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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
The Acting Company presents a Benefit Reading of "Love's Labour's Won" by Alice Scovell 
(NEW YORK, NY) -- The Acting Company is proud to announce Love’s Labour's Won, a hilarious Shakespearean sequel by Alice Scovell, staged by Award-winning director Brian Isaac Phillips. The all-star cast features Steven Boyer, Christian Conn, Ismenia Mendes, and Sarah Stiles. The one-night only play reading will take place on Monday, September 15, 2025 at 7:00pm at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues). All proceeds from the event will benefit The Acting Company.
The First Flight Theatre Company to Hold Auditions for "Night of the Living Dead" 
(HO-HO-KUS, NJ) -- The First Flight Theatre Company will hold auditions for Night of the Living Dead by Lori Allen Ohm from the film by George Romero and John Russo at the Hermitage on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Auditions take place between noon and 3:30pm.
music
The Newton Theatre presents Colt Ford 
(NEWTON, NJ) -- Trailblazers veer off the beaten path and break every rule along the way. Colt Ford consistently blazes his own trail. Ford will perform at The Newton Theatre on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Showtime is 8:00pm.
The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook Announces Four Concerts 
(BOUND BROOK, NJ) -- The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook presents a concert series with four concerts from September to June 2026. Performances include Hiroya Tsukamoto on guitar in September; Benjamin T. Berman on organ in December; Thomas Rodgers on organ in March; and a celebration of choral music and music by Mozart in June.
Registration Open for NJPAC's TD JAZZ FOR TEENS 2025-26 Education Program 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the state's anchor cultural institution, celebrates 28 years of offering thousands of high schoolers from Newark and beyond music lessons and performance experiences through its popular TD Jazz for Teens program. One of the first of many arts education institutions at NJPAC, it has grown into a nationally recognized and revered program producing stellar alumni such as MacArthur "Genius" Fellow Tyshawn Sorey. The 2025-26 school year is about to begin and is now accepting students for both the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters. Registration is now open and closes September 29.
Little River Band LIVE! at MPAC 
Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Little River Band at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on August 7, 2025.
art
Highland Park presents 19th Annual Arts in the Park 
(HIGHLAND PARK, NJ) -- On Sunday, September 14, 2025, Highland Park presents the 19th Annual Arts in the Park - an outdoor street festival. It is a street festival, juried art show, and arts and crafts sale that runs from 11:30am to 4:30pm between 2nd and 5th Avenue.
community
Savor 'A Taste of the Jersey Shore' at the Ocean County Library Lacey Branch 
(LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Celebrate the Ocean County Library's centennial festivities with a special culinary experience. Join Chef Brian Cook, Executive Chef of Heavenly Eats Catering, for "A Taste of the Jersey Shore" at the OCL Lacey Branch on Saturday, September 13, 2025. The event begins at 2:00pm.
