Upcoming Shows
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....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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