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Daily Edition 08-21-24

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


Premiere Stages to Present World Premiere of "Diversion" by Scott Organ
 

(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages at Kean University will present the New Jersey Premiere of Scott Organ's Diversion September 5-22, 2024 in the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center. Selected as the winner of the 2023 Premiere Play Festival, it involves a group of devoted and hard working nurses in an ICU unit see their world turned upside down when it is discovered that someone is diverting (stealing) medicine on the unit.

 



This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place August 20-27, 2024
 

Here are previews of plays taking place from August 20-27, 2024 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. Click on the title to go to the full preview. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.

 



Music Mountain Theatre presents "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
 

(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents The Scarlet Pimpernel, the swashbuckling adventure based on the novel by Baroness Orczy, over a three-weekend run from August 23 to September 8, 2024. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a colorful window into 18th-century French and British history.

 


music


State Theatre New Jersey presents The Life and Music of George Michael
 

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents The Life and Music of George Michael on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 7:30pm. The brand-new concert-style show chronicles the amazing journey George Michael had with music and his fans while capturing the performance and sound of the musical sensation with concert style staging and lighting.



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Newton Theatre presents The Artimus Pyle Band with Six Gun Sally
 

(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Artimus Pyle Band comes to The Newton Theatre on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Six Gun Sally will open the night. Showtime is 8:00pm.

 



This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from August 20-27, 2024
 

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from August 20-27, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

 



James Langton Brings Jazz to Algonquin Arts Theatre
 

(MANASQUAN, NJ) -- James Langton's New York All Stars Big Band takes center stage to kick off Algonquin's 2024-2025 Jazz Series bringing timeless melodies to life, delivering an authentic and electrifying performance on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 3:00pm.

 


comedy


Vivid Stage's Improv Team, The Flip Side, to Open Their 30th Season
 

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- This is the 30th Anniversary season for Vivid Stage, celebrating decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey. During the season, the company will present thirty performances of different kinds, in locations all over the region. The first of these performances will be The Flip Side, the house improv team of Vivid Stage, which will perform at the Madison Community Arts Center on Friday, September 6, 2024. Showtime is 8:00pm.

 


community


Events This Week in New Jersey: August 20-27, 2024
 

Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from August 20-27, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.




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FEATURED EVENTS

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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.