Here are previews of plays taking place from January 28 to February 3, 2025 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. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.
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George Street Playhouse presents "SMALL" (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents SMALL from January 14 through February 2, 2025. This is a Penguin Rep Theatre production written and performed by Robert Montano (The Steel Man), and directed by Jessi D. Hill (Daniel's Husband). From the racetrack to the stage, Robert Montano shares his extraordinary true story of resilience and reinvention through the highs and lows of an unconventional life. Click here for a feature article on the play.
McCarter Theatre Center presents the National Tour of "Here There Are Blueberries" by Tectonic Theater Project (PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center proudly launches the National Tour of Here There Are Blueberries, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist play from Tectonic Theater Project by Tony and Emmy nominee Moisés Kaufman and Emmy nominee Amanda Gronich. The production runs January 24 through February 9, 2025.
State Theatre New Jersey presents An Evening with Sutton Foster (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents An Evening with Sutton Foster on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 8:00pm. The Tony® Award-winning artist will perform from her extensive Broadway catalog including, The Music Man, Anything Goes, and Sweeney Todd.
PHOTOS from "Iconic Broadway" at Music Mountain Theatre (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) — Relive your favorite moments from Broadway's beloved musicals in a night of unforgettable songs presented by a show-stopping ensemble of two dozen performers with Music Mountain Theatre's 2025 season opener - a new, original concert conceived by MMT's own Louis Palena. Performances runs for 12 performances from January 17 through February 2, 2025. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
Wharton Community Players presents "The Moors" (BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ) -- Wharton Community Players (WCP) presents The Moors by Jen Silverman from January 24-February 2, 2025 in the Wharton Black Box Theater (at 60 Locust Avenue) in Berkeley Heights. Join them as we take a trip back to Victorian England with two sisters and their dog, as they dream about what life can be. The arrival of their new governess takes all of the characters on a path they couldn't have anticipated. Full of feeling and wit, The Moors is a riveting dark comedy.
Paper Mill Playhouse presents "Mystic Pizza" - A New Musical based on the classic film (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents Mystic Pizza - a new musical based on the 1988 movie which starred Julia Roberts - from January 29 through February 23, 2025. Mystic Pizza is a new musical about three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love and family in a small-town pizza joint.
Masquerade Theatre presents "Rabbit Hole" (RIVERSIDE, NJ) -- Masquerade Theatre presents Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire across two weekends (January 31 - February 2, 2025 and February 6-8, 2025). The production is directed by by Megan Knowlton Balne. Rabbit Hole was the recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Camden Rep to introduce girls of color to behind-the-scenes careers in theater and film at Hammer and Nails Conference (CAMDEN, NJ) -- Camden Rep will introduce girls of color between the ages of 14 and 18 to behind-the-scenes careers in theater and film with the company's first Hammer and Nails Conference on Monday, February 3, 2025 at Creative Arts High School, located on the campus of Camden High.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025 @ 7:00pm - Special Passholder Event: Arizona Project Showings at Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 7:30pm - George Street Playhouse presents "Small" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Here There Are Blueberries at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars at The Historic Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm - George Street Playhouse presents "Small" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Here There Are Blueberries at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 2:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "Small" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars at The Historic Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Here There Are Blueberries at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Men are from Mars – Women are from Venus LIVE! at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 2:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "Small" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Here There Are Blueberries at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 4:00pm - Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars at The Historic Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Men are from Mars – Women are from Venus LIVE! at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 7:30pm - George Street Playhouse presents "Small" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 7:30pm - Here There Are Blueberries at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Sunday, February 2, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars at The Historic Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong
Sunday, February 2, 2025 @ 2:00pm - George Street Playhouse presents "Small" at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Sunday, February 2, 2025 @ 2:00pm - Here There Are Blueberries at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton
Dunbar Repertory Company presents August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" at Middletown Arts Center (MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents a special Black History Month production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running, produced by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. and directed by Mark Antonio Henderson, February 6-16, 2025. Set in 1969's Pittsburgh Hill District, Two Trains Running explores racial tensions in the Civil Rights era, as argued over by regulars at a struggling diner owned by Memphis Lee, who fights to get fair compensation for his building as the neighborhood faces urban renewal.
Centenary Stage Company's NEXTStage Repertory presents Shakespeare's "The Tempest" (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's NEXTStage Repertory presents William Shakespeare's The Tempest adapted and directed by Stephen Michael Davis from February 6-10, 2025. The Tempest is Shakespeare's comedy about betrayal, ill-treatment, and the development of magical arts, all set against the backdrop of a plot for revenge.
Murder Mystery Co. presents "Till Death Do Us Part: Murder Mystery Dessert Theater" at Brookdale PAC (LINCROFT, NJ) -- Brookdale Community College is set to host an unforgettable evening of mystery, mayhem, and merriment as the Murder Mystery Co. presents Till Death Do Us Part: Murder Mystery Dessert Theater on February 7, 2025 at 8:00pm. This thrilling event invites guests to indulge in delightful desserts, sip coffee or tea, and immerse themselves in an intriguing whodunnit.
Brundage Park Playhouse presents "Footloose" (RANDOLPH, NJ) -- Brundage Park Playhouse presents Footloose across two weekends (February 7-9 and February 14-16, 2025). This is a musical version of the 1984 film. A rebellious teenager moves to a small middle-America town where dance is forbidden, and encourages his classmates to defy the local pastor and call for a rock’n’roll prom.
Old Library Theatre presents the heartwarming new original musical, "Cardboard Trees and a Painted Moon" (FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, will present this unique musical, Cardboard Trees and a Painted Moon, from February 7-9, 2025. Hope, joy, and optimism: the music and lyrics of award-winning songwriter Patrick Dwyer take center stage in the world premiere of the new musical revue. It is a love letter to community theatre in all of its messiness and all of its infinite possibilities.
State Theatre New Jersey presents "The Simon & Garfunkel Story" (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The internationally acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story returns to the road in 2025 with a North American tour to nearly 60 U.S. cities including a stop at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8:00pm. The immersive concert-style tribute show, complete with nostalgia-inducing, unforgettable hits, will recreate the magic and authenticity of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel live on stage and chronicles the amazing journey of the iconic, Grammy® Award-winning act.
Fund for Irish Studies at Princeton University presents a Conversation with Ireland's Abbey Theatre (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton University's Fund for Irish Studies continues its 2024-2025 series with a conversation with members of Ireland’s Abbey Theatre: Literary and New Work Director Ruth McGowan and well-known Irish actor and Associate Artist Derbhle Crotty will discuss writing and performing in Ireland and perhaps offer readings from some Irish plays. Fund for Irish Studies co-chair and director of the Program in Theater and Music Theater Jane Cox will moderate the conversation on Friday, February 7, 2025 at the James Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau Street. The event begins at 4:30pm.
Bergen County Players presents "Rabbit Hole" (ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America's longest running theater companies, showcases a perfect balancing act of drama, comedy and catharsis in its production of Rabbit Hole, which won playwright David Lindsay-Abaire a Pulitzer Prize in 2007. The show opens Saturday, February 8 and runs weekends through March 1, 2025 at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell.
American Theater Group presents a Reading of "The Waiting Room" by Paul Marsh (RAHWAY, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG) will present the premiere reading of Paul Marsh's new comedy The Waiting Room as part of its free Monday Night Play Reading Series on February 10, 2025 at Hamilton Stage in Rahway, NJ. The cast will feature Broadway's Brenda Braxton (Smokey Joe's Cafe – Tony Award nomination; Chicago) along with William Selby and Jennifer Smith (Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder). Showtime is 7:00pm.
NJ Rep presents the World Premiere of "Make Believe" (LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Marking the start of another extraordinary season dedicated to new voices and compelling stories, New Jersey Repertory Company (NJRep) launches its 28th season with the World Premiere of Make Believe by acclaimed playwright John Biguenet, directed by NJ Rep's Artistic Director SuzAnne Barabas. The production runs from February 13 to March 9, 2025. Make Believe is a nostalgic, haunting look back at the world of 1930's Hollywood, where larger-than-life movie stars went to great lengths to keep their secrets from coming to light.
"The Jonathan Larson Project" to Have World Premiere in NYC (NEW YORK, NY) -- Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, and Marc Routh proudly announce the world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project, a new musical that celebrates the dozens of unheard songs, unfinished and unproduced musicals, and pop songs found in files and boxes when the visionary writer of RENT died suddenly at the age of 35 in 1996. Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins, The Jonathan Larson Project features more than 20 undiscovered songs by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning writer.
Vivid Stage to Celebrate 30th Anniversary with Fundraising Gala on Valentine's Day - Love Songs and Laments (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage will celebrate its 30th Anniversary with a special gala fundraiser on Friday, February 14, 2025. This special Valentine's Day celebration will be held at the Oakes Center in Summit from 6:00pm-10:00pm. As part of this special event, the theatre will honor Steven McIntyre, a former board member and staff member and longtime patron and friend of the company.
Ferrell Studios presents "Tick, Tick... BOOM!" at Mignolo Arts Center (METUCHEN, NJ) -- Ferrell Studios presents Tick, Tick... BOOM! at Mignolo Arts Center from February 14-16, 2025. Tick, Tick... BOOM! is a musical created by late composer, Jonathan Larson (Rent). It is an autobiographical drama that follows Jon's life as a struggling musical theatre composer living in New York City in 1990.
Brookdale Community College Performing Arts Center presents "Blithe Spirit" (LINCROFT, NJ) -- Prepare for an evening of laughter and enchantment as Brookdale Community College Performing Arts Center presents Blithe Spirit, a delightful supernatural comedy by Noël Coward, across two weekends in February. This whimsical play, famously brought to life by the talented Angela Lansbury, promises to captivate audiences with its blend of wit, humor, and supernatural mischief.
South Street Players presents "Crimes of the Heart" (SPRING LAKE, NJ) -- South Street Players presents Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley across two weekends (February 14-16 and February 21-23, 2025) in Wesley Hall. The play was the winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Award for Best American Play.
Monmouth University's Center for the Arts presents A Bronx Tale: The One Man Show starring Chazz Palminteri (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Monmouth University's Center for the Arts presents A Bronx Tale: The One Man Show starring Chazz Palminteri on Saturday, February 15, 2025 in the Pollak Theatre. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Theater League of Clifton to present "Girls Night Out" Murder Mystery/Comedy at Mario's Restaurant (CLIFTON, NJ) -- The Theater League of Clifton will present its next dinner/theater production, "Girls Night Out," an 'interactive' murder/mystery comedy. Performances will be held at Mario's Restaurant (710 Van Houten Avenue) in Clifton across three weekends from February 15 to March 2, 2025.
Two River Theater presents "Dial M for Murder" (RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater presents the stylish thriller that inspired a Hitchcock classic, Dial M for Murder, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher (Scotland Road, Wait Until Dark), from the original by Frederick Knott. Directed by Drama Desk Award nominee Jenn Thompson (Little Shop of Horrors, Chains, Conflict and Women Without Men), Dial M for Murder runs from February 15 - March 9, 2025 in the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater.
Algonquin Arts Theatre presents "The Diary of Anne Frank" (MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre presents four performances of The Diary of Anne Frank from February 15-22, 2025. Embark on a poignant journey through history with one of the most powerful and enduring stories of resilience, family, hope, and the human spirit. Anne Frank's eloquent and deeply moving words leap from the pages of her diary to the stage.
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