FeaturedPipeline
A mother fights for her son's future after one incident puts everything at stake. Dominique Morisseau's urgent drama about race, class, and American education.
Vanguard Theater
180 Bloomfield Ave Montclair NJ
Montclair, NJ 07042
Vanguard Theater is a theatre in Montclair, NJ.
Upcoming Shows
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Review: The Bard's HAMLET at The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ Enthralls
A stunning production of William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet is now being performed at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey through November 15.…
Review: Kathryn Grody’s THE EXPECTED 3RD Shines Bright at GSP
Kathryn Grody graces the stage with style and verve in her one-woman show, The Unexpected Third.…
Review: Premiere Stages-EFFA LOVES BASEBALL Covers All the Bases
Premiere Stages at Kean University is presenting the outstanding Actors Equity premiere production of Effa Loves Baseball smartly written by Pia Wilson.…
Review: ATG’s DESTROYING DAVID by Jason Odell Williams-A Unique Gem
American Theater Group (ATG) opens their 2026/2027 Season with the East Coast Premiere of Jason Odell William’s highly acclaimed, entertaining play, Destroying David.…
Review: NACHO ATE SPIDERMAN at NJ Rep-An Ingenious Comedy
New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is closing their successful 2026 season with the world premiere of 'Nacho Ate Spiderman.'…
Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Burlington County Footlighters
Burlington County Footlighters' Hunchback of Notre Dame is a superlative production, a thought-provoking musical of epic scale, filled with intimate moments.…
Review: August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON at Two River Theater-Outstanding
The play continues Two River Theater's commitment to staging all ten plays in August Wilson’s “Century Cycle.”…
Review: John J. Wooten's FLAWLESS at Premiere Stages-An Excellent Topical Production
Premiere Stages’ production of John J. Wooten’s play 'Flawless' is now on stage, and you don’t want to miss it.…
Review: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF at STNJ-A Compelling American Masterpiece
The company perfectly portrays the play’s shades of drama and humor.…
Review: A CHANGE OF POSITION at NJ Rep-A New Play with Memorable Characters
Head to the Jersey shore and make the show part of your summer entertainment schedule. It is being presented on the Long Branch stage now through August 23rd.…
Past Shows
23 total · showing 11–20
FeaturedPippin
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 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 of the intersection of rhythm, rhyme, and justice. Dahlak Brathwaite's virtuoso...
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
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 her final performances. In this engrossing tour-de-force musical, Billie tells her own story, interlaced...
FeaturedSpring Awakening
Spring Awakening, June 22 – July 16, Vanguard Theater, Montclair, NJ Playing in Montclair, NJ, at Vanguard Theater for 20 performances, this rock musical follows a group of teenagers taking an emotional journey through the turbulence of adolescence. Originally written in 1891...
Spring Awakening
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 minds, and themselves along the way. An electric, vibrant celebration of youth and rebellion, Spring Awakening fuses issues of...
2023 Gala
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 performances, and will hold its Gala at the Women’s Club of Upper Montclair. The theme is...
Passing Strange
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 of “blackness” and toward selfhood. The musical's lyrics and book are by Stew with music and orchestrations by...
A Chorus Line
Educational Performance Program DREAM VTC 2023 Present A Chorus Line Peek in on a day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director, and choreographer asks each dancer to...
The Spitfire Grill
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 a small town, where she helps to save the town's only restaurant from going under. This is a musical that mines surprising depths in its...
FeaturedNext to Normal
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 and music by Tom Kitt, won the Pulitzer Prize and three Tony Awards, including Best Original Score. Vanguard's production stars Broadway...
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A Beat of Our Own McCarter Theatre Center (10/07-10/25) |
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Pipeline Vanguard Theater (10/08-10/25) |
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The Hello Girls Old Library Theatre (10/16-10/25) |
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Gil Shaham Plays Dvořák Mayo Performing Arts Center (2/21-2/21) |
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Gil Shaham Plays Dvořák Count Basie Center for the Arts (2/20-2/20) |
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Holiday POPS! Richardson Auditorium (12/19-12/19) |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert Count Basie Center for the Arts (2/26-2/26) |
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POTUS Studio Playhouse (10/09-10/24) |
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50th Anniversary Screening of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with LIVE Shadowcast! The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Dvořák's "New World" Symphony New Jersey Performing Arts Center (5/02-5/02) |
