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McCarter Theatre presents "Choice" by Winnie Holzman. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- From the writer of the hit Broadway musical - and soon-to-be film franchise - Wicked and the beloved 90's TV series My So-Called Life, comes a new comedy that explores a woman's right to choose in decidedly unexpected, often hilarious, and ultimately thought-provoking ways. McCarter Theatre presents Choice by Winnie Holzman, directed by Sarah Rasmussen, from May 8 through June 2, 2024.
Wednesday, May 22 - Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials. (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Electrifying Chicago blues masters Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - newly inducted into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall Of Fame - will perform live at The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. In Chicago, a city overflowing with unrivaled blues talent, world-renowned Chicago blues royalty Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials have been standing tall for almost 41 years.
Wednesday, May 22 - 2024 Basie Awards to Take Place May 22nd. (RED BANK, NJ) -- The 2024 Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre, will take place on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at the historic Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank.
Thursday, May 23 - Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Music of Warren Zevon. (RED BANK, NJ) -- On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Music of Warren Zevon. It's been 20 years since the world lost one of its most gifted, respected, and haunted musicians. Warren Zevon bravely battled a rare form of cancer, writing, recording, and performing his music, right up to the last day of his 'Dirty Life and Times'.
Saturday, May 25 - Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Andrew Dice Clay. (RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents comedian Andrew Dice Clay on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 8:00pm. Dice is proud to be one of America's most controversial and outrageous comics. Quite simply, Dice is a Rock and Roll comedy legend. When he released his debut album, Dice, the parental advisory label simply read "Warning: This album is offensive."
Wednesday, May 22 - Mercer County Symphonic Band presents Annual Spring Concert. (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- The Mercer County Symphonic Band will present its annual Spring Concert on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre. The event is free and open to the public, and available via live stream. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Friday, May 24 - Newton Theatre hosts The Last Waltz Celebration featuring The THE BAND Band & Special Guests. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents The Last Waltz Celebration featuring The THE BAND Band and special guests on Friday, May 24, 2024 at 8:00pm. They will bring to life one of the most historic concerts of the rock era.
Friday, May 24 - Battle of the Bands Returns to Sherman Theater. (STROUDSBURG, PA) -- Get ready for an electrifying night of music as the Sherman Theater presents its second Battle of the Bands event this year on Friday, May 24th, 2024. With a diverse lineup of talented acts and $2,000 in cash prizes up for grabs, this promises to be an exhilarating showcase of local musical talent. Doors are at 6:00pm, showtime is 7:00pm.
Saturday, May 25 - Newton Theatre presents presents Hollywood Nights - The Bob Seger Experience. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents Hollywood Nights - The Bob Seger Experience on Saturday, May 25, 2024. This is the ultimate tribute to Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.
Saturday, May 25 - Saturday In The Parc at Renault! presents Yacht Rock Gold Experience. (EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ) -- Renault Winery @ Resort presents Saturday In The Parc at Renault! on Saturday, May 25, 2024 from noon to 4:00pm. Hosted by the one and only John King, get ready to set sail with the Yacht Rock Gold Experience.
Sunday, May 26 - Music at Bunker Hill presents a Vocal Chamber Music Concert featuring Lucy Fitz Gibbon and Friends. (SEWELL, NJ) -- Music at Bunker Hill presents a Vocal Chamber Music Concert featuring Soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon and Friends on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church (330 Greentree Road) in Sewell. Showtime is 3:00pm.
Sunday, May 26 - East Lynne Theater Company to Host its First-Ever "Summer Soiree" fundraiser. (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Cape May's award-winning, Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company will host its first-ever "Summer Soiree" fundraiser on Sunday, May 26, 2024. The limited-ticket event will be held near Higbee Beach at the stunning, new, carbon-neutral home of an East Lynne board member. The event runs from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Art House Productions presents 2024 INKubator New Play Festival. (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents the 2024 INKubator New Play Festival from May 13-21. This year's playwrights are Upasna Barath, Amanda Sage Comerford, Leo Layla Díaz, Neil Levi, Dave Osmundsen, and Marcus Scott. Audiences who attend the festival will have the opportunity to participate in conversations with the writers, directors, and actors following each performance. All readings are free to attend, but advanced registration is required.
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder". (MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) will open their 62nd season with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, marking the theatre's first musical in over a decade. Performances will run from May 15 through June 9, 2024 at FM Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the campus of Drew University.
Lantern Theater Company to Close 30th Anniversary Season with William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors". (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Lantern Theater Company will close its 30th anniversary season with The Comedy of Errors, part of the company's ongoing commitment to produce the timeless stories of William Shakespeare for both the general public and local school students. Lantern Artistic Director Charles McMahon directs an ensemble cast of Lantern veterans, including Morgan Charéce Hall, J Hernandez, Dave Johnson, Brian McCann, Lee Minora, Kishia Nixon, Matteo Scammell, and Zach Valdez. The Comedy of Errors runs Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, June 16, 2024, at St. Stephen's Theater in Center City Philadelphia.
Luna Stage presents "Queen of the Night". (WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Luna Stage presents Queen of the Night by travis tate, directed by Lucas Pinner, running Thursdays-Sundays May 16 to June 9, 2024. Billed as "a story of queerness, Blackness, masculinity and the challenges of camping with family," this honest, funny, heartwarming play explores themes of family, history, and reconciliation.
Dunbar Repertory Company presents "American Menu" at Middletown Arts Center. (MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- Dunbar Repertory Company at the Middletown Arts Center presents American Menu by Don Wilson Glenn, over two weekends, May 17-19 and May 24-26, 2024. The production, directed by Mark Antonio Henderson and Damien S. Berger, tells the story of five women working in the kitchen of a segregated diner in a Texas town, circa May 1968.
Bear Tavern Project, Tomato Patch Workshops present "The Jungle Book" at Kelsey Theatre. (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Rudyard Kipling's gripping narrative involving themes of abandonment and fostering, law and order, "The Jungle Book," comes to life on the Kelsey Theatre stage at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) May 18-26.
Middletown Arts Center presents The MAC One-Act Play-Reading Festival. (MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center presents the fifth edition of The MAC ONE-ACTSPlay-Reading Festival, featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights read theatrically by local actors. The festival will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm, and is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
Brundage Park Playhouse presents Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park". (RANDOLPH, NJ) -- Brundage Park playhouse presents Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park across two weekends (May 24-26 and May 31 - June 2, 2024). The play is about Paul and Corie Bratter - newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she's a free spirit always looking for the latest kick...
Music Mountain Theatre presents "Sweet Charity". (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre (MMT) presents Sweet Charity, the classic 1966 musical, weekends from May 24 to June 9, 2024. It is the seventh mainstage show of MMT's 2024 season.
Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Fences" by August Wilson. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company presents Fences by August Wilson from May 29 through June 9, 2024 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC). Experience the transformative power of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning masterpiece, directed by Crossroad's Artistic Director, Ricardo Khan.
Thursday, May 23 - South Camden Comedy Club presents Todd Barry. (CAMDEN, NJ) -- The South Camden Comedy Club at The Waterfront South Theatre presents comedian Todd Barry on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Todd is a comedic luminary with a career spanning over three decades who has left an indelible mark on both stand-up and screen. Doors are at 6:00pm, showtime is 7:00pm.
Saturday, May 25 - Ocean Casino Resort presents comedian Tim Dillon. (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Stand up comedian and podcaster, Tim Dillon, takes the stage at Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall on Saturday, May 25, 2024. Known for his podcast, The Tim Dillon Show, and Tim Dillon's Real NY Tour, his unique brand of cultural commentary and satire has established him as one of the nation's top comedic voices. Showtime is 7:00pm.
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Tuesday, May 21 @ 7:00pm - McCarter Live at the Library: The Power of CHOICE at Princeton Public Library – Newsroom, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton
Wednesday, May 22 @ 7:00pm - 2024 Basie Awards at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Wednesday, May 22 @ 7:00pm - Vivid Stage New Play Reading: "Crooked Lake" at Summit Community Center, 100 Morris Avenue, Summit
Wednesday, May 22 @ 7:30pm - Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Wednesday, May 22 @ 7:30pm - Choice at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Thursday, May 23 @ 7:30pm - Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Music of Warren Zevon at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Thursday, May 23 @ 7:30pm - Choice at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Friday, May 24 @ 7:30pm - The Allman Betts Band at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Friday, May 24 @ 7:30pm - Matt O'Ree Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Friday, May 24 @ 8:00pm - Lindsey Webster at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Friday, May 24 @ 8:00pm - Triangle Show Reunions Encore Performance - "Ship Happens: A Cruisical" at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Friday, May 24 @ 8:00pm - Choice at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, May 25 @ 2:00pm - Choice at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, May 25 @ 7:00pm - Tyler Fischer at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, May 25 @ 7:00pm - Triangle Show Reunions Encore Performance - "Ship Happens: A Cruisical" at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, May 25 @ 7:30pm - Bell Bottom Blues at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Saturday, May 25 @ 8:00pm - Andrew Dice Clay at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, May 25 @ 8:00pm - Choice at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Sunday, May 26 @ 2:00pm - Choice at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Sunday, May 26 @ 7:00pm - An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr. at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Tuesday, May 28 @ 7:30pm - Don Was and the Pan Detroit Ensemble at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Tuesday, May 28 @ 7:30pm - Voice and the Violin at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
