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
Shakespeare '70 presents Oscar Wilde's classic high society spoof "The Importance of Being Earnest" 
(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Oscar Wilde's farcical tale depicting the tangled affairs of two men-about-town leading double lives comes to the stage of Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre when Shakespeare '70 presents The Importance of Being Earnest, June 20-29, 2025.
The Theater Project Jr. presents Broadway Jukebox 
(CRANFORD, NJ) -- The Theater Project will give its regards to the Great White Way when it presents Broadway Jukebox at the Jardine Academy June 28-29, 2025. This year's show will star eight alumni of Theater Project Jr, a summer program for teenagers. In Broadway Jukebox, they reunite as young adults to create a cabaret of songs for family, friends, and The Theater Project community.
music
bergenPAC puts tickets on sale for "Evil Dead" in concert, The Robert Cray Band, Bachman Turner Overdrive, and Choir! Choir! Choir! 
(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) has put four new shows for 2025 on sale: The Robert Cray Band – Out Driving Around Tour on Friday, September 26; Evil Dead in Concert on Friday, October 3; Bachman Turner Overdrive on Wednesday, October 29; Choir! Choir! Choir! on Tuesday, December 9.
Pete Rodríguez to Perform Shows in Princeton and Red Bank 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Triumph Brewery and Restaurant presents two back-to-back nights of dynamic original music featuring acclaimed jazz trumpeter and composer Pete Rodríguez.
Haddon Township hosts 8th Annual Summer Solstice Music Festival 
(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Haddon Township will kick off the season with the 8th Annual Summer Solstice Music Festival on Friday, June 20, 2025. The event takes place from 4:00pm-10:00pm on Haddon Avenue between Strawbridge Avenue & Cooper Street.
Middletown Arts Center presents MAC Music Café on June 29th 
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center presents the MAC Music Café, a monthly showcase of the area's talented musicians on Sunday, June 29, 2025 from 4:00pm-6:00pm. June's singer-songwriter lineup features Michael Askin, Jerry Smith, Debbie Gangemi and Tom Flynn. The concert will take place in the MAC Theater. The event is FREE (with a suggested donation of $5).
90.5 The Night Announces Songwriters on the Beach 2025 Lineup 
(BRADLEY BEACH, NJ) -- 90.5 The Night, Brookdale Public Radio, has announced the return of Songwriters on the Beach, the popular free summer concert series held every Thursday evening on the Newark Avenue Beach in Bradley Beach. The 2025 season kicks off on July 10 and runs weekly through August 21.
Cousin Brucie Presents Tony Orlando LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center 
Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of a Garden State Arts Foundation 40th anniversary concert starring "Cousin Brucie", Tony Orlando, and Andy Kim on June 5, 2025.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Dirty" by Never the Name 
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Dirty," the third and final single from the debut LP, "Millennial Boomer Consumer," by the local supergroup Never the Name.
community
American Theater Group, Union Arts Center and New Jersey Creative Arts Collaborative present Juneteenth Celebration 
(UNION, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG), in partnership with the New Jersey Creative Arts Collaborative (NJCAC) and the new Union Arts Center will present Juneteenth: A Celebration of Liberation at the DMK Stage at the Union Arts Center (1980 Morris Avenue) in Union on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:00pm. It will be an inspirational evening of music, dance, poetry, and more.
