Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage from April 27 to May 3, 2025, 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, Burlington, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean).
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1) The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce presents its second annual New Hope Star Wars Day celebration - (NEW HOPE, PA) -- The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce presents its second annual May the 4th: New Hope Star Wars Day celebration on Sunday, May 4, 2025, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm, in Downtown New Hope. This exciting event will bring the galaxy far, far away to life with iconic Star Wars characters taking over the streets of New Hope.
2) PHOTOS from "Deathtrap" at Ocean County College Repertory Theatre - (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company is presenting Ira Levin's Deathtrap in the Black Box Theater (Building 11B) at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts from April 25 through May 4, 2025. Prepare for an evening of suspense, wit, and shocking twists. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
3) NJ Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese to Receive Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's First Creative Communities Award at Inaugural 2025 Community Changemaker Night - (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announced that New Jersey Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese of Cliffside Park will receive the first Creative Communities Award at the organization's inaugural Community Changemaker Night. This special event will honor exemplary community leaders, who have made significant contributions to the betterment of life in North Jersey. The celebration takes place on Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at a cocktail reception at Forte Ristorante, located at 160 Prospect Avenue in Hackensack.
4) Mercer County Announces 2025 Come Out and Play Camp Out - (HOPEWELL, NJ) -- Mercer County Executive Dan Benson invited families to spend a night in Rosedale Park at Mercer County's annual Come Out and Play Camp Out. Parents and children can look forward to an evening of stargazing, games, and roasting hot dogs and s'mores by the campfire. Weather permitting, the Camp Out is scheduled for Saturday, June 7 through the morning of Sunday, June 8, 2025.
5) 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.
6) NJ Rep Looks at Family Relationships in 'Comfort' - Relationships within families vary in scope and importance. But the influence that parents have on their children provide some of the most crucial ones. A new play running at New Jersey Repertory Company examines that issue in a show called Comfort. Written by Neil LaBute, the play focuses on the relationship between a mother and a son. In the process of examining that relationship, other issues arise including whether everyone should be a parent or not.
7) Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Colin Jost - (RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Colin Jost on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 7:30pm. Jost is a writer, performer and author best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live." Jost starting writing for "SNL" in 2005 and has been the co-anchor of the show's “"Weekend Update" since 2014.
8) Events This Week in New Jersey from April 29 to May 5, 2025 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from April 29-May 5, 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.
9) Paper Mill Playhouse presents Disney's "The Little Mermaid" - (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents Disney's The Little Mermaid, from May 29 through June 29, 2025. The beloved musical is the final production of Paper Mill's 2024-2025 season. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater, and a book by Doug Wright, The Little Mermaid is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker & Ron Clements.
10) TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND: Peter Ames Carlin takes readers inside The Making of Born to Run - Peter Ames Carlin's latest book is a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen's ground-breaking album, Born to Run. One of the most iconic records in rock history – Tonight in Jungleland combines lush music writing with unprecedented inside access to Springsteen, his bandmates, and the full story behind every song… and coincides with the album's 50th anniversary in August 2025.
11) 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.
12) The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience starring Joby Rogers - (PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience starring Joby Rogers on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 8:00pm. The show celebrates the music and dancing of the Legendary 'King of Pop', Michael Jackson. This multimedia theatrical experience takes audiences on a Visual and Musical Journey through the life of the greatest entertainer of all time.
13) 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.
14) Makin Waves with Lee Mrowicki: "The Voice of The Stone Pony" - Legendary Stone Pony DJ Lee Mrowicki has released an audio book about the early days of the fabled Asbury Park club, “Legendary: The History of The Stone Pony 1974-1991 and the People Who Made It So.”
15) Burlington County Footlighters presents "Fiddler on the Roof" - (CINNAMINSON, NJ) -- Burlington County Footlighters presents Fiddler on the Roof across three weekends from May 2-17, 2025. The classic musical is set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia.
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