Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from September 15-21, 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 6 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union).
Make sure your events are part of our weekly columns by sending press releases to us at [email protected]. Event previews are always one of the most popular areas of the website. Event previews get noticed when we first publish them and then get noticed again when they are brought back to the main area of the site the week the event takes place - sometimes even several months later. We also run weekly columns promoting events, music, and theatre shows taking place for the week. These columns include our featured event previews and event listings along with all of our event previews of the week. Your events can stand out for as low as $10! Many times, they are among the most read stories of the week. There is no cost for us to run your press releases!
1) REVIEW: "Empire Records: The Musical" at McCarter Theatre - (PRINCETON, NJ) — It isn’t often that you hear songs by The Cure and Nirvana before the opening of a play, but that’s the vibe at McCarter Theatre for Empire Records: The Musical. Based on the cult classic ‘90s film about a group of employees fighting to keep their record store from going corporate, the play is having its World Premiere in Princeton now through October 6, 2024.
2) Concert Review of PJ Harvey Live at Terminal 5 in New York City, September 15, 2024 - The multi-faceted and multi-talented British songwriter, singer, and musician PJ Harvey last toured the USA back in 2017 but I was unable to see her perform live that year due to work obligations. At last, on Sunday, September 15, 2024, I finally had the good fortune to snag tickets to one of her two sold-out shows at Terminal 5, which is located at West 56th Street in Manhattan. The standing-room-only venue was absolutely packed, but I was thrilled to be there. Having arrived a bit early, I was glad to find a spot only a few rows back from the front of the stage: it was great to be able to see Harvey’s facial expressions and pantomime-like moves very clearly. She has an amazingly theatrical presence on stage.
3) Malt Shop Memories LIVE! at the PNC Bank Arts Center - The stars are out this Thursday, September 12, 2024 evening at Holmdel, NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center for a Malt Shop Memories Live concert. Featuring Bobby Wilson, Jay Siegel's Tokens, The Drifters, The Vogues, Vito Picone and the Elegants, The Chantels, Frankie Pizarro, The Sounds of the Street, The Chiclettes, The Coda Band, and Vinnie Medugno, tonight's free show is presented by the Garden State Arts Foundation.
4) New York Comic Con Has Panel with First Look at "Traction Park Massacre" - film inspired by Action Park - (NEW YORK, NY) -- Terror Twins, LLC announces their New York Comic Con panel for the upcoming feature film, Traction Park Massacre, that intertwines the terrifying fictional narrative with the unbelievable true story of the infamous Action Park in New Jersey. The panel will take place at the Javits Center on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:30pm.
5) Events This Week in New Jersey: September 17-24, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from September 17-24, 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.
6) The Carteret Music Festival & Annual Charity Carnival Returns This Week - (CARTERET, NJ) -- The Carteret Music Festival & Annual Charity Carnival returns September 18-21, 2024 to Carteret Park. Highlights will include a Battle of the Bands on September 18, a Freestyle Night on September 20, the 48th Annual Ethnic Day celebration of the most culturally diverse town in Central Jersey on September 21, and lots of rides, game, food, more music and other family fun throughout.
7) American Theater Group presents "My Italy Story" by Joseph Gallo - (RAHWAY, NJ) -- NYC-based actor Michael Notardonato, soon to be featured in a new Netflix series, will star in American Theater Group's (ATG), endearing play My Italy Story by NJ playwright Joseph Gallo. The 2024-25 Season Opener will be directed by Charlotte Cohn, who most recently helmed ATG's world premiere Canned Goods. The one-man show will run October 24-27 at Hamilton Stage in Rahway, and November 1-3, 2024 at the Sieminski Theater in Basking Ridge.
8) Christopher Riddle Tribute - During our life journey, many people cross our paths, and if we are lucky, meaningful relationships develop with those who touch us in the most inspiring way.
One such person who graced my orbit and became one of my most valued and cherished friends, was Christopher Riddle, the accomplished and supremely talented son of the legendary award-winning arranger and composer, Nelson Riddle, leader of the famed Nelson Riddle Orchestra.
9) NJPAC Breaks Ground on $336 Million Campus Redevelopment - (NEWARK, NJ) -- On September 18, 2024, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) broke ground on the $336 million redevelopment of its 12-acre campus, a transformative project that will bring to downtown Newark hundreds of new residences, along with shops, restaurants, new outdoor gathering spaces and a unique education and community center with professional rehearsal spaces.
10) 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.
11) Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Strange Bird" by The Grip Weeds - The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Strange Bird," a re-recording of The Grip Weeds 1988 debut single.
12) Women of Wisdom to Honor Barbara Ostroth as Woman of the Year - (TEANECK, NJ) -- WOW, formerly Wise Older Women and now Women of Wisdom, a group of “producers” with the Teaneck International Film Festival, has announced the recipient of its annual Woman of the Year Award. Barbara Ostroth, one of Teaneck’s most enthusiastic and active residents for the past 40 years, will be honored at the closing “live” film at the 19th festival, Sunday night, November 10, at Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Rd., Teaneck.
13) Jazz & Roots Music Festival Returns to Kean University on Saturday - (UNION, NJ) -- Kean University's Jazz & Roots Music Festival takes place in Hillside on Saturday, September 21, 2024, offering the public and Kean community a festive free, outdoor celebration of music. This year's festival is headlined by Third World, one of the world’s preeminent reggae bands, and includes performances by Stefon Harris & Blackout, Solomon Hicks, and Prince Hakim.
14) Friends of the Brothers LIVE! at SOPAC - Dreams of hearing an authentic revival of '60s and '70s Southern Rock are about to come true inside South Orange, NJ's SOPAC auditorium this Saturday, September 7, 2024 evening as music lovers prepare themselves for a sold-out performance by the Allman Brothers tribute band, Friends of the Brothers.
15) Billie Eilish, Jelly Roll, Iron Maiden, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, El Alfa, Jo Koy, Blake Shelton, and more Coming to Prudential Center - (NEWARK, NJ) -- After an exciting kick off to September with sold out shows from Kacey Musgraves, Ana Gabriel, Don Omar, and Twenty One Pilots, Prudential Center's robust calendar continues to offer something for everyone this fall. A spectacular lineup of music events, featuring globally acclaimed artists and electrifying performances, family shows, sporting events and more come to Newark to close out the year.
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