(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre fan-favorite comedy show, The Big Apple Comedy Club, returns on September 12, 2025. This laugh-packed night features four, hilarious comedians coming to the stage for one epic night. Don't miss Joe Matarese, Ali Sultan, Brad Trackman and Tony Woods! Showtime is 8:00pm.
Joe Matarese is one of America’s premier comedians. Joe’s credits include The Howard Stern Show, WTF with Marc Maron, CBS’ The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson, The Late Show with David Letterman (twice), NBC’s “Last Comic “Standing”Comedy Central Presents Joe Matarese (1/2 Hour Special), Chelsea Lately and The Better Half where he and his wife took home the winning prize! Joe has also been featured on America’s Got Talent, where he received a standing ovation from all four celebrity judges. Joe has 4 One Hour Comedy Specials to his name, Medicated, The Poster's Wrong, Mullets and Mixtapes and Almost Sold Out. They are now all available to watch for free on Joe's YouTube channel.
Ali Sultan saw his first stand up comedian when he moved to America from Yemen at the age of 15. He grew the desire to go on stage but first he needed to learn English. Ali became the first Yemeni-Ethiopian American to make a stand up television network debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Ali has been on Comedy Central’s Hart of The City with Kevin Hart. He filmed his Half Hour comedy special in Dubai for Comedy Central Arabia. He represented Minnesota and won the Best in The Midwest competition at Gildas LaughFest. His album Happy to Be Here and Funny First can be heard on Spotify, Sirius Xm and has over 1 millions streams on Pandora. His last special from Drybar has over a million views on YouTube.
Brad Trackman is a national touring comedian who has been featured as a stand up on CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, Star Search with Arsenio Hall, AXS tv's Gotham Comedy Live, New Joke City with Robert Klein, NBC's Later, NBC's Friday Night, numerous appearances on Comedy Central and his own Dry Bar Comedy Special. Brad started his career in NYC and is a regular at The Comedy Cellar, Gotham, The Comic Strip Live, Carolines on Broadway and Stand Up NY. He is also a regular in Atlantic City at the Borgata Casino and Las Vegas at Brad Garrett's Comedy Club in the MGM casino. Trackman has also opened for such legendary comedians as Joan Rivers, Robin Williams, Dana Carvey and Weird Al Yankovic. Brad has two comedy albums of him headlining The D.C. Improv which were produced by XM Sirius comedy programmer Joel Haas. Both are critically acclaimed and available on iTunes. Most recently Brad became a published author. He acquired a major book deal with Post Hill Press/ Simon & Schuster. He wrote the biography of shock jock Anthony Cumia who was part of the legendary radio show Opie and Anthony. The book, entitled Permanently Suspended, is available in book stores nationwide.
Tony Woods is a one-of-a-kind comedic legend that is always in control of his audience. When Dave Chappelle recently accepted the Mark Twain Prize award for comedy, the first person he singled out in his speech was Tony Woods. “Comparing his influence to that of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie on Miles Davis, Chappelle spoke directly to Woods: “I was trying to play like you,” he said. “You were the first person I ever saw do it absolutely right.” Tony has been seen on The Joe Rogan Experience and as well as Comedy Hype. He was also recently seen on That Damn Michael Che Show on HBO Max and also on Netflix: They Ready presented by Tiffany Haddish. Tony has a strong following in the US, UK, Australia and Europe. Tony’s recent appearances Comedy Central Presents Tony Woods, Comedy Central USO Tour and Comedy Central World Comedy Tour have made him a comic favorite of international renown. He has also appeared on Last Comic Standing, A&E’s Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Showtime at the Apollo, NBC’s Friday Night Videos, Just for Laughs, NYPD Blue, HACK and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Woods’ festival appearances include triumphs at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, The Melbourne Comedy Festival and is a favorite at the Sydney Comedy Festival.
Tickets range from $52.50 - $69 and are available for purchase online. The Newton Theatre is located at 234 Spring Street in Newton, New Jersey.
The Newton Theatre was founded in 1924. It is a beautifully restored 605 seat performing arts center in the heart of Sussex County, presenting diverse programming, including world-renowned music acts, comedians, family productions, holiday shows and much more.
