NEW JERSEY THEATER REVIEWS

Enjoy a real summer treat. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is presenting 'Love's Labour's Lost' at their Outdoor Stage on the grounds of the College of Saint Elizabeth....

KEARNY, N.J. - A town in northern New Jersey became the home of Rydell High as the West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (W.H.A.T.) presents its production of the beloved musical "Grease."...

Princeton Summer Theater (PST) is currently performing 'Metamorphoses' through June 28th at the Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University Campus. This wonderful production is an inspired retelling of ancient Greek myths....

Charming, effortless, entertaining children's theater...

See 'Be More Chill' now at the Two River Theater in Red Bank through June 28th. This is an extraordinary new musical that features a very talented cast....

Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich's adaptation of the 1988 film treats the fairy tale with realism....

See 'Ever After' now through June 21st on the Paper Mill Playhouse stage. This World Premiere musical is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall and features an all-star cast....

See 'The Royal Family' now through June 21st at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Directed by the theatre's Artistic Director, Bonnie Monte, the show is sure to please metropolitan area audiences....

Andre Watts is in love with the piano and the piano loves him. What other musician holds such a fascinating relationship with his instrument, offering a full bodied, playful, passionate, mesmerizing performance of Beethoven's and Grieg's Forth Piano Concertos. His playfulness almost recalls Chico Ma...

Simply put, FIVE MILE LAKE is five-mile deep. Rachel Bonds's well-written script reinforces the importance that people need the courage to look inward at themselves and their relationships and be humble enough to accept what they might see....

See 'Ernest Shackleton Loves Me' at George Street Playhouse through May 17th. This fantastic show is truly unique....

See 'The Realization of Emily Linder' now through May 24th at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch. Written by Richard Strand and directed by SuzAnne Barabas, this is a captivating family story....

See 'A Year With Frog and Toad' through May 10th at The Growing Stage. This delightfully entertaining musical reveals the importance of true friendship. Bring the whole family and enjoy....

'Autumn' is an extraordinary political drama now on the Crossroads Theatre stage through May 3rd. Written by Richard Wesley and directed by Seret Scott, this is a pertinent, must-see theatrical event....

Music legend Roger McGuinn was superb in his performance before a packed Pollak Theatre audience at Monmouth University on April 24. He also led an informative and intimate workshop and guitar circle for about 50 dedicated fans at the school the day before. It was a uniquely extraordinary two-day ap...

YOUR BLUES AIN'T SWEET LIKE MINE began its three-week run April 17 at the Two River Theater in Red Bank by focusing on the important issue of race in America. Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson's script and direction produced a realistic and meaningful production that reinforced the concept tha...

Love American Style...

American Theater Group presents Bill Bowers in his one-man show, 'Beyond Words' though Sunday, April 19th. See this entertaining and important piece of theater, wonderfully performed....

With SOUTH PACIFIC Algonquin Arts continues to provide the highest quality musical theatre to New Jersey audiences while showcasing Broadway's most talented performers....

Disney's stage adaptation is highlighted by superb performances by Michael Arden and Patrick Page....

Dramatic classical music....

A brick school house turned theater continues to thrive thanks to a loyal community effort....

See 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' now through April 5th. Directed by Scott Schwartz, choreographed by Chase Brock with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Peter Parnell, the show's all-star cast makes this production absolutely extraordinary....

See 'And Then Came Tango' at The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey through March 29th. It is a completely fascinating World Premiere play....

Ken Ludwig's BASKERVILLE, a Sherlock Holmes Mystery, opened Friday, March 13, at the McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, NJ, under the adroit direction of Amanda Dehnert, with a most uniquely entertaining adaptation of Conan Doyle's Hound of the Baskervilles....