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The COVID-19 Coronavirus situation led arts organizations and venues to cancel, postpone, and reschedule shows throughout the country. Many of these arts organizations are non-profits who are still struggling to rebound from this period. Sadly, many arts organizations had to close. Please consider making a donation to help these organizations going.

We have created a list of New Jersey based performing arts centers, professional and community theatres, film festivals, dance companies, orchestras, museums, and some non profit arts presenters. The list contains quick links to their donate pages. If you are an non profit arts organization that is not listed here, please email us with your name, town, and website url.



 




Performing Arts Centers

Click on the link in bold to go to their donation page

Art House Productions, Jersey City

Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park

Bergen Performing Arts Center (BergenPAC), Englewood

Black Box Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ

Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown

Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank

Jay and Linda Grunin Center, Toms River

The Levoy Theatre, Millville

Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), Morristown

McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities, Cape May

Newark Symphony Hall, Newark

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Newark

The Newton Theatre, Newton

Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township

RVCCArts - Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg

Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood

South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), South Orange

State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick

Stockton Performing Arts Center (StocktonPAC), Galloway

Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood

Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), Rahway

WP Presents! at William Paterson University, Wayne



 


Professional Theatres

Click on the link in bold to go to their donation page

American Theater Group, East Brunswick

Art House Productions, Jersey City

Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park

Cape May Stage, Cape May

Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown

Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick

Dreamcatcher Repertory Company, Summit

Eagle Theatre, Hammonton

East Lynne Theatre Company, Cape May

George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick

The Growing Stage, Netcong

Hudson Theatre Works, Weehawken

Luna Stage, West Orange

McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton

Midtown Direct Rep, Maplewood

Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken

New Jersey Repertory Theatre, Long Branch

Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn

Passage Theatre Company, Trenton

Premiere Stages at Kean University, Union

Pushcart Players, Verona

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Florham Park

Skyline Theatre Company, Fair Lawn

South Camden Theatre Company, Camden

Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven

The Theater Project, Union

Two River Theater, Red Bank

Women's Theater Company, Lake Hiawatha



 



Community Theaters

Click on the link in bold to go to their donation page

4th Wall Theatre, Upper Montclair

Barn Theatre, Montville

Bergen County Players, Oradell

Burlington County Footlighters, Cinnaminson

Center Players, Freehold

Chatham Players, Chatham

Circle Players, Piscataway

Cranford Dramatic Club, Cranford

Dover Little Theatre, Dover

Exit 82 Theatre, Toms River

Gas Lamp Players, Glen Ridge

Haddonfield Plays & Players, Haddonfield

Holmdel Theatre Company, Holmdel

Monmouth Players, Atlantic Highlands

Moorestown Theater Company, Moorestown

Nutley Little Theatre, Nutley

Off Broad Street Players, Bridgeton

Old Library Theatre, Fair Lawn

Pennington Players, Pennington

Players Guild of Leonia, Leonia

Princeton Festival, Princeton

Radburn Players of Fair Lawn, Fair Lawn

The Road Company, Williamstown

Rhino Theatre, Pompton Lakes

Somerset Valley Players, Hillsborough

Spotlight Players, Matawan

Spring Lake Theatre, Spring Lake

Stony Hill Players, Summit

The Strollers, Maplewood

Studio Players, Upper Montclair

Summit Playhouse, Summit

Trilogy Repertory Company, Basking Ridge

Villagers Theatre, Somerset



 


Film Festivals

Click on the link in bold to go to their donation page

Asbury Park Music + Film Festival, Asbury Park

Black Maria Film Festival, Multiple locations

Film OneFest, Atlantic Highlands

Garden State Film Festival, Asbury Park

Lighthouse Film Festival, Long Beach Island

Monmouth Film Festival, Red Bank

Montclair Film Festival, Montclair



 


Dance Companies

Click on the link in bold to go to their donation page

10 Hairy Legs, Highland Park

Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, Woodbridge

American Repertory Ballet Company, New Brunswick

Ariel Rivka Dance, Jersey City

Art Of Motion, Ridgewood

Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Union

Dance On The Lawn, Montclair

Freespace Dance, Upper Montclair

Jersey City Ballet, Jersey City

Lydia Johnson Dance, South Orange

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Mosaic Dance Theater Company, Glen Ridge

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Fort Lee

New Jersey Ballet, Florham Park

New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet, Hackettstown

Neww Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, Summit

Nimbus Dance Works, Jersey City

River Ballet Company, Frenchtown

Rock Dance Collective

Roxey Ballet Company, Lambertville

The Moving Architects, Montclair

XY Dance Project, Sparta



 


Orchestras

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Adelphi Orchestra, River Edge

The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, Dover

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Teaneck

Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra, Bloomfield

Bravura Orchestra, West Windsor

Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey, Trenton

Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Neshanic Station

The Discovery Orchestra, Summit

Encore Orchestra of New Jersey, Short Hills

Garden State Philharmonic, Toms River

The Glen Rock Pops Orchestra, Glen Rock

The Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra (GPYO), Princeton

Metropolitan Orchestra of New Jersey, Chatham

The Monmouth Symphony Orchestra, Red Bank

The Montclair Orchestra, Montclair

New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, New Brunswick

New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Westfield

New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO), Red Bank

New Jersey State Youth Orchestra, Newark

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Newark

New Jersey Youth Symphony, New Providence

Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey, Moorestown

The Plainfield Symphony, Plainfield

Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Princeton

South Orange Symphony, South Orange

The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey, West Windsor



 



Museums

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American Labor Museum, Haledon

Aviation Hall of Fame of NJ, Teterboro

Battleship New Jersey, Camden

Blairstown Museum, Blairstown

Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May

Alice and Leonard Dreyfuss Planetarium, Newark

Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison

Esther Raab Holocaust Museum and Goodwin Education Center, Cherry Hill

Franklin Mineral Museum, Franklin

Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken

Liberty Hall Museum, Union

Liberty Science Center, Jersey City

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown

Meadowlands Museum, Rutherford

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities, Cape May

Monmouth Museum, Lincroft

Morris Museum, Morristown

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May

Newark Museum of Art, Newark

New Jersey State Museum, Trenton

New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial , Holmdel

The Old Barracks Museum, Trenton

John F. Peto Museum, Island Heights

Stone Harbor Museum, Stone Harbor

Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, Little Falls

Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick



 


Show Presenters

Click on the link in bold to go to their donation page

Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton

Outpost In The Burbs, Montclair

Colab Arts, New Brunswick



 



LATEST ARTICLES



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.



NJPAC presents Chris Tucker on October 2nd

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Following multiple sold-out performances at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), internationally recognized actor, producer and comedian Chris Tucker returns to Prudential Hall on Friday, October 2, 2026 at 8:00pm. 



American Theater Group to present East Coast Premiere of "Destroying David" as 2026-27 Season Opener

(UNION, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG) presents the East Coast premiere of Destroying David at the DMK Theater at Union Arts Center from October 9-18 and at the Sieminski Theater from October 23-25, 2026. Destroying David is a thrilling, witty and heartfelt solo show about the power of art to help us through our darkest hours. The play is written and performed by Emmy Award-nominee Jason Odell Williams. ATG's new Producing Artistic Director Charlotte Cohn will direct.



Monmouth County Commissioners host 2027 Travel Guide cover photo contest

(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced the 2027 Monmouth County Travel Guide cover photo contest is accepting submissions now through November 1, 2026.







 




FEATURED EVENTS


Lonestar

Thursday, October 01, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Carteret, NJ

Lonestar is a celebrated American country music group that captured global attention with their timeless ballad “Amazed,” a crossover sensation that spent 9 weeks at No. 1 on the country charts and 2 weeks at No. 1 on the pop charts. Known for blending heartfelt storytelling with a polished pop-country sound, the band—comprised of Dean Sams, Michael Britt, Keech Rainwater, and Drew Womack—has left an indelible mark on the genre boasting a staggering 22 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including 10 that reached No. 1.



 

The Commodores

Thursday, October 01, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ

One of the greatest Motown and R&B / funk artists of all time, The Commodores have influenced artists both young and old, and in all genres with their classic songs. With a brand that is bigger than ever, The Commodores continue to blaze trails all over the world. One of the most successful vocal groups of all time, The Commodores continue to thrill audiences with their Greatest Hits Tour – Live!



 

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

Blues-rock powerhouse Kenny Wayne Shepherd celebrates 30 years of his groundbreaking debut Ledbetter Heights with a milestone tour coming to State Theatre New Jersey. In this electrifying live experience, Shepherd and his band perform the landmark album in full, along with a second set of career-spanning favorites that showcase his signature blend of fiery guitar work, blues tradition, and rock energy.



 

Graham Nash – Live on Tour 2026

Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ

“There are concerts. And then there are musical events that come across as transcendent experiences, celebrations of songs and sounds and stories that have endured for good reason, live shows that enter the space of the sacred.” – Miers on Music (2025)



 

I’m Not a Comedian…I’m Lenny Bruce

Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
Rahway, NJ

Critically acclaimed actor Ronnie Marmo, with the blessings of Kitty Bruce (daughter of the late Lenny Bruce), along with the Lenny Bruce Foundation, proudly present “I’m Not a Comedian…I’m Lenny Bruce,” directed by Joe Mantegna.



 

John Pizzarelli presents “Dear Mr. Bennett”

Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Grunin Center - Main Stage
Toms River, NJ

Grammy Award -winning producer and guitarist extraordinaire, John Pizzarelli salutes the legendary Tony Bennett celebrating over 60 years of unparalleled artistry. From Bennett’s ’50s pop hits like “Because of You” and “Rags to Riches” through his timeless classics of the ’60s such as “I Wanna Be Around” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” to his remarkable collaborations with Bill Evans, Pizzarelli’s trio will bring these iconic songs to life once again. The evening will also highlight Bennett’s incredible revival in the ‘90s while Pizzarelli weaves in personal anecdotes and stories that reveal the man behind the music.

 

Dora and the Lost City of Gold - A Sensory Friendly Movie Experience at UCPAC's Hamilton Stage

Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
Rahway, NJ

UCPAC’s Sensory Friendly Theatre movie screening of “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” is a digital presentation specially adapted for children and adults with autism and other sensory sensitivities. Supported in part by funding from the Union County Board of County Commissioners and the NJEDA’s A.R.T. Phase II Grant Program.  Learn more about Sensory Friendly Theatre events.

 

Dora and the Lost City of Gold - A Sensory Friendly Movie Experience

Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
Rahway, NJ

UCPAC’s Sensory Friendly Theatre movie screening of “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” is a digital presentation specially adapted for children and adults with autism and other sensory sensitivities. Supported in part by funding from the Union County Board of County Commissioners and the NJEDA’s A.R.T. Phase II Grant Program.  Learn more about Sensory Friendly Theatre events.

 

Laura Mann & Ben Arnold

Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ

Laura Mann has been following her passion for music since picking up the guitar at age eight and performing professionally as a teenager. Guided by legendary songwriter and producer Robert Hazard, she launched her career in Philadelphia and appeared on Star Search. Throughout her career, Laura has performed with artists including Warren Zevon, Dave Mason, and Ronnie Spector, collaborated with acclaimed songwriters, and developed a long-standing creative partnership with Charlton Pettus of Tears for Fears.

 

W.A.S.P. 1984 to HEADLESS

Saturday, October 03, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Carteret, NJ

With Special Guest KK’s Priest