REVIEW: "Empire Records: The Musical" at McCarter Theatre
by Gary Wien - published 2024-09-15
(PRINCETON, NJ) — It isn't often that you hear songs by The Cure and Nirvana before the opening of a play, but that's the vibe at McCarter Theatre for Empire Records: The Musical. Based on the cult classic '90s film about a group of employees fighting to keep their record store from going corporate, the play is having its World Premiere in Princeton now through October 6, 2024.
Arthouse Film Festival Returns to The Village at SOPAC
(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- Arthouse Film Festival (AFF) will unspool for ten weeks beginning September 16th at The Village at SOPAC in South Orange. AFF is a curated series of the best soon-to-be-released movies from around the world, followed by conversations with filmmakers and actors. The festival runs until November 18, 2024.
East Lynne Theater Company presents Samuel D. Hunter's "A Case for the Existence of God"
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- East Lynne Theater Company will present Samuel D. Hunter's award-winning play A Case for the Existence of God from September 18 through October 12, 2024. Directed by East Lynne's Artistic Director Craig Fols, the play revolves around two men--one Black, one white; one gay, one straight; both single fathers of young daughters—who form an unlikely bond inside an office cubicle.
Jersey Arts TV: Cult classic 'Empire Records' Gets the Musical Treatment
by Maddie Orton, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-09-19
Nearly 30 years after cult classic film Empire Records was released, it is finding new life a musical at McCarter Theatre Center with an original score by New Jersey native, Zoe Sarnak.
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New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2024 Video Filmmaker Q+A with The Horse Tail Director Justyna Łuczaj-Salej
by Vic Fern - published 2024-09-16
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2024 Video Filmmaker Q+A with The Horse Tail Director Justyna Łuczaj-Salej and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
Important documentary Thank You For Sharing screens at the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on September 22
by Anran Li - published 2024-09-17
What makes a documentary truly captivating? For a film discussing personal experiences, relationships, traumas, and mental well-being, balancing the nuances of emotions, narrative styles, and approaching perspectives is a delicate craft. The audience craves empathy, not a lecture, and creating an informative and endearing documentary about mental health issues is a significant challenge. It's a delicate balance, and either condescending, distant, overgeneralizing, or too unrelatable messages can quickly bore viewers away. Furthermore, despite the newsreel footage vesting them a coat of “reality,” more insightful viewers can still identify the subjectivity in depicting the topic. Therefore, no exhausting preaching would be easily pardoned. And that is why Thank You for Sharing stands out.
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2024 Filmmaker Interview with The Horse Tail Director Justyna Łuczaj-Salej!
by Al Nigrin - published 2024-09-18
Justyna Łuczaj-Salej’s visceral feature The Horse Tail screens at the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, September 22. The film will be Online for 24 Hours on this date. Here is the interview I conducted with Justyna via the internet.
George Street Playhouse presents Pulitzer Prize Finalist, "What the Constitution Means to Me"
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse has announced the complete cast and creative team for its production of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama, What the Constitution Means to Me, written by Tony Award nominee Heidi Schreck (Uncle Vanya), and directed by Laiona Michelle (Little Girl Blue). What the Constitution Means to Me will begin previews on September 24, 2024, and open on September 27 for a limited run through October 13, 2024.
Manhattan Theatre Club presents World Premiere of "Vladimir" by Erika Sheffer
(NEW YORK, NY) -- Manhattan Theatre Club has announced full casting for the world premiere of Vladimir, written by Erika Sheffer (Russian Transport) and directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan (MTC: Proof, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes). Vladimir runs from September 24 to November 10, 2024 at New York City Center Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
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