Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from November 17-23, 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, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, Sussex, and Union).
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1) Events This Week in New Jersey from November 19-26, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from November 19-26, 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) "A Phenomenal Experience!" LeAnn Rimes LIVE! at Kean Stage - Concertgoers crazy about both country and pop music make their way inside Kean Stage's Wilkins Theatre in Union, NJ this Saturday, November 9, 2024 evening for a concert by country/pop superstar LeAnn Rimes.
3) Jackson Arts Ministry Presents Newsies, The Broadway Musical, and Oliver! Jr. - (LAKEWOOD, NJ) -- Jackson Arts Ministry (JAM) presents their Fall 2024 productions, Newsies, the Broadway Musical, and Oliver! Jr., at the historic Casino Auditorium at Georgian Court University on Saturday, December 7th, and Sunday, December 8th.
4) PHOTOS from "The Color Purple: The Musical" by Phoenix Productions - (RED BANK, NJ) -- Phoenix Productions, the community theatre company at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, is presenting The Color Purple: The Musical, featuring the community theatre company's first all-Black cast, from November 15-17, 2024. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
5) DanceWorks at RVCC to Feature Student and Faculty Performances December 4-5 - (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's (RVCC) Arts & Design department will present DanceWorks, an evening of student and faculty dance, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 4-5, 2024. The event will be held in the Edward Nash Theatre at the College's Branchburg campus. Performances take place at 7:00pm each night.
6) Katchats 11/20/24 - an interview with Rod Picott - Singer-songwriter Rod Picott recently announced he was playing one final round of shows in the U.S. and Europe and would be hanging up his guitar. On Sunday, December 1, 2024, Picott brings the tour to the Belmar Arts Center. Kat reached out to learn more about the pending retirement and final shows.
7) Six Flags Great Adventure presents Holiday in the Park - (JACKSON, NJ) -- Six Flags Great Adventure's enchanting winter festival, Holiday in the Park, will return for its tenth season and bring the magic of the holidays to life. The event will run weekends and select days from November 23, 2024 through January 1, 2025 and transform the park into a dazzling winter wonderland featuring themed areas, festive entertainment and delightful seasonal treats. Access to Holiday in the Park is included with active season passes and single-day tickets.
8) Prudential Center presents "A Night of Love" with Fantasia Barrino, Trey Songz, and Tamar Braxton - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Get ready, Newark! The highly anticipated return of "A Night of Love" is set to light up your Valentine's Day! On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 8:00pm, the sensational powerhouse singer-actress Fantasia Barrino will grace the stage at the iconic Prudential Center. Joining her for this special night are the incomparable Trey Songz and the dynamic Tamar Braxton, both renowned artists in their own right.
9) The Loser's Lounge presents The David Bowie Birthday Party at White Eagle Hall - (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Joe McGinty & The Loser's Lounge return to White Eagle Hall to celebrate David Bowie's birthday on Saturday, January 11, 2025! This is a special night that will bring together the beautifully expansive catalog of Bowie's incredible music with the wonderfully eclectic cast of The Loser's Lounge. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.
10) Bergen County Players presents "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" - (ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America's longest-running little theater companies, presents The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Theatre for Young Audiences Edition), an "electrifying" (Newsday) musical adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel written by Rick Riordan, with a limited holiday run at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from December 7-22, 2024.
11) Major Investment Heading for Six Flags Great Adventure Along With Two New Major Roller Coasters - (JACKSON, NJ) -- In a recent news release, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN), the largest amusement park operator in North America, announced a more than $1 billion investment its theme parks over the next two years. Six Flags Great Adventure will launch THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity in 2025. In a groundbreaking announcement, Six Flags Great Adventure also revealed that a multi-world-record-breaking launch roller coaster will debut at the Jackson theme park in 2026.
12) Livingston Theatre Company presents "Something Rotten!" - (PISCATAWAY, NJ) -- The Livingston Theatre Company presents Something Rotten! from November 21-24, 2024. Come see two brothers set out to write the world's first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.
13) Skylands Stadium's Light Show & Christmas Village Runs through End of Year - (AUGUSTA, NJ) -- Celebrate the holiday season with Skylands Stadium's Light Show & Christmas Village, a dazzling, family-friendly experience open from November 22 through December 30, 2024. This year's spectacular one-mile drive-through light show features over two million lights, including enchanting tunnels, a wreath arch, and delightful displays like skating bears and dancing trees.
14) Mile Square Theatre presents the World Premiere of "The Christmas Show Must Go On" - (HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre presents the World Premiere of The Christmas Show Must Go On by Pia Wilson from November 29 through December 15, 2024. This is a new classic tale for Christmas! The fairies in the Christmas Realm have been losing their power and the Christmas ghosts may all be leaving the realm to become Halloween ghosts. Can the Christmas Fairy welcome humans to the show for the first time ever, stop the ghosts from defecting, and make the annual Christmas Show happen?
15) Carteret holiday celebrations take place throughout December - (CARTERET, NJ) -- With Hanukkah coinciding with Christmas and New Year's this year, Carteret is pulling out all the stops with three Borough-sponsored holiday events, plus several additional ticketed entertainment events at Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
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