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Top 15 Most Read Stories
At New Jersey Stage
From November 17-23, 2024

originally published: 11/24/2024

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from November 17-23, 2024. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 9 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, Sussex, and Union).

Make sure your events are part of our weekly columns by sending press releases to us at info@newjerseystage.com. Event previews are always one of the most popular areas of the website. Event previews get noticed when we first publish them and then get noticed again when they are brought back to the main area of the site the week the event takes place - sometimes even several months later.  We also run weekly columns promoting events, music, and theatre shows taking place for the week. These columns include our featured event previews and event listings along with all of our event previews of the week. Your events can stand out for as low as $10! Many times, they are among the most read stories of the week. There is no cost for us to run your press releases!

1) Events This Week in New Jersey from November 19-26, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from November 19-26, 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.

2) "A Phenomenal Experience!" LeAnn Rimes LIVE! at Kean Stage - Concertgoers crazy about both country and pop music make their way inside Kean Stage's Wilkins Theatre in Union, NJ this Saturday, November 9, 2024 evening for a concert by country/pop superstar LeAnn Rimes.

3) Jackson Arts Ministry Presents Newsies, The Broadway Musical, and Oliver! Jr. - (LAKEWOOD, NJ) -- Jackson Arts Ministry (JAM) presents their Fall 2024 productions, Newsies, the Broadway Musical, and Oliver! Jr., at the historic Casino Auditorium at Georgian Court University on Saturday, December 7th, and Sunday, December 8th. 




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4) PHOTOS from "The Color Purple: The Musical" by Phoenix Productions - (RED BANK, NJ) -- Phoenix Productions, the community theatre company at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, is presenting The Color Purple: The Musical, featuring the community theatre company's first all-Black cast, from November 15-17, 2024. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

5) DanceWorks at RVCC to Feature Student and Faculty Performances December 4-5 - (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's (RVCC) Arts & Design department will present DanceWorks, an evening of student and faculty dance, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 4-5, 2024. The event will be held in the Edward Nash Theatre at the College's Branchburg campus. Performances take place at 7:00pm each night.

6) Katchats 11/20/24 - an interview with Rod Picott - Singer-songwriter Rod Picott recently announced he was playing one final round of shows in the U.S. and Europe and would be hanging up his guitar. On Sunday, December 1, 2024, Picott brings the tour to the Belmar Arts Center. Kat reached out to learn more about the pending retirement and final shows.

7) Six Flags Great Adventure presents Holiday in the Park - (JACKSON, NJ) -- Six Flags Great Adventure's enchanting winter festival, Holiday in the Park, will return for its tenth season and bring the magic of the holidays to life. The event will run weekends and select days from November 23, 2024 through January 1, 2025 and transform the park into a dazzling winter wonderland featuring themed areas, festive entertainment and delightful seasonal treats. Access to Holiday in the Park is included with active season passes and single-day tickets.

8) Prudential Center presents "A Night of Love" with Fantasia Barrino, Trey Songz, and Tamar Braxton - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Get ready, Newark! The highly anticipated return of "A Night of Love" is set to light up your Valentine's Day! On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 8:00pm, the sensational powerhouse singer-actress Fantasia Barrino will grace the stage at the iconic Prudential Center. Joining her for this special night are the incomparable Trey Songz and the dynamic Tamar Braxton, both renowned artists in their own right.

9) The Loser's Lounge presents The David Bowie Birthday Party at White Eagle Hall - (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Joe McGinty & The Loser's Lounge return to White Eagle Hall to celebrate David Bowie's birthday on Saturday, January 11, 2025! This is a special night that will bring together the beautifully expansive catalog of Bowie's incredible music with the wonderfully eclectic cast of The Loser's Lounge. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.

10) Bergen County Players presents "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" - (ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America's longest-running little theater companies, presents The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Theatre for Young Audiences Edition), an "electrifying" (Newsday) musical adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel written by Rick Riordan, with a limited holiday run at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from December 7-22, 2024.




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11) Major Investment Heading for Six Flags Great Adventure Along With Two New Major Roller Coasters - (JACKSON, NJ) -- In a recent news release, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN), the largest amusement park operator in North America, announced a more than $1 billion investment its theme parks over the next two years. Six Flags Great Adventure will launch THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity in 2025. In a groundbreaking announcement, Six Flags Great Adventure also revealed that a multi-world-record-breaking launch roller coaster will debut at the Jackson theme park in 2026.

12) Livingston Theatre Company presents "Something Rotten!" - (PISCATAWAY, NJ) -- The Livingston Theatre Company presents Something Rotten! from November 21-24, 2024. Come see two brothers set out to write the world's first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.

13) Skylands Stadium's Light Show & Christmas Village Runs through End of Year - (AUGUSTA, NJ) -- Celebrate the holiday season with Skylands Stadium's Light Show & Christmas Village, a dazzling, family-friendly experience open from November 22 through December 30, 2024. This year's spectacular one-mile drive-through light show features over two million lights, including enchanting tunnels, a wreath arch, and delightful displays like skating bears and dancing trees.

14) Mile Square Theatre presents the World Premiere of "The Christmas Show Must Go On" - (HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre presents the World Premiere of The Christmas Show Must Go On by Pia Wilson from November 29 through December 15, 2024. This is a new classic tale for Christmas! The fairies in the Christmas Realm have been losing their power and the Christmas ghosts may all be leaving the realm to become Halloween ghosts. Can the Christmas Fairy welcome humans to the show for the first time ever, stop the ghosts from defecting, and make the annual Christmas Show happen?

15) Carteret holiday celebrations take place throughout December - (CARTERET, NJ) -- With Hanukkah coinciding with Christmas and New Year's this year, Carteret is pulling out all the stops with three Borough-sponsored holiday events, plus several additional ticketed entertainment events at Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

Want your events to stand out? Check out our ad rates which start at just $50 for an entire month of targeted advertising and includes events listed in our online calendar. Or you can have your events listed in the calendar for $10 per event (shows with multiple performances get every show listed for just $10). Either way your events will be featured in the weekly columns. NJ Stage keeps our rates low so they are affordable to arts organizations of all sizes. We are a proudly independent media company that doesn't compete with arts organizations for grant money like some other media outlets do. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

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Tuesday

Tuesday Night Book Club - Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea

Tuesday, April 08, 2025 @ 7:30pm
VIRTUAL
category: community


 

Dr.

Dr. Temple Grandin: The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s

Wednesday, April 09, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: community


 

NRI

NRI Antakshari ka Suhana Safar with Dr Annu Kapoor

Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
1601 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ 07065
category: community


 

Tracy

Tracy K. Smith

Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 6:00pm
VIRTUAL
category: community


 

NBPAC

NBPAC Lecture Series: Culinary Conversations with Chef Scott Conant

Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: community


 

EVENT PREVIEWS

New

New Jersey Punk Rock Flea Market Kicks Off "New Jersey 2025 World Tour" This Weekend In Trenton

(TRENTON, NJ) -- The East Coast's most electric underground shopping event is back and bigger than ever. Formerly known as the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, the newly rebranded New Jersey Punk Rock Flea Market (NJPRFM) launches into its 13th year of punk-fueled chaos with the Spring Fling Edition on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton.



Monmouth

Monmouth County Park System to Host 2025 Spring Craft Show

(TINTON FALLS, NJ) -- On Saturday, April 12, the Monmouth County Park System will host its 2025 Spring Craft Show at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center. This seasonal craft show features local artists and crafters and is the perfect place to find Mother's Day gifts, spring decorations, and more. The event runs from 9:00am to 2:00pm.



Hear

Hear a Jersey Shipwreck Saga at the Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch

(BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Many storied sea tragedies have unfolded off the New Jersey coast, but few are as unique as the 1884 sinking of a sleek cargo carrier and the loss of its entire crew. Join historian and diver Dan Lieb for "The Tragedy of the Schooner, John K. Shaw" at the Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The event begins at 7:00pm.



RVCC

RVCC Planetarium to Feature Two New Star Shows in April

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium in Branchburg will present two new star shows in April: Max Goes to the Moon, designed for youngsters ages 6-12, and Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter, for audiences ages 10-adult.



Chefs

Chefs Who Care: A Night with Lidia Bastianich to Support Pediatric Cancer in New Jersey

(BRIELLE, NJ) -- The Ashley Lauren Foundation presents its Chefs Who Care event, set to take place on April 29, 2025 at the amazing Addison Park in Aberdeen. This special evening will feature celebrated Italian American chef, Lidia Bastianich as their 2025 Honoree. It promises to be an unforgettable culinary experience benefiting children with cancer and their families.