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Daily Edition 05-21-24

NJ Stage Daily Update

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

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theatre


Playwright Lloyd Suh to Join Lewis Center for the Arts' Faculty at Princeton University
 

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Award-winning playwright Lloyd Suh will join the Lewis Center for the Arts' faculty at Princeton University in July. Suh, appointed as a professor of the practice, will teach introductory and advanced playwriting courses in a joint appointment in the Program in Theater and Music Theater and the Program in Creative Writing.

 



Ashlee Fucarino and Isaiah Baston were named Outstanding Performers at the 14th Annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance
 

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Ashlee Fucarino and Isaiah Baston were named Outstanding Performers at the 14th Annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance, held on May 19, 2024 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College in Manhattan. Bonnie Milligan, Tony® Award-winner for her role in Kimberly Akimbo, hosted the Awards.

 


music


Flying V Productions presents ElephantProof with Turtle Logic at The Homestead Bar & Kitchen
 

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Flying V Productions presents ElephantProof with Turtle Logic at The Homestead Bar & Kitchen on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. A tight-knit quartet comprised of some of Boston's finest musicians, ElephantProof stands as an enchanting embodiment of dynamic and eclectic sonic energy. Doors open at 7:00pm.

 



Diana Ross to Headline bergenPAC's 20th Annual Gala Celebration
 

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), a leading performing arts center in northern New Jersey, will host their twenty-year annual gala celebration with an intimate performance by Diana Ross on Sunday, October 27, 2024. This is a rare chance to see the legendary artist, who has been captivating audiences worldwide with her elegance and timeless hits for decades, in a personal setting. The event begins with a private Gala reception starting at 5:00pm with the concert set for a 7:00pm.



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Alex Kavlakian from Rahway High School Awarded James Moody Jazz Scholarship for New Jersey
 

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Linda Moody and JAZZ HOUSE KiDS announced that Alex Kavlakian is the winner of the 10th Annual James Moody Jazz Scholarship for New Jersey. Kavlakian is a rising senior at Rahway High School in New Jersey who has been studying drums at the JAZZ HOUSE for the past two years, both in its academic year and summer programs. He plays at the highest level in the award-winning JAZZ HOUSE Big Band, part of the organization's Pre-College Instrumental Academy held at the JAZZ HOUSE in Montclair on Sunday afternoons.

 



Stone Pony Summer Stage presents Dashboard Confessional
 

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Dashboard Confessional, announced their 2024 Fall tour featuring special guests BOYS LIKE GIRLS and Taylor Acorn. Produced by Live Nation, the 28-city tour kicks off on September 10 at Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, NJ, making stops across the U.S. in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and more before wrapping up in Irving, TX, at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on October 27.

 



Prudential Center presents Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel
 

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Following the resounding success of "Por Amor a Ustedes World Tour" in 2023, the multi-award-winning Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel celebrates 50 years of an artistic career with "UN DESEO MÁS TOUR 2024", with which she has conquered several cities in Mexico and Latin America since the beginning of this year, and now she is preparing for her tour through more than 25 cities in the United States and Canada starting in September. The tour begins on Friday, September 13, 2024 at the Prudential Center in Newark.

 



2024 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Interview with Acclaimed Singer Songwriter Marissa Nadler
 

Here is the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Interview with Acclaimed Singer Songwriter Marissa Nadler hosted by Festival Director Al Nigrin:

 


art


NJRep presents the West End Art Gallery
 

(LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company (NJRep) is pleased to announce their West End Art Gallery will open on June 8 and run through November 10, 2024. Opened in 2017 and located in the West End area of Long Branch, the West End Art Gallery features artists from the tri-state area. Curated by Mare Akana, these four distinctly different exhibits will delight visual arts audiences with their unique perspectives.




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community


UCC to Bring Mental Health Resources to Newark at "Mental Matters" Event
 

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Greater Newark residents will be able to access various mental health resources and services this week at a "Mental Matters" event hosted by United Community Corporation (UCC). The event will be led by UCC's Community-based Violence Intervention program and hosted at the West Side Park Community Center in Newark on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, and takes place from 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Mental Matters aims to raise awareness about mental health and provide essential resources to the community.

 



Hear the Legacy of Juneteenth at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch
 

(BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- – Juneteenth is a day to celebrate emancipation, and to pay homage to countless individuals whose sacrifices great and small made it possible. Join Storyteller Michelle Washington Wilson for "When the Cavalry Came to Call" at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch on Monday, June 17, 2024. The event begins at 3:00pm.

 



Night of 300,000 Meals: Bally's Atlantic City Supports South Jersey Food Bank
 

(EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Bally's Atlantic City was proud to participate in this year's Night of 300,000 Meals event, an evening dedicated to supporting the South Jersey Food Bank and bringing the community together. The event took place on May 2, 2024 at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Egg Harbor Township.

 


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Erth’s

Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live!

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
category: community

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Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
The Historic Palace Theatre
7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857
category: theatre

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George

George Street Playhouse presents "Small"

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre

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Blackberry

Blackberry Smoke: Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2025

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: music

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Sun

Sun Ra Arkestra

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: music

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EVENT PREVIEWS

Lucrecia

Lucrecia Pays Homage to Former Bergen County Resident and Reigning Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz

"Life is a carnival! It's much more beautiful to live it singing." If you're unfamiliar with my life's mantra, perhaps you’d recognize it if I were instead to say "la vida es un carnaval, es más bello vivir cantando." Now put a salsa beat under it and add the iconic voice of the Queen herself, Celia Cruz. Sound familiar? One would hope.



Jersey

Jersey Arts Podcast: Dancing through the Air: 'Noli Timere' Marks World Premiere at McCarter Theatre

"Noli Timere" is Latin for "be not afraid," and the name of the world premiere presentation from Director and Choreographer, Rebecca Lazier and Sculptor, Janet Echelman. The collaboration features eight multidisciplinary performers dancing up to 25 feet in the air within a voluminous, custom-designed Echelman net sculpture.



bergenPAC

bergenPAC hosts Ukraine Odesa National Ballet US Tour 2025: Don Quixote

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Step into over 200 years of history with the legendary Ukraine Odesa National Ballet as they bring the timeless classic Don Quixote to life at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Founded in the early 19th century, the Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre stands as one of Ukraine's oldest and most prestigious cultural institutions, preserving a legacy of excellence and inspiration. Showtime is 7:00pm.



MPAC

MPAC presents Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:30pm. With over two billion streams, pop-culture inspired instrumentalists Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) has helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music.



State

State Theatre New Jersey presents Are You Ready For It? A Taylor Experience

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Are Your Ready For It? A Taylor Experience Starring Traci Marie, paying tribute to Taylor Swift's iconic Eras Tour on Friday, February 14, 2025 at 7:00pm. This is a fast paced, energetic, captivating show, that features a live band tribute to the most successful tour in music history.