Here are previews of plays taking place from November 11-17, 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. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.
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Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) presents Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, written by David Catlin, from October 22 through November 16, 2025 at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. On a stormy night in 1816, Mary Shelley gave birth to one of literature's most haunting and enduring legends... Click here for a podcast on the production, click here for an interview with Jay Wade who plays The Creature, and click here for a review of the show.
Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs from the Table of Joy" by Lynn Nottage (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company (CTC) opens their season with Lynn Nottage's Crumbs from the Table of Joy from October 24 – November 23, 2025. The production is directed by Nataki Garrett, a brilliant educator, artistic leader and winner of the prestigious Doris Duke Artist Award. The play follows the Crump family after the passing of their beloved matriarch.
Burlington County Footlighters presents "She Loves Me" (CINNAMINSON, NJ) -- Burlington County Footlighters presents She Loves Me across three weekends from November 8-22, 2025. Step into a charming shop in 1930s Budapest, where love hides in plain sight in She Loves Me. This heartwarming musical follows two feuding coworkers who unwittingly fall for each other through anonymous letters.
The Middletown Arts Center and Dunbar Repertory Company present "A Soldier's Play" (MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., November 8-16, 2025. In a segregated Louisiana army camp in 1944, the murder of a rancorous Black sergeant stirs deep-seated animosity and corruption among the soldiers under his command. When a clean-cut Northern captain arrives to investigate, truths are confessed and a shocking secret is revealed.
Pioneer Productions presents "Steel Magnolias" (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Pioneer Productions presents Steel Magnolias across two weekends from November 14-23, 2024 at The Stage at Fellowship Hall in the Morristown United Methodist Church. The timeless classic by Robert Harling is set in a small-town Louisiana beauty salon.
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy presents "A Monster Calls" at Grunin Center for the Arts (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy presents A Monster Calls at Grunin Center for the Arts with three performances from November 14-15, 2025. This is based on the novel by Patrick Ness and inspired by an original idea by Siobhan Dowd, devised by Sally Cookson, Adam Peck and the Company.
"Elf, the Musical" comes to State Theatre New Jersey (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The National Tour of Elf, the Musical comes to State Theatre New Jersey for five performances from November 14-16, 2025. Inspired by the hit film, this is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of Buddy, a young orphan child whose life is changed forever when he mistakenly crawls into Santa's sack of toys one Christmas Eve.
Vivid Stage Brings Pop-Up Theatre: Fiona's Café to Serra Doce in Summit (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage will bring a fresh format of theatre to the community on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Fiona's Café is a Pop-Up show that will happen at Serra Doce Coffee Shop in Summit for one night only. This unscripted story will be improvised by the Vivid company of actors while patrons are treated to sandwiches, desserts and beverages from Serra Doce.
Bergen County Players presents "The Game's Afoot: Or Holmes for the Holidays" (ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players is thrilled to continue its 93rd season with Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig's uproarious whodunnit The Game's Afoot: Or Holmes for the Holidays. The limited run opens October 25 and runs through November 15, 2025. It takes place Christmas Eve 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, invites his fellow Broadway cast members to his lavish Connecticut mansion for an elegant weekend of revelry.
South Camden Theatre Company presents "DOT" by Colman Domingo (CAMDEN, NJ) -- Celebrate 20 years of professional theatre in Camden with the final production of the 2025 season by South Camden Theatre Company - DOT by Colman Domingo. Performances run weekends from November 8-23, 2025. The New York Times said this play is "A thoroughly entertaining comedy-drama! An impressive advance for Colman Domingo."
Passage Theatre Company to stage classic Amiri Baraka plays Dutchman and The Slave as two acts of the same show (TRENTON, NJ) -- Hot off the heels of a landmark 40th Anniversary season, Passage Theatre Company is starting season 41 ready to take on new creative challenges and present socially relevant professional theater for the capital city of New Jersey. The first show of the new season is a visionary staging of two of Amiri Baraka's plays, Dutchman and The Slave, directed as two acts of one full-length play by Passage Theatre's season 41 artist-in-residence Ozzie Jones. This production stars Phillip Brown as CLAY and WALKER, Deidre Rose as LULA and GRACE, and Peter Bisgaier as BRADFORD EASLEY. The production runs Wednesdays through Sundays, from October 30th to November 16th, 2025.
Arden Theatre Company presents "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Arden Theatre Company presents The Mountaintop, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall, and directed by Barrymore Award-winning director Brett Ashley Robinson. Running October 30 through December 14, 2025 on the Arcadia Stage, the 90-minute reimagining of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final night, invites audiences into a deeply intimate and human portrait of one of the most iconic leaders of the 20th century.
NJ Rep presents the World Premiere of "The Drop Off" by James Anthony Tyler (LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is proud to present the world premiere of The Drop Off, a powerful new comic-drama by James Anthony Tyler, recipient of the 3rd Annual Horton Foote Playwriting Award. Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, performances will run October 30 through November 23, 2025, and opening night will be celebrated on November 1 at 7:00pm.
Theatre Exile presents The Philly Premiere of Max Wolf Friedlich's "JOB" (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Theatre Exile presents the Philadelphia premiere of award-winning playwright Max Wolf Friedlich's psychological thriller JOB, directed by Producing Artistic Director Deborah Block. The production runs October 30 through November 16, 2025. JOB is a gripping two-hander in which a therapist meets a patient, an ambitious Silicon Valley employee whose life has begun to unravel.
Two River Theater presents the World Premiere of "The Monsters: A Sibling Love Story" (RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater presents the world premiere of The Monsters: A Sibling Love Story, written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu (Good Grief, The Homecoming Queen, The Last of the Love Letters). Originally commissioned by TRT and presented as a co-production with Manhattan Theatre Club, this powerful new drama will run in the intimate Marion Huber Theater from November 1–23, 2025.
Premiere Stages at Kean University to Develop Works By Three Playwrights (UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages at Kean University announced that three playwrights will have new plays developed as part of the 2025 and 2026 seasons: Mala Aria by Gloria Majule, Lia Del Mar by Dacyl Acevedo, and Effa Loves Baseball by Pia Wilson.
The Village Playbox presents "SHOWPLACE - the story of Steel Pier" (HADDON HEIGHTS, NJ) — The Village Playbox presents a new original musical by local playwright Rob Kristie - SHOWPLACE - the story of Steel Pier across three weekends from November 6-22, 2025. This is a story about the iconic and legendary venue in Atlantic City, NJ. It contains both fictional and non-fictional characters and covers the period from 1925 to 1977.
Middlesex College presents "Native Gardens" (EDISON, NJ) -- Middlesex College's Visual, Performing, and Media Arts Department presents Native Gardens across two weekends (November 6-8 and November 13-15, 2025) at the Studio Theater in Edison. The 90-minute play, written by Karen Zacarías and directed by Devin Massih, is a sharp, funny, and timely comedy about fences, neighbors, and the messy beauty of finding common ground.
Holmdel Theatre Company presents "Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2b" (HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Holmdel Theatre Company presents Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2b across three weekends from November 7-23, 2025. This is the company's first full Main-Stage production since April 2024! It's a sharp, sassy, modern twist on a classic mystery by Kate Hamill.
The Levoy Theatre presents "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella from November 7-16, 2025. The Broadway adaptation of the classic musical features new characters, a hilarious libretto, surprising twists, and an unforgettable score from Rodgers & Hammerstein.
The West Milford Players present "Finding Nemo, Jr." (WEST MILFORD, NJ) -- The West Milford Players presents Finding Nemo, Jr. across two weekends from November 7-15, 2025. This is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
Spotlight Players presents "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" (MATAWAN, NJ) -- Spotlight Players presents A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder across two weekends from November 7-16, 2025 at the Presbyterian Church of Matawan. Follow the ambitious (and slightly devious) Monty Navarro, who discovers he's in line to a family fortune. The only problem? There are eight D'Ysquith heirs standing in his way — and Monty isn't one to wait around for his inheritance.
Oddball, Whodunit Farce 'Drop Dead!' Comes to Kelsey Theatre (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- A comedic web of foul play, set against the backdrop of a "play within a play," comes to the stage of Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre when the Yardley Players present the farce "Drop Dead!" on MCCC's West Windsor Campus, weekends from November 7-16, 2025.
Maplewood Strollers presents Agatha Christie's "The Secret Adversary" (MAPLEWOOD, NJ) -- The Maplewood Strollers presents an original adaptation of Agatha Christie's gripping thriller, The Secret Adversary across two weekends from November 7-15, 2025 at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts. Follow the daring and dizzying adventures of Tommy and Tuppence through 1920s London packed with fast-paced action, comedy, and a dash of romance. A performance not to be missed!
Playhouse 22 presents "The Cake" - a sweet dramedy about love and laughter (EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Playhouse 22 presents The Cake weekends from November 7 - 23, 2025. The play by Bekah Brunstetter is a touching and topical comedy/drama in which a vivacious, conservative North Carolina baker named Della faces a crisis of conscience when Jen - whom she loves like a daughter - asks her to bake a cake for Jen's lesbian wedding.
Music Mountain Theatre presents "Annie" (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Leapin' Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine comes to the Music Mountain Theatre stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. Performances of Annie take place across three weekends from November 7-23, 2025.
"The Art Tour" to Have NY Premiere (NEW YORK, NY) -- The New York premiere of The Art Tour, a new musical written by Kyle Fackrell and directed by Lindsey Hope Pearlman, starring Michael Tacconi (Parade national tour, Ivo Van Hove's West Side Story on Broadway, The Cher Show on Broadway) and Samantha Joy Pearlman (Chasing Rainbows at Paper Mill), will run Off-Broadway November 11-22, 2025 in a limited engagement at Theatre Row (Theatre Four), located at 410 West 42 Street in New York City. Opening night is November 14.
Theater League of Clifton presents "The Addams Family Musical" (WAYNE, NJ) -- The Theater League of Clifton (TLC) presents The Addams Family Musical from November 14-16, 2025 at The Rosen Performing Arts Center in Wayne. This is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and a dilemma that's every father's nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family—a man her parents have never met.
East Coast Premiere of "The Missileman of Peenemünde" Comes to Somers Point for Two Weekends (SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- SPQR Stage Company, the Jersey Shore's "Original" theater company, will produce The Missileman of Peenemunde, written and directed by SPQR’s Artistic Director Bill Sterritt, across two weekends from November 14-22, 2025 at Studio;Space in Somers Point.
Players Guild of Leonia presents the World Premiere of "Where The Time Goes" (LEONIA, NJ) -- Where The Time Goes is a World Premiere musical that takes you on a nostalgic journey through the soundtrack of a generation. It debuts at Players Guild of Leonia with performances across two weekends from November 14-23, 2025.
StocktonPAC presents "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" (GALLOWAY, NJ) -- A dramatic play inspired by the stories of the first African American aviators in the U.S. Army's Air Force will be presented on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Stockton University's Performing Arts Center. Written and directed by Layon Gray, Black Angels Over Tuskegee tells the story of six men who, despite Jim Crow-era inequality, exhibited courage and patriotism and formed a brotherhood. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Kean University Theatre Department presents "Antigone" (UNION, NJ) -- Kean University Theatre Department presents Antigone from November 14-22, 2025 in the Wilkins Theatre. Discover the timeless power of defiance in Sophocles' Antigone!
North Star Theater Company presents "Steel Magnolias" (OGDENSBURG, NJ) -- North Star Theater Company presents Steel Magnolias across two weekends from November 14-23, 2025. The play by Robert Harling takes place at the North Star Studio Theater. Sara Bartlett directs the production.
Bordentown Regional High School students to perform "Little Women" (BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- The classic novel Little Women will be brought to life on stage on November 14th at 7:30pm and November 15, 2025 at 2:00pm at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center. This play, adapted by Thomas Hischak, will be performed by the award-winning theatre students of Bordentown Regional High School.
The Princeton Triangle Show presents "Aisle Be Damned" at McCarter Theatre (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Triangle Show presents Aisle Be Damned at McCarter Theatre from November 14-16, 2025. Welcome to the wedding of the year! No expense will be spared when a wealthy prodigal daughter walks her nobody-fiancé down the aisle -- or will she?
The Theater Project presents a Staged Reading of "B.B'S" (CRANFORD, NJ) -- The Theater Project, in conjunction with the Friends of the Cranford Library as part of its series of staged readings of new plays, will be presenting B.B.'S, by Bill Mesce, Jr., based on the fiction of three acclaimed New Jersey writers, and directed by Lynn Marie Macy. The reading is scheduled for Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 2:00pm. As with all of The Theater Project's readings, it is followed by discussion with the author, director, cast, and audience. Admission is free.
East Lynne Theater Company presents Story of Local, Former U.S. Marshal (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- East Lynne Theater Company presents an encore one-night-only performance of "Jersey Lawman: A Life on the Right Side of Crime," a staged reading based on the memoir by Jim Plousis and George Ingram on November 15, 2025 at 7:00pm. Adapted for the stage by Thomas Raniszewski, the story highlights the 40-year law enforcement career of Plousis from his days as an Ocean City patrolman, to the harrowing and heartwarming tales of his time as Cape May County sheriff, to being nominated to United States Marshal by former President George W. Bush.
The Chatham Community Players presents Reading of "In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play" by Sarah Ruhl (CHATHAM, NJ) -- The Chatham Community Players presents "In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play" by Sarah Ruhl as a part of their successful Play Reading Series. One Night ONLY on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at the Chatham Playhouse. Showtime is 7:00pm.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Thursday, November 13, 2025 @ 11:00am - Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Thursday, November 13, 2025 @ 7:00pm - NYC Musical Marathon & Jack Dallas presents Autumn 2025 Repertoire at Divinity Hall @ Centennial AME Zion Church, 5 Lewis Place, Closter
Thursday, November 13, 2025 @ 7:00pm - Into the Woods at Monmouth University - Lauren K. Woods Theatre, 370 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Thursday, November 13, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Thursday, November 13, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Burlington County Footlighters presents "She Loves Me" at Burlington County Footlighters, 808 Pomona Road, Cinnaminson
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 7:00pm - A Monster Calls at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" at Shakespeare Theatre Of NJ - F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Antigone at Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Burlington County Footlighters presents "She Loves Me" at Burlington County Footlighters, 808 Pomona Road, Cinnaminson
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Pioneer Productions presents "Steel Magnolias" at Fellowship Hall at Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 South Park Place, Morristown
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Princeton’s Famous Triangle Show: Aisle Be Damned! at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Elf, The Musical at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 2:00pm - A Monster Calls at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" at Shakespeare Theatre Of NJ - F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Into the Woods at Monmouth University - Lauren K. Woods Theatre, 370 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Elf, The Musical at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 3:00pm - Dunbar Rep presents "A Soldier’s Play" at Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, Middletown
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 7:00pm - A Monster Calls at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" at Shakespeare Theatre Of NJ - F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Antigone at Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Elf, The Musical at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Burlington County Footlighters presents "She Loves Me" at Burlington County Footlighters, 808 Pomona Road, Cinnaminson
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Pioneer Productions presents "Steel Magnolias" at Fellowship Hall at Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 South Park Place, Morristown
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Princeton’s Famous Triangle Show: Aisle Be Damned! at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Dunbar Rep presents "A Soldier’s Play" at Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, Middletown
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Into the Woods at Monmouth University - Lauren K. Woods Theatre, 370 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 8:00pm - A Bronx Tale Starring Chazz Palminteri at Carteret Performing Arts Center, 46 Washington Ave, Carteret
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 11:30am - Elf, The Musical at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Burlington County Footlighters presents "She Loves Me" at Burlington County Footlighters, 808 Pomona Road, Cinnaminson
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 2:00pm - ICS Theatre Festival 2025: Part 1 at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" at Shakespeare Theatre Of NJ - F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Antigone at Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Princeton’s Famous Triangle Show: Aisle Be Damned! at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Into the Woods at Monmouth University - Lauren K. Woods Theatre, 370 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 3:00pm - Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 3:00pm - Pioneer Productions presents "Steel Magnolias" at Fellowship Hall at Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 South Park Place, Morristown
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 4:00pm - Dunbar Rep presents "A Soldier’s Play" at Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, Middletown
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 5:00pm - ICS Theatre Festival 2025: Part 2 at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 5:00pm - Elf, The Musical at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Sunday, November 16, 2025 @ 8:00pm - Into the Woods at Monmouth University - Lauren K. Woods Theatre, 370 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Quintessence Theatre presents "The Pirates of Penzance" (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Quintessence Theatre continues its 16th season with The Pirates of Penzance, the beloved comic opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, from November 19, 2025 to January 4, 2026. Directed by Quintessence Artistic Director Alex Burns, the resplendent and hilarious story follows a band of pirates who go to battle with the British bobbies over the hearts of a bevy of beautiful Cornish maidens, with only a Major- General and Queen Victoria to stand in their way.
Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival 2025 presents "My Italy Story" (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival 2025 will continue with My Italy Story written and performed by Joseph Gallo. Performances will take place November 20-23, 2025 in the Kutz Theatre. Spurred by visits from his grandmother's ghost and by pleas from his cousin Louie to help get the family back together, Thomas DaGato quits his job as a New York account executive, and travels to the tiny Italian village of his ancestors - Vallata. It's not until he comes home, however, that he discovers a secret that unlocks his past.
Phoenix Productions presents Meredith Willson's "Miracle on 34th Street" (RED BANK, NJ) -- Phoenix Productions presents Meredith Willson's "Miracle on 34th Street" from November 21-23, 2025 at Count Basie Center for the Arts. A holiday classic from the writer of The Music Man and based on the film of the same name, Miracle on 34th Street tells the story of single mother Doris Walker, who doesn’t want her six-year-old Susan's head filled with romantic notions.
Aspire Performing Arts Company presents "Frozen JR." (FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Aspire Performing Arts Company presents the musical Frozen JR. at the Fair Lawn Community Center from November 21-23, 2025. Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage.
Paper Mill Playhouse presents Disney's "Frozen" (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents Disney's Frozen from November 26 through Sunday, January 11, 2026. This musical transforms the magic of the beloved animated film to the stage in an enchanting adventure. When sisters Elsa and Anna are torn apart by a mysterious secret power, they each set out on their own journey of courage, self-acceptance, and discovery of love in all its forms.
The Theater Project presents "It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play" over Thanksgiving Weekend (SUMMIT, NJ) -- A twenty-plus-year tradition unbroken by theater closures thanks to Zoom technology, It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, returns to Oakes Center Theater for Thanksgiving weekend, November 29-30, 2025 to ring in the holidays. The Theater Project's production has grown each year, passing the story's message of redemption and community from actor to actor and audience to audience, year after year.
George Street Playhouse presents "Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Jersey Christmas Show" (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Jersey Christmas Show from December 2-21, 2025. Written by Gordon Greenberg (Holiday Inn, Dracula!) and Steve Rosen (The Other Josh Cohen) and directed by Greenberg, it is based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and gives the holiday classic a Jersey twist.
