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PAX AMICUS CASTLE THEATRE

23 Lake Shore Road
Budd Lake, NJ 07828


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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

They Haven't Got a Clue - The Christmas Edition
They Haven't Got a Clue - The Christmas Edition
Dec 6 – Dec 15, 2024

"They Haven't Got a Clue! - The Christmas Edition" is a hilarious play-within-a-play performed by the fictitious theater group, The Budd Lake Players / Mount...

The Night of the Living Evil Dead (A Zombie Musical)
The Night of the Living Evil Dead (A Zombie Musical)
Oct 25 – Nov 3, 2024

A campy, musical horror story of four friends on their way to a vacation cabin in the woods that is located all too uncomfortably close...

The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
Jul 12 – Jul 21, 2024

Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie. It's 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of...

Crying On The Camino
Crying On The Camino
Jun 21

On Friday June 21st at 7pm stage performer, Celeste Mancinelli has an extremely funny and deeply moving story to tell in this One Woman Show...

Winnie-the-Pooh's Hullabaloo
Winnie-the-Pooh's Hullabaloo
May 18 – May 19, 2024

A delightful reimagining of some beloved stories found in A.A. Milne's first two books: "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner." Come along with Pooh...

Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Aug 18 – Aug 20, 2022

THE STREETLIGHT COLLECTIVE PROUDLY PRESENTS ITS INAGUARAL PRODUCTION WITH SPRING AWAKENING BY STEVEN SATER AND DUNCAN SHEIK The Streetlight Collective is thrilled to announce its...

Bernhardt / Hamlet
Bernhardt / Hamlet
Nov 12 – Nov 20, 2021

Mark Twain wrote: There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses and then there is Sarah Bernhardt. In 1899,...

THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT
THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT
Sep 10 – Sep 18, 2021

In Deaths Company (IDC) catapults into the revitalized theatre scene with Stephen Adly Guirgis gripping The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at Pax Amicus Castle...

Ladies Let Loose
Ladies Let Loose
Nov 15

4 of America's Funniest Ladies: All renowned stand-up comics share their hilarious take on men, dating, marriage, kids, sex, other women, being single, divorce, trying...

The Pitmen Painters
The Pitmen Painters
Feb 8 – Feb 10, 2019

A Zenith Players Production. In 1934, a group of Ashington miners and a dental mechanic hired a professor from Newcastle University to teach an Art...

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