McCarter's "Blues for an Alabama Sky" Finds Life After the Harlem Renaissance

by Jesse North & Dave Tavani, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-04-27
Step back in time to 1930s New York. McCarter Theatre's production of "Blues for an Alabama Sky" tells the story of a youthful group of friends facing a crossroads at the end of the Harlem Renaissance and the beginning of the Great Depression. Jersey Arts TV goes to rehearsals in Princeton to find out more about this American drama.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...4/27/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-04-27
"My early introduction to music was when my dad gave me his cassette collection,” says guitarist Clay Melton. “There were these cases of music and they had a lot of Texas Country, a lot of Classic Rock, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top and stuff like that. Then I got into guitar when I was 11 after hearing Hendrix, "All Along The Watchtower" and that's all it took, it just blew my mind. I was really obsessed with Hendrix like most guitarists starting out and I read and listened to the things and songs he covered and then I did the same with the others.”

Art House INKubator Festival of Six Brand-new Plays

by Chris Lillja, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-04-27
Are you looking for new, challenging theater that makes you think and feel something ... different? Sure, all theatre should probably do that, but a lot of long-run and revival offerings out there are as comfortable as an old shoe. Not necessarily a bad thing (I love old shoes), but nostalgia and familiarity are not the only flavors that can satisfy a palate. And some palates can only be satisfied by something really new. The 2023 INKubator New Play Festival is precisely what Hollywood giant Elia Kazan was looking for when he said that 30 years ago. Art House Productions is bringing you a festival of six brand-new plays by New Jersey-connected authors.

Penguin Project at Moorestown Theater Company

by Chris Lillja, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-04-27
The Moorestown Theater Company is partnering with the award-winning Penguin Project to present "Annie JR." April 29 and 30, capping off Autism Awareness Month. Fourteen neuro-diverse actors and six neuro-typical mentors will act the roles and join the chorus to sing standards like "It's a Hard-knock Life" and "Tomorrow."

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-27-23

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!

"This Show was Everything!" The Classic R&B Spectacular LIVE! at STNJ

by Spotlight Central - published 2023-04-26
"Fans with a “Mighty Love" for '70s music ready themselves inside New Brunswick, NJ's State Theatre New Jersey auditorium this Friday, April 14, 2023 evening for a Classic R&B Spectacular concert starring The Spinners, Sonny Bivens' Manhattans, and The Trammps featuring Earl Young.

Star-Studded Lineup Set for The "Shore To Rock Hunger" Benefit Concert at Count Basie Center for the Arts

(NEPTUNE, NJ) -- Fulfill (the Food Bank for Monmouth and Ocean Counties) has a star-studded lineup of performers scheduled for its inaugural benefit concert at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ on Thursday, May 11. The lineup now includes G.E. Smith, Southside Johnny Lyon, Jesse Malin, Adam Weiner (Low Cut Connie), Jill Hennessy (singer/actress from Crossing Jordan and Law & Order), Early Elton Trio (featuring Jeff Kazee, Rich Pagano and John Conte), Brian Kirk (Brian Kirk & The Jirks), House band featuring Jeff Kazee, G.E. Smith, drummer Shawn Pelton, guitarist Billy Norris, and the Asbury Jukes horns.

Vivid Stage presents Meet the Artist New Play Readings at The Summit Library

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present its annual Meet the Artist new play reading series on Wednesdays, May 3, 17, 24 and 31. All readings will take place at the Summit Public Library, 75 Maple Street, at 7:00pm. The series features works by Richard Willett, Joe Sutton, David Lee White, and Brianna Barrett.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-26-23

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!