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VANGUARD THEATER COMPANY

180 Bloomfield Ave Montclair NJ
Montclair, NJ 07042


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Vanguard Theater Company
3/5-3/19/26


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

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Dec 4 – Dec 21, 2025

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic....

Topdog Underdog
Topdog Underdog
Oct 9 – Oct 26, 2025

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2023 Tony award for Best Revival of a Play, Suzan-Lori Parks’ searing and darkly funny play...

HAiR
HAiR
Jun 12 – Jun 29, 2025

A celebration of the 1960s counterculture, HAIR bursts onto the stage in all its barefoot, beaded, and bell-bottomed glory. With an electrifying rock score featuring...

Fade
Apr 10 – Apr 13, 2025

Vanguard Theater Company presents Fade, a poignant play by Tanya Saracho that examines race, class, and identity within the competitive landscape of Hollywood. Set against...

Fade - Play by Tanya Sarracho
Fade - Play by Tanya Sarracho
Apr 4 – Apr 13, 2025

In the vibrant tapestry of Fade, the intricate threads of class and race entwine. Follow Lucia, a trailblazing Mexican-born novelist, on her groundbreaking journey into...

Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting
Dec 5 – Dec 22, 2024

Based on the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Cordially Indisposed - Play by Doriane Swain
Cordially Indisposed - Play by Doriane Swain
Oct 4 – Oct 13, 2024

Don't miss the WORLD PREMIERE of Cordially Indisposed by Doriane Swain!

Alice By Heart
Alice By Heart
Sep 26 – Sep 29, 2024

Six Special Encore Performances!

Pippin
Pippin
Jun 21 – Jun 30, 2024

Vanguard Theater presents Pippin with a burlesque twist: Broadway talent, mesmerizing pole dancers, daring aerialists, soldiers, circus performers, and more, make this a "don't miss."

Limited Tickets Remain
Vanguard Theater Presents: Spiritrials
Vanguard Theater Presents: Spiritrials
Mar 22 – Mar 25, 2024

Vanguard Theater Company is presenting "Spiritrials" by Dahlak Brathwaite March 22nd-25th!Witness the convergence of art and activism in Dahlak Brathwaite's "Spiritrials" — an unmissable exploration...

Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Jun 15 – Jul 2, 2023

With only each other for guidance, a group of young men and women travel the fraught and rocky path of adolescence, discovering their bodies, their...

Passing Strange
Passing Strange
Feb 16 – Mar 5, 2023

Passing Strange is the 2008 Tony Award winning autobiographical rock musical about migration — a geographical migration but also its hero’s migration beyond the tenets...

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...

Next to Normal
Next to Normal
Nov 10 – Nov 21, 2021

Next to Normal is an unflinching look at a suburban family struggling with the effects of mental illness, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey...

For the Love of Charlie Brown!
For the Love of Charlie Brown!
Feb 14 – Feb 16, 2020

A Vanguard Theater Production! All your favorite Peanuts characters with skits and songs from "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown," Snoopy," and Peanuts television specials,...

The Wiz of Oz
The Wiz of Oz
Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2020

Welcome to our mash-up of the classic and contemporary movie musicals! We created this show to exemplify Vanguard's mission of D.R.E.A.M. Children of all different...

Memphis: the Musical
Memphis: the Musical
Jul 13 – Jul 16, 2017

Vanguard Theater Company - Brings Broadway to the Burbs with Memphis the Musical. Guest Broadway artist Dwayne Clark amongst others star in this musical about...

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