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A joyous new musical comedy celebrating the power of community through music, dance, and laughter. After leading their college dance team to a state championship, friends Mary and Preeti head to Nationals until a disagreement over blending traditional and contemporary Indian...
The Players Guild of Leonia (PGL) opens their 2026-2027 season with a world premiere production of THE OLD LADIES BAR, in collaboration with KaleidoscopeEnsemble Theatre Company . This new play, written by Natasha Caroline Lowery Rivers, opens Friday September 18th for two...
The Lost Virginity Tour Written by Cricket Daniel Four women in a retirement community meet weekly for their baking club. But instead of swapping recipes, they share stories about their “first time,” inspiring one of them to plan a road trip revisiting where they each lost their...
NJPAC honors the legacy of Newark's own Sarah Vaughan with the only global jazz vocal contest of its kind, open to all genders and nationalities. WBGO Radio's Gary Walker hosts, and 2024 SVVC winner April May Webb performs, while a panel of judges including Jose James, Gretchen...
The 15th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, known as The SASSY Awards, takes place on November 22, 2026, at New Jersey Performing Arts Center as part of NJPAC's TD James Moody Jazz Festival. Open to singers over 18 of all genders and nationalities who are...
A Christmas Story: The Musical is a holiday hit based on the classic 1983 movie. It is available as an add-on to season tickets as part of State Theatre New Jersey's 2026-27 Broadway Season.
Christmas with the King is a festive concert experience starring Travis LeDoyt, widely regarded as the world's best young Elvis. Backed by a live band, the performance features Elvis Presley's most beloved Christmas classics alongside his greatest hits. LeDoyt brings the...
NJPAC's popular Sunday jazz brunch series Dorthaan's Place, curated by Newark's First Lady of Jazz Dorthaan Kirk, presents young trumpeter Wallace Roney Jr. leading his Quartet. Roney Jr. comes from a renowned jazz family — his parents are late jazz luminaries Wallace Roney and...
At the intersection of Jazz and Jamaican music in the 50s and 60s stood two luminary figures… guitarist Ernest Ranglin and pianist Monty Alexander. Their historic recordings over many decades literally introduced the world to what we now know as the Jamaican Ska movement… which...
Legendary pianist Monty Alexander and 17-year-old guitar prodigy Marel Hidalgo bring together the present and future of Jamaican Jazz. Their ingenious interweaving of jazz's complexities with the ancestral music of the Caribbean recalls the influence on legends such as Bob...
Eric Jacobsen conductorChristian McBride double bassChris Komer hornNew Jersey SymphonyJazz and classical meet in this genre-defying program full of color, rhythm, and fun. Montclairs own jazz legend and nine-time GRAMMY Award-winner, Christian McBride debuts with your New...
The Hands Free and members of Dance Heginbotham join forces in The Party Scene, inspired by The Nutcracker and a holiday office party. This music and dance extravaganza is part Drosselmeyer and part Turkey Lurkey Time, featuring student party guests from Montclair State...
Unseen by Kimberly Prentice is a solo production presented as part of Centenary Stage Company's annual Fringe Festival. The piece offers an inside look into the mysterious world of Broadway's backstage, following a veteran star dresser as she navigates complex costume changes...
The annual Thanksgiving Comedy Fest returns to NJPAC's Prudential Hall on November 28, 2026, featuring comedians Bill Bellamy, Luenell, Mark Curry, and Tacarra Williams. Bill Bellamy is widely recognized for his appearances on Def Comedy Jam, Last Comic Standing, and Issa Rae's...
Established in 2002, Twelve Twenty-Four is a full-scale holiday rock orchestra delivering high-energy, rock-edged Christmas music alongside their own original holiday creations. What began as a five-piece rock band has grown into a complete orchestra with a multi-member string...
This heartwarming production of Charles Dickens' holiday classic follows Ebenezer Scrooge's miraculous redemption. Guided by the ghosts of Jacob Marley and Christmas Past, Present and Future, the world's most famous miser undergoes a magical, stirring transformation into a man...
Christmas with the Celts combines timeless ancient Irish Christmas carols and lively Irish dance with modern contemporary songs featuring Irish instrumentation. The show features new Christmas hits, Celts originals, hilarious spontaneous humor, thrilling Irish dancing, a...
GET READY TO JOIN THE FAMILY! Get ready for a spooky, hilarious, and wildly entertaining night at the theatre! Rising Stars Youth Theatre is bringing the delightfully dysfunctional Addams Family to the stage, and this talented cast is ready to have you laughing, cheering, and...
The season concludes with Skyline’s annual holiday presentation, which this year will be a family-friendly “Cookie and Cocoa Cabaret” on Sunday, December 6 at 2pm. Young and old alike are welcomed into the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center for an afternoon of festive songs...
Celebrate the holiday season with New Jersey Ballet's beloved production of The Nutcracker at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), a treasured Bergen County holiday tradition since 1986. Filled with wonder, adventure, and holiday magic, The Nutcracker has delighted...
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A Beat of Our Own McCarter Theatre Center (10/07-10/25) |
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The Lost Virginity Tour Barn Theatre (9/18-10/04) |
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The Old Ladies Bar Players Guild of Leonia (9/18-9/27) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Scottish Rite Auditorium (10/04-10/04) |
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Handel's Messiah Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (12/20-12/20) |
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Neruda Songs and Poulenc's Gloria State Theatre New Jersey (4/18-4/18) |
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Destroying David Union Arts Center (10/09-10/18) |
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Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center (10/11-10/11) |
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Season Opener: Red, White, and Blue Mayo Performing Arts Center (11/13-11/13) |
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini State Theatre New Jersey (1/24-1/24) |
