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Centenary Stage Company Accepting Registrations for 2025 Fall Intensive Workshop
 

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop is now accepting registration for the 15-week 2025 Fall Workshop running September 13 through December 21, 2025. No experience is necessary, and all new applicants must complete an interview with the program director. Tuition is $425 for the first child and $395 for the second. The registration and tuition deadline are September 11, 2025.

 

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"Broadway Ray" Soehngen Helps Raise Over $45,000 for Algonquin Arts Theatre
 

(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre is proud to announce that the theater's longtime supporter, "Broadway Ray" Soehngen, once again inspired audiences this summer with his annual Broadway Ray Match. During July's production of The Wizard of Oz, Ray matched donations up to $15,000, helping raise a total of $45,820 for the nonprofit theater.

 

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25 Years Of Bayside: The Errors Tour comes to The Stone Pony
 

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Esteemed punk band Bayside is celebrating their 25th anniversary with 25 years Of Bayside: The Errors Tour. With support by The Sleeping, the tour comes to The Stone Pony for shows on Wednesday, September 24th and Thursday, September 25th with songs from different albums performed each night. Doors are at 6:30pm.

 

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Borough of Westwood and Bergen County Players present 'Carole King Wannabe Karaoke Night in the Park'
 

(WESTWOOD, NJ) -- In celebration of the upcoming 55th anniversary of the release of Carole King's iconic album Tapestry, the Borough of Westwood and Bergen County Players (BCP) are inviting residents of Westwood and nearby towns to take part in the "Carole King Wannabe Karaoke Night in the Park" on Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

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The Adelphi Orchestra presents Echoes of the Isles
 

(RIVER EDGE, NJ) -- The Adelphi Orchestra presents Echoes of the Isles on Friday, October 10th at River Dell Middle School Auditorium in River Edge, NJ (showtime is 7:00pm) and Sunday, October 12th at Broadway Presbyterian Church in New York City (showtime is 3:00pm). This concert celebrates the beauty and spirit of the British Isles.

 

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Outpost in the Burbs presents Hiss Golden Messenger
 

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Outpost in the Burbs presents Hiss Golden Messenger (solo) on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 8:00pm. The concert will take place at the First Congregational Church in Montclair.

 

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New Release Review - "Nobody 2"
 

At some point in the last decade Hollywood decided that what the public desired was an endless supply of knockoffs of Renny Harlin's 1996 action comedy The Long Kiss Goodnight. It seems like at least once a month either Amazon, Netflix or Apple drops yet another action comedy in which a suburbanite is revealed to have a past life as a deadly secret agent or assassin. The nature of streaming platforms means it's difficult to tell if anyone actually watches these movies. That they keep getting made suggests somebody must be watching, but when was the last time you heard someone mention Back in Action? The only worthwhile movie to come out of this inexplicable and undemanded wave was 2021's Nobody, which stood out from its peers by not only playing in cinemas, but actually featuring some entertaining action and comedy.

 

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Berrie Center presents The Second City's "Laugh Harder Not Smarter"
 

(MAHWAH, NJ) -- The Berrie Center presents The Second City with "Laugh Harder Not Smarter" on Friday, September 19, 2025 in the Sharp Theater. Rooted in the groundbreaking improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and a comedy revolution began. Showtime is 8:00pm.

 

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art

Hamilton Stage hosts Summer 2025 Visual Arts Camp with Bernard Jackson
 

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center hosts Summer 2025 Visual Arts Camp with Bernard Jackson from Monday, August 25 to Friday, August 29, 2025. The camp is for children ages 8-12.

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Monmouth Arts and Count Basie Center for the Arts Announce Call For Entries for "Stamped Stories"
 

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Monmouth Arts and The Count Basie Center for the Arts invite artists from New Jersey to submit applications for Stamped Stories, a series of postcards marking the Centennial Celebration of Red Bank's Count Basie Center for the Arts, whose historic theater opened in 1926. Artists selected will be commissioned to create artwork representing each decade of the theater's existence, from the 1920s to present day.

 

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books

2025 Morristown Festival of Books Announces Lineup
 

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The top literary event in the tri-state area, the Morristown Festival of Books returns Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11, 2025, in historic downtown Morristown with something for readers of all ages and tastes.

 

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community

Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage from August 10-16, 2025
 

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from August 10-16, 2025. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 7 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean).

 

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