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theatre
Paper Mill Playhouse presents "Jersey Boys" 
(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents Jersey Boys, the first show of Paper Mill's 2024-2025 season. Directed by Michael Bello (We Are the Tigers, associate director of The Who's Tommy and Jersey Boys UK/US tours and off-Broadway), Jersey Boys begins performances on Wednesday, October 2 ahead of a Sunday, October 6 opening night. The run continues through Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Paper Mill Playhouse.
Music Mountain Theatre presents "Beauty and the Beast" 
(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre (MMT) presents a four-weekend run of Beauty and the Beast from September 13 to October 6, 2024. Beauty and the Beast tells the classic "tale as old as time" of a selfish prince turned into a beast, and the beautiful woman longing for adventure beyond her provincial town. This, the first of the full-length Disney stage musicals, is the twelfth mainstage show of MMT's 2024 season.
Theater League of Clifton presents "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940" 
(CLIFTON, NJ) -- The Theater League of Clifton will present its main stage production of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 in the newly renovated Clifton School No. 3 auditorium, located 365 Washington Ave. in Clifton (adjacent to Paulison Avenue). Performances run October 25-27 and November 1-3, 2024.
The Theater Project and the Cranford Library present reading of "The Bishop of California" 
(CRANFORD, NJ) -- The Theater Project and the Cranford Library will launch the autumn 2024 New Play Readings series Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Cranford Community Center's 110-seat theater. Admission is free, with no registration required. The event begins at 2:00pm.
Classic American Tales presents stories by Paley, Goyen, Baum, Hecht, Ade, and Wells 
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Every Thursday at 4:00pm through October 10, 2024, Classic American Tales (CAT) presents readings of stories, plays, and poetry at the historic Dormer House Bed and Breakfast, 800 Columbia Avenue in Cape May, NJ. Performances are on the front porch, weather permitting. Otherwise, they will be inside. Guests are also treated to lemonade and tasty treats. Cost is $12.00, cash or check at the door, and guests at The Dormer House and children ages 12 and under are free.
REVIEW: "Diversion" at Premiere Stages at Kean 
(UNION, NJ) — Premiere Stages at Kean is presenting Diversion by Scott Organ now through September 22, 2024. It's about a group of hard working nurses who have their world turned upside down when it is discovered that someone is diverting (aka stealing) opioids. This is a very well-written drama that was the winner of the 2023 Premiere Play Festival.
music
State Theatre New Jersey presents The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $29-$174.
An Interview with Tommy Strazza about "Anthems for World Peace" 
Tommy Strazza is one of the hardest working musicians in Jersey. Over the past two decades, he's been playing and recording as both a singer-songwriter and lead guitarist for several bands (The Strazzacasters, Hey Bulldog, Misguided Muse, The DeLoreons) and solo artists (Anthony Walker, Anjelia, Emily Grove, and Michael Askin), hosts a weekly open mic, and is one of the best supporters of the local music scene. He's recently released his first instrumental album, "Anthems for World Peace". New Jersey Stage caught up with him to learn more about the record.
film
These Years Video Filmmaker Interview for the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival! 
Al Nigrin, Executive Director & Curator of the New Jersey Film Festival, sits down with Kiana Rosa Fischer, Director of These Years, at EBTV for a filmmaker interview.
art
Frank Grasso's Wildlife Photography on Display at Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch 
(BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The beauty of South Jersey's natural environs and the creatures that inhabit them bursts from the photographs of outdoorsman Frank Grasso, on display throughout the month of September at the Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch.
Zimmerli Joins Bloomberg Connects Cultural App with Free Multimedia Digital Guide Offering Unique Content to Enrich Visitor Engagement 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers—New Brunswick launched a new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Connects app, available for free download from Google Play or the App Store, invites the public to easily access the Zimmerli's content when planning a trip to the museum, while in the galleries or delving deeper after a visit. Easy links to visitor information, upcoming events, the gallery map, social media accounts, and membership options—as well as multilingual capabilities with the integration of Google Translate—enhance the visitor experience.
food
Waterfront Restaurant Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen opens in Newport section of Jersey City 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) /PRNewswire/ -- LeFrak Commercial, Newport Associates Development Company and the owners of Downtown Brooklyn's beloved Japanese restaurant Teppan Territory announced the opening of Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen, the newest culinary offering to debut in Jersey City's waterfront neighborhood, Newport. The new seafood restaurant located on River Drive inside residential building The Beach offers an elevated dining option that enhances the neighborhood's vibrant food scene.
community
Axelrod Performing Arts Academy offers Dance and Musical Theater Classes 
(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- The Axelrod Performing Arts Academy (APAA) has released its 2024/2025 schedule of classes for dance and musical theater. All classes take place in the APAA studio located in the atrium at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Road in Holmdel. Performances will take place on the stage of the new Bell Theater at Bell Works and at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park.
Haddon Township Fall Festival to Take Place On Saturday 
(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Breaking with the tradition of quiet fall fests full of pumpkins and apples, the Haddon Township Fall Festival extends summer vibes with amusement rides, a beer garden, rocking live bands and dancing, a wing eating contest, a dunk tank, food trucks and Disney character drop-ins. On September 14 (rain date: September 15), the Fall Festival will take over blocks and blocks of Haddon Township from the Crystal Lake Pool Complex, where JAM FEST happens, and goes for 5 blocks all the way down West Park Boulevard as part of the STREET FAIR.
Election Law Scholar to Speak at Stockton's 18th Annual Constitution Day Program 
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- Richard L. Hasen, an internationally recognized expert in election law, will be the keynote speaker for Stockton University's 18th annual Constitution Day program on Tuesday, September 24, in the Campus Center Event Room. The event begins at 6:00pm.
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