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Nimbus Dance Brings JERSEY NUTCRACKER to Kean University


by Stephi Wild - November 26, 2025

Kean Stage will present Nimbus Dance’s Jersey Nutcracker for two performances, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, December 6 at Wilkins Theatre. Learn more here!...

Nimbus Dance Takes JERSEY NUTCRACKER on First-Ever Statewide Tour


by A.A. Cristi - October 23, 2025

Nimbus Dance’s Jersey Nutcracker will tour across New Jersey for the first time, with performances at Kean Stage (Dec. 6), NJPAC (Dec. 12–13), and the Nimbus Arts Center (Dec. 19–23)....

Nimbus Dance Takes JERSEY NUTCRACKER on First-Ever Statewide Tour


by A.A. Cristi - October 23, 2025

Nimbus Dance’s Jersey Nutcracker will tour across New Jersey for the first time, with performances at Kean Stage (Dec. 6), NJPAC (Dec. 12–13), and the Nimbus Arts Center (Dec. 19–23)....

Kean Stage Welcomes Soweto Gospel Choir To Kean University


by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2025

The multi-Grammy and Emmy Award -winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR returns to North America with its concert entitled “PEACE,” a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and some classics....

THE NUTCRACKER and More Set for Kean Stage 2025–2026 Season


by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2025

Kean Stage has revealed its 2025–2026 season, featuring a vibrant lineup of Broadway stars, Latin and folk music, contemporary dance, family entertainment, and more. Performances will take place at Wilkins Theatre and Enlow Recital Hall on the campus of Kean University in Union, New Jersey....

Kean Stage To Present The Chapin Family, DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE! And More


by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2025

Cure the winter blues with an upcoming show at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Lineup includes Harry Chapin's Great Stories Live featuring The Chapin Family and Erth's Dinosaur Zoo Live!....

Kean Stage To Present The Chapin Family, DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE! And More


by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2025

Cure the winter blues with an upcoming show at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Lineup includes Harry Chapin's Great Stories Live featuring The Chapin Family and Erth's Dinosaur Zoo Live!....

Kean Stage Adds DALLAS BRASS To 2024-2025 Season Lineup


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 22, 2024

Kean Stage has added DALLAS BRASS to its 2024-2025 season lineup. Learn more about the 2024-25 season programming and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Lucie Arnaz To Perform At Kean Stage For 2024-2025 Season Opening


by A.A. Cristi - September 17, 2024

Kean Stage has announced that Lucie Arnaz will open Kean Stage's 2024-2025 season on Sunday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m. at Enlow Recital Hall....

Past Shows

Jersey Nutcracker


Nimbus Dance’s  Jersey Nutcracker  delights audiences young and old with a quirky and lovable story of two Jersey kids and their city adventure, filled with ...

Soweto Gospel Choir


With their concert entitled “PEACE,”the multi-Grammy® and Emmy Award®-winning  Soweto Gospel Choir  returns to North America toperform a joyful program of South African freedom songs, ...

Charlotte's Web


Charlotte’s Web  is based on E.B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur ...

Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live!


Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live  takes your family on a breathtaking tour of pre-historic Australia, where you can observe, meet, and interact with amazing life-like dinosaurs ...

Harry Chapin’s Greatest Stories LIVE featuring The Chapin Family


In the long, rich history of Family Groups in American Roots Music, THE CHAPIN FAMILY has a special place. When these singers, songwriters, and extraordinary live performers ...

Un regalo para Andrés / A Gift for Andrés: A Holiday Concert for the Family!


Christina and Andrés are  Un regalo para Andrés / A Gift for Andrés , the GRAMMY and Latin Grammy-winning duo for kids and families known ...

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!


Whatever you do, don’t let the Pigeon star in his own musical production!

The Rainbow Fish


The first of three tales introduces the most beautiful fish in the sea, whose scales shimmer in all the colours of the rainbow. He is ...

DRUM TAO 30th Anniversary: THE TAO 夢幻響


Established in 1993, with a dream of creating the best show in the world using Taiko drums (Japanese drums), the instrument which has a very ...

Christmas in Killarney


From the producers of  Rockin’ Road To Dublin  comes the new sensational Christmas Season musical,  Christmas In Killarney , An Irish Christmas Celebration, launching its ...

Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical


Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics! Their fishy father ...

Don McLean
Don McLean
10/28


Grammy award honoree, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient  Don McLean  is set to embark on his 2023  American Pie ...

DOT, DOT, DOT: A New Musical


DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical  is based on the  Creatrilogy  trio of award-winning picture books by  New York Times  bestselling author Peter H. Reynolds-  ...

Spidey: Make Believe – Magic of Your Mind


Make Believe  is a family-friendly show but is more geared toward teens and adults. It is not specifically youth programming. Spidey is a mentalist and ...

Los Lobos
Los Lobos
2/18


The journey of  Los Lobos  began in 1973, 50 years ago this year, when David Hidalgo (vocals, guitar, and pretty much anything with strings), Louie ...

Pirate School: Sea Dreams
Pirate School: Sea Dreams
3/3 - 2/3/2023


Pirate School: Sea Dreams  is a madcap, swashbuckling solo show created and performed by veteran New York actor David Engel. Set to an original cartoon-inspired ...

Step Afrika!


Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances; and an array of contemporary dance and art ...

José Feliciano


José Feliciano is the king of easy listening, and a true superstar of music. Referred to as ‘the Picasso of his realm,’ he has enjoyed ...

The Doo Wop Project Holiday Show


The Doo Wop Project makes a triumphant return to Kean Stage after their outdoor performance at Keans Alumni Stadium in 2020. This time, theyll delight ...

Charlotte's Web


This treasured tale, based on the classic novel by E.B. White, tells of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur, his barnyard friends and a ...

Black Violin


Wil B. (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin) comprise Black Violin. These classically-trained musicians play a genre-shattering mix of classical, hip hop, jazz, R&B and reggae ...

Taylor 2 Dance Company


When renowned choreographer Paul Taylor established Taylor 2 Dance Company, he looked back to the 1954 origins of his company. Several of the dances have ...

Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George
11/15 - 11/23/2019


Inspired by the painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim ...

Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George
11/15 - 11/23/2019


A Kean Theatre Conservatory Production. Inspired by the painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the ...

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