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
Music Mountain Theatre presents the classic rock musical "Hair" 
(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents the American tribal love-rock musical Hair, featuring music by Galt MacDermot and book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, weekends from May 30 through June 15, 2025. The musical celebrates the Sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, bell-bottomed, and beaded glory with iconic songs like "Aquarius," "Good Morning Starshine," and "Let the Sunshine In."
Prospect Musicals presents "The Oscar Micheaux Project" 
(NEW YORK, NY) -- Prospect Musicals presents eight developmental performances of The Oscar Micheaux Project, a new jazz musical between June 13–21, 2025 as the part of the company’s residency at Baruch Performing Arts Center (55 Lexington Avenue).
music
I Heart Horror & Hotrods Ice Cream Monster Jamboree to Take Place June 29th 
(SAYREVILLE, NJ) -- The I Heart Horror & Hotrods Ice Cream Monster Jamboree rolls into VFW Post 4699 in Sayreville on Sunday, June 29, 2025 from 10:00am - 4:00pm — a spooky-cool mash-up of hotrods, horror, and hometown fun, all benefiting the Stars and Stripes Veterans Center of South Amboy. Admission is free.
Bassist Marcus Miller at Carteret PAC: A Mix of 'New Stuff' and 'Stuff I've Written Over the Years' 
Jay Sweet talks with bassist Marcus Miller who will perform at Carteret Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 6, 2025.
Princeton Festival's 2nd Weekend includes Tosca and An Evening of Pas de deux 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The all-new Princeton Festival production of Giacomo Puccini's masterful opera Tosca takes center stage at Morven Museum & Garden June 13, 15, and 17. Between these performances, on Saturday, June 14, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra pairs up with American Repertory Ballet for An Evening of Pas de deux. All performances take place in the grand pavilion on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden.
Shanghai Jazz presents Sherma Andrews 
(MADISON, NJ) -- On Sunday, June 8, 2025, acclaimed vocalist Sherma Andrews takes the stage at Shanghai Jazz, delivering a genre-defying performance that spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and R&B. Doors open at 6:00pm.
film
2025 New Jersey International Film Festival Short Documentary Film Panel 
Here is the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival Zoom Short Documentary Filmmaker Panel with Marine Field Station Director Thomas Lennon, Harlem to Harvard Director Zuzelin Martin, Down The Line Director Vinit Parmar and Festival Director Al Nigrin.
community
Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage from May 25-31, 2025 
Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from May 25-31, 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 6 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Sussex).
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