Premiere Stages Launches "Satellites"

by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-06-29
"Satellites" will make its world premiere this July at the aptly named Premiere Stages at Kean University. Having previously won the 2022 Premiere Play Festival, the show penned by Erin Breznitsky will celebrate its first full stage production under the direction of Premiere Stages' Artistic Director, John J. Wooten.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/29/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-06-29
"I did three months of solid work on the music before the tour and then another month of administration on visas, flights, hotels and the music; it was quite stressful and a lot of work but it is what we do," laughed a very jovial Martin Barre as he discussed his latest "A Brief History of Tull" tour featuring nothing but songs from the legendary rock band. 

Reykjavik Fringe Diary #3

by James "JPAT" Dalton - published 2023-06-29
James Dalton, a performer and songwriter from New Jersey, is performing his show "Asbury Park & Me" at the Reykjavík Fringe Festival in Iceland. He will be blogging for NJ Stage from the festival. Here is his latest post.

Brick City Comedy Revue presents a Newark Pride Edition at Kilkenny Alehouse

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Brick City Comedy Revue presents a Newark Pride Edition at Kilkenny Alehouse on Friday, July 14th at 8:00pm. This special LGBTQ lineup celebrating Newark Pride Week features: Pat Brown, Dr. Anthony Drew, Maria Heinegg, special guest co-host: Harmonica Sunbeam, and musical guest: Ali de León.

"Top Notch!" Keb' Mo' LIVE! at Ocean City Music Pier

by Spotlight Central - published 2023-06-29
It's cool on the boardwalk outside Ocean City, NJ's Ocean City Music Pier this Tuesday, June 20, 2023 as music lovers await the start of a hot night of blues by musician Keb' Mo'. A five-time Grammy award winner, Keb' Mo' has appeared on television on shows including Sesame Street and The West Wing, and has also performed with such legendary artists as Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Keith Richards, Buddy Guy, Metallica, and more.

MPAC presents Herb Alpert and Lani Hall on July 28th

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Music icon Herb Alpert and his wife Lani Hall, Grammy-winning vocalist and former lead singer of Brasil 66 with Sergio Mendes, perform an evening of jazz at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $49-$79.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 06-29-23

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!

Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Brian Setzer on September 27th

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and 3-time Grammy award-winner Brian Setzer has confirmed a 12-date fall tour coinciding with a new solo album due in the upcoming months via Surfdog Records--more details coming soon. Marking his first live shows in over four years, the "ROCKABILLY RIOT" tour will kick off Wednesday, September 27 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ and includes stops in Nashville, TN (at the historic Ryman Auditorium), Foxwoods Casino, Cincinnati, Chicago (Waukegan) and others before wrapping in Minneapolis (his adopted hometown).

Reykjavik Fringe Diary #2

by James "JPAT" Dalton - published 2023-06-28
The sun goes down and all, but as you may have heard, it doesn't get dark here in Iceland. It's continually light. My first night here, before the supposed "sunset" that happens just after midnight, there were people on the basketball court nearby shooting hoops. Quietly and all, but for reals, unless it's cloudy, it's as good as daytime and if you need it to be dark to tell your body to sleep... good luck.