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theatre
Broadway's Jasmine Forsberg and Benji Santiago to star in McCarter Theatre's World Premiere of "I & You: The Musical" 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center announced that Jasmine Forsberg and Benji Santiago will play the leads in its season opener, the world premiere of I & You: The Musical. Based on Lauren Gunderson's internationally acclaimed play I and You, the new musical reunites Gunderson with director Sarah Rasmussen, who helmed the play's original premiere in 2013 and now serves as McCarter's Artistic Director. The production runs September 13 through October 12, 2025.
'How My Grandparents Fell in Love' Tells an Emotional Story 
It can be fun to hear about how people who love each other first met. This is especially true when it's part of your own family. That very subject is covered in a new show commissioned by New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) and now playing at their theater in Long Branch, NJ. How My Grandparents Fell in Love is based upon a true story which adds to the enjoyment of seeing this show.
music
John Fogerty Celebrates His Legacy With New Recordings Of "Travelin' Band" And "Long As I Can See The Light" 
John Fogerty has released two new singles — "Travelin' Band" and "Long As I Can See The Light" — from his forthcoming album Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years, due August 22, 2025 on Concord, and these songs now return with renewed power, joyfully performed by Fogerty and his sons Shane and Tyler.
Wellmont Theater presents The Revivalists 
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- RIAA multi-Platinum certified rock band The Revivalists are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough 2015 album, Men Amongst Mountains, with the 10th Anniversary Edition of the album and a US headlinging tour. Locally the tour comes to the Wellmont Theater on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm. Nolan Taylor will open the night.
Brea Fournier & the Dream Ballet to Perform at Crossroads in Garwood 
(GARWOOD, NJ) -- On the heels of two electric singles (Blondie's "Dreaming" and lust-filled pop punk anthem "Montclair") Brea Fournier & the Dream Ballet embarks on their third national tour––with new and returning cities across the Midwest and East Coast. Locally the band will be at Crossroads in Garwood on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The bill includes Never the Name, Bella and Dave, Ela Martini, and Two Moons Away.
Surflight Theatre presents Teen Cabaret: Summer Nights Who Spilled The Tea? The Drama Doesn't Only Happen On Stage! 
(BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre is proud to debut its Teen Cabaret: Summer Nights Who Spilled The Tea? The Drama Doesn't Only Happen On Stage! on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at QC Market in Beach Haven. The event begins at 8:00pm as part of Surflight's Education Department programs for the Summer 2025 season.
Straight No Chaser's "Summer: The '90s, Part 2" Tour LIVE! at STNJ 
Fans of a cappella music stream into New Brunswick's State Theatre New Jersey this Wednesday, July 16, 2025 for a fresh Summer: The '90s, Part 2 Tour performance by Straight No Chaser. Straight No Chaser is a nine-member a cappella group which originated in 1996 at Indiana University in Bloomington and went on to sell three million albums, earn two gold records, and amass over 1 billion streams on Pandora.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Endless Drool" by The NEW Bardots 
From The NEW Bardots' newest full-length album, "Endless Drool," comes the new single and title track, a hard-edge rocker with all the toppings!
film
New Release Review - "Monster Island" 
In John Boorman's 1968 WWII drama Hell in the Pacific, Toshiro Mifune and Lee Marvin play Japanese and American soldiers forced to work together to survive when they find themselves stranded on a remote island. In Stanley Kramer's 1958 thriller The Defiant Ones, Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis play bickering escaped convicts forced to work in tandem due to being chained together. Both movies have been refashioned since - Hell in the Pacific as the '80s sci-fi Enemy Mine, The Defiant Ones as the '70s grindhouse fave Black Mama, White Mama - but with Monster Island, writer/director Mike Wiluan mashes these two setups together, adding dashes of Predator and Creature from the Black Lagoon to the mix.
comedy
NBPAC presents comedian Steve Hofstetter 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Author, columnist, and comedian Steve Hofstetter is often called the hardest working man in show-business. With all due respect to the late James Brown. See for yourself when he performs at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) on Saturday, August 23, 2025. Showtime is 7:30pm.
community
Discover All the Outdoor Fun Middlesex County Has to Offer 
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ) -- Middlesex County is encouraging residents and visitors to take full advantage of the rest of the summer season by exploring the County's expansive parks system, vibrant cultural events, and free community programming. From scenic trails and championship golf courses to music under the stars and festivals, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Haddon Township launches "Almost Friday" Happy Hour 
(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Starting July 31, 2025, every Thursday from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, residents and visitors to Haddon Township can enjoy exclusive food and drink specials at participating businesses across the township with "Almost Friday" - a new town-wide Happy Hour initiative designed to boost local business traffic and celebrate the vibrant community spirit.
NJ Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese Awarded Creative Communities Award at Northern NJ Community Foundation's Community Changemaker Night 
(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) honored New Jersey Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese with the Creative Communities Award at the organization's Community Changemaker Night on June 5, 2025. He was joined by four exemplary community heroes for their remarkable contributions to make life better in North Jersey. The other 2025 honorees were Fairleigh Dickinson University-Teaneck Professor and Biology Department Chair Dr. Marion McClary, Gina Wilson and Lisa De Dominicis, Fund Advisors for the Andrea Tilbian Halejian Memorial Fund, and South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum. The celebration took place at a cocktail reception held at Forte Ristorante in Hackensack, New Jersey.
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