Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from March 16-22, 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 9 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, and Ocean).
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1) The Guess Who's Burton Cummings LIVE! at MPAC - Inside Morristown, NJ's MPAC auditorium this Wednesday, March 12, 2025 evening, American women and American men ready themselves for a 60th Anniversary Hits concert by singer Burton Cummings, the voice of the Canadian rock group, The Guess Who.
2) Events This Week in New Jersey from March 18-24, 2025 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from March 18-24, 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) Trenton City Museum presents Exhibition Showcasing Works By 10 Eastern European Artists of the Mercer County Area - (TRENTON, NJ) -- "Cultural Connections: Eastern European Artists from the Greater Trenton Area" is a two-month Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie exhibition highlighting the work of regional artists with Eastern European backgrounds. The exhibition, featuring the work of 10 artists, runs from April 5 through June 8, 2025.
4) Chefs Who Care: A Night with Lidia Bastianich to Support Pediatric Cancer in New Jersey - (BRIELLE, NJ) -- The Ashley Lauren Foundation presents its Chefs Who Care event, set to take place on April 29, 2025 at the amazing Addison Park in Aberdeen. This special evening will feature celebrated Italian American chef, Lidia Bastianich as their 2025 Honoree. It promises to be an unforgettable culinary experience benefiting children with cancer and their families.
5) UCC launches Community Needs Assessment to strengthen services for Greater Newark - (NEWARK, NJ) -- United Community Corporation (UCC) is calling on members of the Greater Newark community to make their voices heard by participating in the agency's 2024 Community Needs Assessment. As a cornerstone of UCC's goal to empower and uplift underserved individuals and families, the survey will help identify key community needs, service gaps and emerging opportunities for growth.
6) Six Flags Great Adventure Announces Jeremy Hacker as First Executive Chef in Park's History - (JACKSON, NJ) -- Six Flags Great Adventure is proud to introduce Jeremy Hacker as the park's first Executive Chef. Chef Hacker's leadership and culinary expertise marks a new chapter in Six Flags Great Adventure's commitment to elevating the park’s dining experience.
7) The Fest For Beatles Fans to take place March 28-30 in Jersey City - (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- An annual tradition for 51 years, The Fest For Beatles Fans, makes its return to Jersey City at the Hyatt Regency on the Hudson March 28-30, 2025 where fans of the Fab Four come together to celebrate everything about the lads from Liverpool who changed music history forever! Tickets to ride are on sale now.
8) Study Tour of Egg Harbor Township Reveals Family History of Local Holocaust Survivors - (EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- To the naked eye, it is unclear what kind of history the land beneath a local Hispanic church, a Wawa and a Wal-Mart held.
9) A.R. Rahman to perform at Prudential Center - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Internationally acclaimed and award-winning composer/songwriter and superstar recording artist A.R. Rahman is bringing his new immersive live concert experience, The Wonderment Tour, to audiences across North America. The 16-date tour makes a stop at the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
10) New Release Review - "Mickey 17" - Michael Cera did it in Youth in Revolt. Jesse Eisenberg did it in The Double. Jake Gyllenhaal did it in Enemy. Now it's Robert Pattinson's turn. Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 is the latest movie that asks its leading man to play two versions of themselves, one a socially awkward nebbish, the other a confident and sinister alpha male. Pattinson plays the part(s) well, but the movie around him is a fiasco, perhaps the worst ever made by a filmmaker directly after landing a Best Picture Oscar.
11) New Jersey's Top-Rated Improv Comedy Team Flips the Script - (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Hackensack's professional improv team, Howdy Stranger, performs their annual sketch comedy show, Scripted, on Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC). Showtime is 8:00pm both nights.
12) Middlesex College Celebrates Opening of New Nursing Simulation Lab - (MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ) -- The Middlesex College Nursing Program, in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health, has opened a new Nursing Simulation Lab to promote patient safety and prepare students for practice in the nation’s complex and dynamic health care system.The Nursing Simulation Lab was funded through the Securing Our Children’s Future Fund from the State of New Jersey, which supports workforce training for in-demand careers at New Jersey’s county colleges.
13) NJPAC presents Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, The Last Encores - (NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an unforgettable evening featuring the legendary Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, set to grace the stage on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:00pm. With his iconic and mesmerizing falsetto that has captivated audiences for decades, Frankie Valli will take audiences on a nostalgic journey through his most beloved hits.
14) Albert Music Hall presents Songwriters in the Pines on Sunday - (WARETOWN, NJ) – Celebrating local music and musicians has always been central to the mission of the Pinelands Cultural Society (PCS), which operates the Albert Music Hall. In honor of the Hall's 50th Anniversary, PCS revived the Songwriters in the Pines show last year. Following its success, the society is excited to continue the event for another year.
15) Gospel Singer Carla Harris to Perform at NJPAC - (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a special Sunday afternoon with the nationally acclaimed Gospel sensation Carla Harris on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 3:00pm. Carla will perform a selection of her favorite music genres—including jazz, country, and gospel—to benefit the YMCA of Newark & Vicinity and the Primary Care Scholars Program of Hackensack Meridian Health Medical School.
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