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Audra McDonald, Sheryl Lee Ralph & More SAG-AFTRA Members Urge Congress to End Hair Discrimination & Pass CROWN Act

Among the members who signed the statement of support for the CROWN Act are Audra McDonald, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kerry Washington, and dozens of other performers. In the letter, members assert, “Discrimination based on hair style or texture is a destructive practice that has alienated and caused irreparable harm to Black Americans.” 

Review: Dominique Morisseau's MUD ROW at Premiere Stages-An Outstanding and Compelling Play

Premiere Stages at Kean University is now presenting the New Jersey Premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s powerful, modern-day drama, 'Mud Row.'

BWW Review: YEAR ONE Now at Premiere Stages is a Gripping, Thought-Provoking Drama

Live theatre is back and Premiere Stages is opening their season with a moving production of the new play, Year One. Set in the early 1930’s in Germany, the show portrays stark divergences in political ideologies within a family during a time of great societal change.

It's a Wrap �" NJ ENTERTAINMENT in 2020

Broadwayworld New Jersey has kept their readers in the know in 2020. We are proud to have continued our interviews, reviews, and performance announcements including all the ones that have been streaming. Check out some of the articles that our team has made possible. We all look forward to great entertainment in 2021.

BWW Interview: Artistic Director, John J. Wooten of Premiere Stages and FANNIE LOU HAMER, SPEAK ON IT! From 10/15 to 10/18

Premiere Stages in Union, under the artistic direction of John J. Wooten, will present an outdoor production of the one-woman show, Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It! The show will be performed from 10/15 to 10/18 at The Tent at The Liberty Hall Museum.

Premiere Stages To Present 2019 Premiere Play Festival Winner THE WAKE

Premiere Stages at Kean University will present Tammy Ryan's The Wake July 11-28 in Kean University's Bauer Boucher Theatre Center (Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.). Recently selected from 659 submissions as the winner of the 2019 Premiere Play Festival, The Wake will feature actors James Gushue, Wayne Maugans, Kathy McCafferty and Kelley Rae O'Donnell. John J. Wooten, producing artistic director of Premiere Stages, directs.

Two New Readings To Be Presented At The New Studio Of The Directors Company This Week

The Directors Company (Michael Parva, Artistic Director, Leah Michalos, Producing Director)  is pleased to announce the next two reading in its reading series, LINGER by Craig Garcia, directed by John Wooten, and IT'S NOT ABOUT THE CAT a new play by Jacey Powers, directed by Michelle Bossy.

Writer's Theatre Of New Jersey Shares Lineup for Soundings Reading Series

The Writer's Theatre of New Jersey is kicking off their 2019 season with a series of new play readings in the new Madison Community Arts Center venue. This Winter Madison will be filled with writers eager to hear their pages come to life in front of an audience. Starting on January 3rd and going straight through until January 17th there will be 15 plays in 15 days.

BWW Interview: Playwright Martin Casella and BLACK TOM ISLAND at Premiere Stages

Premiere Stages at Kean University will present Martin Casella's 'Black Tom Island' from October 11 to October 21 at the 1882 Carriage House, Liberty Hall Museum. Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Casella about his career and the upcoming show.

BWW Interview: Playwright Nicole Pandolfo and BRICK CITY at Premiere Stages

Premiere Stages at Kean University will present Nicole Pandolfo's 'Brick City' from September 6 to September 23. Broadwayworld.com NJ had the opportunity to interview Pandolfo about her writing career and Brick City.

BWW Interview: Playwright Craig Garcia and LINGER at Premiere Stages from July 12 to July 29

Premiere Stages at Kean University will present Craig Garcia's 'Linger' from July 12-29 in Kean University's Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, Vaughn Eames Hall. The play was recently selected from over 570 submissions as the winner of the 2018 Premiere Play Festival,

Premiere Stages At Kean University Announces 2018 Season

Premiere Stages at Kean University has announced the winner of the 2018 Premiere Play Festival, its annual competition for unproduced scripts written by playwrights affiliated with the greater metropolitan area. The theatre has named Linger by Glen Ridge resident Craig Garcia this year's winner, and will present the play's first professional production this summer as part of the theatre's 14th season in residence at Kean University. The season, which runs June-October, will also feature full productions of Brick City by Ridgewood resident Nicole Pandolfo and Black Tom Island by Jersey City resident Martin Casella, as well as a developmental workshop of this year's runner-up for the Premiere Play Festival, Baton by Brooklyn resident Deneen Reynolds-Knott. 

Cultural Accessibility Awards Announced Today

On Today, June 22nd, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Cultural Access Network Project (CAN), a program of New Jersey Theatre Alliance and New Jersey State Council on the Arts, will host the ninth annual Excellence in Cultural Access Awards at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Attended by leaders in the state's arts and cultural community, the event will feature a keynote address by Valerie Fletcher, executive director of the Institute of Human Centered Design, educational roundtables, pop-up galleries with artwork by artists with disabilities, entertainment by Premiere Stages of Kean University, and a reception.

Cultural Accessibility Awards Announced 6/22

On Thursday, June 22nd, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Cultural Access Network Project (CAN), a program of New Jersey Theatre Alliance and New Jersey State Council on the Arts, will host the ninth annual Excellence in Cultural Access Awards at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Attended by leaders in the state's arts and cultural community, the event will feature a keynote address by Valerie Fletcher, executive director of the Institute of Human Centered Design, educational roundtables, pop-up galleries with artwork by artists with disabilities, entertainment by Premiere Stages of Kean University, and a reception.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance to Host 2015 Curtain Call Awards This Nov

On Monday, November 2, 2015, New Jersey Theatre Alliance will honor three New Jersey theatres and a current board member at Curtain Call, the annual celebration of New Jersey professional theatre.

Pushcart Players to Perform at Wolf Trap, 7/31-8/1

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning theater for young audiences performs "Alice in Wonderland" at Wolf Trap National Park in the Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods, Vienna VA on Friday July 31 and August 1 at 10:30 a.m.  Nestled in the forests of the park, the intimate theatre has been a summer tradition for generations of children and families.

Premiere Stages to Welcome Pushcart Players, 7/29

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning theater for young audiences performs "Alice in Wonderland" at Premiere Stages at Kean University on Wednesday, July 29 at 10:30 a.m.

City Theatre to Present Momentum 15 Next Month

City Theatre announces the lineup for this year's two-day Momentum festival, featuring new works by returning favorites Jessica Dickey and Keith Reddin.

NEW PLAYS NEW JERSEY Festival to Run 3/2-8

With partial funding from the National New Play Network Collaboration Fund and as part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Stages Festival, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and six other theatres will collaborate on New Plays New Jersey, a week-long celebration of new plays by New Jersey playwrights and the the theatres that support them.

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