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
Paper Mill Playhouse Celebrates the Success of the 2026 Annual Gala: A Vision for the Future 
(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse welcomed supporters, artists, and community leaders to its 2026 Annual Gala, A Vision for the Future, on Friday, May 8, at the Hilton Short Hills, raising over $1.3 million in support of its artistic, education, and community outreach programs.
Emerging Artists Theatre Now Accepting Submissions for their Fall Spark Theatre Festival NYC 
(NEW YORK, NY) -- Emerging Artists Theatre (EAT) is now accepting submissions for the Fall Spark Theatre Festival NYC. The festival will run October 5-25, 2026, at The 28th Street Theatre, located at 15 W 28th Street in New York City. The application deadline is June 14, 2026.
Jersey City Founder Launches ode, a New App for Theatre Audiences and Theatre-Makers 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- ode, a new iOS platform for theatre discovery, logging, ratings, and audience reviews, is now available on the App Store.
comedy
Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents comedian Jeff Allen 
(PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents comedian Jeff Allen on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:30pm. This is part of his first "Final" Farewell Tour - the last tour until the next one.
Nationally Recognized Comedian Adam Sank presents "Bad Dates: A One-Man Show About Many Men" in Cape May on June 6th 
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- The new East Lynne Theater Company celebrates Pride Month with a raucous one-night-only stand-up comedy show starring nationally recognized veteran comic Adam Sank in his award-winning show "Bad Dates: A One-Man Show About Many Men," on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the Allen AME in Cape May. Showtime is 8:00pm.
film
2026 New Jersey International Film Festival Middle Life Video Q+A 
Here is the 2026 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Q+A with Middle Life Writer/Director Pavan Moondi, Lead Actors Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis, and Festival Director Albert Nigrin.
art
NJCU Visual Arts Gallery presents "Formidable Women, Dangerous Times" 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- New Jersey City University Visual Arts Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Johanna Foster from May 14-28, 2026. Entitled "Formidable Women, Dangerous Times," it presents a powerful body of figurative paintings that summons the defiant spirit of fierce women in her communities, real and imagined, who have inspired courage and perseverance in devastating times.
community
Honoring Rahway's Future and Legacy: A Full House Saluted Rising Stars and Rahway's Own 
(RAHWAY, NJ) -- On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Mayor Raymond A. Giacobbe and the Rahway City Council hosted the "Rahway's Own & Rising Stars" celebration at the Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC).
books
Bruce Eric Kaplan to Receive the Maplewood Literary Award on May 21st 
(MAPLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bruce Eric Kaplan, writer, cartoonist and executive producer, will receive the Maplewood Literary Award on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Maplewood Memorial Library. The event begins at 7:00pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
