Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich
Xian Zhang conductorConrad Tao pianoNew Jersey SymphonyRussian fireworks to close our season: Shostakovich’s blazing triumph of a symphony written after a frightening threat to his...
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Review: VIENNA LESSONS at NJ Rep-A Smart and Compelling World Premiere Play
by Marina Kennedy - June 16, 2026
Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is currently presenting the riveting world premiere of Jack Canfora’s The Vienna Lessons, skillfully directed by the theatre’s Associate Artistic Director, Evan Bergman, and featuring an exquisite three-person cast. ...
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....
Past Shows
Xian Conducts Mozart
Xian Zhang conductorEric Wyrick violinFrancine Storck violinNew Jersey SymphonyMusic of joy echoes our New Jersey springtime. Two buoyant Mozart masterworks surround hold-your-breath splendor by Bach,...
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Xian Zhang conductorGregory D. McDaniel conductorAdam Tendler pianoNew Jersey SymphonyRachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, filled with dark-chocolate harmonies, has been seducing newcomers to classical music for a...
Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel
Kevin John Edusei conductorJean-Yves Thibaudet pianoNew Jersey SymphonyA lightning-fast touch and richly expressive insights have made pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet internationally famous, and Ravel’s jazz-age Concerto,...
Handel's Messiah
Jeannette Sorrell conductorSonya Headlam sopranoJohn Holiday countertenorEd Lyon tenorKevin Deas bass-baritoneMontclair State University Singers | Heather J. Buchanan, directorNew Jersey SymphonySpirits will soar at “For...
Handel's Messiah
Jeannette Sorrell conductorSonya Headlam sopranoJohn Holiday countertenorEd Lyon tenorKevin Deas bass-baritoneMontclair State University Singers | Heather J. Buchanan, directorNew Jersey SymphonySpirits will soar at “For...
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade
Xian Zhang conductorInon Barnatan pianoNew Jersey SymphonyStories and music together – what could be better? Kauyumari tells the tale of a joyful search for the...
New Scores: The Cone Composition Institue Concert
Christopher Rountree conductorSteven Mackey institute director and hostNew Jersey SymphonyWitness the future of classical music in-the-making as the New Jersey Symphony performs works by four...
Daniil Trifonov Plays Gershwin
Xian Zhang conductorDaniil Trifonov pianoNew Jersey SymphonyAmerican music swings into summer with hits from Gershwin’s pathbreaking opera, Porgy and Bess. Letting their instruments do the...
Beethoven’s “Eroica”
Markus Stenz conductor Jeremy Denk pianoNew Jersey SymphonyThe sound of revolution. France’s Berlioz crafted a whole new world for the orchestra in his Roman Carnival Overture....
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony
Xian Zhang conductorTom Borrow pianoNew Jersey SymphonyTwenty-three years have flown since the New Jersey Symphony premiered David Ludwig’s amazing NightVision. The Symphony caught him on...
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Augustin Hadelich
Xian Zhang conductorAugustin Hadelich violinNew Jersey SymphonyWhen Augustin Hadelich performs, time stands still. He makes a classic like Beethoven’s serenely beautiful Violin Concerto sound as...
Handel's Messiah
Nicholas McGegan conductor Sherezade Panthaki sopranoKey’mon W. Murrah countertenorThomas Cooley tenorTyler Duncan baritoneMontclair State University Singers | Heather J. Buchanan, directorNew Jersey SymphonyJoin us as the...
Schumann’s Cello Concerto
Joseph Young conductor Sterling Elliott celloNew Jersey SymphonyDiscover astonishing new talent! In the solo spotlight, cellist Sterling Elliott performs Schumann’s ravishing Cello Concerto, and on the...
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Xian Zhang conductor Randall Goosby violin New Jersey Symphony Chen Yi's new work brings her signature blend of Chinese traditional themes and Western orchestral forms...
Steven Mackey & Mozart
Xian Zhang conductor Meigui Zhang soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano Alicia Olatuja mezzo-soprano Sean Panikkar tenor Nathan Berg bass-baritone Steven Mackey electric guitar Princeton University...
New Jersey Symphony Stars
Xian Zhang conductor Eric Wyrick violin Ha Young Jung bass Chris Komer horn Garth Greenup trumpet Nayoung Baek cello New Jersey Symphony Eh, what's opera,...
Daniil Trifonov Performs Brahms
Xian Zhang conductor Daniil Trifonov piano New Jersey Symphony Grammy Award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov brings his technique, style, poetry and power to one of the...
Handel's Messiah
Xian Zhang conductor Ellie Dehn soprano Maya Lahyani mezzo-soprano Miles Mykkanen tenor Nicholas Newton bass-baritone Montclair State University Singers | Heather J. Buchanan, director New...
Xian Zhang Conducts Brahms
Xian Zhang conductor Michelle Cann piano New Jersey Symphony Award-winning composer Dorothy Chang wrote her inspirational and bright Northern Star as part of a larger...
Videos
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Disney's Newsies Vanguard Theater (6/11-6/28) |
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Frozen Algonquin Arts Theatre (12/05-12/20) |
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Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert New Jersey Performing Arts Center (5/22-5/22) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Barry Bostwick State Theatre New Jersey (10/03-10/03) |
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Grease the Musical Music Box at the Borgata (7/12-8/09) |
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We Declare: Words That Shaped A Nation The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (9/14-9/14) |
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MrBallen: Lights out Live Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center (10/08-10/08) |
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Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert Count Basie Center for the Arts (5/21-5/21) |
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NIC+DESI In Concert Robert Shackleton Playhouse (12/13-12/13) |
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2027 Lunar New Year Celebration New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1/30-1/30) |
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