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VANGUARD THEATER

180 Bloomfield Ave
Montclair, NJ



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

HairStory: The Musical
HairStory: The Musical
Feb 28

ABOUT HAIRSTORYHairstory: The Musical follows 10-year-old Jada, who wishes her natural hair could just be “normal” — less time-consuming, easier to manage, easier to ignore....

Into the Woods
Dec 4 – Dec 21, 2025

Vanguard Theater presents a captivating new production of Into the Woods, opening December 4 and running until December 21, 2025, in Montclair, NJ. Directed by...

Topdog/Underdog
Topdog/Underdog
Oct 9 – Oct 26, 2025

Vanguard Theater opens its 10th Anniversary Season with Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog, a Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece that dives deep into brotherhood, survival, and the weight of...

Topdog/Underdog
Topdog/Underdog
Oct 9 – Oct 26, 2025

Vanguard Theater opens its 10th Anniversary Season with Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog, a Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece that dives deep into brotherhood, survival, and the weight of...

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Nov 30 – Dec 17, 2023

The setting is 1959, and the intimate Vanguard Theater transforms into the Philadelphia bar where legendary jazz songstress Billie Holiday takes the stage to deliver one of...

Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Jun 22 – Jul 16, 2023

Spring Awakening, June 22 – July 16, Vanguard Theater, Montclair, NJPlaying in Montclair, NJ, at Vanguard Theater for 20 performances, this rock musical follows a...

2023 Gala
2023 Gala
May 6

On May 6th, Norm Lewis headlines Vanguard Theater's first "post-pandemic" Gala. Montclair's hottest new theater company is excited to get back to fundraising through party/auction/and...

A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
Jan 7 – Jan 15, 2023

Educational Performance Program DREAM VTC 2023 Present A Chorus LinePeek in on a day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot...

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
Nov 3 – Nov 20, 2022

The Spitfire Grill is a beautiful musical about second chances, as a young woman just released from prison decides to start her life anew in...

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