Upcoming Shows
Disney's Newsies is the closing production of Vanguard Theater's 2025/2026 season, marking the finale of the company's 10th Anniversary season.
by Marina Kennedy - June 03, 2026
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....
by Marina Kennedy - May 29, 2026
The time is now to see the powerful award-winning play, SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD at the renowned Crossroads Theatre Company (CTC)...
by Marina Kennedy - May 26, 2026
STNJ’s theme for this season is “Method and Madness,” and Private Lives is ideal to usher in the exciting season ahead....
by Marina Kennedy - May 12, 2026
Mrs. Christie is the new comedy-mystery on stage at McCarter Theatre Center in their Berlind Theatre....
by Donna Marie Nowak - May 05, 2026
What did our critic think of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Burlington County Footlighters?...
by Marina Kennedy - April 24, 2026
Luna Stage is now presenting the outstanding World Premiere of '& Sons,' smartly written by Jack Angelo Cummings and superbly directed by Matt Monaco. ...
by Marina Kennedy - April 14, 2026
New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is presenting a riveting new play, 'Sins of the Mother' by acclaimed playwright Israel Horovitz. ...
by Marina Kennedy - April 08, 2026
The extraordinary musical, 1776 is now being performed at Paper Mill Playhouse through Saturday, May 2....
by Marina Kennedy - March 24, 2026
From the first moment of the show, you become immersed in the rich, personal story about the joys and challenges of a family as presented by two siblings....
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....
Past Shows
Airborne: The Bessie Coleman Musical, with book by Beau Dixon and lyrics by Jewelle Blackman, is one of eight original works featured in Vanguard Theater's...
BREATHE, written by Cynthia Grace Robinson, is part of Vanguard Theater's 2026 Illuminating New Voices Festival, a celebration of new work and emerging playwrights. The...
Illuminating New Voices Festival celebrates new work and the artists shaping the future of storytelling. Rooted in a commitment to amplifying diverse voices and expanding...
Illuminating New Voices Festival celebrates new work and the artists shaping the future of storytelling. Rooted in a commitment to amplifying diverse voices and expanding...
In Emily's Words, written by Jessy Tomsko, is part of Vanguard Theater's 2026 Illuminating New Voices Festival, a celebration of new work and emerging playwrights...
RED: A New Musical, written by Lawrence Dandridge, is part of Vanguard Theater's 2026 Illuminating New Voices Festival, running May 2-3 and May 8-9 in...
THE CAPTIVES, written by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, is part of Vanguard Theater's 2026 Illuminating New Voices Festival, a celebration of new work by emerging playwrights and...
The Habit, written by Cynthia Cleto, is one of eight original works featured in Vanguard Theater's 2026 Illuminating New Voices Festival, running May 2-3 and...
The Milk of Human Kindness by J. Thalia Cunningham is part of Vanguard Theater's 2026 Illuminating New Voices Festival, running May 2-3 and May 8-9...
THERESA, written by Naomi Lorrain, is part of Vanguard Theater's 2026 Illuminating New Voices Festival, a celebration of new work featuring eight original pieces in...
Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play reexamines the Constitution through her teenage debate years, tracing four generations of women in a hilarious, hopeful, deeply human story powerful.
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Don't miss the WORLD PREMIERE of Cordially Indisposed by Doriane Swain!
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 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...
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, June 22 – July 16, Vanguard Theater, Montclair, NJPlaying in Montclair, NJ, at Vanguard Theater for 20 performances, this rock musical follows a...
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...
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...
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...
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 is a beautiful musical about second chances, as a young woman just released from prison decides to start her life anew in...
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 is an unflinching look at a suburban family struggling with the effects of mental illness, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey...
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,...
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...
Vanguard Theater Company - Brings Broadway to the Burbs with Memphis the Musical. Guest Broadway artist Dwayne Clark amongst others star in this musical about...
Videos
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Disney's Newsies Vanguard Theater (6/11-6/28) |
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Hey! I Heard You're Black Unidentified Stages (6/05-6/06) |
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Monty Python's Spamalot Barn Theatre (5/15-6/06) |
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NIC+DESI In Concert Robert Shackleton Playhouse (12/13-12/13) |
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The Dragon King The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (10/24-10/24) |
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Raise The Curtain - Theater Bergen Performing Arts Center (6/07-6/07) |
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Pygmalion Farmstead Arts Center (5/29-6/07) |
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Once Upon a One More Time The Actors Studio of New Jersey (12/04-12/13) |
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The David Drumgold Variety Show - Pride Edition Puffin Cultural Forum (6/13-6/13) |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/27-2/27) |
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