Here is a look at shows taking place from February 25 to March 3, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.
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An Interview with Al Schnier from moe.. On Thursday, February 27, 2025, Buffalo, NY based band, moe. will perform at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ. Then on Friday, February 28 and again on Saturday, March 1, moe. will head to Philadelphia, PA to perform two nights at Brooklyn Bowl. These shows are part of their winter tour celebrating the release of their new album, "Circle of Giants". I was able to speak with Al Schnier from moe. in anticipation of these shows.
Saturday, March 1 - bergenPAC presents Jim Messina on March 1st. (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Jim Messina on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 8:00pm. An undisputed expert in the fine art of making hit music, Messinas legacy of musical genius spans five decades, three super groups, a vibrant solo career and scores of producing and engineering credits.
Saturday, March 1 - Hamilton Stage at UCPAC presents The Sound of Bebop: Jazz from Juilliard. (RAHWAY, NJ) -- Hamilton Stage at UCPAC presents The Sound of Bebop: Jazz from Juilliard on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 5:30pm. This is performed by Juilliard's Duke Ellington Ensemble, and part of the Jazz from Juilliard concert series, is a production of The Juilliard School, which is world renowned for educating Jazz artists such as Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Jon Batiste and many others.
Sunday, March 2 - State Theatre New Jersey presents Isabel Leonard & Pablo Sainz-Villegas In Recital. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Isabel Leonard & Pablo Sáinz-Villegas In Recital on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3:00pm. Tickets range from $39-$79.
Sunday, March 2 - Vocalist/Pianist Champian Fulton to Salute Big Band Female Vocalists at Madison Jazz Concert. (MADISON, NJ) -- In March 2024, vocalist/pianist Champian Fulton released an album called Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared, paying tribute to female vocalists of the Big Band Era. Featuring several guest vocalists, it included such standards as "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (closely associated with Ella Fitzgerald); "I Don't Know Enough About You" (Peggy Lee); and "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Anita O'Day).
Thursday, February 27 - PSO's New Chamber Music Series at Trinity Continues with the Valencia Baryton Project. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Music of the baryton will be showcased at the next concert on the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO)'s new chamber music series at Trinity Church in Princeton. The Valencia Baryton Project performs works for baryton trio by Joseph Haydn on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7:00pm.
Harmonium Choral Society presents "Sing Me To Heaven" concerts in March. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Join the acclaimed 100-voice Harmonium Choral Society for their March concert on Saturday, March 1 at 7:30pm or Sunday, March 2 at 3:00pm at the Morristown United Methodist Church. The concert features Eleanor Daley's exquisite Requiem and works by Heinrich Schutz, Dave Matthews and Caldwell and Ivory's Ain’t No Grave.
Saturday, March 1 - Bethany Baptist Church of Newark celebrates 25 years of monthly Jazz Vespers on March 1st. (NEWARK, NJ) -- The Bethany Baptist Church of Newark celebrates 25 years of monthly Jazz Vespers! Join them at Bethany Baptist for this free concert combining jazz music and worship on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 6:00pm. The featured performers in March are The Great City of Newark Jazz & Blues All Stars. Vocalist Antoinette Montague is joined by Leo Johnson (saxophone), Brandon McCune (piano) and Earl Grice (drums).
Saturday, March 1 - Albert Music Hall presents Annual Irish Show. (WARETOWN, NJ) -- In a tribute to the Emerald Isle, Albert Music Hall is gearing up for its annual Irish Show, a tradition that has become one of the most popular shows at the Hall. This celebration of Irish music and dance will take place on March 1, 2025. It promises to be a lively and fun-filled evening.
Sunday, March 2 - Monmouth Civic Chorus presents Mendelssohn's Elijah. (COLTS NECK, NJ) -- The award-winning Monmouth Civic Chorus presents Mendelssohn's Elijah on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 4:00pm. This is the first full-length performance of this transcendent piece produced by the chorus since 2000.
Sunday, March 2 - NJPAC presents Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will be performing her latest show, "A Life In Notes," at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Showtime is 3:00pm.
Sunday, March 2 - Annual Music Faculty Recital to be Presented at RVCC. (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department will present the annual Music Faculty Recital, Sunday, March 2, 2025 in the Welpe Theatre at the College's Branchburg campus. Showtime is 2:30pm.
Westminster Choir College's Celebration of Black Music festival features performances, guest artists, lectures. (LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ) -- Rider University's Westminster Choir College will host its annual Celebration of Black Music festival from March 2-9, 2025. The celebration will feature lectures, workshops, and a concert featuring the Westminster Jubilee Singers, Westminster Symphonic Choir and more.
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Wednesday, February 26 @ 7:00pm - Matt Nathanson: King of (Un)Simple Tour at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Thursday, February 27 @ 7:30pm - Bilal at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Friday, February 28 @ 7:30pm - Alexis P Suter at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Friday, February 28 @ 7:30pm - New Orleans Songbook at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, March 1 @ 3:00pm - Seán Dagher at Grunin Center - Studio Theater, 1 College Drive, Toms River
Saturday, March 1 @ 5:30pm - The Sound of Bebop - Jazz from Juilliard at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway
Saturday, March 1 @ 7:00pm - Foibles and Fables: Songs of Magic and Memory, A Princeton Playhouse Ensembles Concert at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, March 1 @ 7:30pm - Jason Harrell: My Immersive Diary at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, March 1 @ 7:30pm - Panama Dead - A Tribute to The New Riders of Purple Sage at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Saturday, March 1 @ 7:30pm - Heroes For Ghosts: Pink Floyd Tribute at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel
Saturday, March 1 @ 8:00pm - Jim Messina at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
Saturday, March 1 @ 8:00pm - The Stranger: A Tribute to Billy Joel at The Strand Center for the Arts, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood
Saturday, March 1 @ 8:00pm - Dave and the Divas present songs of Elton John & Jenny Amlen at Outpost In The Burbs, 40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair
Saturday, March 1 @ 8:00pm - RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Saturday, March 1 @ 8:00pm - The Breakers: Tribute to Tom Petty at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan
Sunday, March 2 @ 3:00pm - Boogie Woogie Big Band at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan
Sunday, March 2 @ 3:00pm - Isabel Leonard & Pablo Sáinz-Villegas In Recital at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Sunday, March 2 @ 3:00pm - J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band) at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel
Sunday, March 2 @ 7:30pm - James Day & The Fish Fry - Mardi Gras Dance Party & Show at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Morristown ONSTAGE 2025 Acts Announced (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The Morris Educational Foundation (MEF) has announced the 16 acts that will perform in the 18th annual Morristown ONSTAGE fundraising event. Featuring the best amateur talent from Morristown, Morris Plains and Morris Township, the show will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at the Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC).
PSO Soundtracks Talk: "Found Sounds" with Sō Percussion (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Members of the award-winning ensemble Sō Percussion will give a talk on "Found Sounds" Tuesday, March 4, 2025, a presentation of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Soundtracks Series at the Princeton Public Library. They will discuss the unique soundscapes which can be created using everyday items. The event begins at 7:00pm.
Nearly 1,000 students to attend Women's History Month concert by New Jersey Youth Symphony at UCPAC (RAHWAY, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), a program of Wharton Arts, announced that nearly 1,000 elementary and middle school students will attend a free Education Concert on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 10:00am at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. Students from Union, Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties will attend this special event celebrating Women's History Month, with music selections by Louise Farrenc, Florence Price, Chen Yi, and Gabriela Lena Frank.
The Newton Theatre presents Pure Prairie League (NEWTON, NJ) -- Pure Prairie League comes to The Newton Theatre on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 8:00pm. Now in their sixth decade, Pure Prairie League continues to lead the way for the new generation of Country/Rockers such as Keith Urban, Nickel Creek, Wilco, Counting Crows and so many others that cite PPL as a major influence.
The Town Hall presents Judy Collins and Friends: 85 Years of Music and Protest (NEW YORK, NY) -- The legendary Judy Collins will present a star-studded 85th birthday celebration Judy Collins and Friends: 85 Years of Music and Protest at The Town Hall on March 8, 2025. Directed by Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Russ Titelman, Judy Collins will be joined onstage by her peers and some of the young talents she inspired and helped nurture. Showtime is 8:00pm.
The Newton Theatre presents Everclear on March 8th (NEWTON, NJ) -- Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the '90s, comes to The Newton Theatre on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band celebrated their 30th Anniversary in recent years, and founder, vocalist and guitarist Art Alexakis has made it clear that he has no plans to slow down.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra To Perform with GRAMMY-Winning Sō Percussion (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Fresh from their 2025 GRAMMY® win for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Sō Percussion will appear with Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) at concerts the weekend of March 8-9, 2025. The ensemble will perform Viet Cuong's concerto for percussion quartet, Re(new)al. Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts the program which includes Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" and Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances. Both performances are at Richardson Auditorium, on the campus of Princeton University.
MPAC presents Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings brings his 60th Anniversary Hits Tour to Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7:30pm. The former lead singer of The Guess Who is touring in support of his first new solo album in over a decade, A Few Good Moments.
Burton Cummings of 'The Guess Who' 60th Anniversary Hits Tour Comes to Ocean Casino Resort on March 14th (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Ocean Casino Resort presents legendary Canadian musician Burton Cummings, of The Guess Who on his 60th Anniversary Hits Tour at Ovation Hall on Friday, March 14, 2025. Showtime is 9:00pm.
SOPAC presents An Evening with Andy McKee (SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) presents the Mainstage debut of internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer Andy McKee on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 7:30pm. The event is co-presented with NJPAC Productions and spotlights both McKee's incredible talent and SOPAC's storied and evolving relationship with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
UCPAC presents The Red Hot Chilli Pipers (RAHWAY, NJ) -- Union County Performing Arts Center presents The Red Hot Chilli Pipers on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:00pm. UCPAC is thrilled to welcome the band back to their Main Stage for St. Patrick's weekend! Bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries its own health warning!
MPAC presents Tony and Emmy Award Winner Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his newest theatre concert Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE, to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:00pm. This show presents the acclaimed actor / singer / storyteller in his most electrifying role: concert performer.
Perkins Center for the Arts presents Brendan and Ryan Callahan (MOORESTOWN, NJ) -- Brendan and Ryan Callahan, a father and son Irish music duo from Moorestown, will perform a special concert in South Jersey at Perkins Center for the Arts' historic Tudor mansion in Moorestown on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:00pm.
The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook presents An Evening of Organ Music featuring Shea Velloso (BOUND BROOK, NJ) -- The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook presents An Evening of Organ Music featuring Shea Velloso on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 7:00pm. Shea is an organist and church musician from central New Jersey.
Rowan's Marie Rader Series presents Timbalooloo: Jazz for Kids (A Relaxed Performance) (GLASSBORO, NJ) -- Families with little ones are invited to Timbalooloo, a lively and interactive world/jazz music program from renowned clarinetist and educator Oran Etkin, presented by Rowan's Marie Rader Series, Sunday, March 15, 2025 at Pfleeger Concert Hall. Admission is free for children 12 and under. Showtime is 2:00pm.
Bay Atlantic Symphony and Greater South Jersey Chorus Join Together for Powerful Voices Concerts in Vineland and Galloway (VINELAND, NJ) -- Bay Atlantic Symphony and Greater South Jersey Chorus Join Together for Powerful Voices Concert featuring performances of The Lord Nelson Mass by Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 4. Performances take place Saturday, March 15, 2025 in Vineland and Sunday, March 16, 2025 in Galloway.
The Newton Theatre presents Welcome Back My Friends – An Evening with Emerson Lake & Palmer (NEWTON, NJ) -- Carl Palmer brings Welcome Back My Friends – An Evening with Emerson Lake & Palmer to The Newton Theatre on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 7:00pm. This is not a tribute act – this is the real thing.
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