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theatre
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place July 1-7, 2025 
Here are previews of plays taking place from July 1-7, 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.
LoMotion Live presents "The Diary of Anne Frank" 
(BOONTON, NJ) -- LoMotion Live is proud to present The Diary of Anne Frank, a play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman, based on the book Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. The production runs from July 18-26, 2025 at The Parsippany Arts Center in Boonton.
Art House Productions to present "Hamlet" directed by C. Rashee Stevenson in October 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions will present a mainstage production of Hamlet, directed by C. Rashee Stevenson, from October 9–26, 2025, at the Art House Theater in Jersey City. This bold reimagining of Shakespeare's classic tragedy fuses the original text with interpolated language from Les Nègres and Les Paravents by Jean Genet and works by Federico García Lorca—transforming the play into a cosmic crime thriller that plunges deep into grief, identity, and the metaphysical.
Passage Theatre Company Shares More About Season 41: Not Afraid 
(TRENTON, NJ) -- In anticipation of its forty-first season providing socially conscious live theater in the New Jersey state capital, Passage Theatre Company is excited to share further details of programming, theme, and scheduling coming this fall and beyond.
McCarter Theatre Announces Creative Team for the World Premiere of Lauren Gunderson and Ari Afsar's "I & You: The Musical" 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center has announced an all-woman creative team for the World Premiere of I & You: The Musical, which runs September 13 through October 12, 2025. Inspired by Lauren Gunderson's internationally acclaimed play I and You, this new musical reunites Gunderson with director Sarah Rasmussen, who helmed the play's world premiere in 2013.
music
Two NJ Jazz Musicians Will Play with The Jazz Ambassadors in Morristown 
Pianist Anthony Pocetti grew up in Hamilton, NJ, studying piano, "doing sort of traditional piano lessons. I have an uncle who was always encouraging me to get into the jazz thing. He gave me the (Miles Davis) Kind of Blue CD, and he knew that the jazz pianist Jim Ridl was living in Hamilton."
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from July 1-7, 2025 
Here is a look at shows taking place from July 1-7, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
Asbury Lanes presents There, There - A Tribute to Radiohead 
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Asbury Lanes presents There, There on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 8:00pm. They are the premier Radiohead tribute act, playing songs from throughout the band's iconic multi-decade catalogue.
The Beach Boys LIVE! at Ocean City Music Pier 
Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of The Beach Boys in concert in Ocean City, NJ on June 23, 2025.
bergenPAC presents Straight No Chaser - Summer: The 90's Part 2 
(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- After a totally fly 2024 summer tour packed full of 90s boy band, pop, and R&B hits, RIAA-certified Gold a cappella group Straight No Chaser is back by popular demand with "Straight No Chaser Summer: 90s Part 2." The tour comes to Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on Thursday, July 8, 2025 at 7:00pm.
Blue Curtain presents 2025 Summer Concert Series in Princeton 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Blue Curtain returns to Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater this July with a free three-concert series. The 2025 season opens on Saturday, July 12 at 8:00pm with a performance by internationally acclaimed trombonist, composer, and bandleader Jimmy Bosch, also known as El Trombon Criollo.
comedy
CarteretPAC presents Manhattan Comedy Nights at The Underground 
(CARTERET, NJ) -- Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center presents Manhattan Comedy Nights at The Underground on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:00pm. The lineup includes Charles McBee, Jon Fisch, Jackie Fabulous, and Bryan McKenna.
film
The Levoy Theatre hosts the CUT International Short Film Festival 
(MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre hosts the CUT International Short Film Festival September 19-20, 2025. The festival's motto is 'Short Films for Quick Minds'. Its aim is to become the premier festival in New Jersey for short form films.
dance
New Jersey Ballet presents Icons of American Ballet at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- New Jersey Ballet returns to New Brunswick Performing Arts Center with Icons of American Ballet, a vibrant program celebrating groundbreaking choreographers who have shaped the identity of American dance. Performances will take place Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 2:00pm & Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00pm.
art
Union County presents "Art of All Abilities Exhibit" in Celebration of Disability Pride Month 
(ELIZABETH, NJ) -- July is Disability Pride Month, and in recognition of the occasion, the Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to visit the 2025 Art for All Abilities Exhibit. This special exhibit features 20 original works created by Union County residents of all abilities and will be on display throughout the month of July at the Commissioner's Gallery.
community
Events This Week in New Jersey from July 1-7, 2025 
Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from July 1-7, 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.
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