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This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place November 19-26, 2024

Here are previews of plays taking place from November 19-26, 2024 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.


 
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Mile Square Theatre presents the World Premiere of "The Christmas Show Must Go On"

(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre presents the World Premiere of The Christmas Show Must Go On by Pia Wilson from November 29 through December 15, 2024. This is a new classic tale for Christmas! The fairies in the Christmas Realm have been losing their power and the Christmas ghosts may all be leaving the realm to become Halloween ghosts. Can the Christmas Fairy welcome humans to the show for the first time ever, stop the ghosts from defecting, and make the annual Christmas Show happen?

Bergen County Players presents "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical"

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America's longest-running little theater companies, presents The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Theatre for Young Audiences Edition), an "electrifying" (Newsday) musical adaption of the New York Times best-selling novel written by Rick Riordan, with a limited holiday run at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from December 7-22, 2024.

Centenary Stage Company presents "A Christmas Carol: The Musical"

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Family Friendly, Holiday Spectacular: A Christmas Carol: The Musical will run in the Sitnik Theatre from November 29 through December 15, 2024, with many performance times and dates available, including some weekday matinees. This is a musical stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent.

Axelrod Performing Arts Academy presents "Alice in Wonderland, Jr."

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Fall in love all over again with the timeless story of Alice in Wonderland Jr., presented by the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy from November 22-24, 2024 at Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel. Experience the adventure, imagination and pure fun along with these unforgettable characters, based on the novels The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll and the 1951 Disney film Alice in Wonderland.


 

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Third Annual Carteret PAC Central Jersey Marquee Awards Accepting Applications

(CARTERET, NJ) -- The third edition of the Carteret PAC Central Jersey Marquee Awards, an event dedicated to celebrating excellence in high school musical theatre, will take place Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center. The awards ceremony showcases the exceptional talent of young performers across Central Jersey.

Theater League of Clifton to Hold Auditions for Dinner/Theater Murder Mystery Comedy

(CLIFTON, NJ) -- The Theater League of Clifton will hold auditions for its next dinner/theater production, "Girls Night Out," on December 3-4, 2024 from 7:00pm-9:00pm, at Mario's Restaurant (710 Van Houten Avenue) in Clifton. Call backs will be on December 5th.

Classic American Tales to Hold Christmas Party

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Classic American Tales (CAT) is throwing a little party to celebrate a successful 2024 Season and give a peek into the 2025 Season on Sunday, December 8, 2024 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm. The Cape May, NJ location will be revealed to attendees who purchase tickets.

WHATCo presents "Love and Communication" as part of River's Edge Stage Series

(KEARNY, NJ) -- The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co (WHATCo) presents Love and Communication, a play by award-winning Princeton playwright James Christy Jr., as part of its River's Edge Stage series the weekend of December 6-7, 2024. This limited production follows the surreal journey of parents desperate to find the right treatment for their autistic son, only to find their efforts putting their marriage at risk.

PHOTOS from "The Color Purple: The Musical" by Phoenix Productions

by John Posada - published 2024-11-15

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Phoenix Productions, the community theatre company at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, is presenting The Color Purple: The Musical, featuring the community theatre company's first all-Black cast, from November 15-17, 2024. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos. The production showcases the company's ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion through casting and title selections that fulfill a mission to create a space where talented people are encouraged to do their best work.





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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (HS Edition)

Friday, November 22, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Grunin Center
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: theatre

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Axelrod Performing Arts Academy presents Disney's "Alice in Wonderland, Jr."

Friday, November 22, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Bell Theater
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733
category: theatre

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Elf The Musical

Friday, November 22, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre

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Fiddler On The Roof

Friday, November 22, 2024 @ 11:00am
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre

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Theatre Fest Fall 2024 – Alpha Psi Omega Presents: To Be or Not to Be: Hamlet, an Abridged Staging

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Monmouth University - Lauren K. Woods Theatre
370 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: theatre

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (HS Edition)

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Grunin Center
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: theatre

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (HS Edition)

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Grunin Center
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: theatre

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Axelrod Performing Arts Academy presents Disney's "Alice in Wonderland, Jr."

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Bell Theater
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733
category: theatre

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Axelrod Performing Arts Academy presents Disney's "Alice in Wonderland, Jr."

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Bell Theater
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733
category: theatre

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Elf The Musical

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre

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Elf The Musical

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre

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The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD - Tosca

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: theatre

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Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre

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Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 3:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre

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EVENT PREVIEWS

(PISCATAWAY, NJ) -- The Livingston Theatre Company presents Something Rotten! from November 21-24, 2024. Come see two brothers set out to write the world's first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.


Mercer

Mercer County Community College Theater, Dance Students Reimagine the Greek Tragedy "The Bacchae"


 

UPCOMING EVENTS

(CAMDEN, NJ) -- South Camden Theatre Company presents God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza across three weekends in November 2024. Using a translation by Christopher Hampton, the production of the 2009 Tony Award winning play is directed by Connie Norwood.


Sara

Sara Koviak and Anne O'Sullivan to Star in "Your Name Means Dream" at NJ Rep

2024-10-31 to 2024-11-24


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