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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theatre
Premiere Stages to Present World Premiere of "Diversion" by Scott Organ 
(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages at Kean University will present the New Jersey Premiere of Scott Organ's Diversion September 5-22, 2024 in the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center. Selected as the winner of the 2023 Premiere Play Festival, it involves a group of devoted and hard working nurses in an ICU unit see their world turned upside down when it is discovered that someone is diverting (stealing) medicine on the unit.
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place August 20-27, 2024 
Here are previews of plays taking place from August 20-27, 2024 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. Click on the title to go to the full preview. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
Music Mountain Theatre presents "The Scarlet Pimpernel" 
(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents The Scarlet Pimpernel, the swashbuckling adventure based on the novel by Baroness Orczy, over a three-weekend run from August 23 to September 8, 2024. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a colorful window into 18th-century French and British history.
music
State Theatre New Jersey presents The Life and Music of George Michael 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents The Life and Music of George Michael on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 7:30pm. The brand-new concert-style show chronicles the amazing journey George Michael had with music and his fans while capturing the performance and sound of the musical sensation with concert style staging and lighting.
Newton Theatre presents The Artimus Pyle Band with Six Gun Sally 
(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Artimus Pyle Band comes to The Newton Theatre on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Six Gun Sally will open the night. Showtime is 8:00pm.
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from August 20-27, 2024 
Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from August 20-27, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
James Langton Brings Jazz to Algonquin Arts Theatre 
(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- James Langton's New York All Stars Big Band takes center stage to kick off Algonquin's 2024-2025 Jazz Series bringing timeless melodies to life, delivering an authentic and electrifying performance on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 3:00pm.
comedy
Vivid Stage's Improv Team, The Flip Side, to Open Their 30th Season 
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- This is the 30th Anniversary season for Vivid Stage, celebrating decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey. During the season, the company will present thirty performances of different kinds, in locations all over the region. The first of these performances will be The Flip Side, the house improv team of Vivid Stage, which will perform at the Madison Community Arts Center on Friday, September 6, 2024. Showtime is 8:00pm.
community
Events This Week in New Jersey: August 20-27, 2024 
Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from August 20-27, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
