originally published: 04/30/2024
Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from April 30 to May 7, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings.
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FEATURED EVENTS
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - bergenPAC presents Todd Rundgren: ME/WE. (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Todd Rundgren: ME/WE on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:00pm. Tickets range from $39-$129. As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and interactive artist (re-designated TR-i), Rundgren has made a lasting impact on both the form and content of popular music.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - bergenPAC presents Saxon & Uriah Heep: Hell, Fire & Chaos – The Best British Rock & Metal. (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents a night of the best British rock and metal with Saxon and Uriah Heep on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $39-$99.
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - Possibilities: An Evening of New Age Piano with Tommy Lepano. (SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ) -- Tommy Lepanow will perform an special evening of new, unreleased compositions at Lea Hall at All Saints' Episcopal Church on Friday, May 3, 2024. Lepano plays his eclectic piano pieces with emotions ranging from exhilarating to contemplative, somber to joyous -- all punctuated by his storytelling, as he shares what inspired their composition. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - The Vogel presents Early Elton Trio. (RED BANK, NJ) -- The Vogel presents Early Elton Trio on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 7:30pm. Early Elton Trio is a tribute to the Elton John, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson trio tours of 1970 – 1972 featuring Jeff Kazee (piano, vocals) and John Conte (bass and vocals) from Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes (piano, vocals), along with Rich Pagano (drums and vocals) of The Fab Faux.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - The Ocean County College Concert Band presents "A Musical World Tour". (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County College Concert Band proudly presents its spring concert, "A Musical World Tour," on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Grunin Center for the Arts, located on OCC's main campus on College Drive in Toms River. Showtime is 7:00pm.
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - Franksgiving Spring Event Will Give Away Sinatra Goodies. (AVON-BY-THE-SEA, NJ) -- Thanksgiving is a wonderful November holiday, a time of gratitude and goodwill, but arriving this spring, Franksgiving will be celebrated!
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - Jersey Arts Podcast: NJ Youth Symphony Celebrates 45 Years of Music Education. Involvement in New Jersey Youth Symphony, a program of Wharton Arts in Union County, is not just about honing musical technique, it's also about developing life skills. On Sunday, May 5th, the organization will celebrate its success with students and alumni at the NJ Youth Symphony 45th Anniversary Concert. As a special treat, founding Music Director/Conductor (and current Founder/Artistic Director of the Discovery Orchestra) George Marriner Maull will be back for the first time to guest conduct part of the concert.
EVENT PREVIEWS
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - RVCC Student Jazz Ensemble to Perform on April 30th. (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's (RVCC) Student Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7:30pm. The concert will be held in the Welpe Theatre at the College's Branchburg campus. The group is directed by RVCC faculty member Dr. Oliver Santana.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - Ocean Casino Resort presents An Intimate Evening with Godsmack. (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- The multi-platinum Grammy-nominated hard rock band Godsmack will be hitting the road in 2024 — but doing things a little differently than their usual pyrotechnic arena show they will be stripping things down as their "acoustic and electric performances and untold stories as their Vibez Tour in 2024 , which comes to Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 9:00pm.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - RVCC presents StevieMac: A Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks Experience. (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College will conclude its 40th season on a musical note with a performance by StevieMac: A Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks Experience on Friday, May 3, at 8:00pm.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - Sum 41 Announces Final World Tour; includes shows in Asbury Park, NYC, and Philly. (ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 has announced their last headlining world tour, 'Tour Of The Setting Sum', to celebrate the upcoming release of their final album Heaven :x: Hell. Sum 41 will be making stops in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Germany, Italy, and more before playing their final show as a band in Toronto, Ontario, at Scotiabank Arena on January 30, 2025. Locally, the band comes to The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park on May 4th; Brooklyn Paramount in NYC on May 6th; and the Skyline Stage at The Mann in Philadelphia on May 18th.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - The Sieminski Theater presents "The Beat Goes On" - Cher Tribute Show. (BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- The Sieminski Theater presents "The Beat Goes On," the acclaimed Cher tribute show starring Lisa McClowry, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. With performances at 2:30pm & 7:30pm, this theatrical marvel celebrates the iconic career of the one and only Goddess of Pop, Cher. The show is a nostalgic and vibrant journey through the music legend's discography that will leave you feeling like you've just witnessed Cher in concert!
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - Symphony in C Presents New World Symphony featuring Hao Zhou. (CAMDEN, NJ) -- New Jersey-based young professionals orchestra Symphony in C presents violinist Hao Zhou in the program New World Symphony on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts's Gordon Theater. Hao Zhou, who is the Principal Violinist of Symphony in C and has been praised as a "personal, impassioned, courageous, and unostentatiously brilliant" violinist by Musical America, performs Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1 on a program alongside Bernstein's On the Town – Three Dance Episodes and Dvořák's "New World Symphony" led by Symphony in C's Music Director, Noam Aviel. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - English Duo to Headline 4th Annual Washington Rock 'n' Roll and Steampunk Fair. (WASHINGTON, NJ) -- The 4th Annual Washington Rock 'n' Roll and Steampunk Fair will be headlined by Victor and the Bully, direct from England. The event takes place Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 10:00am-5:00pm. The Steampunk Fair combines the steam-powered Victorian Era energy of the classic science fiction genre with a punk and rock 'n' roll feel that makes for an amazing day of retro-futuristic fun.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - Albert Music Hall presents Presley in the Pines. (WARETOWN, NJ) -- Albert Music Hall presents Presley in the Pines on Saturday, May 4, 2024. It is their first ever tribute to the King of Rock-n-Roll with music from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Bands will be playing music from his early hits of the 50's straight through to his last songs of the 70's.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - The Dunellen Theatre presents Faster Pussycat with special guests Johnny Nasty Boots and RAHWAY. (DUNELLEN, NJ) -- The Dunellen Theatre presents Faster Pussycat with special guests Johnny Nasty Boots and RAHWAY on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Doors are at 6:00pm, showtime is 7:00pm.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - English Opera "Dido and Aeneas" to be performed in Morristown. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at St. Mary's Abbey of Morristown, a musical merger between the Somerset Hills Chorus of Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH) and the Trenton-based LOTUS Chorale is bound to generate an electric performance of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, one of the first English operas ever written. Showtime is 7:00pm.
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 - New Jersey Youth Symphony to Celebrate 45th Anniversary at NJPAC. (NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), a program of Wharton Arts, will present its 45th Anniversary Celebration Concert on Sunday, May 5 at 3:00pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. Experience a grand celebration of the Garden State's premier youth orchestra program as its three full symphony orchestras and Jazz Orchestra come together with alumni for a triumphant concert commemorating the 45th season. Special guest stars George Marriner Maull of The Discovery Orchestra and jazz legend Rufus Reid join the jubilee led by NJYS conductors Dion Tucker, Mark Gunderman, Simon Lipskar, and Helen H. Cha-Pyo. The celebratory program features works by Holst, Copland, Rufus Reid, Valerie Coleman, James Ra, and Respighi.
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - Trombonist Mariel Bildsten Leads Quartet at May Jersey Jazz LIVE! in Madison. (MADISON, NJ) -- Trombonist Mariel Bildsten moved from Santa Barbara, CA, to New York to study jazz at the New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. She remained in New York after graduating in 2015 and has become an integral part of the New York/New Jersey jazz scene. DownBeat Magazine calls her "irrepressibly spontaneous."
EVENT LISTINGS
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Thursday, May 2
7:00pm - Todd Rundgren: ME/WE at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
7:00pm - TAIKOPROJECT at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Friday, May 3
7:00pm - Spring Upperclassman Vocal Showcase at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River
7:30pm - Possibilities: An Evening of New Age Piano with Tommy Lepano at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 559 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains
7:30pm - Terry Reid & Cosmic American Derelicts at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
8:00pm - Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
8:00pm - Saxon & Uriah Heep at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
8:00pm - Joan Osborne + Crash Test Dummies at Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
8:00pm - Buddy Guy: Damn Right Farewell at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Saturday, May 4
3:00pm - Michael Allman Band (Matinee Show) at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
7:00pm - OCC Concert Band: A Musical World Tour at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River
7:30pm - Michael Allman Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
8:00pm - Don McLean at Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
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8:00pm - Taylor Simon King: A Celebration of Three American Troubadours at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
8:00pm - Early Elton Trio at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Sunday, May 5
12:00pm - Swingin’ Sinatra Spring Event at Avon Municipal Marina Building, 2 Main Street, Avon-By-The-Sea
1:00pm - Sunday Blue Room Brunch feat DNA Music & the Sound of the Steelpan at South Valley BBQ and Lounge, 34 S Valley Rd, West Orange
3:00pm - Martin Wind All-Star Quartet, with Scott Robinson, Jim McNeely, and Matt Wilson at William Paterson University - Shea Auditorium, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne
7:00pm - The Temptations & The Four Tops at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
7:30pm - Nefesh Mountain Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Monday, May 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm - WP New Music Ensemble at William Paterson University - Shea Recital Hall 101, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne
Tuesday, May 7
7:30pm - Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
8:00pm - Koolulam at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
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