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theatre
Count Basie Center Academy Opens Classes for Spring and Summer; Phoenix Productions Announces 2025-26 Season 
(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced the opening of spring and summer enrollment at its Turner Academy of the Arts, while over at Phoenix Productions, the Basie Center's community theatre company, news is out on its 2025-26 season.
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place March 4-10, 2025 
Here are previews of plays taking place from March 4-10, 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.
McCarter Live at the Library: What is the Science of Love? 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen and creatives from Legacy of Light take the audience behind the scenes as they discuss the upcoming McCarter Theatre production at the Princeton Public Library on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The event runs from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the Community Room.
Centenary Stage Company enters final weekend for "The Receptionist" 
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company enters the last weekend of its run of the dark comedy, The Receptionist by Adam Bock. The play focuses on a seemingly ordinary office. Beverly, the cheerful and efficient receptionist, keeps things running smoothly—answering phones, gossiping, and managing daily tasks. But as the day unfolds, subtle cracks appear in the routine, hinting at something far more sinister lurking beneath the surface. The production will finish its run March 5-9, 2025 in the Sitnik Theatre.
music
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from March 4-10, 2025 
Here is a look at shows taking place from March 4-10, 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.
New Jersey Youth Chorus Presents Just Us Girls 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Chorus (NJYC), a program of Wharton Arts, will present Just Us Girls on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Morristown United Methodist Church (50 South Park Place) in Morristown. The event is free. Donations can be made to support the Brooke Healey Foundation. Showtime is 4:00pm.
Grunin Center presents April Varner 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Grunin Center for the Arts presents Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist and Composer April Varner on Sunday, March 9, 2025 in the Gia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theatre. She is recognizable by her curly red hair and voice of an "old soul", often brings her listeners to another place - one long ago when the giants of jazz were still gracing the stage. Showtime is 3:00pm.
Lee Mrowicki Finally Tells His Tales of The Stone Pony 
There has never been a club like The Stone Pony and one man has been there from its earliest days, its highest highs, and its lowest lows. Known as the "Voice of The Stone Pony", DJ Lee Mrowicki tells tales from the club's initial run from opening in 1974 to being thrown into bankruptcy court in 1991.
comedy
Old York Cellars to Kick Off 10th Season of Wine & Comedy in April 
(RINGOES, NJ) -- Wine and Comedy Nights at Old York Cellars is back for the 10th season, hosted by local comic Helene Angley. The award-winning winery has announced that nationally known comics, Buddy Fitzpatrick and Chris Monty will headline the first two shows on April 5th and April 19th. The Wine & Comedy shows are held in the winery's heated tent in the vineyard, a unique venue to enjoy wine, food and a night of hilarious comedy.
Vivid Stage's The Flip Side presents Improv at Madison Community Arts Center 
(MADISON, NJ) -- Vivid Stage is celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, marking decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey. This season, the company is presenting thirty performances of different kinds, in locations all over the region. The next of these performances will be The Flip Side, the house improv team of Vivid Stage, which will perform at the Madison Community Arts Center on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:00pm.
dance
Mason Gross Dance presents Urban Bush Women 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Mason Gross Dance presents Urban Bush Women (UBW) on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in the Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater inside the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC). Founded in 1984 by choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, UBW is a Brooklyn-based performance ensemble and dance company. Showtime is 7:30pm.
art
Arts Council of Princeton Announces Victor E. Bell as 2025 Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) has announced Victor E. Bell as their Spring 2025 Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence.
community
Laughs and Jams to Rule at Prudential North to Shore this June 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Building on the momentum of two extraordinarily successful festivals in 2023 and 2024, Prudential North to Shore Festival will return in June 2025 with an expanded lineup that runs from June 14-29.
Middletown Arts Center to Hold Antique, Vintage & Collectibles Marketplace 
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center presents the Antique, Vintage, & Collectibles Marketplace on Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 9:00am to 2:00pm. The inaugural event will feature over four dozen vendors offering a huge selection of unique and one-of-a-kind antiques including vinyl records, costume jewelry, vintage clothing, collectibles, postcards, toys, dolls, Military and so much more. Admission is $5.
Events This Week in New Jersey from March 4-10, 2025 
Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from March 4-10, 2025 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.
FIFA World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey Turns Up the Volume via a Multi-Platform Sound Experience 
(EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- /PRNewswire/ -- The FIFA World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey™ Host Committee is launching the NYNJ Sonic ID, a region-wide sound takeover that brings the excitement of FIFA World Cup 2026(TM) to life. As the city and region that never sleeps, sound is ingrained in daily life—whether it's the rush of a subway, the cheers of a packed stadium, ocean waves hitting the shoreline from the boardwalk, or the music that defines our streets. The NYNJ Sonic ID taps into this energy, echoing through airports, transit hubs, sporting events, shopping destinations, radio and digital platforms.
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MPAC presents GRAMMY-Nominated Classical-Meets-Hip-Hop Duo Black Violin
Avenel Performing Arts Center presents A Tribute to John Prine with Joe D'Urso & Friends
(AVENEL, NJ) -- Avenel Performing Arts Center presents A Tribute to John Prine with Joe D'Urso & Friends on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7:30pm. Artists scheduled to perform include The Ready For Prine Time Players: Michelle Solomon, Gary Solomon, Loren Korevec, Chris Brown, Jake Thistle, Michelle Solomon, David Frye, Chihoe Hahn, and Joe D'Urso.
