Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!
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theatre
Two River Theater presents "The Price" by Arthur Miller 
(RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater has announced the cast and creative team for The Price by Arthur Miller (Death of A Salesman, The Crucible), directed by Brandon J. Dirden (August Wilson's Radio Golf, Wine in the Wilderness). This American Classic will run in the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, June 7-29, 2025.
State Theatre New Jersey 2025-26 Broadway Season Preview 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey has put season tickets on sale for their 2025-26 Broadway Season. The season includes performances of Mrs. Doubtfire - The New Musical Comedy, Kinky Boots, Stereophonic, and The Music Man. In addition, add-ons to the season ticket package include ELF The Musical, Mark Twain Tonight!, and SPAMALOT.
Jersey Arts TV: '1776' Takes a Stand at Algonquin Arts Theatre 
Algonquin Arts Theatre is gearing up to present the Tony Award-winning show about U.S. American history. The musical that many consider the original Broadway history lesson - "1776."
Holmdel Theatre Company presents a reading of "Whiskey Neat by Paul Edward Milord 
(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- On Monday, May 5, 2025, the Holmdel Theatre Company presents a reading of Whiskey Neat by Paul Edward Milord and directed By Betsey Manzoni. The event is open to the public and begins at 7:00pm. There is a $5 suggested donation. Reservations are not necessary.
music
2025 Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival Announces Lineup 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty has announced the line-up for this year's free annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival. It will be held on Saturday, August 16; on the Green. The music begins at noon and runs until 10:00pm. As it has for the past three years, the Festival will honor two of its founders, Linda Smith and Michael Fabrizio, who both sadly passed away in June 2021.
Twisted Livin' to Perform at Jersey Gumbo Cook Off / Louisiana Music Festival 
(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- Twisted Livin', New Jersey's newest blues-rock contenders, make their performing debut at the Jersey Gumbo Cook Off/Louisiana Music Festival, taking place at The Point Tiki Bar & Restaurant (998 Bay Avenue) in Somers Point on Monday, July 21, 2025.
White Eagle Hall hosts Jersey Fest on May 17th 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Jersey Fest, presented by Radio Garden State and Greetings From the Garden State, will shine a spotlight on the state's homegrown talent and flavors at White Eagle Hall on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The lineup features Connor Bracken & The Mother Leeds, Emerson Woolf & The Wishbones, and Reality Suite. It will be a night celebrating New Jersey's music, food, and community spirit — all while giving back.
New Jersey Youth Symphony Dedicates New Musical Commission to Retiring Conductor Michelle Hatcher 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), a program of Wharton Arts, announced that Conductor Michelle Hatcher will retire at the end of the 2024-25 season after a distinguished career leading two NJYS ensembles, Primo Strings and Concertino Strings, for thirteen years.
Yellowjackets LIVE! at Bell Theater 
Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of the jazz fusion group, Yellowjackets, at Bell Theater on April 24, 2025.
Guitarist Dave Stryker Headlines First-Ever Ross Farm Jazz Festival in Basking Ridge 
On March 3, 2024, jazz guitarist Sally Shupe of Maplewood, NJ, then a senior at Columbia High School, led a quintet as the Rising Stars opening act at the New Jersey Jazz Society's Jersey Jazz LIVE! concert in Madison. To celebrate Women's History Month, the quintet played three tunes associated with female composers: "Blues for Herb" written for guitarist Herb Ellis by guitarist Emily Remler; "Games" by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby; and "Just Another Day at the Office" by pianist/educator Monika Herzig.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/1/25 
"Marcia Ball, Terence Simien, Southern Avenue," began Crawfish Festival founder and organizer Michael Arnone (Pronounced Ar-known-e) as he didn't even scratch the surface of the line-up for this year's May 30, through June 1 "32nd Annual Crawfish Festival" being held at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ.
comedy
Art House Productions presents 2025 Jersey City Comedy Festival 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents the 2025 Jersey City Comedy Festival from June 10–14, 2025. From more than 345 submissions, 44 comedians from 10 states and Canada have been selected to perform in the festival’s stand-up competition.
dance
New Jersey Ballet performs Timeless Masterpieces in Red Bank and Morristown 
This May, the Count Basie Center for the Arts and Mayo Performing Arts Center will welcome New Jersey Ballet presenting "Timeless Masterpieces" - "an extraordinary evening of ballet, celebrating the beauty, grace, and innovation of some of the most iconic works in ballet history," as the company explains.
art
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Raises More Than $300,000 at Spark Art's Impact Gala 
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) held its annual spring gala at Canoe Brook Country Club, hosting roughly 200 guests, donors, and sponsors in a celebration of the arts. The signature event raised over $300,000 to support the Art Center's powerful arts programming.
community
Middlesex College Student Newspaper Earns 15 Statewide Awards 
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ) -- The Middlesex College Quo Vadis student newspaper staff earned 15 statewide awards, including five first place honors, in the 2024-2025 New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) College Newspapers contest.
