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'King James' at GSP – Entertaining, Clever, and Heartwarming

by Karen Nowosad
published 2025-03-30

One of the great gifts a person can have in life is a good friendship. Once found, we are fortunate if it continues to develop and thrive for a long time. This is what happens in the play King James, currently playing at George Street Playhouse. Written by Rajiv Joseph, the show centers around a friendship which develops due to the amazing career of NBA superstar LeBron James. The friendship is between two young men who both love basketball. But it becomes more than that as it goes on.





 

Crossroads Theatre Company presents The Genesis Festival of New Plays This Week

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company presents The Genesis Festival of New Plays from April 2-7, 2025 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. This year's line up includes: Pearls by Silma Sierra Berrada; in shame & in pride: a biomythography by Jamie Goodwin; The Carelessness of Love by Michael Dinwiddie; and hop tha A by James Anthony Tyler.



Xian Zhang to conduct Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Symphony's Music Director Xian Zhang will conduct four performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Three of the performances will take place at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark from April 3-5 and a fourth takes place at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on April 6, 2025.



Vivid Stage presents "In The Mix" - An Evening of World Premiere Plays all written in the last 3 months

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at the Oakes Center, will present In the Mix, an evening of new short plays that tell the stories of our times, from April 3-13, 2025. This captivating evening of world premiere short plays blends comedy and drama to bring to life the topics that everyone's talking about.



Centenary Stage Company presents the World Premiere of "Wasabia" by Wendy Herlich

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company presents the World Premiere of Wasabia by Wendy Herlich from April 3-13, 2025. It details the story of Vivian and Carla. When fiercely independent Vivian gets a knock on her door from Carla, a young hospice volunteer desperate to shine, the two strike up an unlikely and unforgettable friendship.





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Reframing Disability: Hybrid ReelAbilities Film Festival Returns to Kean University April 3-5

(UNION, NJ) -- Kean University will host the ReelAbilities New Jersey Film Festival in a hybrid format this year, including in-person and virtual film screenings, from Thursday, April 3 through Saturday, April 5, 2025. ReelAbilities, a film festival dedicated to reframing disability through the power of film, features a diverse selection of award-winning documentary and narrative films from around the world that spotlight authentic experiences and artistic expressions of individuals with disabilities.



Stockton University Takes Audiences on a Heartfelt Journey of the Wizarding World in 'Puffs'

by Carolyn M. Brown, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-03-27

The playful world of wizardry and witchcraft takes to the stage at Stockton University with a presentation of the play "Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At A Certain School of Magic and Magic." Performances run April 3–5, 2025, at 7:30 PM and April 5–6 at 2 PM in the Experimental Theater below the Performing Arts Center. Written by Matt Cox, who was inspired by books about pubescent youth finding their way at wizarding school, "Puffs" is a humorous and heartwarming story told from the perspective of the often-overlooked members of Puff House at a magical school.



CDC Theatre presents "Legally Blonde, The Musical"

(CRANFORD, NJ) -- Harvard's beloved blonde takes the stage at CDC Theatre in Cranford by pink storm in this fun, upbeat story of self-discovery! CDC Theatre presents Legally Blonde, The Musical weekends from May 2-18, 2025.



Gateway Playhouse presents "The Man Who Came to Dinner"

(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will kick off its 2025 Mainstage Season with the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy classic The Man Who Came to Dinner. The play will run one weekend only, April 4-6, 2025.



Brookdale Performing Arts Center presents "Godspell"

(LINCROFT, NJ) -- The Brookdale Performing Arts Center presents Godspell, directed by John Bukovec, across three weekends from April 4-19, 2025. This high-energy, uplifting musical promises to captivate audiences with a modern-day celebration of love, community, and joy. Godspell brings the teachings of Jesus to life in a contemporary urban setting through a vibrant blend of music, dance, and storytelling.