This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place June 20-26, 2023
Here are previews of plays taking place from June 20-26 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. 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.
PHOTOS from "Rent" at Paper Mill Playhouse
(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse is presenting Rent by Jonathan Larson, now through July 2, 2023. The production is directed by Zi Alikhan and choreographed by Steph Paul. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop-cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place June 12-18, 2023
Here are previews of plays taking place from June 12-18, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Be sure to send press releases for your plays to infoatnewjerseystage.com to be included. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
"The Rose Tattoo" Onstage in Madison
by Karen Nowosad - published 2023-06-11
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens their 2003 season with a classic from Tennessee Williams titled The Rose Tattoo. The production is an outstanding play to see due to several factors and the direction by Bonnie Monte. In her Director's Notes, Monte writes that she was fortunate to have an opportunity to work with Tennessee Williams in 1981 and 1982 shortly before he died. She writes, "He has influenced my life in the theatre more than any other playwright besides Shakespeare. The Rose Tattoo is Tennessee's homage to love and life, and this production is my grateful homage to him."
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Vivid Stage presents Vivid Solos reading series in July
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage presents Vivid Solos, a play reading series, every Wednesday in July. The readings take place at 6:30pm on the lawn of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. Bring a comfy lawn chair and your favorite snack and enjoy a summer eve with them. The series includes works by Jerico Bleu, Steve Harper, Douglas McGrath, and Ian August.
Studio Players presents "The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Cue one passionate but never fully satisfying love affair between Henry and Annie. That's the premise behind The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, which is being presented by Studio Players this June.
Premiere Stages at Kean University Announces 2023 Season
(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages at Kean University has announced its 2023 season, featuring multiple new plays that explore the need for human connection. The season will kick off in July with Erin Breznitsky’s Satellites, the winner of the 2022 Premiere Play Festival, the theatre’s annual competition for unproduced scripts written by playwrights affiliated with the greater metropolitan area. The season will also feature the New Jersey Premiere of 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Selling Kabul by Sylvia Khoury in September, as well as developmental workshops of the 2023 Premiere Play Festival runner-up and the 2023/24 Liberty Live Commission in November 2023.
"Songs for a New World" Highlights Life's Decisive Moments
by Chris Lillja, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-06-08
Jason Robert Brown, well-known for writing the Tony Award-winning stage adaptation of "The Bridges of Madison County," wrote the music and lyrics for "Songs for a New World"—an impressive score that traverses multiple genres, including pop, gospel, and contemporary musical theater. Pioneer Productions will present a slightly reimagined production of this contemporary show, the weekends of June 9 and June 16. The performances will take place in the heart of Morristown in Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church.
The Life of Christ from Another, Very Musical, Point of View – "Jesus Christ Superstar"
by Bruce Chadwick - published 2023-06-07
This is the official 50th anniversary of the premiere of the hit Broadway play Jesus Christ Superstar, a musical that has played all over the world and is headed for the State Theatre, in New Brunswick, this coming weekend (June 9-11). It is not the traditional story of Jesus' life and death, though, but a story that puts Judas, who betrayed Christ, in a major role. He, and high priests who punished Jesus, are the major players in the story, along with Christ.
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Wharton Arts Announces Auditions for The Moors
(BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ) -- The Wharton Community Players (WCP) will hold auditions for The Moors by Jen Silverman on Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Tuesday, September 24, 2024 from 7:00pm-9:00pm at 60 Locust Avenue in Berkeley Heights.
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Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility"
(MADISON, NJ) -- Long before Bridgerton sparked desires and ignited our screens, a young, new writer set the hearts of England ablaze with the deep longing of her compelling characters. Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility tells the captivating tale of the Dashwood sisters as they attempt to navigate financial strife, would-be suitors, and the rigid edicts of English society following the death of their father. Jessica Swale’s elegant stage adaptation of this beloved classic overflows with humor and style. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present Sense and Sensibility at their F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the campus of Drew University from September 4-22, 2024.
