8) Makin Waves with Steve Forbert: Keep on Keepin' on - Now based in Asbury Park, Meridian, MS-raised singer-songwriter Steve Forbert is an American musical treasure whose latest album, “Daylight Savings Time,” is another omnivorously observant chronicle of magic and meaning within everyday moments. As he approaches his 70th birthday, Steve explores aging with beautiful, natural metaphors and a few man-made ones, such as the fun-loving “Purple Toyota,” the album’s second single.
9) NJ Rep presents the World Premiere of "Pen Pals" starring Nancy McKeon and Gail Winar - (LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) by special arrangement with Lisa Dozier Shacket, will continue its 27th Season with an added special presentation of the world premiere of Pen Pals by Michael Griffo, directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Performances run from October 3 through October 20, 2024. The production stars Nancy McKeon and Gail Winar.
10) Fool Moon Theatre Company presents "The Miracle Worker" - (MARGATE, NJ) -- Fool Moon Theatre Company presents the classic American drama The Miracle Worker by playwright William Gibson across two weekends (September 20-22 and September 27-29, 2024). The performance on Sunday, September 22, will be signed by an American Sign Language interpreter.
11) Newark Launches Office of Film and Television to facilitate film, television, and multimedia production in the city - (NEWARK, NJ) -- On September 10, 2024, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced the newly created Newark Office of Film and Television (NOFTV), a specialized agency dedicated to facilitating film, television, and multimedia production in the city.
12) Talking with Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers: A Lovin' Farewell - The term the blue-eyed soul was coined by Philadelphia radio DJ Georgie Woods in 1964 to describe The Righteous Brothers. While in the recording studio for the first time in 1963, the duo of baritone Bill Medley and the late tenor Bobby Hatfield took the name bestowed upon them at John’s Black Derby nightclub in Santa Ana, CA, by black Marines stationed at the nearby El Toro base.
13) Millburn hosts Rocktoberfest on Saturday - (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Rocktoberfest 2024 will take place on Saturday, September 14 in Millburn's Taylor Park. This is a music festival fundraiser featuring live music, food and drinks, shopping and lots of fun activities for the entire family. It runs from 11:30am to midnight.
14) Alex Van Halen to Have Book Signings for "Brothers" in NYC and NJ - (NORTHVALE, NJ) -- Alex Van Halen will host two book signing events in the local area for his deeply candid and insightful memoir, Brothers. In it, he shares his story of family, camaraderie, immigration, music, and loss, and offers a remarkable tribute to his late little brother and bandmate, Edward, a once-in-a-generation talent and transformed our understanding of what it's possible to do with a guitar.
15 (TIE) An Interview with Tommy Strazza about "Anthems for World Peace" - Tommy Strazza is one of the hardest working musicians in Jersey. Over the past two decades, he's been playing and recording as both a singer-songwriter and lead guitarist for several bands (The Strazzacasters, Hey Bulldog, Misguided Muse, The DeLoreons) and solo artists (Anthony Walker, Anjelia, Emily Grove, and Michael Askin), hosts a weekly open mic, and is one of the best supporters of the local music scene. He's recently released his first instrumental album, "Anthems for World Peace". New Jersey Stage caught up with him to learn more about the record.
15 (TIE) Stockton University Art Gallery to Explore Indigenous Culture Throughout Fall in New Exhibit, Workshops - (GALLOWAY, NJ) -- Stockton University plans to bolster and celebrate Indigenous cultures through a new art exhibition titled "Indigenous Approaches, Sustainable Futures" that will highlight the work of more than 25 local and international Indigenous artists and host various interactive workshops open to the community starting Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
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