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theatre
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place November 18-24, 2025 
Here are previews of plays taking place from November 18-24, 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.
Music Mountain Theatre presents "A Christmas Carol" 
(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents A Christmas Carol weekends from November 28 through December 14, 2025. This is a spectacular musical adaptation of Dickens' most well-known story.
New Jersey Repertory Company presents "Just Another Day" by Dan Lauria 
(LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company presents Just Another Day by Dan Lauria from December 4-20, 2025. Eric Krebs directs Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack in a different kind of love story.
Art House Productions & Skyline Arts presents "Urinetown, the Musical" 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions & Skyline Arts presents Urinetown, the Musical from November 22-23, 2025. Get ready to laugh but also... sort of question everything.
Ritz Theatre Company presents "Goldilocks & The House of Ginger" 
(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company presents Goldilocks & The House of Ginger weekends from December 5-21, 2025. From the zany minds of Bruce Curless and Brian Bacon comes another Christmas Musical Pantomime that is sure to have you laughing in the aisles!
Skyline Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of "Joy Meets Girl" 
(BLOOMFIELD, NJ) -- Skyline Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Joy Meets Girl weekends from December 13-21, 2025 at The Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center. In the play we meet Addie, a true holiday enthusiast until she starts to doubt putting her focus on tinsel and cheer. It takes her best friend to help her find her true JOY!
The Artist Collective Troupe presents "Almost Maine" 
(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- The Artist Collective Troupe presents Almost Maine from November 21-23, 2025 at The Villas of Holmdel. The play takes place in a town so far north, it's almost not in the United States. It's almost in Canada. And it's not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn't exist.
Brundage Park Playhouse presents "Miracle on 34th Street" 
(RANDOLPH, NJ) -- Brundage Park Playhouse presents Miracle on 34th Street weekends from December 12-21, 2025. Come celebrate the holiday season with a play adapted from the novel by Valentine Davies. The production is directed by J Cavaliere.
Bergen County Players presents "SPIN: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical" 
(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP) continues its 93rd season with a special holiday run of SPIN: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical, returning to the Little Firehouse Theatre nearly four decades after its original BCP production in 1986. With music by Neil Fishman, and book and lyrics by Harvey Edelman, the holiday family show runs December 6-21, 2025 and is directed by Bunny Mateosian.
music
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from November 18-24, 2025 
Here is a look at shows taking place from November 18-24, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas
Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Stanley Jordan & Friends with Kenwood Dennard on Friday 
(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Stanley Jordan & Friends with Kenwood Dennard on Friday, November 21, 2025. Doors open at 7:00pm; showtime is 7:30pm. ECLIPSE opens the night.
The Adelphi Orchestra Chamber Ensemble to Perform on November 23rd 
(RIVER EDGE, NJ) -- The Adelphi Orchestra continues its 72nd season of "Music for All" with a upcoming chamber concert on Sunday, November 23, 2025 featuring the Adelphi Orchestra Chamber Ensemble in a program highlighting masterworks by Mozart and Schubert. It takes place at Community of Saint John Baptist; showtime is 4:00pm. Admission is free, with registration encouraged.
dance
Derek Hough Symphony of Dance: Encore Tour comes to New Jersey 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Following the sold-out successes of Derek Hough Symphony of Dance, Derek Hough Dance for the Holidays, and Derek Hough Live: The Tour, Derek Hough returns with an innovative and exciting dance experience for 2026 – Derek Hough Symphony of Dance: Encore. The tour comes to New Jersey for performances July 18, 2026 at Circus Maximus Theater at Caesars Atlantic City; and July 21-22, 2026 at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) in Morristown.
art
After Beating Cancer, a Former Attorney Photographs a City's Spirit 
New York City's glittering landmarks—Times Square, Broadway, Fifth Avenue—have been photographed endlessly. Yet for artist Xiomaro, the true essence of the city lives in its unguarded moments. After surviving cancer and leaving behind a successful law career, he turned to photography to reconnect with life. His book, Street Photography of New York City: Street Haunting in the Big Apple (America Through Time, an imprint of Sutton Publishing), transforms the familiar streets of Manhattan into a vivid study of humanity's resilience, humor, and mystery.
community
Events This Week in New Jersey from November 18-24, 2025 
Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from November 18-24, 2025 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
books
Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners recognize BookBoundNJ for the donation of hundreds of books to children's hospitals, teen shelters and other organizations 
(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners honored BookBoundNJ on October 23, 2025 for a donation of more than 500 books to children's hospitals, teen shelters and other organizations during a Workshop Meeting.
