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MERCY AND THE FIREFLY by Amy Hartman.

What happens when two heavenly bodies collide? That is exactly what we encounter in Puma, a new play that explores the life-long, obsessive and tempestuous love affair between Marlene Dietrich, the German actress who became a Hollywood icon, and Erich Maria Remarque, the celebrated author of All's Q

Kean University in Union NJ is offering a variety of musical events throughout the month of March.

McCarter Theatre has announced the complete casting for its new production of Beth Henley's modern American classic Crimes of the Heart.

The JCC Thurnauer School of Music has been designated a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's acclaimed educational touring company, Shakespeare LIVE!, will present several one-hour family performances of Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Theatre's Main Stage - the F.

Alliance Repertory Theatre Co.

This week is your final chance to see the US premiere of Robyn Orlin's powerful Walking next to our shoes.

Two River Theater Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias, will present Bill Bowers, an actor and one of the most acclaimed mimes in America today, in his solo show It Goes Without Saying from February 17-20 as part of this season's "Flashes of Brilliance" series.

YESTERDAYS: An Evening with Billie Holiday by Reenie Upchurch runs February 17 - 27

Lauren Hooker "Life of the Music" (Miles High Records MHR 8613)Street Date November 16, 2010 Lauren Hooker: Vocals, Acoustic/Electric Piano (tracks 5,6,9), Djembe Drum, Jim Ridl: Acoustic Piano, Martin Wind: Acoustic/Electric Bass

The Crossroads Theatre Company's current season will continue with TRAIN TO 2010, opening on October 13 and running through October 24.

The Old Library Theatre, located in Fair Lawn, NJ, proudly presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella.

The Theater Company (TTC) is excited to present the third production in The Attic Jr.

The Union City Performing Arts Center - UCPAC and Indiepix Films proudly present a screening of the multi-award winning feature film ENTRE NOS on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Union City Performing Arts Center located at 2500 Kennedy Boulevard in Union City.

The JCC Thurnauer School of Music's 21st annual Gift of Music Gala Benefit Concert, held February 9 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, N.

Christiane Nolland the Lyrics ofIra Gershwin- A one-night only benefit performance featuring Tony® Award-Nominee and Midtown Direct Rep Founding MemberChristiane Nollperforming her globally acclaimed one-woman show.

Surflight Theatre, known for its 60 year tradition of providing live entertainment on the Jersey Shore, announced yesterday that it has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

At a recent gathering in Trenton, the New Jersey Theatre Alliance - the service organization for the state's professional theatres - was awarded a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

The Theatre Department at Kean University presents the Stephen Sondheim / Hugh Wheeler musical, Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on February 25 through March 5 in the Zella Fry Theatre on the Union, NJ campus.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra today announced its programs for the 2011-12 concert season, conductor Jacques Lacombe's second year as the Orchestra's Music Director.

The Bickford Theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, opens its 2011 "A La Carte Series" on Sunday, March 6, at 2:00 p.

The intricate webs of love lost, found, and anticipated will be revealed in Pierrot Productions' presentation of 'A Little Night Music,' the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical, at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre.

Passage Theatre, Trenton's only professional theater company, will present its 10th Annual Solo Flights Festival with six events and two special readings from March 4 through 27.

Saturday March 5 at 8 p.