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New Jersey State Bar Foundation Funds Pushcart Players Scholarships For NJ Schools


by Stephi Wild - October 28, 2025

Pushcart Players, the award-winning educational theater for young and family audiences, has received an investment from The New Jersey State Bar Foundation. Learn more here!...

Pushcart Players Launches 51st Season With NJ State Council On The Arts Grant


by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2025

Pushcart Players will kick off its 51st season of musicals, classroom programs, and interactive workshops, all designed to spark imagination, learning, and fun for children everywhere....

HADESTOWN, KINKY BOOTS And More Set for Appell Center for the Performing Arts 2026-26 Season


by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2025

Tickets are now on sale for the Appell Center for the Performing Arts’ 2025–26 Centennial Season, a year of live performance, Broadway blockbusters, and special celebrations. ...

Pushcart Players Celebrates 50 Years


by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2025

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's award-winning professional touring theater company for young audiences, has announced its “50th Anniversary Garden Party” — a landmark celebration of five decades of storytelling, education, and imagination....

VELVETEEN RABBIN Autism-Friendly Performance Comes to Paper Mill Playhouse


by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2025

Pushcart Players will present a special Autism-Friendly performance of “Velveteen Rabbit” at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn on April 23 at 11:00 am. This performance is designed to provide an inclusive and welcoming experience for audiences with disabilities....

Pushcart Artistic Director Performs With The Company Theatre Group


by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2025

The Company Theatre Group has announced a special fundraising event: “PROJECT COMEBACK: THE MONTCLAIR TOUR,” featuring 4 nights of hilarious one-act plays. Learn more here!...

Pushcart Players Awarded Grant From New Jersey Cultural Trust


by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2025

Pushcart Players has been awarded a $40,000 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grant from the New Jersey Cultural Trust. This funding will support the organization's long-term sustainability, ensuring that its high-quality educational theater programs continue to enrich children and families ...

Alaska Junior Theater to Present PETER & THE WOLF at the Discovery Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 26, 2024

Alaska Junior Theater will bring an afternoon of adventure, music and wonder to Anchorage with the Emmy-nominated Pushcart Players' production of Peter & the Wolf. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Pushcart Players Reveal 2024-2025 Cast of CUENTOS DEL ÁRBOL


by Stephi Wild - November 05, 2024

'Cuentos Del Árbol' or 'Tree Tales' is a bi-lingual musical drawn from Spanish and Latin American folklore. The play is designed to bring Spanish to 'life' for students studying the language; and to make theatre accessible for students, parents, and grandparents for whom English is a second language...

NJ State Bar Foundation Funds Scholarships For Pushcart Players


by Blair Ingenthron - October 04, 2024

Pushcart Players, the award-winning educational theater for young and family audiences, has received a generous investment from The New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF) with a grant to subsidize performances in New Jersey schools....

Past Shows

Cuentos del Arbol
Cuentos del Arbol
9/29 - 6/30/2025


The centerpiece of all the tales in this bilingual production is a tree (Un Arbol) that has sheltered, shielded and nurtured countless characters who have passed her ...

Lift Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor


“Lift Every Voice…” celebrates the courage and resilience of everyday Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. The story centers on Junebug, a 12-year-old boy in ...

Outta This World: The Adventures of Kalien the Alien


This musical explores themes of anti-bullying, prejudice, and kindness embedded with social emotional learning. A young alien, named Kalien, accidentally visits planet Earth; he learns ...

Peter & The Wolf
Peter & The Wolf
10/21 - 6/30/2025


“Peter & The Wolf” will tickle, intrigue, and delight young audiences while also offering a splendid introduction to theatre, classical music and value clarification themes. ...

Stone Soup & Other Stories
Stone Soup & Other Stories
8/24 - 6/30/2025


“Stone Soup & Other Stories” supports the literacy movement’s emphasis on the joy of reading, and provides a starting point for ongoing enjoyment of folk tales in ...


Stone Soup…and other stories showcases a delightful array of tales from diverse cultures including Africa, India, Eastern Europe, and the United States. This musical compilation ...

Velveteen Rabbit
Velveteen Rabbit
11/4 - 6/30/2025


“Velveteen Rabbit” tells the tale of a young boy’s love and a little nursery magic help transform the Velveteen Rabbit from a favorite plaything into ...


Pushcart Players is hosting a 50th Anniversary Garden Party to celebrate five decades of inspiring young audiences with storytelling and theater. Taking place on May ...


Holiday Tales – A Season of Miracles weaves a multicultural tapestry of holiday stories celebrating Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chanukah. The production includes classic tales like ...

A Season of Miracles
A Season of Miracles
11/25 - 12/20/2024


“Holiday Tales – A Season of Miracles” is a sparkling collection of holiday stories from different cultures. With a book and lyrics by Ruth Fost, ...


Outta’ This World: The Adventures of Kalien the Alien follows a young alien who mistakenly lands on Earth and seeks assistance at a local elementary ...

Videos


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Old Library Theatre (12/12 - 12/14) Tracker
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert in New Jersey Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (5/30 - 5/30)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert in New Jersey Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/7 - 3/7)
Broadway for the Holidays 5 in New Jersey Broadway for the Holidays 5
Grunin Center for the Arts (12/12 - 12/21)
Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Jersey Christmas Show in New Jersey Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Jersey Christmas Show
George Street Playhouse (12/2 - 12/21)
Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss in New Jersey Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/12 - 4/12)
Randall Goosby Returns in New Jersey Randall Goosby Returns
State Theatre New Jersey (1/8 - 1/8)
Joshua Bell Leads Mendelssohn's in New Jersey Joshua Bell Leads Mendelssohn's
Mayo Performing Arts Center (5/17 - 5/17)
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