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theatre
CDC Theatre presents "Legally Blonde, The Musical" 
(CRANFORD, NJ) -- Harvard's beloved blonde takes the stage at CDC Theatre in Cranford by pink storm in this fun, upbeat story of self-discovery! CDC Theatre presents Legally Blonde, The Musical weekends from May 2-18, 2025.
Obvious Agency presents World Premiere of "Space Opera" - an interactive theatrical experience blending immersive role-playing, live performance, and collaborative storytelling 
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Philadelphia-based and worker-owned Obvious Agency premieres its newest production, Space Opera, a "playable theater" and sci-fi/fantasy game for building empowered community. The groundbreaking interactive theatrical experience blending immersive role-playing, live performance, and collaborative storytelling debuts to audiences and participants Saturday, June 14 and continues on Saturday, June 21 and Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Arch Street Meeting House (320 Arch St, Philadelphia).
music
Jazz at Princeton University presents the 2025 Jazz Festival on April 12th 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Jazz at Princeton University presents the 2025 Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 12 from 1:00pm to 10:00pm. The lineup includes performances by Roxy Cross, Warren Wolf, Matt Stevens, Princeton University Faculty Septet, and Jazz at Princeton's and the Program in Latin American Studies present the Creative Large Ensemble, directed by Darcy James Argue and special guest Etienne Charles (trumpet).
Grammy Award Winners and Jazz Icons the Yellowjackets Come to Bell Theater in April 
(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Celebrate Jazz Appreciation month with the Yellowjackets, which Jazz Times describes as an "electric-acoustic outfit whose smart, often challenging and unpredictable compositions draw from fusion, post-bop and contemporary jazz." These jazz icons are headed to Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
NJPAC presents R&B superstar Tyrese Gibson 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- R&B superstar Tyrese Gibson will perform at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 7:00pm. He is set to deliver an unforgettable night featuring his chart-topping songs like "Sweet Lady" and "How You Gonna Act Like That." Concert goers can anticipate a memorable experience as Gibson captivates the audience with his powerful vocals and engaging stage presence.
Jersey Arts Podcast: Bewitched by Botti - A Chat with the Grammy Winning Trumpeter 
Jazz fans, rejoice! Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti will be gracing the stage of the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Makin Waves with Michael Patrick: A Clear Blue Sky 
Since recently moving from his longtime residence of Central Jersey to along the Delaware River in rural Hunterdon County, where his neighbors are now cows and horses, Michael Patrick has found country living provides inspiration. Shortly after the move, he quit his day job of 15 years to perform and write music fulltime.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...4/3/25 
"So, Danny; how are you anyway? I'm doing the Beatle Fest in New Jersey before we do Sellersville; it's just me," laughed the always pleasant, always jovial and always upfront original Yardbird Jim McCarty. "What's happening now is, we're doing a different sort of show. Somebody had suggested to me a few years ago; why don't you do The Yardbirds history? So, we're doing a different show where I talk through the history of the group and we play the songs as they come up and we have a back projection illustrating what I'm talking about. We've never done this before, Sellersville will be the first one (Laughs)."
art
'We Are Still Here' – That's the Message from Native American Artists in a Blockbuster Exhibition at the Zimmerli 
The moment you enter the exhibition Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always at the Zimmerli Art Museum, a feeling of immense beauty and grandeur will likely overtake you.
community
Ocean Casino Resort Announces Partnership with Famed Restaurateur Stephen Starr 
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- On April 3, 2025, Ocean Casino Resort announced a partnership with nationally acclaimed STARR Restaurants and award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr. As part of the partnership, STARR Restaurants will lend their expertise on the conceptualization and roll out of two new dining concepts opening at the resort this summer.
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