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MIDDLETOWN ARTS CENTER

36 Church Street
Middletown, NJ 07748

Upcoming Shows

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Feb 27 – Mar 8, 2026

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, running February 27 – March 8, 2026. The Tony...



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....

Review: A DOLL’S HOUSE at TRT-A Riveting Adaptation of the Classic Play


by Marina Kennedy - March 02, 2026

See the poignant, re-imagined production of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House at Two River Theater (TRT). ...

Review: SAMANTHA INSIDE OUT at NJ Rep-A Captivating One-Woman Show


by Marina Kennedy - February 24, 2026

New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is launching their exciting 2026 Mainstage Season with the world premiere of 'Samantha Inside Out' by the award-winning playwright, Marisa Smith....

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Paper Mill Playhouse-Kindness Takes Center Stage


by Marina Kennedy - February 10, 2026

The re-imagined production of 'Come From Away' is now on stage at Paper Mill Playhouse through Sunday, March 1. The production, ingeniously directed and choreographed by Richard J. Hinds, features actors playing musical instruments live onstage...

Review: EBENEZER SCROOGE’S BIG JERSEY CHRISTMAS SHOW at GSP-Holiday Fun for All


by Marina Kennedy - December 10, 2025

The Christmas spirit is on full display at George Street Playhouse with a show that will surely please all. 'Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Jersey Christmas Show' will be performed through...

Review: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at STNJ-A Holiday Treasure


by Marina Kennedy - December 09, 2025

‘Tis the season for a show that will delight and inspire.  'It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' is now being performed at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) and it tops off their 2025 season....

Past Shows

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
Feb 14 – Feb 22, 2026

The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents the ground-breaking, American classic, A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis,...

A Soldier's Play
A Soldier's Play
Nov 8 – Nov 16, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents Charles Fuller’s A Soldier’s Play, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., November 8-16, 2025....

URINETOWN
URINETOWN
Oct 17 – Oct 26, 2025

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present URINETOWN, the hilarious musical with a terrible name. The Tony Award-winning hit will be directed by...

Hairspray
Hairspray
Jul 11 – Jul 20, 2025

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present the unstoppably joyous musical, Hairspray, over two weekends, July 11–20, 2025. Directed by Victoria Keiser, with...

MAC Music Café
MAC Music Café
Jun 29

Join The Middletown Arts Center for their monthly music showcase featuring singer-songwriters Michael Askin, Jerry Smith, Debbie Gangemi and Tom Flynn.ABOUT THE PERFORMERSMICHAEL ASKIN is...

Green Honey Love
Green Honey Love
May 16 – May 25, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents the Spring Comedy, Green Honey Love, May 16-25, 2025. The play, written by Gail...

The MAC ONE-ACTS
May 22

The MAC ONE-ACTS at the Middletown Arts Center will feature an exciting selection of original one-act plays written by New Jersey playwrights. This year's festival,...

The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival
The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival
May 22

The Middletown Arts Center is excited to present the sixth edition of The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival, featuring original, one-act works by NJ playwrights read...

Tale as Old as Time: A Night of Disney Songs through the Ages
Tale as Old as Time: A Night of Disney Songs through the Ages
Apr 11

The Middletown Arts Center is thrilled to present a Tale as Old as Time: A Night of Disney Songs through the Ages, presented by The...

The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
Feb 28 – Mar 9, 2025

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents the musical within a comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone, over two weekends, February 28 – March 9,...

Two Trains Running
Feb 6 – Feb 16, 2025

Middletown Arts Center and Dunbar Repertory Company present August Wilson's Two Trains Running from February 6 to 16, 2025. Set in the 1969 Pittsburgh Hill...

Two Trains Running by August Wilson
Two Trains Running by August Wilson
Feb 6 – Feb 16, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents a special Black History Month production of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, produced by Darrell Lawrence...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Oct 18 – Oct 27, 2024

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents INTO THE WOODS over two weekends, October 18–20 and October 25–27, 2024. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim...

Anthony Devito: Jersey Boy, A True Crime Story
Oct 11

Anthony Devito brings his one-man comedy show, Jersey Boy: A True Crime Story, to the Middletown Arts Center on October 11, 2024. This marks the...

And My Name Ain't Peaches
And My Name Ain't Peaches
Sep 27 – Oct 6, 2024

Dunbar Repertory Company at the Middletown Arts Center presents Lisa McCree’s And My Name Ain’t Peaches, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., over two weekends, September 27-29 and October...

Legally Blonde the Musical
Legally Blonde the Musical
Jul 12 – Jul 21, 2024

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents Legally Blonde the Musical over two weekends, July 12–14 and July 19–21, 2024. This fabulously fun, award-winning musical follows...

American Menu
American Menu
May 17 – May 26, 2024

Dunbar Repertory Company at the Middletown Arts Center presents American Menu by Don Wilson Glenn, over two weekends, May 17-19 and May 24-26, 2024. The production, directed...

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Mar 1 – Mar 10, 2024

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents the timeless, rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar over two weekends, March 1–3 and March 8–10, 2024. The first...

The MAC Players present Love on Broadway: A Valentine’s Cabaret
The MAC Players present Love on Broadway: A Valentine’s Cabaret
Feb 11

Join us for A Valentine’s Cabaret with love songs sung by The MAC Player’s past, present and future performers! PRODUCTION TEAMKathy Connolly – ProducerRonda Christie – DirectorVictoria Leigh...

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Oct 20 – Oct 29, 2023

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present the oddball romantic comedy, Guys and Dolls, a Musical Fable of Broadway, from October 20 to 29, 2023....

The SpongeBob Musical
The SpongeBob Musical
Jul 14 – Jul 23, 2023

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center make a splash this summer with The SpongeBob Musical, a stunning, all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show running over two...

August Wilson's Jitney
August Wilson's Jitney
Jun 2 – Jun 11, 2023

The Middletown Arts Center is pleased to present August Wilson’s Jitney, produced by the Dunbar Repertory Company and directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., over two weekends,...

Seussical
Seussical
Mar 3 – Mar 12, 2023

The MAC PLAYERS, Middletown Arts Center’s community theater group, kicks off its 2023 season with Seussical, a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Fun for the whole family,...

The Chef
The Chef
Feb 17 – Feb 26, 2023

The Middletown Arts Center celebrates Black History Month for the world premiere production of the "The Chef", a Romantic Novel Play, produced by Dunbar Repertory...

The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
Oct 21 – Oct 30, 2022

The MAC Players, Middletown Arts Center's community theater group, returns this fall with the creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and altogether ooky "The Addams Family: A...

Green Honey Love
Green Honey Love
Sep 16 – Sep 25, 2022

A car accident, a friends death, and a $2.5 million dollar settlement led to A Play about Adultery, Greed and Conspiracy of Murder. You knowYour...

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
Jul 8 – Jul 10, 2022

This smash Off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy, and Suzy: four girls...

SHREK The Musical
SHREK The Musical
Mar 4 – Mar 12, 2022

"SHREK The Musical" is full of pop-culture references and humor that will appeal to kids and adults alike. Show dates are Mar 4-6 and 12....

Minstrel Show, or the Lynching of William Brown
Minstrel Show, or the Lynching of William Brown
Feb 18 – Feb 27, 2022

Written by Max Sparber and directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., this compelling production re-creates the horrific, true story of the 1919 lynching of a...

Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
Oct 15 – Oct 17, 2021

The Middletown Arts Center, in collaboration with the Dunbar RepertoryCompany, presents "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting", written by Ed Schmidt and directed by Mark Antonio...

Annie JR.
Annie JR.
Aug 13 – Aug 14, 2021

The Middletown Arts Center's Musical Theatre Academy presents ANNIE JR.2021 Summer Camp Student ProductionFULL INFO & TICKETS: https://middletownarts.org/mta-summer-series/Everyone's favorite little redhead embarks on her very...

Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery
Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery
Jul 9 – Jul 18, 2021

Middletown Arts Center is excited to bring "Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery", presented by Dunbar Repertory Company, to our theater this July! Shakin' the Mess...

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