Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from January 26 to February 1, 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 8 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union).
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1) Remember Jones to Be First Performer at Mantoloking Road Playhouse with JONES SINGS JONES! - (BRICK, NJ) -- Remember Jones, Asbury Park native known nationally for his theatrical performances and original music, has been announced as the first artist to play Brick's first live theater, Mantoloking Road Playhouse. Remember Jones will bring his 17-piece big band to present JONES SINGS JONES! on March 21-22, 2025.
2) Events This Week in New Jersey from January 28 to February 3, 2025 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from January 28 to February 3, 2025 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) Albert Music Hall presents a Bluegrass Show on Saturday - (WARETOWN, NJ) -- On Saturday, February 1, 2025, Albert Music Hall will hold the first of three Bluegrass Shows this year, featuring an exciting lineup of live bands - Crab Grass, followed by The Festers, Fish & Whistle, Mark Miklos, and Josh Werner. The Pickin' Shed will be open for jamming throughout the event, where guests are encouraged to bring their instruments and join in the music or simply listen in.
4) "Harry Chapin's Greatest Stories LIVE!" at Kean Stage - Harry Chapin (1942–1981) was one of America's most inspiring songwriters as well as a public advocate and humanitarian whose voice was silenced over 40 years ago. On Friday, January 24, 2025, the members of his family gathered together at Union, NJ's Kean Stage to celebrate his memory in a Harry Chapin's Greatest Stories LIVE retrospective starring brothers Steve and Tom Chapin, daughter Jen Chapin, niece Abigail Chapin, along with members of The Harry Chapin Band.
5) "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live" comes to NJPAC in April - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Due to overwhelming demand following the North American tour announcement, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live, the world-wide smash hit 2.5D musical sensation based on the wildly popular Manga (comic book), will bring their sensational show to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 8:00pm.
6) A Tribute to Southside Johnny - On December 20, 2024, Southside Johnny announced he was retiring from touring effective immediately. His annual show for New Year's Eve was cancelled and fans around the world starting paying tribute to him and wondering what the future would hold for him and the Asbury Jukes. New Jersey Stage wanted to pay tribute to him as well, so we reached out to fans in the "Jukebox: Southside Johnny fanzine" Facebook group, some musicians, and industry professionals for their thoughts.
7) Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...1/30/25 - "Let's start with the new poetry book, "Sometimes It's Heaven: Poems of Love, Loss and Redemption," laughed a fabulous sounding Judy Collins. "The new album I'm doing is an album of duets and there are some wonderful features, one of which is a song of David Crosby's called, "Radio" which is a duet with me and Graham (Nash) on a song of David Crosby's. That's one of our starters and then we're doing "Dreamers" as a big choral piece and Michael McDonald songs with me and so on; it's going to be out probably sometime in April. My book of poetry which is called, "Sometimes It's Heaven" is coming out on March 28 and it's a book of 100 poems that I wrote at the behest of my husband a few years ago and they formed this poetry book."
8) Bell Theater brings the music of CSNY, David Bowie and Woodstock in Classic Rock Spring Concert Series - (HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Bell Theater at Bell Works is pleased to present three classic rock concerts, bringing a little musical heat to the cold spring months. Whether it’s the memorable melodies, nostalgia for a misspent youth or solidarity with the social and cultural movements of the time, all agree that the music of the '60s,'70s, and '80s was pretty good! The tunes of the past are presented at Bell Theater by some of the most exciting local musicians, bringing today's energy to yesterday's classics.
9) Dan Aubrey to give a talk on Joseph Bonaparte at Trenton City Museum - (TRENTON, NJ) -- The life and loves of noted area 19th century beauty Annette Savage will be the topic of a talk Saturday, February 9, 2025 at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie. Titled "Le Jeu de l'Amour," the program, led by journalist and writer Dan Aubrey, will explore how Napoleon’s brother and former King of Spain, Joseph Bonaparte, and his American mistress, Annette Savage, found passion and pain in the Trenton and Bordentown region of New Jersey. The event runs from from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
10) Lucrecia Pays Homage to Former Bergen County Resident and Reigning Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz - "Life is a carnival! It's much more beautiful to live it singing." If you're unfamiliar with my life's mantra, perhaps you’d recognize it if I were instead to say "la vida es un carnaval, es más bello vivir cantando." Now put a salsa beat under it and add the iconic voice of the Queen herself, Celia Cruz. Sound familiar? One would hope.
11) Algonquin Arts Theatre presents "The Diary of Anne Frank" - (MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre presents four performances of The Diary of Anne Frank from February 15-22, 2025. Embark on a poignant journey through history with one of the most powerful and enduring stories of resilience, family, hope, and the human spirit. Anne Frank's eloquent and deeply moving words leap from the pages of her diary to the stage.
12) Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Conquer And Divide" by The Grip Weeds - The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Conquer and Divide” from The Grip Weeds’ brand new EP, “Early Clues.”
13) Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music Announces the Third Annual American Music Honors Recipients - (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music has announced the honorees of its third annual American Music Honors event, to be held Saturday, April 26, 2025 on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch. The 2025 honorees are: Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello, and Joe Ely. The event begins at 8:30pm.
14) Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's Restless Leg Tour comes to New Jersey in June - (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Comedy icons, writers, producers, actresses and Saturday Night Live alumni Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's Restless Leg Tour will continue into 2025 including two shows at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday, June 21 and a performance at the Prudential Center in Newark on Sunday, June 22 at 6:00pm.
15) Emotive short Phantom Limb plays at the New Jersey Film Festival on February 1! - Alice Jokela’s Phantom Limb is an experimental short film that immerses the audience in the emotional journey of navigating trauma and the search for autonomy. The short film centers on Violetta (Shay Yu), a young woman who lost her right arm in an electrical shock accident while tagging in an underground railroad with her boyfriend. With her body forever altered, Vi wrestles to build a sense of identity while coping with the emotional impact of her trauma. In an interview with The New Jersey Film Festival, Jokela expressed her intention to create a film focused on female rage and the overt trauma that often goes overlooked or misunderstood because of the internal, invisible nature of pain. This is reflected in the short film, as those around Vi misperceive her emotional scars. Vi’s story emphasizes how internal trauma can be complex for others to recognize, especially when it’s not immediately visible.
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