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John Pizzarelli Presents "Dear Mr. Bennett" LIVE! at the Grunin Center

by Spotlight Central

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of John Pizzarelli's tribute to Tony Bennett at the Grunin Center for the Arts in Toms River, NJ.



 

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World Premiere Screening of "Ahead of His Time: The Bob Raskin Story" to take place at Monmouth University on October 25th

(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Big League Concepts LLC and Afterburner Enterprises will present the world premiere of Ahead of His Time: The Bob Raskin Story on Sunday, October 25, 2026 in Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre. Admission is free. Doors open at 1:00pm, screening begins at 2:00pm.


Novado Gallery presents a Johan Wahlstrom Exhibition: "ALL of Us"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Novado Gallery presents "ALL of Us," an exhibition featuring new figurative paintings by Johan Wahlstrom. The exhibition opens on Saturday, October 10, 2026 and runs through November 14, 2026. Wahlstrom's latest work brings us face-to-face with something at once familiar and elusive: ourselves.


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Bummer" by the dt's

by Bob Makin

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Bummer," the latest single from the Central Jersey band the dt's.


New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-09-26

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!










FEATURED EVENTS


A Beat of Our Own

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
Princeton, NJ

From the Tony Award-winning producers of Hadestown comes A Beat of Our Own — a brand-new musical comedy that pulls you straight into the pulsating rhythms, kaleidoscopic colors and raw energy of competitive bhangra dance. 



 

Broadway’s Rock of Ages Band®

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
Rahway, NJ

Don’t miss the driving music force that rocked Broadway and millions of fans in the ground-breaking musical “Rock of Ages!” This band of rock star musicians and lead singers from the original cast of the five-time Tony Award nominated show electrified Broadway audiences for over seven years, and now they’re coming to UCPAC’s Main Stage.

 

Sesame Street Live! Elmo’s Got the Moves

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 2:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

Make unforgettable memories with your little ones at Elmo’s Got the Moves—the all-new Sesame Street Live show coming to your neighborhood!

 

Golden Girls - The Laughs Continue

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 2:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ

Following sold out performances and rave reviews across the country, The Golden Girls are back and better than ever with a stage show that’s more exciting than a trip to the Rusty Anchor. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue is returning on a US Fall Tour in 2026!

 

Golden Girls - The Laughs Continue

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ

Following sold out performances and rave reviews across the country, The Golden Girls are back and better than ever with a stage show that’s more exciting than a trip to the Rusty Anchor. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue is returning on a US Fall Tour in 2026!

 

New Jersey Symphony presents Hollywood Hits: From West Side Story to Spirited Away

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
Red Bank, NJ

Keitaro Harada conductor
New Jersey Symphony

 

Dueling Pianos

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Carteret, NJ

Get ready for an unforgettable night of music, comedy, and crowd-powered fun as DUELING PIANOS takes over The Carteret!

 

Disney & Pixar’s Elemental – Popcorn & Pajamas Film Series

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 10:00am
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
Rahway, NJ

Sparks fly when fire and water meet in Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental!” In a dazzling city where fire, water, earth, and air residents live side by side, fiery Ember and easygoing Wade discover that their differences might just be their greatest strength, and that opposites really do attract.

 

Vivid Stage presents B.I.N.G.O. (or Brittney Isle’s Nice Geriatric Orgy)

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Oakes Center
Summit, NJ

Barb desperately needs friends. That’s why she moved to this 55+ community in the first place. So what better way to meet new people than to join a good old fashioned Bingo Night? When Bingo Night turns into a full-blown orgy, Barb must decide: does she stay in her safe, predictable world? Or does she play a new game of chance and truly live before it’s too late?

 

Kean Department of Theatre presents "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot"

Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 2:00pm
Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ

References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot is an Obie Award-winning surrealist play by José Rivera that follows Gabriela, a lonely housewife in Barstow, California, awaiting her soldier-husband Benito’s return from the Gulf War in 1991. In the poetic fantasy world she creates as she drifts through her days in the Mojave desert, her housecat and a local coyote strike up a romance, while the celestial man-in-the-moon and her very real teenage neighbor Martín vie for her affection.

 




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Adelphi Orchestra to Open 73rd Season with "American Voices at 250" in Fair Lawn

(FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- The Adelphi Orchestra, Northern New Jersey's longest continuously performing chamber orchestra, will open its landmark 73rd consecutive concert season with "American Voices at 250." Led by Principal Conductor Kyunghun Kim, the program commemorates America's Semiquincentennial alongside the 200th anniversary legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven.


The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "Hamlet"

(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) presents William Shakespeare's Hamlet from October 10 to November 15, 2026 at the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the campus of Drew University. Few plays have so completely captured the human imagination as Hamlet. It is a story of murder and revenge, but also of deep grief, passionate love, vicious betrayal, and wild madness.


The Newton Theatre presents SoulShine - An Allman Brothers Experience on October 10th

(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents SoulShine - An Allman Brothers Experience on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 8:00pm. SoulShine is a group of seasoned New York musicians who, through their mutual love of the Allman Brothers Band, have united for the sole purpose of bringing you the ultimate Allman Brothers experience.


The Players Guild of Leonia presents "A Dozen Roses" on October 10th

(LEONIA, NJ) -- The Players Guild of Leonia has announced that A Dozen Roses, an original musical with book by Marc Leland, music and lyrics by Joshua Z. Kantz, and produced by Rachel Alt, has been selected as the premiere production of the Guild's new Artist Incubator – Theater Workshop.


Chester Theatre Group presents "The Antelope Party"

(CHESTER, NJ) -- Chester Theatre Group presents The Antelope Party by Eric John Meyer weekends from October 10-24, 2026. The play centers around a group of bronies [adult fans of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic TV show] navigating through the slow creep of American populism, fascism and paranoia.








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State Theatre New Jersey presents The Temptations & The Four Tops

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents The Temptations & The Four Tops on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 6:30pm. Two legendary Motown groups share the stage for one unforgettable night of timeless hits, smooth harmonies, and classic soul.


Algonquin Arts Theatre presents "Oliver!"

(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre presents Oliver! across two weekends from October 16-25, 2026. A beloved musical based on Charles Dickens' timeless novel, Oliver! tells the story of a young boy searching for home and belonging.


Dunbar Repertory Company presents "FOR COLORED GIRLS Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf"

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- Dunbar Repertory Company presents Ntozake Shange's FOR COLORED GIRLS Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf at the Middletown Arts Center across two weekends from November 7-15, 2026. This is the groundbreaking "choreopoem" – a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. The production is directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, SR.


The Wag's Halloween Spectacular Returns!

If you're looking for something fun to do this Halloween season, The Wag has the show for you. Bring your family and friends to The Wag's Halloween Spectacular! They're bringing the show to Middletown, Lakewood, and Tuckerton in the next few weeks.


UCPAC presents Broadway's Rock of Ages Band in Concert on Saturday

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) presents Broadway's Rock of Ages Band in Concert on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 8:00pm. They will be supported by The 1970s Midnight Rock Show.





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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "The Only Man to Make It Through the Dance" by Jake Thistle

by Bob Makin

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "The Only Man to Make It Through the Dance" from "A Stranger By Design," the latest album by Jake Thistle.


Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 10/01/2026

by Danny Coleman

What do you call a rocker by night who pays tribute to multiple classic rock bands and someone who has done children's music during the day? You call him Paulie Z that's what.


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "In Another Life" by Deardarkhead

by Bob Makin

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "In Another Life" from "The Pendulum Swings," the first album in 26 years from the Atlantic City rockers Deardarkhead.



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Daily Edition 10-09-26

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