Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from September 29 to October 5, 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 10 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union).
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1) Heartfelt Feature Comedy A Little Family Drama screens at the New Jersey Film Festival - Regardless of culture, generation, or ethnicity, when it comes to “family,” we all share some universal memories of tears and joy condensed into a dinner gathering. The nostalgia is mixed with chaotic arguments, moms gossiping about who recently got married, shouting, “Who took my spatula?!” Kids run in and out, sneaking a few cookies and taking the kitchen heat and aroma out as they pass the poker table. Stories about domestic scenarios are never-ending classics, printed with certain generational marks, but the essence remains. In his novel Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy states, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Somehow, a hundred years later, this observation is proven true by a Mexican American family in A Little Family Drama. With an idealist, reckless son, a diligent, underappreciated daughter, a comedian uncle, an outcast, and ceaseless fights between a mother and a daughter, the Sepulvedas seem to resemble the folks in each of our families. Still, the collision of progressiveness and the lingering traditional values, ambition of self-realization, and responsibility compose captivating conflicts that bring laughter and tears to the screening room.
2) Events This Week in New Jersey from October 1-8, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from October 1-8, 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) Bordentown Hosts Historic Camden & Amboy Railroad Lecture and Walking Tour on October 13th - (BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- Bordentown City will become a fall destination for train enthusiasts of all ages, thanks to an afternoon event organized by Bordentown Old City Hall Restoration Committee and the Bordentown Historical Society. The Sunday, October 13, 2024, "All Aboard Bordentown Railroad!" will feature a lecture and walking tour to commemorate New Jersey's first railroad, the Camden & Amboy Railroad (C&A RR).
4) Montclair Art Museum Presents the 2024 New Jersey Arts Annual: Exploring Our Connections – A Bold Celebration of Identity, Community, and Artistic Excellence - (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) is thrilled to announce the opening of the 2024 New Jersey Arts Annual: Exploring Our Connections, a prominent exhibition showcasing contemporary art from across the Garden State. Curated by Gail Stavitsky, the Museum's Chief Curator, this year's exhibition showcases 63 recent works by 61 artists and runs from September 28, 2024, through January 5, 2025. The selected pieces delve into the intricate themes of family, community, and belonging, expressed through a wide array of artistic mediums.
5) Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center - "Mamma mia!" The PNC Bank Arts Center amphitheater in Holmdel, NJ, is packed this Tuesday, September 25, 2024 afternoon with music lovers ready to enjoy a free Garden State Arts Foundation concert starring Arrival from Sweden, the premier Swedish ABBA tribute band.
6) NJPAC presents Patti Labelle on February 8th - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Get ready for the iconic Patti Labelle as she brings her 80/65 Tour to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 8:00pm. The legendary singer, author, and actress, who has won multiple Grammy Awards, is celebrating 65 years in show business at 80 years old.
7) Circus Vazquez brings new show to Paramus in October - (PARAMUS, NJ) -- Circus Vazquez, America's largest family-owned big top circus, brings its thrilling new 2024 production to Paramus. Tickets are on sale now for performances from October 11-28, 2024 at Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall. Blending the modern with the traditional, and featuring a brand new cast of extraordinary circus superstars, Circus Vazquez presents unforgettable entertainment that is fun for all ages. It's distinctive climate-controlled blue and white tent is the largest of its kind currently touring the U.S.
8) Brain Damage to perform Pink Floyd's "The Wall" at The Landis Theater this weekend - (VINELAND, NJ) -- Brain Damage: A Tribute to Pink Floyd is coming to The Landis Theater this weekend to perform The Wall in its entirety on Friday, October 4 and Saturday, October 5, 2024. Both nights are at 8:00pm.
9) Ocean County Library Manchester Branch presents Exhibit by Red Rose Kay Photography & Multimedia in October - (MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ocean County Library Manchester Branch is pleased to present an exhibit by Red Rose Kay Photography & Multimedia from Tuesday, October 1 through Monday, October 21, 2024. The display will likely be the most extensive of Kaylee’s many Ocean County Library exhibits, covering her entire catalog of evocative landscapes and nature images printed on canvas, metal, acrylic photo blocks and matted prints.
10) A One-Night-Only Play Reading of "Holiday" to Benefit The Acting Company - (NEW YORK, NY) -- The Acting Company has announced additional casting for its upcoming, one-night-only benefit reading of Holiday, a new adaptation by Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg, from the play by Philip Barry. Ella Beatty, Lilli Cooper, Hiram Delgado, Chris Perfetti, and John Slattery join previously announced Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet. Tony Award winner Robert Falls will direct the all-star cast in an evening presented by The Acting Company , by special arrangement with Eric Falkenstein. The special event will take place Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 7:00pm at The Gerald W. Lynch Theater (524 W 59th Street, at The John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York, NYC). All proceeds from the event will benefit The Acting Company.
11) Scottish Rite Auditorium presents The Aimee Mann & Ted Leo Christmas Show - (COLLINGSWOOD, NJ) -- Scottish Rite Auditorium presents The Aimee Mann & Ted Leo Christmas Show on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8:00pm. The night includes special guests Paul F. Tompkins, Nellie McKay, and Josh Gondelman.
12) 2024 Montclair Film Festival Preview - (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The 2024 Montclair Film Festival takes place October 18-27. The festival's Opening Night film is Conclave (directed by Edward Berger). Some films of note include Unstoppable (directed by William Goldenberg) which is the festival's Fiction Centerpiece; 2073 (directed by Asif Kapadia) which is the festival's Document Centerpiece; and Flow (directed by Gints Zilbalodis) which is the Family Centerpiece. The festival's Closing Night film is The Piano Lesson (directed by Malcolm Washington).
13) Mile Square Theatre presents "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - (HOBOKEN, NJ) -- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by John Minigan will play a four-week limited engagement at Mile Square Theatre from October 3-20, 2024. This is the classic tale of Ichabod Crane, the lovelorn schoolmaster in a town on the Hudson River, who confronts a Headless Horseman on a shadowy night. The story is told by one man who embodies all the characters of Sleepy Hollow, including the lovely Katrina Von Tassel and the burly Brom Bones.
14) BLUES People to Headline North Jersey Blues Society IBC Fundraiser at Crossroads - (GARWOOD, NJ) -- BLUES People, 2023 and 2024 North Jersey Blues Society (NJBS) International Blues Challenge (IBC) Winners, and 2024 IBC Semifinalists in Memphis, headline a NJBS concert and fundraiser taking place at Crossroads in Garwood on Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 4:00pm-7:00pm. Also performing will be Ed Alstrom, NJBS IBC Winner in the Solo/Duo category.
15) "Bruce Songs: The Music of Bruce Springsteen, Album-by-Album, Song-by-Song" takes a Scholarly Look at Springsteen's Musical Legacy - (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Rutgers University Press published a book by two Monmouth University professors, Bruce Songs: The Music of Bruce Springsteen, Album-by-Album, Song-by-Song, on Springsteen's birthday, September 23, 2024. The authors are renowned music scholar Kenneth Womack, Ph.D., professor of English and Popular Music, and music historian Kenneth L. Campbell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of History and Anthropology. The book offers an in-depth exploration of Springsteen's musical legacy.
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