NEW JERSEY THEATER REVIEWS

Pirira by J. Stephen Brantley opens Luna Stage's 2018-19 season with a bang. Under the new leadership of Ari Laura Kreith (who directed the production) Pirira continues and expands Luna's commitment to timely plays where social justice is an undercurrent....

George Street Playhouse (GSP) opens their 20182019 season with Walter Anderson's 'The Trial of Donna Caine,' directed by the Playhouse's Artistic Director, David Saint.Metro area audiences are fortunate to have The Trial of Donna Caine on the New Brunswick stage. Get your tickets and make it a part ...

A very distinctive production is now on stage at New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep). The world premiere of Marisela Trevino Orta's Wolf at the Door, exquisitely directed by Daniel Jaquez, is now being presented through November 18....

The timing is perfect. In this Halloween season of chills and thrills, Centenary Stage Company is presenting an exceptional production of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror story, Dracula, adapted and directed by Charles Morey....

DETROIT '67 is part of Morisseau's 'The Detroit Project,' a 3-play cycle inspired by her connection to the city. This production's story, said director Jade King Caroll, is grounded in family. No matter what might be happening in the world outside, 'you always have your family,' she said....

The Growing Stage presents a delightful production of The Wizard of Oz in Netcong, New Jersey....

Martin Casella's world premiere play, 'Black Tom Island' is now being performed by Premiere Stages through October 21 at the 1882 Carriage House of Liberty Hall Museum on the Kean University Campus. With the inspired direction of Premiere Stages' Producing Artistic Director, John J. Wooten, history ...

InterACT Theatre Productions presents Bram Stoker's "Dracula," adapted by Steven Dietz....

Chatham Community Players Presents 'Other Desert Cities' written by Jon Robin Baitz....

James McLindon's Dead and Buried meanders a bit, but unearths worthy treasures at its core....

SILENT SKY at East Lynne Theater Company is brilliant look at the big picture fueled by one woman's impassioned curiosity. It is the story of Henrietta Leavitt who helped determine the vastness and depth of the universe in an age when women at Harvard College Observatory, where she worked, were not...

Paper Mill Playhouse is opening their 80th Anniversary season with a stirring musical production of The Color Purple that features brilliant direction and musical staging by Tony Award winner John Doyle with wonderful musical direction by Darryl Archibald. The show has a remarkable, stellar cast who...

The Hunterdon Hills Playhouse is presenting the outrageous adult comedy, Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney, adapted and directed by Ken Schwarz. The Playhouse, well known for its entertainment and dining, is delighting audiences with this new American version of the play....

Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Buried Child, is now being performed at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey through October 7. Expertly directed by Paul Mullins and featuring an outstanding cast, the play honors Shepard's playwriting legacy with a production of his masterpiece that is ...

While Hurricane Florence slammed the eastern seaboard with wild wind and torrential rain, another hurricane has just hit the waterfront in Camden, NJ. BY THE WATER is the penultimate production in SCTC's 13th season celebrating female playwrights. And this coming weekend, South Camden Theatre Compan...

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at McCarter Theatre feels like a respite from a shameless world. Dripping with elegance and elevated decorum of New York society circa 1870, the play, however, is anything but remote. It seems to speak to the quieter reality most of us still remember-the one waiting for permissi...

The exciting world premiere of 'Pamela's First Musical' is now on stage at Two River Theater through October 7 and as they say in the show, it's 'splendiferous.' This is a show that will surely be enjoyed by a broad audience of theatergoers including families with youngsters....

The Levoy Theatre hosts a Fundraising Anniversary Gala honoring patrons and guests from around the Delaware Valley....

Pert, engaging, hysterical rift on Chekov and life...

'Brick City,' a world premiere play, is now being performed at Premiere Stages on the Kean University campus now through September 23. Written by Nicole Pandolfo and Directed by Jessi D. Hill, it is a thought-provoking and important show. With excellent staging and a top-notch cast, the production c...

One person's corn is another person's bounty in this country tale that transports and transforms its audience in a heart tugging tale....

There are some stirring and strange goings-on at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. The company's outstanding production of Noel Coward's madcap comedy, Blithe Spirit is now on stage through September 2....

The World Premiere of Michael Tucker's 'Fern Hill,' directed by Nadia Tass is now on stage at NJ Rep through September 9. Tucker's wonderfully crafted play about the ups and downs of couples' relationships in their golden years, is thoughtful and moving, yet humorous and entertaining....

Princeton Summer Theater wraps up the summer season with Paula Vogel's The Baltimore Waltz, a moving production featuring three strong actors. Director Nico Krell hits the right notes. Sean Peter Drohan is endearing and honest. Evan Gedrich is versatile and dexterous. Abby Melick does a masterful ...

Last night, in their 97th Season, The Chatham Community Players performed the closing show of their 24th Annual 'Jersey Voices' showcase which consists of one-act plays by New Jersey Playwrights....