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Amazing documentary on Jazz Master Sun Ra screens at the New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, January 30!

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible, directed and produced by Christine Turner, is a kaleidoscopic documentary portrait of the visionary jazz musician, composer, and poet known as Sun Ra and the musical, historical, and philosophical currents that shaped him.



 

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Lighthouse International Film Society to screen "The Voice of Hind Rajab"

(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- Lighthouse International Film Society presents a screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Science at 7:30pm. Based on the actual audio recordings of a 5-year-old Gazan girl trapped in a car with the bodies of her family members, the film blends documentary filmmaking with dramatization to maximize the emotional impact of this tragedy without ever seeing the little girl or the place where she lay dying.



Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage from January 18-24, 2026

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published on New Jersey Stage from January 18-24, 2026. Each week we publish at least 70 articles, including original columns and features, promoting events and covering arts news taking place throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 7 counties (Atlantic, Camden, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Sussex).



SOPAC presents An Evening with Melba Moore

(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- Melba Moore brings a powerhouse evening of soul, Broadway brilliance, and timeless R&B to South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 7:30pm. She will deliver the five‑octave vocal fire and trailblazing artistry that made her a Tony Award winner and Grammy‑nominated icon.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-24-26

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!










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Centenary Stage Company presents Big Beat Big Band as part of the Winter Thaw Music Festival

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ:) -- Due to the impending inclement winter weather forecast, Centenary Stage Company in consultation with the Big Beat Big Band, and in consideration of patron, staff, and artist safety has rescheduled the Winter Thaw Music Festival presentation of the Big Beat Big Band from it's originally scheduled date to Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 2:00pm. The performance will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University.


Arden Children's Theatre presents "A Wrinkle In Time"

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- This winter, Arden Children's Theatre invites families to journey across time and space with an exciting adaptation of Madeline L'Engle's beloved book, A Wrinkle in Time. Adapted by John Glore, winner of the Newbery Medal, A Wrinkle in Time has inspired generations of readers, and even a major motion picture, since its publication. Now, the Arden brings this timeless classic to its stage for the first time. The production runs from December 3 through January 25, 2026.


Manhattan Theatre Club presents "Bug" by Tracy Letts

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) presents the Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts (August: Osage County, The Minutes) and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer (Prayer for the French Republic at MTC, The Band's Visit). The production begins performances on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Opening night is Thursday, January 8, 2026.


The Ritz Theatre Company presents "Company" by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth

(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company presents Company by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth weekends from January 9 to February 1, 2026. The musical asks the question: what does it mean to be alive, alone, and in love in the city that never sleeps?


Music Mountain Theatre presents "Grease"

(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents Grease weekends from January 9 through February 1, 2026. With a hip-shaking rock 'n' roll score featuring hits like "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'" and "We Go Together," Grease celebrates 50s high school, romance, and coming of age.


The ShowRoom presents "Gone, But Not Forgotten" Film Series

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The ShowRoom presents Gone, But Not Forgotten, a film series honoring the work of five celebrated performers we lost in 2025: Diane Ladd, Gene Hackman, Diane Keaton, Terrence Stamp, and Robert Redford. Spanning drama, comedy, disaster, superhero spectacle, and classic caper, the series offers something for every moviegoer.







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Gothic folktale Anda screens at the New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, January 25!
ANDA is the directorial debut of Jayendra Ganta. Despite it being his first film, he showed no fear in taking on something extremely conceptual and outlandish. There are really only about five set locations, yet the movie feels drastically bigger due to the surrealist ideas and some of the visuals. It, in short, follows an older woman, Norma, who has reconnected with her mother for the first time since her teenage years. This is hard to discern at first due to her mom appearing much younger than she should, even younger than Norma herself. It is revealed throughout the film how this is achieved with a special serum that involves a strange form of sacrifice, tied to Norse culture. Seemingly, a weird alien mummy is the key to procuring this elixir, and after a while of caring for it, one can sap it of the goo. This looks to be grown from a bird that is fed a certain diet to allow this, birds are a common image in the film. A story is told by Norma’s mother about a master who wanted control and got a bird, this did not work quite as expected so he ended up clipping the wings off of it, which made it more subservient to him. This is likely as it knew that even if it were let out of the cage, it still would never truly be free.



Outpost in the Burbs presents Rhett Miller of Old 97's

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Outpost in the Burbs presents Rhett Miller on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 8:00pm. Rhett is a revered singer-songwriter known for his more than three decades fronting the popular rock band Old 97's who were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2025 Americana Awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.




Algonquin Arts Theatre presents "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre continues its powerful 2025–2026 season with Ken Kesey's electrifying stage adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, running for four performances only from February 14-21, 2026. A gripping and deeply human drama, the play is set inside a state mental institution where individuality clashes with authority.




2026 New Jersey Film Festival begins today January 23!!

The 2026 New Jersey Film Festival has screenings this weekend on Friday, January 23, Saturday, January 24 and Sunday January 25. Check out the Festival schedule and more info at this link: https://newjerseyfilmfestivalspring2026.eventive.org/welcome




Jersey Arts TV: Nimbus Arts Center Features World Premiere of ANIMA, the Trilogy

Dance is the physical embodiment of emotion and perception, an allegory of our journey through life. Nimbus Dance will present the world premiere of ANIMA, Samuel Pott's evening-length work that confronts our most primal and precarious bond: humankind’s relationship with the natural world.




Carteret PAC presents Max Weinberg's Jukebox on March 20th

​​​​​​​(CARTERET, NJ) -- New Jersey rock & roll icon Max Weinberg brings his high-energy, interactive, audience-driven show Max Weinberg's Jukebox to the URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 8:00pm.




New Jersey Film Festival Video Interview with Filmmaker Trina Bardusco!

Al Nigrin, Executive Director and Curator of the New Jersey Film Festival, sits down with Trina Bardusco, director and producer of the short documentary A Way to Be Together, for a filmmaker interview. A Way to Be Together will be screened on January 24, 2026.




Art in the Atrium presents "Visual Voices"

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Art in the Atrium, Inc. (ATA), a non-profit arts organization founded in Morris County that champions Black art excellence, returns with its fifth major exhibition at Mayo Performing Arts Center's Art Upstairs and Starlight Galleries. ATA presents "Visual Voices", on display from January 16 through March 2, 2026.










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ANDA

ANDA & The Game Camera - Online for 24 Hours!

 Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 12:00am
NJ Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



Gabby's

Gabby's Dollhouse Live!

 Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 4:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



Gabby's

Gabby's Dollhouse Live!

 Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 1:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



Heather

Heather Maloney & Hayley Reardon

 Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087



Dedication

Dedication with Roger Peltzman

 Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 3:00pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083







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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "The Death of Renee Good" by Bruce Tunkel

It may not have generated the publicity that Bruce Springsteen received dedicating "The Promised Land" to Renee Good during of Light of Day Festival, but the great Jersey singer-songwriter Bruce Tunkel has made an even more powerful statement about the Minneapolis ICE victim.



Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 01/22/2026

"Rinny," that is correct, it's my first album ever but I do have an acoustic one coming shortly too but that has all different songs on it than the "Rinny" album," said a very enthusiastic Amber West as her debut album "Rinny" is releasing on Friday January 23. 



BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 1/19/26

Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Tiny Cities, The Melancholy Kings, Jay Ingstrup, Bamberdost, furiousBall, Evil6, Steam Enginess, Jason Didner and the Drive, Jon Caspi & The First Gun, and Bruce Tunkel. Plus a look back at "M.L. King" by Jon Caspi.


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