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THE PRODUCERS Casting Announced At Bergen County Players
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 6, 2026

Bergen County Players announced the cast for its 94th season opener, Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS, marking the musical's 25th Broadway anniversary and Brooks' 100th birthday at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell, NJ.

Studio Playhouse Will Stage OUR TOWN in Montclair, NJ
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2026

Studio Playhouse in Montclair, NJ, will present the American classic OUR TOWN, directed by Lynn Polan. This production explores timeless themes of love and family through the lens of small-town life. Performances are scheduled for late January and early February.

Submissions Open For Burman And Wallowitch Songwriting Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025

The Dottie Burman and John Wallowitch Songwriting Awards MAC is inviting all songwriters to submit their original songs for consideration for one of MAC's two songwriting awards. Learn how to apply.

Photos: First Look at A NEW BRAIN at Old Library Theatre in Rehearsal
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 7, 2024

Check out rehearsal photos from Old Library Theatre's A NEW BRAIN here!

Old Library Theatre Celebrates Spring With A NEW BRAIN, Opening This Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 7, 2024

Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, will present the musical, A NEW BRAIN, over two weekends, April 12th through April 21st.

New Jersey Premiere of THE PROM Comes to the Old Library Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 7, 2023

Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, will present the New Jersey Community Theatre premiere of the Broadway musical, THE PROM, over two weekends, April 14th through April 23rd.

THE PAGEANT Comes to Adelaide Fringe Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2023

The Beryls present THE PAGEANT at Adelaide Fringe  next month. Performances run 7th - 12th March 2023 at Migration Museum - The Chapel.

Cast Announced for THE PROM At Old Library Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2023

Old Library Theatre, Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, has announced their cast for the upcoming production of the Broadway musical, THE PROM, set for performances over two weekends, April 14th through April 23rd.

Photos: First Look at THE STORY OF VELVETEEN RABBIT at Bergen County Players
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 3, 2022

Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America’s foremost community theater groups, will continue its 90th season with the return of a treasured holiday season tradition: the annual BCP family show. THE STORY OF VELVETEEN RABBIT, a musical based on the classic book by Margery Williams, plays December 3 through December 18 at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell. Check out photos here!

Bergen County Players Continues 90th Season With THE STORY OF VELVETEEN RABBIT
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2022

Bergen County Players continues its 90th season with the return of a treasured holiday season tradition: the annual BCP family show. THE STORY OF VELVETEEN RABBIT, a musical based on the classic book by Margery Williams, plays December 3 through December 18 at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell.

Photos: First Look At Bergen County Player's Production of GODSPELL
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 12, 2022

Bergen County Players will present the uplifting, toe-tapping, joyous classic rock musical GODSPELL, opening on March 19. Under the direction of Lynne Lupfer, this musical sensation, the first offering from internationally acclaimed composer Stephen Schwartz, continues to touch audiences around the world with its vibrant rock score and messages of kindness, tolerance and love. Performances will take place at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, March 19 thru Palm Sunday, April 10 (Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm, and Sunday afternoons at 2pm).

Bergen County Players to Present GODSPELL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2022

Bergen County Players will present the uplifting, toe-tapping, joyous classic rock musical GODSPELL, opening on March 19. Under the direction of Lynne Lupfer, this musical sensation continues to touch audiences around the world with its vibrant rock score and messages of kindness, tolerance and love. 

Kathleen Stuart Releases Music Video for 'Next Year's New Year's Eve'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 29, 2021

Ring in 2022 with 'Next Year's New Year's Eve,' a new music video from Hawaiʻi/New York-based singer/actress (and Kāneʻohe-born) Kathleen Stuart, with the assistance of local artists, including accompanist Darcie Yoshinaga and the video production company Pop! Creative Media.

2021 Dottie Burman and John Wallowitch Awards Now Accepting Submissions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 14, 2021

MAC is inviting all songwriters to submit their original songs for consideration for one of MAC's two songwriting awards: the Dottie Burman Award and the John Wallowitch Award. Submitters do not need to be MAC members. There is no submission fee. MAC encourages all songwriters to submit their work for consideration.

THE PAGEANT Opens at Comedy Republic Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2021

The Pageant is “the beauty pageant to end all beauty pageants” and is a pageant celebrating the power of pageantry because if there’s one thing former pageant darling Victoria Beauvoir knows, there’s no such thing as too much pageantry. Victoria is joined by her long-term devotee Roger Seahorse in this children’s beauty pageant that is most definitely not for children. 

Walk-On Part Productions Presents New Musical
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2020

What do you do when the theatre is threatened, librettists are on lockdown and the cast are in quarantine? With so many performance venues closed and ticket sales at zero, you have to get creative.

Submissions Are Now Being Accepted for the Dottie Berman Award and the John Wallowitch Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2020

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) is inviting all songwriters to submit their original songs for consideration for one of MAC's two songwriting awards: the Dottie Berman Award and the John Wallowitch Award. Submitters do not need to be MAC members.

The Audience Are The Stars Of Character Comedy Show THE PAGEANT At MICF
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2020

Two Bored Beryls make their MICF debut in The Pageant -  a children's beauty pageant that is most definitely not for children. 

Broadway And Local Talent Join Forces For Riverdale YM-YWHA Gala RAGTIME
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2019

Broadway luminaries and local talent will join forces for a Gala concert production of the quintessential American musical, RAGTIME, a sweeping musical portrait of early-twentieth-century America that tells the story of three families in pursuit of the American Dream.

Broadway And Local Talent Join Forces For Riverdale YM-YWHA Gala's GUYS AND DOLLS
by Julie Musbach - Jun 6, 2018

Broadway luminaries and Riverdale's most talented performers will join forces for a Gala concert production of the classic musical comedy GUYS AND DOLLS, Frank Loesser's immortal musical fable of Broadway. The one-night only gala event will be held at the Riverdale YM-YWHA on Sunday, June 17, 2018, and will begin at 4:00pm. The performance and honoree ceremony will be preceded by a cocktail hour and entertainment by the award-winning Riverdale Rising Stars youth theatre company.