Published by New Jersey Stage
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!If your arts organization sends out press releases, make sure you have [email protected] on your media list for coverage.
theatre
Centenary Stage Company launches Stage Bound: A Youth Production Program
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company has launched Stage Bound: A Youth Production Program, a new youth theatre initiative from CSC's Young Performers Workshop. Designed for aspiring performers ages 8 through 18, Stage Bound provides young artist with the opportunity to develop their skills in acting, singing, dancing, and creative collaboration through the rehearsal and performance process.
Gateway Playhouse presents "The Vagina Monologues"
(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- Gateway Playhouse continues its Community Spotlight season with Eve Ensler's groundbreaking The Vagina Monologues, an intimate and thought-provoking production that has inspired audiences around the world for nearly three decades. Performances will take place on Saturday, August 22 at 7:00pm and Sunday, August 23, 2026 at 1:00pm & 7:00pm.
music
The 2026 Happy Tour LIVE! at bergenPAC
Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of the Happy Together Tour at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on August 6, 2026.
Haddon Township presents the Summer of Love Music Festival on August 29th
(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Haddon Township invites residents and visitors to celebrate the sounds of three unforgettable decades at the Summer of Love 60's-70's-80's Music Festival on Saturday, August 29, 2026 from 2:00pm to 10:00pm. The festival will take place along Haddon Avenue between Strawbridge Avenue and Cooper Street.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: Headlights by Renee Maskin & the Wilder Tide
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is Headlights, the quasi title track from Renee Maskin & the Wilder Tide's debut EP, "In the Headlights," which they will celebrate on Aug. 15 as part of a triple release party with The Extensions and Cussing.
film
Review - "Soulm8te"
Irish writer/director Kate Dolan's excellent 2022 feature debut You Are Not My Mother marked her as a horror filmmaker to keep an eye on. Blumhouse certainly had their eyes on Dolan, snapping her up to direct a movie in the M3GAN franchise. The result is Soulm8te (the movie itself mocks that clunky title). An unfair victim of the disastrous box office performance of last year's M3GAN 2.0, Dolan's film was pulled from its theatrical slot and dumped onto VOD. Any connections to the M3GAN universe that may have previously existed have been scrubbed, resulting in a standalone killer sexbot thriller.
dance
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Announces 2026-27 Season
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, one of the nation's leading contemporary dance ensembles, founded by Chinese-American choreographer Nai-Ni Chen and now led by Artistic Director Greta Campo and Executive Director Andy Chiang, announces their upcoming 2026-27 season.
community
Hoboken Public Library Director Jennie Pu Reappointed Chair of National Urban Libraries Council Advocacy Task Force
(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Hoboken Public Library has announced that Library Director Jennie Pu has been reappointed to a second year as Chair of the Advocacy Task Force for the Urban Libraries Council (ULC), the leading voice of North America's largest and most influential public library systems.
Live Music, Line Dancing, Civil War encampment on tap at Wild West City
(BYRAM TWP, NJ) -- Live music, line dancing and a look back in time when Civil War reenactors converge on Wild West City in the remainder of August 2026.
