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Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) and The New Jersey Play Lab (NJPL) have announced the return of the Garden State New Play Festival (GSNPF)—a bold, collaborative, and deeply human approach to new play development.

Celebrate a year of romance, opportunity, humor and heartbreak with the Smith family, culminating with a milestone, historic event when the Yardley Players present 'Meet Me in St.

This July, Aspire Performing Arts Company will present the musical Rent: School Edition at The Barn Theatre in Montville, NJ.

Surflight’s adaptation of the 1980 staged musical 42nd Street, based on the book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, directed and choreographed by Paula Hammons Sloan, takes us on the journey of Peggy Sawyer as she attempts to make her mark in the big apple.

Without a Cue Productions heads to the Jersey Shore this summer with two cult classics coming to Atlantic City.

For those looking for a laugh, come to The Dormer House on Thursday, July 10 at 4:00 p.

Wharton Performing Arts School (PAS), a program of Wharton Arts, has announced its 2025–26 season, unveiling a significantly expanded lineup of classes tailored for adult learners.

The Essex County Board of Commissioners has officially declared the second Saturday in July as Montclair Theater Day, honoring the debut of the Montclair Theater Festival and the ongoing contributions of Vanguard Theater Company.

Geoffrey Doig-Marx is bringing his exhibition Portraits in Color and Light to The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey as the second art installation in the Theatre's 2025 Season.

Vivid Stage is offering a new creative class especially for adults over the last weekend in July, Creativity Deep Dive, taught by professor and playwright Phoebe Farber.

Centenary Stage Company will kick off its Summerfest 2025 with Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, running July 10–20 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center in Hackettstown, NJ.

East Lynne Theater Company has chosen to produce the remaining performances of “Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise” at the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the Allen AME Church through July 12.

LoMotion Live will present The Diary of Anne Frank, the newly adapted stage version by Wendy Kesselman, running July 18–26 at the Parsippany Arts Center in Boonton, NJ (Lake Hiawatha).

Art House Productions will present a radical new staging of Hamlet, directed by C.

Two River Theater’s 2025/26 season will kick off in September with the world-premiere of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Links.

New Jersey entertainment rocks in the summer.

Passage Theatre Company has revealed programming and scheduling details for its upcoming 41st season, titled Season 41: Not Afraid, marking a bold return with two provocative mainstage productions and expanded community programming.

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City and the Prudential North to Shore Festival are teaming up to launch Garden State Live!, a new monthly concert series showcasing some of New Jersey’s most promising musical talents.

Somers Point's Gateway Playhouse has announced that original Broadway cast member of the international hit, Jonathan Larson's “RENT,” and Obie Award-winner, Anthony Rapp, will teach a master class to the all-teenage cast of “RENT: School Edition” 9 a.

Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) has announced its 2025 summer programming, with a full slate of ticketed concerts, free outdoor events, and family-friendly movies, all taking place in and around Morristown this July and August.

State Theatre New Jersey has announced the appointment of Wendy L.

The Actors Studio of New Jersey is presenting the opening night of Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical at the historic Dunellen Theatre.

Premiere Stages at Kean University will present the premiere production of The Mallard by Vincent Delaney, winner of the 2024 Premiere Play Festival, July 17-August 3 in Kean University's Bauer Boucher Theatre Center.

Two River Theater’s celebrated Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) Festival of new plays by Latine playwrights will take place for its 14th year this summer.

Fool Moon Theatre Company’s production of Stephen Schwartz’s classic musical “Pippin” will be performed next month.