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
The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents "Into The Woods" 
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents Into The Woods over two weekends, October 18–20 and October 25–27, 2024. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic.
Haunts Come alive as The Ritz Theatre Company presents "Dracula" 
(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company presents Dracula, dramatized by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, from October 18 to November 3, 2024. This captivating adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel brings an exciting take on the legendary tale of the undead, promising a spine-tingling experience that will leave audiences on the edge of their seats.
Centenary Stage Company Offers Special Discount for Hackettstown Residents for Wednesday Matinee Performance of "The Weir" 
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company has announced a special ticket offer for Hackettstown residents for their production of The Weir by Conor McPherson. Residents can purchase tickets for $10.00 for the performance on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 2:00pm, with proof of a Hackettstown address at the box office.
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 15-22, 2024 
Here are previews of plays taking place from October 15-22, 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.
music
The Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey to Open Season with "Ravel Transcriptions and the Musical Homage" on October 27th 
(VOORHEES, NJ) -- The Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey presents a colorful program featuring Ravel's orchestral transcriptions of iconic piano pieces in concert Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees. Showtime is 3:00pm.
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from October 15-22, 2024 
Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 15-22, 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.
film
New Release Review - "Daddy's Head" 
When I tell you Daddy's Head is a horror movie about a young boy left to live with his stepmother when his father dies as a result of a car accident, you'll probably jump to your own conclusions. Stepmothers have gotten a particularly bad rap in fiction over the centuries, so much so that the noun is more often than not prefaced by "wicked." As such, you probably think this is another story of an evil stepmother trying to get rid of the burden of the kid she's been saddled with, and you might even suspect that she was responsible for her husband's death. But writer/director Benjamin Barfoot subverts all our ingrained expectations of stepmother figures in fiction by presenting us with one who is very much the protagonist rather than the antagonist.
Cinematic Wonder plays at the New Jersey Film Festival Jim Haynes AV Concert 
The opening shot of the planet Jupiter’s swirling rings of fire, in Anita LaBelle and Albert Gabriel Nigrin’s 2024 experimental film Ascension from the Disco Inferno, becomes deeply ominous in retrospect, as a vision of an uninhabitable, hellish orb. As the film tracks the descent of two club girls into an infernal discotheque—seemingly located in the cavernous basement of an abandoned mall, and lit by a glittering disco ball that bathes the space in crimson-colored sparks—the two women are revealed to be modern-day maenads, i.e., female followers of Dionysus, in search of a mindless state of bliss summoned via the copious ingestion of liquor and rituals of ecstatic dance.
community
State Theatre New Jersey presents Masters of Illusion on October 24th 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents the world's greatest award-winning magicians in Masters of Illusion on Thursday, October 24, 2024. The show features Greg Frewin, Alexandra Burgio, and shock illusionist, Dan Sperry. Showtime is 7:00pm.
