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theatre
A One-Night-Only Play Reading of "Holiday" to Benefit The Acting Company 
(NEW YORK, NY) -- The Acting Company has announced additional casting for its upcoming, one-night-only benefit reading of Holiday, a new adaptation by Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg, from the play by Philip Barry. Ella Beatty, Lilli Cooper, Hiram Delgado, Chris Perfetti, and John Slattery join previously announced Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet. Tony Award winner Robert Falls will direct the all-star cast in an evening presented by The Acting Company , by special arrangement with Eric Falkenstein. The special event will take place Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 7:00pm at The Gerald W. Lynch Theater (524 W 59th Street, at The John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York, NYC). All proceeds from the event will benefit The Acting Company.
Full of Shampoo and Sass, "Steel Magnolias" Takes the Stage at Kelsey Theatre in October 
(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Shampoo, free advice, and witty repartee fills the air at Truvy's beauty salon when the Yardley Players present Steel Magnolias October 4-13, 2024 at the Kelsey Theatre on the West Windsor Campus of Mercer County Community College (MCCC). The play explores the relationships between a tight-knit group of Louisiana southern ladies who gather in Truvy's small-town beauty parlor, celebrating the milestones in each other's lives.
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place September 24 to October 1, 2024 
Here are previews of plays taking place from September 24 to October 1, 2024 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
George Street Playhouse presents An Evening of Constitutional Conversation 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents Tony Award nominee and playwright of What the Constitution Means to Me Heidi Schreck and Dr. Elizabeth C. Matto ("To Keep the Republic: Thinking, Talking, and Acting Like a Democratic Citizen"), Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University in a conversation moderated by director Laiona Michelle about What the Constitution Means to Me.
Vivid Stage presents "A Very Spooky Special" 
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, marking decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey. This season, the company will present thirty performances of different kinds, in locations all over the region. Next up is A Very Spooky Special, a Halloween variety show, on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 8:00pm.
music
The Newton Theatre presents Shawn Colvin 
(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents Shawn Colvin on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 7:00pm. Over the course of three decades, Shawn Colvin has established herself as a captivating performer and a revered storyteller.
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from September 24 to October 1, 2024 
Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from September 24 to October 1, 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.
The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Katie Henry on Sunday 
(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Katie Henry on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 7:30pm. The New Jersey songwriter might have started out banging on doors, braving New York's blues clubs, playing piano until her fingers bled, and winning over the city one show at a time. But lately, the multi-instrumentalist has raced through career milestones at a rocket pace.
High. releases "In A Hole" from Upcoming EP 
New Jersey noisegazers High. are excited to announce their sophomore EP, Come Back Down, available on vinyl and digitally on January 24, 2025 via longtime New York indie label Kanine Records. The announcement is heralded by lead single "In A Hole," which begins with a wall of guitars as powerful as the emotions behind it. Inspired by finding friendship and community amid trauma and hardship, the band excavates difficult memories of their past to match their heaviest guitar work to date.
Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest will Return to Augusta in 2025 
(AUGUSTA, NJ) /PRNewswire/ -- What began as a small crawfish boil in Northern New Jersey for 70 people homesick for Louisiana and boiled crawfish in 1989 has turned into Michael Arnone's 32nd Annual Crawfish Fest that now draws nearly 20,000 guests. Their next Crawfish Fest will be held May 30 – June 1, 2025, in Augusta, New Jersey at the Sussex County Fairgrounds, featuring the best food and music that Louisiana and New Orleans have to offer.
Rock and Roll and R&B/Soul with Russell Thompkins, Jr. and the New Stylistics LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center 
Betcha by golly, wow — music lovers this Tuesday, September 17, 2024 afternoon at Holmdel, NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center are ready for a concert of Rock and Roll and R&B/Soul music. Presented by the Garden State Arts Foundation, today's show stars Russell Thompkins, Jr. and the New Stylistics along with Terry Johnson's Flamingos and Elvis Presley tribute artist Richie Santa.
film
New Release Review - "The Substance" 
Seven years after she rehabilitated the disreputable rape-revenge genre by leaning into its excesses with her debut Revenge, French writer/director Coralie Fargeat has made her English language debut with The Substance, bringing Demi Moore back into the spotlight with what might be her career best performance, and certainly her most daring.
Elegant experimental film Lamiai debuts at the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, September 27 
Culminating in the finale of Albert Gabriel’s Nigrin latest trilogy composed of prior films Dream Screen and Pizzica, Lamiai is the third installment of Nigrin’s expedition into the mesh-like experimental framework that is surreal storytelling.
community
Events This Week in New Jersey: September 24 to October 1, 2024 
Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from September 24 to October 1, 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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