Here are previews of plays taking place in the New Jersey area from April 8-14, 2025 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.
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Kean Theatre Conservatory presents "They Promised Her the Moon" (UNION, NJ) -- Kean Theatre Conservatory presents They Promised Her the Moon from April 4-12, 2025. The play by Laurel Ollstein takes place in 1961 when the first American woman to test for space flight stepped into an isolation tank for a record-breaking nine hours, outlasting all of the men in NASA's emerging Mercury 7 program.
Vivid Stage presents "In The Mix" - An Evening of World Premiere Plays all written in the last 3 months (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at the Oakes Center, will present In the Mix, an evening of new short plays that tell the stories of our times, from April 3-13, 2025. This captivating evening of world premiere short plays blends comedy and drama to bring to life the topics that everyone's talking about. Click here for an interview with Laura Ekstrand about these plays.
Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater presents "Macbeth in Stride" by Whitney White (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater and Music Theater at Princeton University presents Macbeth in Stride, a musical by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White that employs rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare's "Scottish play." The production is directed by Princeton senior Layla Williams. Performances are April 4-5, April 10-12, 2025 at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center (91 University Place) in Princeton. Showtime is 8:00pm each night.
American Theater Group's Monday Night Play Reading Series presents "King of the Hollywood Fixers" by Douglas J. Cohen (RAHWAY, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG), in partnership with the Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), will present the premiere reading of King of the Hollywood Fixers by Douglas J. Cohen as part of its free Monday Night Play Reading Series on April 14, 2025 at Hamilton Stage in Rahway. The cast will feature Briga Heelan, who most recently played Cinderella on Broadway in Once Upon a One More Time and is known for TV's Cougar Town and Ground Floor, and Robert Sella, whose many Broadway credits include Flying Over Sunset, Sideman and Cabaret. Showtime is 7:00pm.
Music Mountain Theatre presents "Ride the Cyclone" (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents Ride the Cyclone weekends from March 28 to April 13, 2025. In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster.
Centenary Stage Company presents the World Premiere of "Wasabia" by Wendy Herlich (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company presents the World Premiere of Wasabia by Wendy Herlich from April 3-13, 2025. It details the story of Vivian and Carla. When fiercely independent Vivian gets a knock on her door from Carla, a young hospice volunteer desperate to shine, the two strike up an unlikely and unforgettable friendship.
Brookdale Performing Arts Center presents "Godspell" (LINCROFT, NJ) -- The Brookdale Performing Arts Center presents Godspell, directed by John Bukovec, across three weekends from April 4-19, 2025. This high-energy, uplifting musical promises to captivate audiences with a modern-day celebration of love, community, and joy. Godspell brings the teachings of Jesus to life in a contemporary urban setting through a vibrant blend of music, dance, and storytelling.
Thrills, Laughs, and Betrayal Come Together in "Deathtrap" at the Kelsey Theatre (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- A washed-up Broadway playwright has a plan to revive his career: a plan that involves theft, betrayal, and murder—along with loads of laughs—in the dark comedy-thriller "Deathtrap," presented by Maurer Productions OnStage at the Kelsey Theatre, April 4-13, 2025 on Mercer County Community College's West Windsor Campus.
Two River Theater presents "¡VOS!" (RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater's season continues with ¡VOS!, a World Premiere debut by the powerful new voice, Christina Pumariega (Joan Dark), directed by Nicole A. Watson (Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls, Artistic Director of Playwrights Center in Minneapolis) is an exhilarating quest for justice, family and home. Performances will run in the Marion Huber Theater April 5-27, 2025.
Pushcart Players Artistic Director to Perform in "Project Comeback" with The Company Theatre Group (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Company Theatre Group, a beloved regional theater company, is thrilled to announce a special fundraising event: "PROJECT COMEBACK: THE MONTCLAIR TOUR," featuring 4 nights of hilarious one-act plays (April 5-6 and April 12-13, 2025). Paul Whelihan, Producing Artistic Director of Pushcart Players (now in their 50th Season) will star alongside other professional New Jersey theatre actors in this latest work for The Company.
"The Wind in the Willows" to be Performed at RVCC (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department will present The Wind in the Willows by Ken Grahame, April 9-11, 2025. The production, which is free of charge and open to the public, will be staged in the Welpe Theatre at the College's Branchburg campus. Showtime is 7:00pm each night.
Eagle Theatre presents "Ordinary Days" (HAMMONTON, NJ) -- From one of musical theatre's most exciting new composers comes Ordinary Days, a refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connections in the city that never sleeps (but probably should at some point). Eagle Theatre presents a limited run of Ordinary Days from April 11-13, 2025.
Bordentown Thespians presents "Charlotte's Web" (BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- Charlotte's Web, the play for children based on the classic book by E. B. White, will be presented at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 11th at 6:30pm and Saturday, April 12th at 2:00pm. This adaptation by Joseph Robinette tells the classic tale of friendship between a young pig and a caring, intelligent spider.
How Jersey Are You? Find Out when "The Devil and Daisy Dirt" comes to Ocean County Library (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Bruce and Bon Jovi. Lucy the Elephant and Hurricane Harbor. The Parkway and the Turnpike. You are Jersey all the way. However, have you seen the tallest Jersey Devil tale ever? The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch presents The Devil and Daisy Dirt: A Garden State Gothic, Alt-Folk Event on Monday, April 14, 2025. The event begins at 7:00pm.
Tickets Now on Sale for United Solo's Spring 2025 Festival (NEW YORK, NY) -- United Solo's Spring 2025 Festival brings a lineup of dynamic performances from around the world to Theatre Row, running from March 18 through April 20.
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.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 @ 7:00pm - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 @ 7:00pm - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Kean Theatre Conservatory presents "They Promised Her the Moon" at Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union
Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 5:30pm - Kean Theatre Conservatory presents "They Promised Her the Moon" at Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union
Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 7:00pm - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 7:30pm - National Theatre: Broadcast in HD Dr. Strangelove at Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Macbeth in Stride at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Vivid Stage presents In The Mix: An Evening of Short Plays at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:00am - Kean Theatre Conservatory presents "They Promised Her the Moon" at Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 7:00pm - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 7:00pm - Tale as Old as Time: A Night of Disney Songs through the Ages at Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, Middletown
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Kean Theatre Conservatory presents "They Promised Her the Moon" at Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Macbeth in Stride at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Vivid Stage presents In The Mix: An Evening of Short Plays at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit
Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Kean Theatre Conservatory presents "They Promised Her the Moon" at Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union
Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 7:00pm - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Macbeth in Stride at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Vivid Stage presents In The Mix: An Evening of Short Plays at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit
Sunday, April 13, 2025 @ 1:00pm - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Sunday, April 13, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Vivid Stage presents In The Mix: An Evening of Short Plays at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit
Sunday, April 13, 2025 @ 6:00pm - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 7:00pm - "King of the Hollywood Fixers" – Free Play Reading Series at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway
The United Solo Festival to present NY premiere of "Mother's Day" by Susan Chase (NEW YORK, NY) -- The United Solo Festival will host the New York premiere of Susan Chase's solo play Mother’s Day on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - just before she begins a tour of Pennsylvania and New England, to conclude on Mother's Day, 2025 for an audience of mothers and their children in Mystic, CT. The 90-minute theatrical tour-de-force uses spoken word, music, dance, and film to celebrate the women who made us.
WHATCo to Hold Open Auditions for "The Tempest" (HARRISON, NJ) -- The West Hudson Arts & Theater Company (WHATCo) will hold open in-person auditions for their production of Shakespeare's The Tempest on Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17, 2025 from 7:00pm – 9:30pm at the Spanish Pavilion Restaurant, Event Room (downstairs) in Harrison.
NJ Rep presents "Comfort" by Neil LaBute (LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) continues its 28th season with Neil LaBute's Comfort, directed by Evan Bergman. The production runs from April 17 to May 11, 2025, with opening on April 19, 2025, at NJ Rep's intimate theater in Long Branch. The new play follows the complicated, love-hate relationship between a mother and son as they barrel towards the unknown, battling over ownership of a treasured manuscript.
NJPAC to Celebrate Governor Kean's 90th Birthday with Broadway-Themed Bash (NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will celebrate the birthday of New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean with a dinner and evening of musical theater on his 90th birthday, April 21, 2025. The event begins at 5:30pm.
Pushcart Players to present Autism-Friendly Performance of "Velveteen Rabbit" at Paper Mill Playhouse (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Pushcart Players, New Jersey's premier touring educational theater company, is proud to present a special Autism-Friendly performance of "Velveteen Rabbit" at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn on April 23, 2025 at 11:00am. This performance is designed to provide an inclusive and welcoming experience for everyone, but especially for families with young people on the Autism spectrum, as well as those with other developmental disabilities.
The Summit Playhouse presents "Fun Home" (SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Summit Playhouse presents Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, Jeanine Tesori, and Lisa Kron weekends from April 25 through May 10, 2025. In this groundbreaking and deeply personal musical, Alison Bechdel revisits her past to make sense of her father's secrets and her own journey to self-discovery.
Vivid Stage to present Gemstones Episode 6 (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center (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 sixth episode of the original series, Gemstones, by Phoebe Farber. Episode 6 runs Saturday, April 26 at 8:00pm and Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2:00pm.
LoMotion Live presents "The Devil and Daisy Dirt" - A Garden State Gothic Event (BOONTON, NJ) -- LoMotion Live presents a brand-new theatrical experience, The Devil and Daisy Dirt, featuring live music, a life-sized puppet, and a deep dive into New Jersey's most intriguing lore. The performance takes place Saturday, April 26, 2025 at The Parsippany Arts Center. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Art House Productions presents 2025 INKubator New Play Festival (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents the 2025 INKubator New Play Festival from April 28 - May 7. This year's playwrights are Phillip Gregory Burke, Sarah Cuneo, Molly Horan, Frank Murdocco, and M. D. Schaffer. Audiences who attend the festival will have the opportunity to participate in conversations with the writers, directors, and actors following each performance. All readings are free to attend, but advanced registration is required.
George Street Playhouse presents "The Shark is Broken" - a comedy about the making of "Jaws" (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents The Shark is Broken, written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon (Spy), from April 29 through May 18, 2025. Directed by Peter Flynn (Fiddler on the Roof), the cast includes Jason Babinsky (Network) as Roy Scheider, Jeffrey M. Bender (A Time to Kill) as Robert Shaw, and Max Wolkowitz (The Sabbath Girl: The Musical) as Richard Dreyfuss.
