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Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse-A Stellar Production


by Marina Kennedy - June 03, 2026

The story is a modern reimaging of the tale, Romeo and Juliet.  Set in 1957 on the West Side of New York City in the last days of summer, there’s trouble on the streets between rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks....

Review: SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD at Crossroads-Riveting and Entertaining


by Marina Kennedy - May 29, 2026

The time is now to see the powerful award-winning play, SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD at the renowned Crossroads Theatre Company (CTC)...

Review: Noel Coward’s PRIVATE LIVES at STNJ-A Comedic Delight


by Marina Kennedy - May 26, 2026

STNJ’s theme for this season is “Method and Madness,” and Private Lives is ideal to usher in the exciting season ahead....

Review: MRS. CHRISTIE at McCarter-Comedy for Mystery Fans and Many More


by Marina Kennedy - May 12, 2026

Mrs. Christie is the new comedy-mystery on stage at McCarter Theatre Center in their Berlind Theatre....

Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Burlington County Footlighters


by Donna Marie Nowak - May 05, 2026

What did our critic think of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Burlington County Footlighters?...

Review: & SONS at Luna Stage-A Bold and Compelling Must-See Play  


by Marina Kennedy - April 24, 2026

Luna Stage is now presenting the outstanding World Premiere of '& Sons,' smartly written by Jack Angelo Cummings and superbly directed by Matt Monaco. ...

Review: SINS OF THE MOTHER at NJ Rep-A Gripping Play on the Long Branch Stage


by Marina Kennedy - April 14, 2026

New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is presenting a riveting new play, 'Sins of the Mother' by acclaimed playwright Israel Horovitz. ...

Review: 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse Excellently Depicts History in the Making


by Marina Kennedy - April 08, 2026

The extraordinary musical, 1776 is now being performed at Paper Mill Playhouse through Saturday, May 2....

Review: WHAT BECAME OF US at George Street Playhouse-Relatable and Affecting


by Marina Kennedy - March 24, 2026

From the first moment of the show, you become immersed in the rich, personal story about the joys and challenges of a family as presented by two siblings....

Review: MY FAIR LADY by American Theater Group-Marvelous


by Marina Kennedy - March 03, 2026

American Theater Group (ATG) is topping off their 2025-2026 season with a superb main stage production of Lerner and Loewe’s musical theatre gem, My Fair Lady....

Past Shows

Mrs. Christie
Mrs. Christie
May 6 – May 31, 2026

1926. In the library of an English manor, a panicked Agatha Christie bursts in, breathless. Champagne glasses litter the floor and secrets hang thick in...

The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Apr 3 – Apr 11, 2026

Dates/Times:  April 3, 4 & 10 at 8 p.m. and April 11 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. In the fall of 2022, on the eve...

Circus Quixote
Circus Quixote
Mar 4 – Mar 15, 2026

Cervantes’ classic is reimagined in a dazzling new production from the creators of McCarter audience favorites, Lookingglass Alice and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Somewhere in La Mancha...

How to Be Not Alone: A Princeton Playhouse Ensembles Concert, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater
How to Be Not Alone: A Princeton Playhouse Ensembles Concert, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater
Feb 21

Dates/Times: February 21 at 7 p.m.Join the Princeton Playhouse Ensembles for a concert featuring new music theater arrangements of songs from Godspell, Evening Primrose, Kimberly...

Kim's Convenience
Kim's Convenience
Jan 23 – Feb 15, 2026

Before it became an award-winning, hit comedy series on Netflix, the laugh-out-loud, heartwarming Kim’s Convenience was a smash on stage. At Mr. Kim’s corner variety...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Dec 9 – Dec 28, 2025

The holiday tradition you love is back—filled with music, magic, and the timeless spirit of generosity. And this year, McCarter is proud to welcome acclaimed...

2025 Princeton Dance Festival
2025 Princeton Dance Festival
Nov 21 – Nov 23, 2025

Dates/Times: November 21 at 8 p.m., November 22 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., and November 23 at 2 p.m.Location: Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre...

300 Paintings
300 Paintings
Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2025

Direct from a critically acclaimed off-Broadway run – LIMITED ENGAGEMENT, one week only! In 2021, Sydney comedian Sam Kissajukian quit standup, rented an abandoned cake factory,...

I & You: The Musical
I & You: The Musical
Sep 13 – Oct 12, 2025

McCarter Theatre Center presents the world premiere of I & You: The Musical, featuring Broadway stars Jasmine Forsberg and Benji Santiago in lead roles. Based...

Primary Trust
May 9 – May 25, 2025

Primary Trust, Eboni Booth's 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, makes its debut at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, running from May 9 to May 25. Directed...

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White
Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White
Apr 4 – Apr 12, 2025

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock,...

Foibles and Fables: Songs of Magic and Memory
Foibles and Fables: Songs of Magic and Memory
Mar 1

Foibles and Fables: Songs of Magic and Memory, A Princeton Playhouse Ensembles Concert, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater &...

Noli Timere
Feb 7 – Feb 8, 2025

Noli Timere is a world premiere spectacle set to take place at McCarter Theatre Center on February 7-8, 2025. This innovative production comes from a...

Ship Happens: A Cruisical!
Ship Happens: A Cruisical!
May 24 – May 25, 2024

The Princeton Triangle Club, continuing its tradition of presenting an original musical comedy, will present an encore performance of the newest Triangle Show at the...

Ship Happens, A Cruisical
Ship Happens, A Cruisical
Nov 10 – Nov 12, 2023

Climb aboard the SS Giznee Fairytale, a cruise with all of the amenities - buffets, shuffleboard, and even magic? While other passengers enjoy their luxurious journey,...

Bulrusher
Bulrusher
Sep 13 – Oct 7, 2023

Filled with passion and peppered with live music and gentle humor, this Pulitzer Prize finalist transports us to the predominantly white town of Boonville, nestled in...

Holiday POPS!
Holiday POPS!
Dec 14

Tuesday, December 14 at 7:30 pm Live ConcertJoin the Princeton Symphony Orchestra for this treasured Princeton tradition as the PSO performs festive orchestral favorites and...

Wosner Plays Mozart
Wosner Plays Mozart
Nov 4

Thursday, November 4 at 7:30 pmLive ConcertThe Princeton Symphony Orchestra performs Evan Williams The Dream Deferred and Schuberts Tragic fourth symphony. Guest artist Shai Wosner...

Shakespeare's Macbeth
Shakespeare's Macbeth
Feb 28 – Mar 7, 2020

Bloody. Violent. Drenched in Pink.In this re-imagined production of one of Shakespeares most spellbinding plays, women and non-binary actors are at the center. While Macbeth...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Dec 10 – Dec 29, 2019

Create memories with the ones you love at Princeton's Tony Award-winning theatre.Follow Ebenezer Scrooge on a magical journey through Christmas past, present, and future and...

The Gods of Comedy
The Gods of Comedy
Mar 12 – Mar 31, 2019

"Daphne and Ralph are young classics professors who have just made a discovery thats sure to turn them into academic superstars. But something goes disastrously...

Into the Woods
May 3 – Jun 2, 2013

Berlind Theatre: - adapt: Fiasco Theater from James Lapine; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; music: Stephen Sondheim; dir: Noah Brody, Ben Steinfeld....

The Winter's Tale
Apr 2 – Apr 21, 2013

Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his...

A Delicate Balance
Jan 18 – Feb 17, 2013

Berlind Theatre: - Edward Albee; dir: Emily Mann....

Are You There, McPhee?
May 4 – Jun 3, 2012
Travesties
Mar 13 – Apr 1, 2012

The second of two plays looking back at 100 years ago, Travesties is written by one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th Century. A...

The Convert
Jan 13 – Feb 12, 2012
A Christmas Carol
Dec 4 – Dec 24, 2011
Phaedra Backwards
Oct 18 – Nov 6, 2011
Ten Cents a Dance
Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2011

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