The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents "Into The Woods"
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents Into The Woods over two weekends, October 18–20 and October 25–27, 2024. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic.
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 15-22, 2024
Here are previews of plays taking place from October 15-22, 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.
"Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through 'The Change'"(R) comes to bergenPAC on Thursday
(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- All aboard, sisters! The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here! Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas. See it at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:00pm.
Avenel Performing Arts Center presents Back to the 80's The Murder Mystery
(AVENEL, NJ) -- The Avenel Performing Arts Center presents Back to the 80's The Murder Mystery from November 7-9, 2024. Dive into the 80s with our interactive murder mystery show! A perfect mix of humor and mystery awaits as you put your detective skills to the test. Engage with familiar characters, uncover clues, and enjoy a night of suspense and laughter. This is not just entertainment; it's your chance to solve the ultimate whodunit. Get ready for an unforgettable and "totally rad" adventure!
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Axelrod Performing Arts Academy presents Winter Wonderland
(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Axelrod Performing Arts Academy presents Winter Wonderland with three performances at the Bell Theater December 14-15, 2024. Take a magical walk through a winter wonderland of holiday classics including selections from A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer, staged by Jessica Totoro.
State Theatre presents "Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations"
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents the Broadway musical Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations for five performances from Friday, October 25, 2024 to Sunday, October 27, 2024. Featuring Grammy®-winning songs and Tony®-winning moves, this is the electrifying musical that follows The Temptations' extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Jersey Arts TV: 'Gruesome Playground Injuries' Leaves Its Mark on Art House Productions
by Gina Marie Rodriguez & Dave Tavani, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-10-10
When you think of the word injury, what springs to mind? Theater, right? Maybe not but perhaps it should. "Gruesome Playground Injuries" is a play written by Ravi Joseph. A fast-paced, intense, and darkly comic play, it tells the story of Kayleen and Doug, two friends whose lives are intertwined through a series of injuries that bring them together. Joseph highlights the complexity and messiness of life, reminding us that it becomes a bit easier with someone by our side.
Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater & Music Theater presents "Anon(ymous)" by Naomi Iizuka
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater and Music Theater at Princeton University presents Anon(ymous) by award-winning playwright Naomi Iizuka, a poetic and action-packed retelling of Homer's The Odyssey with a modern twist that explores displacement, the search for belonging, hope and resilience, and the power of friendship. The production is directed by faculty member Bi Jean Ngo. Performances are November 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Showtime each night is at 8:00pm.
Next Live Episode of "Gemstones," a Vivid Stage Original Series, to take place October 23-24
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, marking decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey. Coming up is the second episode of the original series, Gemstones, by Phoebe Farber. Episode 2 runs Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 2:00pm and Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 8:00pm.
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Alice by Heart
Saturday, February 22, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Folsom Prison Experience: A Johnny Cash Music & Theater Production
Saturday, February 22, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
category: theatre
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Alice by Heart
Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Alice by Heart
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Alice by Heart
Thursday, February 27, 2025 @ 5:30pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Alice by Heart
Friday, February 28, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Alice by Heart
Friday, February 28, 2025 @ 10:00am
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Vivid Stage presents "Gemstones" by Phoebe Farber
Friday, February 28, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Oakes Center
120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
category: theatre
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Phoenix Productions presents "Mary Poppins"
Friday, February 28, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre
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Alice by Heart
Saturday, March 01, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Alice by Heart
Saturday, March 01, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Phoenix Productions presents "Mary Poppins"
Saturday, March 01, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre
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Phoenix Productions presents "Mary Poppins"
Saturday, March 01, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre
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Vivid Stage presents "Gemstones" by Phoebe Farber
Sunday, March 02, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Oakes Center
120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
category: theatre
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Phoenix Productions presents "Mary Poppins"
Sunday, March 02, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre
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Insidious: The Further You Fear
Tuesday, March 04, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: theatre
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National Theatre: Broadcast in HD - "The Importance of being Earnest"
Thursday, March 06, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: theatre
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Dueling Divas Dinner Theater
Friday, March 07, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
category: theatre
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Dueling Divas Dinner Theater
Friday, March 07, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
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Dueling Divas Dinner Theater
Saturday, March 08, 2025 @ 3:00pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
category: theatre
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Broadway Night: Seth Rudetsky Live! with Adam Pascal
Saturday, March 08, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Bell Theater
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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Amadeus
Friday, March 14, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Friday, March 14, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
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Amadeus
Saturday, March 15, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
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Amadeus
Saturday, March 15, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Saturday, March 15, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Saturday, March 15, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
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The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD - Fidelio
Saturday, March 15, 2025 @ 1:00pm
Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
category: theatre
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Amadeus
Sunday, March 16, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Sunday, March 16, 2025 @ 3:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
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Legacy of Light
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
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Legacy of Light
Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Amadeus
Friday, March 21, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Friday, March 21, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Friday, March 21, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
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Legacy of Light
Friday, March 21, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Amadeus
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
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Amadeus
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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Legacy of Light
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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Amadeus
Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 3:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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Legacy of Light
Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 2:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Thursday, March 27, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Thursday, March 27, 2025 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Thursday, March 27, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Thursday, March 27, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
category: theatre
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Legacy of Light
Thursday, March 27, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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Footloose
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
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Come From Away
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: theatre
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Legacy of Light
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Dear Evan Hansen
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 8:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Footloose
Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
category: theatre
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Footloose
Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "King James"
Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park, NJ 07723
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Middlesex County Plays-In-The-Park presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at State Theatre New Jersey
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Middlesex County Plays-In-The-Park presents their annual production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoast at State Theatre December 28-29, 2024. This beloved musical brings the Bible story of Joseph to life with unforgettable music, drama, and a touch of Elvis-inspired flair.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Paper Mill Playhouse presents Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical
(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical from November 27 to December 29, 2024. Based on the classic 1954 holiday film, it is a Technicolor Broadway musical extravaganza. The production is directed by Paper Mill's Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee.
