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theatre
Luna Stage to Hold Special Fundraiser; Italian Dinner and One Hour of "The Godfather" presented live by Nathan Darrow 
(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Luna Stage presents a special fundraiser on Friday, January 24, 2025. The event includes a family style Italian dinner followed by Nathan Darrow performing 60 minutes of the iconic 1972 film, The Godfather, live.
Masquerade Theatre presents "Rabbit Hole" 
(RIVERSIDE, NJ) -- Masquerade Theatre presents Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire across two weekends (January 31 - February 2, 2025 and February 6-8, 2025). The production is directed by by Megan Knowlton Balne. Rabbit Hole was the recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Dunbar Repertory Company presents August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" at Middletown Arts Center 
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents a special Black History Month production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running, produced by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. and directed by Mark Antonio Henderson, February 6-16, 2025. Set in 1969's Pittsburgh Hill District, Two Trains Running explores racial tensions in the Civil Rights era, as argued over by regulars at a struggling diner owned by Memphis Lee, who fights to get fair compensation for his building as the neighborhood faces urban renewal.
Shakespeare '70 presents "The Clean House" at Kelsey Theatre 
(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- A housemaid that would rather tell jokes than clean, her married doctor employers, and a sister begging to do the cleaning herself all adds up to some messy situations when Shakespeare '70 presents The Clean House from January 17-26, 2025 at the Kelsey Theatre on the West Windsor Campus of Mercer County Community College (MCCC).
Vivid Stage Presents a Reading of "The Mountaintop" on January 19th in Collaboration with Interweave and Saint John's Church 
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage is celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, marking decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey. On Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 4:30pm, Vivid will co-sponsor a reading of Katori Hall's play The Mountaintop with Interweave and Saint John's Lutheran Church of Summit in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. The reading will take place at Saint John's (587 Springfield Avenue) in Summit. No tickets are necessary; all are welcome.
music
Makin Waves with The Weeklings: 'Excited by the Results' 
Once upon a time, Jersey rocker Glen Burtnik played Paul McCartney in the Broadway production of "Beatlemania." A tasty chunk of his career has explored Beatlemania ever since, including his current band The Weeklings, one of America's most unique celebrations of The Fab Four.
Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey to present Winter Large Ensemble Concert featuring soloist Patrick Williams of The Philadelphia Orchestra 
(EWING, NJ) -- The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey (YOCJ) is pleased to announce its 2025 concert and performance schedule. Kicking off the year will be the Winter Large Ensemble Concert on Sunday, January 19th with YOCJ's Symphonic Orchestra featuring soloist Patrick Williams, associate principal flutist of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Fever" by Lisa Bouchelle 
While mixing her next album, Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Lisa Bouchelle has dropped a new video for "Fever" from her 2022 full-length debut LP "Jump In."
comedy
Comedian Laurie Kilmartin (CONAN staff writer) to Headline Four Shows in Rutherford 
(RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- Comedian and veteran CONAN staff writer Laurie Kilmartin is headlining four shows at Bananas Comedy Club in Rutherford on Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25, 2025. Kilmartin's comedy is famously dark.
film
Great short Chicken Broth Soup screens at the New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, January 24, 2025 
It all starts with the buzzing of a fly. A woman with a cut on her lip stands crying while waiting in a hallway to see the body of her dead husband. The architecture surrounding her is uninviting. The coloring of the world is bleak, cold. The characters around her are careless and dismissive - a disinterested prosecutor who’s too preoccupied with his own phone calls, and a straight-faced doctor who clinically goes through the motions, step by step. What is the right thing to do in a world surrounded by impassion? What is fair? Is there really nothing one can do in a situation so hopeless? Or is that just an excuse to turn a blind eye? Like a persistent, buzzing fly, these questions prod and force us to jolt out of our comfortable seats while watching Chicken Broth Soup - directed and written by Deniz Büyükkırlı, who is known for her previous work on Pretty Little Liars (2015), Brave and Beautiful (2016), and Love Me As I Am (2013).
Great short The Performance premieres at the New Jersey Film Festival 
Al Nigrin, Executive Director and Curator of the New Jersey Film Festival, sits down with Salvatore Zeppi Rubinetti, the Writer & Director of The Performance for a filmmaker interview at EBTV.
FilmOneFest to Accept Submissions for 2025 Festival 
(ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- LESS IS MORE! The FilmOneFest is an annual short film festival challenges filmmakers of all kinds to tell their stories in UNDER 2 MINUTES. FOF presents the best short films from around the world against the backdrop of the Atlantic Highlands Marina overlooking majestic New York City. In conjunction with the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council, FOF provides filmmakers with the opportunity to support and share their most innovative, diverse and entertaining short-short films out there.
dance
NJPAC presents MOMIX-Alice 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Get Ready to witness a night of spectacular dance and illusion with MOMIX-Alice, a magical performance created by the dance company MOMIX comes to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 7:00pm.
art
Watch & Win Original Art at the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch 
(STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- See art as it's being created and when it’s done, you might be lucky enough to take it home. Come to the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch for a Friends' Adventure with Long Beach Island artist Melissa Maschal on Thursday, February 6, 2025. The event begins at 10:00am.
community
Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage January 5-11, 2025 
Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from January 5-11, 2025. 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 (Cape May, Essex, Mercer, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, and Union).
NJ Stage 2024: By The Numbers 
Despite many challenges, New Jersey Stage reached over one million unique visitors for the third straight year in 2024. The website published over 3,900 articles during the year, including 930 feature articles or featured event previews and 600 columns. All in all, over 2.7 million articles were read and more than 400,000 event listings were read.
What's Special About North Jersey? 
What's special about North Jersey? Attend the North Jersey National Heritage Area (NHA) Information Session on Thursday, January 23, 2025 and find out!
Opera, Dance and Classic Rock Highlight Spring Stockton PAC Shows in Galloway 
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- Like the new year, Stockton University's Performing Arts Center (PAC) is emerging from the winter and warming up with shows sure to please everyone.
books
Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education at Ocean County College to Host Book Discussion and Selected Readings by Author 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education at Ocean County College will host a book discussion with selected readings from "Shtetl Roots, Emigrant Routes, and a New York City Love Story" by Dr. Ali Botein-Furrevig on Monday, January 27, 2025 on OCC's main campus in Toms River. This presentation is free and open to the public.
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