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Pretty Woman Is Now a Musical
by Bruce Chadwick
published 2023-10-04

We here in New Jersey, we get, what, 45 million cable television networks and at least once a week they all air the hit Richard Gere/Julia Roberts hit movie Pretty Woman. I have seen it on a cable network at least once a week for the last three years. I love it and I always wished someone could take that song, and that unbeatable love story, and turn it into a musical.




 

This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 3-9, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from October 3-9, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.



State Theatre presents "Pretty Woman: The Musical"

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents four performances of Pretty Woman: The Musical from October 7-8, 2023. Based on one of Hollywood's most beloved romantic stories of all, the musical springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award®-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde).



Main Street Theatre Company presents "Dogfight: The Musical"

(OLD BRIDGE, NJ) -- Main Street Theatre Company presents Dogfight: The Musical across two weekends from October 7-15, 2023 at the Temple Beth Ohr in Old Bridge. The play takes place November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. But, when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress whom he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion.



Shakespeare Theatre of NJ presents "A Man For All Seasons"

(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) heads into its penultimate production for the 2023 Main Stage season with Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons. Bolt's dramatization of the political, social, and religious upheaval unleashed by Henry VIII's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon in defiance of the Catholic Church, Spain, and the Pope is Shakespearean in its scope and themes. The production runs from October 18 – November 5, 2023.





PHOTOS from "Popcorn Falls" at Surflight Theatre

by John Posada
published 2023-09-28

(BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre continues their 2023 season with the energetic romp full of impressions, wit, and charm, Popcorn Falls, from September 27 through October 1, 2023. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.



This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place September 26 to October 2, 2023

Here are previews of plays taking place from September 26 to October 2, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.



The Hardy Boys Kicks Off The Growing Stage's 42nd Season

(NETCONG, NJ) -- The Growing Stage: The Children's Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey is thrilled to present the first show of their 42nd Season, The Hardy Boys In The Mystery Of The Haunted House. Based on The Hardy Boys novel "The House on the Cliff" by Franklin W. Dixon and adaptation by Jon Klein, this production runs October 13-29, 2023 with performances on Saturdays at 4:00pm, Sundays at 2:00pm and a special opening night performance on Friday, October 13th at 7:30pm. This production is directed by Stephen L. Fredericks, Founder and Executive Director of The Growing Stage.



Emily Mann and Daniel Donskoy on "The Pianist" at George Street Playhouse

by Charles Paolino
published 2023-09-24

The Pianist, a new play at the George Street Playhouse, strikes deep personal chords with the playwright and the actor in the title role.



George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist"

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents The Pianist, a play with music, based on the memoir "The Pianist" by Wladyslaw Szpilman and directed and adapted for the stage by Emily Mann (Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire, Having Our Say, Anna and the Tropics). The Pianist begins previews on September 26, with an official opening night set for September 29. The play runs through October 22.


 

UPCOMING EVENTS
George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist"
George Street Playhouse presents "My Lord, What A Night"

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) New Brunswick, NJ

 

George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist"
Mrs. Christie

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre) Princeton, NJ

 

George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist"
Vivid Stage presents New Play Readings: "Chagutok" by Vince Gatton

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Summit Community Center Summit, NJ

 





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