Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from March 23-29, 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 (Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, and Ocean).
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1) Events This Week in New Jersey from March 25-31, 2025 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from March 25-31, 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.
2) Asbury Park Theater Company Announces 2025 Collaborative Season - (ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Welcome to the new Asbury Park Theater Company! As previously announced in 2025, the board of directors of Asbury Park Theater Company have appointed Asbury Park native, Anthony D'Amato, as Producing Artistic Director. Anthony, known nationally as Remember Jones, has quickly rebranded the company and put together a season of collaborative events for 2025.
3) A Band Called Honalee LIVE! at the Grunin Center - Lovers of ’60s folk music walk right in to the Grunin Center’s Gia Maione Prima Studio Theatre in Toms River, NJ, this Saturday, March 15, 2025 evening for a concert by A Band Called Honalee, a modern-day folk trio inspired by the legacy and music of Peter, Paul and Mary.
4) Six Flags Great Adventure to Launch America's First Super Boomerang Coaster - (JACKSON, NJ) -- Six Flags Great Adventure is set to launch a highly anticipated addition to its collection of world-class attractions: THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity. Opening this spring, the park's newest roller coaster promises to deliver an unforgettable ride, combining forward and backward launches, four intense inversions, 10 "airtime" (negative-gravity) moments and a top speed of 60 mph. The combination of these exhilarating elements marks America's first "super boomerang" coaster.
5) Mercer County Announces 2025 Summer Concert Series with New Season Pass - (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Mercer County Executive Dan Benson announced that the Mercer County Park Commission's Summer Concert Series will kick off its 2025 season on July 11. The popular Friday evening concerts continue to be a bargain at just $5 per-ticket, with the addition of a new limited-time season pass option access to all concerts for just $25.
6) Ocean County Library Toms River Branch to present WREP and 'theater of the imagination' - (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Return to the era when families gathered around the wireless set for "theater of the imagination." The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch is pleased to host a live presentation by WREP – When Radio Entertained People on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The event begins at 7:00pm.
7) Paper Mill Playhouse Announces 2025-2026 Season - (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the five musicals to be presented during the theater’s upcoming 2025-2026 season, marking the company's 87th season of world-class theater in Millburn – Bull Durham, Disney's Frozen, Come From Away, 1776, and West Side Story.
8) State Theatre presents 2025 FREE Summer Movie Series - (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents their annual free summer movie series from July 1 through August 5, 2025. The series offers screenings of Despicable Me 4, Moana 2, The Wild Robot, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Inside Out 2.
9) PHOTOS from "The Normal Heart" at The Players Guild of Leonia - (LEONIA, NJ) -- The Players Guild of Leonia, New Jersey's oldest continuing community theater group (since 1919), presents The Normal Heart - Larry Kramer's groundbreaking and deeply moving drama about the early years of the AIDS epidemic. This limited engagement is playing at the Civil War Drill Hall Theatre for two more weekends from March 28 to April 6, 2025. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
10) Nimbus Dance and the Asbury Park Dance Festival present On the Rise - (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Nimbus Dance and the Asbury Park Dance Festival present On the Rise on Saturday, March 29, 2025 from noon to 5:00pm. This is an exhilarating day of free masterclasses and performances for pre-professional dancers ages 9-18! Train with world-class artists and showcase your choreographic work on a professional stage.
11) Michael Patrick's Ring of Fire Band, A Tribute to Johnny Cash, to perform at Drew University - (MADISON, NJ) -- Prepare for a captivating tribute to the legendary "Man in Black" when Michael Patrick's Ring of Fire Band performs at The Concert Hall at Drew University on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:00pm. The band brings the magic of Johnny Cash's timeless music to life in this special tribute concert.
12) Bristol Riverside Theatre presents "In The Heights" by Lin-Manuel Miranda - (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- The electrifying rhythms of Washington Heights pulse through Bristol Riverside Theatre (BRT) as Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical, a genre-bending blend of hip-hop, salsa, merengue, and soul, In the Heights, takes the stage March 25 through April 27, 2025. BRT's production is directed by the visionary Carlos Armesto, returning to BRT following his sensory-driven production Odd Man Out in 2023. This season, Armesto brings the beloved hit musical set on the vibrant streets of New York to the stage. BRT co-producers Amy and Ken Kaissar present the first large-scale production since the newly renovated space reopened.
13) Put on your detective hat and join Holmes & Watson in Cape May for 'Sherlock Holmes and the Familiar Face' - (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Join Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal friend Dr. John Watson, as you follow the clues in an original mystery, "Sherlock Holmes and the Familiar Face," by Jacklyn Fazio, presented by Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture).
14) 2025 Cape May Music Festival Preview - (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Now celebrating its 36th year, the annual Cape May Music Festival presented by Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture), with major support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, returns to this seaside resort with an engaging variety of musical concerts that launch on Memorial Day weekend. There are 14 classical, chamber, jazz, funk and brass band musical performances, some free to attend, from May 25-June 28, 2025.
15) TIE See a Free Preview of the 2025 Philadelphia Folk Festival on August 1st - (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- On August 1, 2025, Philadelphia Folksong Society and Rising Sun Presents will preview the 62nd Philadelphia Folk Festival with an evening at Bryn Mawr Twilight Concert Series featuring performances from Larry Ahearn, Lili Añel, Cloudbelly, and Max Davey. Showtime is 7:00pm, admission is free.
15) TIE Tickets for Springsteen Archives 3rd Annual American Music Honors Go On Sale - (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Be a part of the music on April 26, 2025 for the Springsteen Archives 3rd Annual American Music Honors (AMH). Loge tickets go live on March 25th at 12:00pm EST.
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