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theatre
Premiere Stages at Kean University Announces Camp Premiere 2025 
(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company at Kean University, has announced that Camp Premiere, the annual summer theatre program for middle school and high school students, will be held on Kean University's Nathan Weiss East Campus in Enlow Recital Hall. Registration is now open for both camp sessions.
PHOTOS from "Cardboard Trees and a Painted Moon" at Old Library Theatre 
(FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, is presenting the unique musical, Cardboard Trees and a Painted Moon, from February 7-9, 2025. John Posada was on hand to take photos. It is a love letter to community theatre in all of its messiness and all of its infinite possibilities. John Posada was on hand to take photos.
Centenary Stage Company to Hold Open Call Auditions for World Premiere of "Wasabia" by Wendy Herlich 
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company, a professional not for profit theater company located on the campus of Centenary University in Hackettstown, will be holding an EPA call for their upcoming production of Wasabia by Wendy Herlich. This production will be produced under an AEA SPT 2 contract, and both AEA members and non-union actors will be seen by appointment. Auditions will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025 from 10:00am – 6:00pm.
Chatham Community Players presents the family-friendly musical, "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" 
(CHATHAM, NJ) -- The Chatham Community Players invites you to "relive your childhood" with the family-friendly musical, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark Gesner. This feel-good production will run from February 28 through March 15, 2025. Directed & choreographed by Matt Muccigrossi with music direction by Eric Van Hoven.
Vivid Stage presents Episode 5 of "Gemstones" - An Original Series 
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, marking decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey. Coming up is the fifth episode of the original series, Gemstones, by Phoebe Farber. Episode 5 runs Friday, February 28, 2025 at 8:00pm and Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 2:00pm.
music
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...2/6/25 
"I'm in the middle of the Caribbean somewhere, I'm thrilled I have cell phone service so this is great," laughed extraordinary Blues artist Sue Foley as she telephoned from the Legendary Blues Cruise to discuss her upcoming February 7 South Orange Performing Arts Center show The South Orange International Blues Festival: Winter Edition 2025 organized by the talented Mike Griot also featuring Alexis P. Sutter and Rae Simone.
Jersey Arts Podcast: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Puts the 'Tunes' in 'Looney Tunes' 
35 years ago–well before orchestras performing film scores became popular–George Daugherty and his husband and producing partner David Wong developed Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. The concept was new at the time: a world-class orchestra would play full cartoon scores live alongside the films. It was an instant hit.
Vadim Gluzman to perform Brahms' Violin Concerto with New Jersey Symphony 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Symphony announced that Lina González-Granados will conduct alongside Vadim Gluzman as he performs Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77. Performances will take place in New Brunswick, Red Bank, and Newark.
NJPAC presents Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will be performing her latest show, "A Life In Notes," at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Showtime is 3:00pm.
The Lizzie Rose Music Room Invites you to Get The Blues with Bees Deluxe and Twisted Livin' on Saturday, March 22nd 
(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- On Saturday, March 22, 2025, the Lizzie Rose Music Room will showcase two exceptional up-and-coming blues bands: Bees Deluxe and Twisted Livin' in its intimate 70-seat venue, which is housed in a historic Victorian mansion. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Charm and Rock The Stone Pony! 
Sharon Van Etten, backed by The Attachment Theory, made a triumphant return to New Jersey when she rocked a packed house at the venerable Stone Pony music venue in Asbury Park on February 4, 2025.
comedy
Comedian Aida Rodriguez Returns to Newark's NJPAC 
Aida Margarita Parada Rodriguez, professionally known as Aida Rodriguez, is an Afrolatina comedian, podcast host, and writer of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. She will be bringing her unique brand of humor to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on March 1st. If you’re just discovering her through this article, I am sorry you haven't experienced her humor yet! And if you are familiar, you’ve probably already purchased your tickets because you know you risk missing out if you don’t act quickly!
film
New Release Review - "Companion" 
There's a growing sub-genre of horror movies based around the setup of a shy and nervous young woman embarking on a getaway with a bunch of people whose company makes her feel like an outsider. As circumstances spiral violently out of control, the young woman in question finds herself in the role of a slasher movie final girl. What differentiates these movies - which includes the likes of Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, Sissy and Birdeater - from your typical spam-in-a-cabin backwoods slashers is that the threat doesn't come from some supernatural force or rapey rednecks but rather from within the friend group itself, which is usually comprised of shallow, bitchy millennials or zoomers.
New Jersey Film Festival God Teeth Q+A with Director Robbie C. Williamson 
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2025 God Teeth Q+A with Director Robbie C. Williamson, Festival Assistant Director Morgan Kalmbach, and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
community
Six Flags Great Adventure to Hire 4,000 Team Members for 2025 Season 
(JACKSON, NJ) -- Six Flags Great Adventure announced plans to hire 4,000 seasonal associates for the 2025 season. As part of National Hiring Week, the park complex will host a week-long recruitment event from February 15-22, 2025 to fill a wide variety of roles across its theme, water and safari park operations.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
The Chatham Community Players presents Reading of "In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play" by Sarah Ruhl
November 16, 2025
The Glorious Sounds of Brass to Take Place in Trenton
November 16, 2025
Vivid Stage Brings Pop-Up Theatre: Fiona's Café to Serra Doce in Summit
November 18, 2025
The Newton Theatre presents Colt Ford
November 20, 2025
Jersey City Theater Center to Open 20th Anniversary Season with Brent Birckhead Jazz at White Eagle Hall
November 20, 2025
StocktonPAC presents Swift Nation - Taylor Swift Tribute
November 20, 2025
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts Hosting Open House on November 20th
November 20, 2025
NJPAC presents Carlos Varela with special guest Diana Fuentes
November 21, 2025
Jonas Brothers, David Bryan, and The Isley Brothers among New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2025
November 21, 2025
The Newton Theatre presents Yesterday, A Tribute to The Beatles
November 21, 2025
