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Centenary Stage Company presents Gunhild Carling on September 12th

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company will open its 2026/27 season with an extraordinary evening of music, swing, and entertainment when internationally acclaimed Swedish performer Gunhild Carling takes the stage at the Sitnik Theatre on Saturday, September 12 at 7:30pm.

Muddy Waters Gastropub presents Some High Quality Original Blues featuring the JB Blues Band on Saturday

"A feast for big ears, not narrow tastes...JB's musicianship is more than solid, the bluesy spirit unquenchable, and the material -- original and borrowed -- universally first-rate." -- Living Blues Magazine

A New Season of Improv Classes Begins in September at Vivid Stage

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at the Oakes Center in Summit, is opening enrollment for its fall session of improv classes for adults, which runs September 9 through November 2, 2026. Classes offered this session include the Joy of Improv, both as a full session and as a Crash Course, Comedy Math, Special Effects and a one-night Improv Jam. The entire season of classes is available now, offering a full progression from beginner through performance-ready.

PHOTOS from "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" at Algonquin Arts Theatre

(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre is currently presenting Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical across two weekends from August 8-16, 2026. Bold, revolutionary, and electrifying, Hair captures the spirit of a generation and stands as the ultimate celebration of the 1960s. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

Eugene Drucker and Friends to Kick Off 19th Season for Music at Bunker Hill

(SEWELL, NJ) -- Eugene Drucker and Friends return to Music at Bunker Hill on September 20, 2026 at 3:00pm. Multiple Grammy winner and former Emerson Quartet member Drucker is joined by William Frampton, viola; Roberta Cooper, cello; and Gili Melamed-Lev, piano in a program of Bach, Bruch, Beethoven, and Brahms, culminating with Schumann's Piano Quartet in E flat.

FEATURED EVENTS

Cimarron 615
Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ

Niko Moon - Mayor's Summer Concert Series
Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
Rahway, NJ

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
Manasquan, NJ

Totally 2000's Party - Y2K Night
Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 9:00pm
Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Carteret, NJ

The Janis Joplin Experience starring Lisa Polizzi
Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ

Mary Fahl
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 2:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
Manasquan, NJ

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
Manasquan, NJ

Petflix – A Free Pet-Friendly Outdoor Movie at the Hamilton Street Lot
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 6:00pm
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
Rahway, NJ

Stage Adda presents Anirban Dasgupta's Player
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 6:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
New Brunswick, NJ

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Center Drama presents "Grease"

(DEAL, NJ) -- Center Drama presents the classic musical, Grease, from August 13-23, 2026 at the JCC Performing Arts Center in Deal. With a hip-shaking rock 'n' roll score featuring hits like "Summer Nights" and "We Go Together," Grease celebrates Rydell High's class of 1959 in all their duck-tailed, bobby-soxed, gum-snapping glory.

Chimera Productions presents "Job" at Paul Robeson Center for the Arts

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- New Jersey-based theater company Chimera Productions will present its 17th production, Job by Max Wolf Friedlich, from August 13-15, 2026 at 8:00pm each night. The play, presented in the intimate 60-seat theater inside Princeton's Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, is a psychological thriller that offers a sharp, darkly funny, and unsettling examination of our addiction to work, the internet, the cost of modern life, and what we're willing to sacrifice to belong.

Passaic County Fair Returns to Garret Mountain August 13–16

(WOODLAND PARK, NJ) -- The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners and Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc. invite residents and visitors from across the region to the 2026 Passaic County Fair, running Thursday, August 13 through Sunday, August 16 at Garret Mountain Reservation in Paterson/Woodland Park.

The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents An Evening with Luke Null on August 13th

(PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents An Evening with Luke Null (SNL Alum) on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 7:30pm. The lineup also includes special guest Chip Chantry.

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MPAC presents Melissa Etheridge: The Rise Tour on September 9th

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Melissa Etheridge ("I'm the Only One," "Come to My Window," and "I Want to Come Over" to name a few) has remained one of America's favorite female singers since bursting onto the scene in 1988. Etheridge brings her Rise tour to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 7:30pm.

Mitch Ryder LIVE! on the Atlantic City Boardwalk

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Mitch Ryder performing on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 29, 2026.

"Amazing!" Bruce Hornsby LIVE! at Ocean City Music Pier

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers performing at the Ocean City Music Pier on July 17, 2026.

McCarter Theatre Center to present the World Premiere of "True Marriage" by Carter Bays

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center has announced the fifth production of its 2026–27 season: the world premiere of True Marriage, a new comedy by Carter Bays. Directed by McCarter Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, True Marriage runs May 8–30, 2027, in McCarter's Berlind Theatre.

New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2026 Includes a Concert Featuring Two Bands of Rutgers Students

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Hanging Coats and Lawns, part of New Brunswick's basement music scene, take the stage for an audio-visual performance on October 2 , 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. A Rutgers student is injecting some sonic youth from the New Brunswick music scene into this year's New Jersey Fall Film Festival.

Algonquin Arts Theatre presents "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical"

(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre presents Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical across two weekends from August 8-16, 2026. Bold, revolutionary, and electrifying, Hair captures the spirit of a generation and stands as the ultimate celebration of the 1960s.

McCarter Theatre presents the Octopus Theatricals Production of "All The Devils Are Here"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre presents the Octopus Theatricals Production of All The Devils Are Here from August 19-30, 2026. Learn how Shakespeare invented the villain in a play created and performed by Patrick Page. The production is directed by Simon Godwin.

Bruce Hornsby’s Indigo Park Tour LIVE! at MPAC

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on July 24, 2026.

PHOTOS from "Pretty Woman: The Musical" at Surflight Theatre

(BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre is presenting Pretty Woman: The Musical from July 28 through August 16, 2026. This is your chance to fall in love all over again with one of the most beloved romances of all time! Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

Judy Collins LIVE! at Ocean City Music Pier

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Judy Collins and Richard Thompson in concert at the Ocean City Music Pier on July 20, 2026.

LATEST COLUMNS

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 8/10/26

Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Des & the Swagmatics, Bamberdost, Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves, Jonny Couch, Sean Henry Tonight!, and Ava LaMonte. Plus a look back at "Duluth" by Particle Zoo.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Soaked" by Kiaura Rose
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Soaked" from Kiaura Rose's debut seven-song debut album, "Vagrant."

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 08/06/2026
"I am great! I was in California last weekend and just got back, I have the day off and I'm getting to chat with you so everything is great," says Monster Jam monster truck driver Angelina Nock as she let us in on the profession, her background and what we can expect when she gets behind the wheel of Megalodon at Newark's Prudential Center August 14 through 16.

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