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Stress Factory Comedy Club presents Jess Hilarious this weekend

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Stress Factory Comedy Club presents Jess Hilarious with four performances from March 27-28, 2026. Jessica "Jess Hilarious" Moore is an American stand-up comedian, actress, voice artist, and media personality whose career spans digital content, television, live performance, and national radio.



RVCC presents Second Part of Annual Student Art Exhibition

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department is presenting the annual RVCC Student Art Exhibition in two installments again this year. Part II of the exhibition will be on display from April 8-May 6, 2026 in the Art Gallery at the College's Branchburg campus.



Centenary Stage Company presents a Staged Reading of "Big Money" on April 1st

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company presents a staged reading of Big Money by Lauren Ferebee on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 7:00pm in the Sitnik Theatre as part of its Women Playwrights Series (WPS). This is a sharp and timely new play that dives into the high-stakes world of advertising, ambition, and moral compromise.



Peak Performances Spotlights Champions For The Arts on Thursday

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Four Montclair State University students will be honored at CHAMPIONS FOR THE ARTS on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 6:00pm. This is an evening presented by MSU's PEAK Performances featuring a special conversation with nationally recognized audience development expert Donna Walker-Kuhne. The event takes place in Presentation Hall on the Montclair State University campus as part of Women's History Month.



Holocaust Survivor Maud Dahme to Share 'A Survivor's Journey' at Ocean County College

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Holocaust survivor, educator, and New Jersey resident Maud Dahme returns to the Ocean County College campus on Thursday, April 9, 2026 to share her story of being hidden by Christian families as a child in The Netherlands during World War II. This event is open to the public and admission is free.










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Music Educator and Author to Present a Witty Memoir of Life after Loss at The Englewood Public Library

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Jacqueline Sideman Guttman, a musician and arts administrator whose career was redirected by rheumatoid arthritis, will speak about her book, Widowhood and Other Altered States, and give a reading at the newly renovated Englewood Public Library on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The event begins at 2:00pm.


America's Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Join award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter's book Rehab: An American Scandal on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 during a virtual discussion presented by the Ocean County Library. The event begins at 2:00pm.


Megan Thee Stallion to make her Broadway debut in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Producers of the Tony Award®-winning, record-breaking Broadway hit Moulin Rouge! The Musical have announced that three-time Grammy Award-winning superstar and actress Megan Thee Stallion will make her Broadway debut in the production as "Zidler", impresario of the titular nightclub. Taking the stage for a strictly limited 8-week engagement, Megan will light up the Al Hirshfeld Theatre from Tuesday, March 24th to Sunday, May 17, 2026, promising an unmissable, moment in the show's legendary run.







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(CRANFORD, NJ) — The final production of the 107th season at CDC Theatre in Cranford is the wonderful musical Fiddler On The Roof. The multi-award-winning tale of Tevye the Dairyman and his family's struggles in a changing Russia is a true musical theatre "tradition." Performances run weekends from May 1-17, 2026.


Whenever two movies that share a similar premise are released in the same year, movie geeks like to figure out which one is Deep Impact and which is Armageddon. Those two 1998 blockbusters shared the same setup of an asteroid on a world-ending collision course with Earth, but took very different approaches. Deep Impact was a relatively sombre affair while Armageddon was a Michael Bay action comedy.



(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company presents Sizwe Bansi Is Dead from May 19 - June 14, 2026 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. This is a powerful, funny, and deeply moving story about identity, survival, and the extraordinary ingenuity of ordinary people navigating an unjust system.



Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Air Supply at bergenPAC on March 13, 2026.



Filmmaker-videographer-photographer John Decker and singer-songwriter Renee Maskin are an Asbury Park entertainment power couple who've collaborated on two award-winning music videos to complement their heralded individual works. The couple recently won an Asbury Park Music Award for their 2023 clip for "Scrimshaw" from Renee's "Shimmer" LP. Both that vid and last year's "Wonderland" clip won the Makin Waves Video of the Year Award. "Wonderland" is a self-released single that followed last year's "Is It Real" album, her fourth since 2022 for her former label, Mint 400 Records.



(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) will present its 2026 holiday production, The Gifts of the Magi from December 5-31 at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre in Madison. A heartwarming musical adaptation of the beloved stories by O. Henry, this enchanting production celebrates the spirit of generosity, devotion, and the true meaning of the season.



(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre invites audiences to journey 170 million years into the past with The Making of Life on Our Planet: Dinosaurs, on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00pm. This is a live talk and Q&A from the Emmy Award–winning team behind Netflix's Life on Our Planet. This immersive event brings the age of dinosaurs to life on the big screen, combining cutting-edge science, cinematic spectacle, and behind-the-scenes insight from the filmmakers themselves.



(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Itzhak Perlman in Recital on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 3:00pm. Perlman, joined by his longtime recital partner Rohan De Silva, returns to STNJ in one of the most anticipated events of the season as he celebrates his 80th birthday. The program will include Mozart's Sonata for Violin and Piano, No. 3 in B-flat Major; Franck's Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major; Dvořák's Sonatina in G Major; and others to be announced from the stage.










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