NEW JERSEY THEATER REVIEWS

New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is currently presenting 'Surfing My DNA' by actress and playwright, Jodi Long. Directed by Eric Rosen, the solo show stars Jodi Long and features the musical talents of Yukio Tsuji. This distinctive production will be on the Long Branch stage through May 26th....

Brad Zimmerman lights up the stage at Bickford Theater at The Morris Museum....

An Infinite Ache plays now through May 18th at The Waterfront South Theatre in Camden, NJ. For more information about the show and to purchase tickets, please visit www.southcamdentheatre.org...

'Too Heavy for Your Pocket' is now on stage at George Street Playhouse (GSP) through May 19. It enjoys the superb direction of LA Williams and features a marvelous four-person cast that brings an important and moving story to life....

Two River Theater is now presenting the American classic, 'The Belle of Amherst' written by William Luce. The one-person play features the brilliant acting talent of Maureen Silliman as Emily Dickinson. Expertly directed by Robert Rechnitz, it is a beautifully staged biographical drama of the celebr...

The East Coast premiere of Benny & Joon, is now onstage at Paper Mill Playhouse through Sunday, May 5. This new musical enjoys outstanding direction by Jack Cummings III, clever choreography by Scott Rink, and top musical direction by J. Oconor Navarro with orchestrations by Michael Starobin. The sh...

The Cabaret Theatre at Rutgers University finishes its 2018-19 season with their final musical production, The Wild Party....

In Gabriel Jason Dean's endearing play Heartland, Ari Laura Kreith directs this heartfelt masterpiece rife with comedic brilliance and the triumph of the human spirit at Luna Stage in West Orange. The performing arts venue works to stage plays that demonstrate local and global experience meant to en...

Montclair New Jersey's Studio Players presents Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday at Studio Playhouse....

Church, thy name is theater. Shakespeare@ kicks off their inaugural run in Jersey City with a sharp production of HAMLET. William Shakespeare's Danish tragedy of revenge and mental insanity transforms the space of Grace Church Van Vorst, a New Jersey Episcopal church on the National Registry of H...

Patina Miller thrilled the full house audience at Kean Stage's Enlow Recital Hall on Saturday night, March 23. Her 90-minute show featured a well-selected, varied repertoire of songs, all wonderfully performed....

Would-be friends become fence-feuding neighbors over two feet of property....

Everyone's favorite monkey teaches us about kindness, friendship and how to make meatballs....

The jazz king of Harlem is alive and well in Newark, New Jersey. In honor of the 120th anniversary of his birth next month, Crossroads Theater Company and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center have co-produced a short run of DUKE ELLINGTON'S SOPHISTICATED LADIES. The musical revue, which original...

The Glass Menagerie is one of Tennessee Williams' most personal, popular and often-performed plays. The play takes place in St. Louis in the 1930s and revolves around the Wingfield family. Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is playing now through March 31st at Ritz Theatre Company in Haddon Tow...

As a home to great theatre, George Street Playhouse has done it again. 'The Immigrant,' a production that is relevant, inspirational, and entertaining, is now on the New Brunswick stage. Written by Mark Harelik, conceived by Mark Harelik and Randal Myler, the show enjoys wonderful direction by the P...

Esteemed playwright Ken Ludwig, winner of multiple Tony and Olivier Awards, introduced his newest piece at The McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, New Jersey. KEN LUDWIG'S THE GODS OF COMEDY opened to rapturous laughter and a receptive audience thanks to a bright production and terrific performanc...

NJ Rep is now presenting the world premiere of Jack Canfora's The Source through April 7. This outstanding play has received the prestigious Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Superbly directed by the Company's Associate Artistic Director, Evan Bergman, it features an exceptional three-person cast....

In Sarah Ruhl's whimsical and hysterical play, 'How to Transcend a Happy Marriage,' two married couples explore polyamory and learn a thing or two about human desire and the sustainability of their own relationships....

The jukebox musical Mamma Mia comes to the Axelrod Performing Arts Center this March as 'the Jersey Shore's First Professional Production' of this smash-hit show....

Two River Theater (TRT) is now presenting the commissioned world premiere of 'Theo.' This new play is written by Obie Award winner, Martin Moran and directed by Carolyn Cantor. This show is proof that theatre matters. It addresses contemporary subjects with drama, humor and grace....

Ghost The Musical is being presented at the Hamilton Stage of the Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) in Rahway through Sunday, March 10. Romance, intrigue, inspiration, laughs, and more make for a superlative theatrical experience....

Broadwayworld welcomes this guest review by Matthew Michaels on Harold Pinter's 'The Caretaker' presented by Hudson Theater Works. The show will be on stage until March 10....

Lianna Albrizio contributes this guest review for 'Lady Writes the Blues' at Hackensack Performing Arts Center....

Henrik Ibsen's 'Enemy of the People' is now being presented by Centenary Stage Company (CSC) through March 3. The play is adapted by John Alan Wyatt and splendidly directed by Anne Occhiogrosso. The CSC production of Ibsen's classic, yet timeless tale is praiseworthy for its excellent staging and ou...