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Moving documentary Sum Function screens at the 2026 New Jersey Film Festival on Valentine's Day!

As a quadriplegic Marine veteran, the filmmaker set out to tell a story that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. Sum Function follows a group of friends, all living with severe physical disabilities, as they confront battles more personal than war itself—on and off the wheelchair rugby court. At its core, this is a film about resilience, connection, and the power of community in a world not built for us.



 

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State Theatre New Jersey presents Buddy Guy

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Buddy Guy on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 8:00pm. At nearly 90 years old, Buddy Guy remains a singular force in American music. Fresh off earning his ninth Grammy® Award in 2026 for Best Traditional Blues Album (Ain't Done with the Blues), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and one of the last living architects of electric blues will celebrate a historic milestone with the Buddy Guy 90 Tour, featuring select headline performances across North America in 2026.



Main Street Theatre Company presents "Beau Jest"

(OLD BRIDGE, NJ) -- Main Street Theatre Company presents Beau Jest by James Sherman across two weekends from March 21-29, 2026. In the play, Sarah is a nice Jewish girl with a problem: her parents want her married to a nice Jewish boy. They have never met her boyfriend, a WASP executive named Chris Kringle. 



Westfield Community Players presents "The Diary of Anne Frank"

(WESTFIELD, NJ) -- Westfield Community Players presents The Diary of Anne Frank across three weekends from March 7-21, 2026. This play is by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hacketts based upon Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, adapted by Wendy Kesselman. The production is directed by Sharon Coyle.



Gallery on Grant's latest exhibit celebrates Women's History Month

(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- Throughout the ages, women have had pivotal roles in history. To celebrate these achievements and in honor of Women's History Month, the Gallery on Grant, located in the lobby of the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park, is exhibiting a collection of artwork depicting women as the main subject.



Broadway's Jessica Vosk to Play bergenPAC on March 14th

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Broadway's Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Hell's Kitchen) will play a one-night-only concert at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on Saturday, March 14, 2026. The concert features an opening performance by Lyndhurst local and Syracuse University student Angelina Brennen, who starred as Fiona in bergenPAC's 2025 summer production of Shrek: The Musical. Showtime is 8:00pm.



Gallery Bergen presents "OMG" featuring works by Graham Elliott

(PARAMUS, NJ) -- Gallery Bergen, the visual arts presentation space of Bergen Community College, presents a new exhibition by one of its extraordinary faculty members, illustrator and motion graphics creative Graham Elliott. "OMG" will feature two tents erected inside the gallery to house secular shrines to lost keys, sketchbooks, projections, "wallbooks," installations, and looped motion graphics and videos. Some of the pieces include collaborations with Graham's former and current BCC students. The exhibit is on display from February 26 - April 10, 2026.



Jersey City Theater Center's Global Music Series presents Nomfusi (South Africa) at White Eagle Hall

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) continues its Global Music Series with an electrifying international performance by South African sensation Nomfusi on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at White Eagle Hall. Showtime is 6:00pm.



New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents The 2026 Combined Auditions

(HILLSIDE, NJ) -- New Jersey Theatre Alliance (NJTA), the service organization for the state and region's 41 professional theatres, will hold auditions in Enlow Recital Hall on the campus of Kean University in Hillside, NJ on Monday, March 16 from 10:00am-5:00pm for Equity performers, and Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 10:00am-5:00pm for Non-Equity performers. This is a fantastic opportunity to be seen by multiple theatres at once. Representatives from their member theatres will follow up with actors directly if they are interested in working with them.



Liberty Arts Theatre presents a Staged Reading of "The Last Victim of the Holocaust"

(LEONIA, NJ) -- Liberty Arts Theatre, a new and emerging, non-profit, arts organization based in Bergen County, presents a stage reading of The Last Victim of the Holocaust on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at The American Legion - Post #1. This is a new play and a discussion with the playwright will follow the performance. The event begins at 7:30pm.



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Bergen County Revolutionary War Roundtable Series To Dive Into Naval Warfare Focused On The Hudson River

(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Bergen250, the Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, and the County of Bergen along with invite the public and media to attend the second of the Spring 2026 American Revolutionary War Roundtable Series on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 7:00pm at the Bergen County Administration Building's Learning Center (4th Floor, 1 Bergen County Plaza) in Hackensack.


Black History Month events at MPAC

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Legendary Motown singers...West African acrobatics...a joyful youth chorus. From the Temptations and The Four Tops to Mayo Performing Arts Center's visual art exhibit by Art in the Atrium, MPAC has a variety of events celebrating excellence in black artistic achievement during Black History Month.


Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Celebrates Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company celebrates Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse with a lineup of performances in NYC, New Jersey, and beyond! In honor of the Year of the Horse, the Company, with artistic director Greta Campo at the helm, will present two world premieres by choreographers Lawrence Jin and Zhongmei Li.


NJPAC presents a Spring Season of Jazz

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a Spring Season of Jazz with free monthly jazz jams at Clement's Place and two special concert events inside the Victoria Theater. This series, running from September through June, is co-presented by NJPAC's Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers University–Newark's Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS). Immerse yourself in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and listeners' minds.


Arden Theatre Company presents the Philadelphia Premiere of "Good Bones"

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Arden Theatre Company presents the Philadelphia premiere of Good Bones, the newest play by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright James Ijames (Fat Ham), about gentrification and the consequences of change in a neighborhood and in a family. Directed by Philadelphia-based award-winning actor Akeem Davis, the production begins performances January 22, opens January 28, and runs through March 8, 2026.


Passage Theatre presents the World Premiere of "Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play"

(TRENTON, NJ) -- Passage Theatre, the only professional theatre company in Trenton, presents the World Premiere of David Robson's Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play from January 29 through February 16, 2026. The play is based on a seldom told true story between literary giants Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. Robson had previously written Passage Theatre's fall 2022 production of Blues in My Soul.







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Broadway's Jessica Vosk to Play bergenPAC on March 14th
(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Broadway's Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Hell's Kitchen) will play a one-night-only concert at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on Saturday, March 14, 2026. The concert features an opening performance by Lyndhurst local and Syracuse University student Angelina Brennen, who starred as Fiona in bergenPAC's 2025 summer production of Shrek: The Musical. Showtime is 8:00pm.



State Theatre New Jersey presents Celtic Woman - A New Era Tour

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Grammy®-nominated global music sensation Celtic Woman, the most successful all-female Irish group in history, is set to return to North America and captivate audiences once again with their brand-new tour, Celtic Woman – A New Era. The tour comes to State Theatre New Jersey on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 8:00pm.




Melba Moore LIVE! at SOPAC

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Melba Moore at SOPAC on February 1, 2026.




Don't miss Shorts Program #2 at the 2026 New Jersey Film Festival this Friday, February 13!

Don't miss Shorts Program #2 at the 2026 New Jersey Film Festival this Friday, February 13! Here is the line-up.




"The Devil & Daisy Dirt" returns to NBPAC - Bigger & Better Than Ever!

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Devil is back! That's right, friends, it's time to get Dirty! Again! After their sold-out performance in November, The Devil & Daisy Dirt returns to New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) for five shows from February 20-22, 2026. With a bigger budget and loftier goals.




The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee across three weekends from February 27 to March 8, 2026. The hit play is about an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime.




McCarter Theatre Center presents DakhaBrakha

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center presents DakhaBrakha on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 7:30pm in the Berlind Theatre. Hailing from Kyiv, Ukraine, DakhaBrakha is a world music quartet known for its self-described "ethno-chaos" sound—a bold fusion of Ukrainian folk, global rhythms, and theatrical flair. With powerful, polyphonic vocals and instrumentation from India, Africa, the Middle East, and beyond, their performances are as visually striking as they are sonically mesmerizing.




MPAC presents A Bronx Tale: A One Man Show starring Chazz Palminteri

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents A Bronx Tale: A One Man Show starring Chazz Palminteri on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 7:00pm. Bronx-born and raised, Chazz wrote A Bronx Tale in 1988. The powerful one-man stage play depicted his bruising childhood which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was nine years old.










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Kim's Convenience

 Wednesday, February 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540



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"To Kill a Mockingbird" Screening

 Wednesday, February 11, 2026 @ 10:00am
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
1601 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ 07065



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Love Song Karaoke Night

 Wednesday, February 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065



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Nate Burleson

 Thursday, February 12, 2026 @ 4:30pm
Kean Stage - North Avenue Academic Building
215 North Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205



Kim's

Kim's Convenience

 Thursday, February 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540







LATEST COLUMNS
Asbury Park hero Dave Vargo will drop his fourth album, "Ghost Towns" on March 27. The first single, "Anything at All," is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.


“I want to make sure that I pay homage to three gentlemen because this film was really a group effort because it not only involves filming and talking to people but there is original new music that’s part of the film and Dave, Frank and Tommy have all contributed major pieces to make this thing happen.”


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 Evil6, Fairmont, Loose Panic, and Miracleworker. Plus a look back at "Syd Barrett" by Dipsomaniacs.



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