Vanguard Theater
180 Bloomfield Ave Second Floor, Montclair, NJ 07042Montclair, NJ 07042
Upcoming Shows
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: 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.…
Review: GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S H.M.S. PINAFORE at Jay And Linda Grunin Center
What did our critic think of GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S H.M.S. PINAFORE at Jay And Linda Grunin Center?…
Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at Moorestown Theater Company
As temperatures reach the stratosphere this summer, it’s a good idea to cool off “under the sea” with the award-winning Moorestown Theater Company’s swimmingly good production of The Little Mermaid, their 261st show, directed by Mark Morgan and produced by Mark Morgan and Carol Ann Murray. …
Review: Ken Ludwig’s BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY at STNJ Intrigues
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) is now presenting a spirited production of 'Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery' skillfully directed by the Theatre’s Artistic Director, Brian B. Crowe,…
Review: MALA ARIA at Premiere Stages-An Excellent and Affecting New Play
Premiere Stages opens their 2026 season with an exceptional production of Gloria Majule’s new play, Mala Aria that was the winner of the theater’s 2025 Premiere Play Festival.…
Review: VIENNA LESSONS at NJ Rep-A Smart and Compelling World Premiere Play
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
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
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
STNJ’s theme for this season is “Method and Madness,” and Private Lives is ideal to usher in the exciting season ahead.…
Past Shows
33 total · showing 21–30
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."
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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Jessica Vosk Mayo Performing Arts Center (9/18-9/18) |
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What the Constitution Means to Me Pioneer Productions Company/Morris Museum (9/19-9/20) |
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The Lost Virginity Tour Barn Theatre (9/18-10/04) |
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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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Whose Live Anyway State Theatre New Jersey (10/28-10/28) |
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Pirates! The Penzance Musical Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center (9/25-9/27) |
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Season Finale: Ravel's Boléro with Xian Zhang New Jersey Performing Arts Center (6/13-6/13) |
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The American Soldier Cape May Stage (10/23-10/25) |
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Forever Plaid Stockton University Performing Arts Center (9/25-9/26) |
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Dom Flemons Presents The Bronze Buckaroo Film & Songster Show ArtYard (10/02-10/02) |