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See It, Share It! campaign

Starting in April 2024, we have been choosing one artist or arts organization who shares a story from New Jersey Stage on their social media feed (either Facebook, Instagram, or Threads). The winner gets a free month of our Main Advertising Package which includes 4 banner ads (300x250, 300x600, 970x250, 600x776), event pages, and enhanced editorial. Each winner also gets listed here with a link to their website.

To be eligible, simple share our stories on your social media feed. We will randomly choose one day of the month, gather the names of those who shared our articles that day, and choose the winner out of a hat!


May 2024 - New Jersey State Council on the Arts - follow them on Facebook and Twitter



April 2024 - Washington Business Improvement District (BID) - follow them on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok





 





LATEST ARTICLES



McCarter Theatre Center to present the World Premiere of "True Marriage" by Carter Bays

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center has announced the fifth production of its 2026–27 season: the world premiere of True Marriage, a new comedy by Carter Bays. Directed by McCarter Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, True Marriage runs May 8–30, 2027, in McCarter's Berlind Theatre.



New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2026 Includes a Concert Featuring Two Bands of Rutgers Students

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Hanging Coats and Lawns, part of New Brunswick's basement music scene, take the stage for an audio-visual performance on October 2 , 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. A Rutgers student is injecting some sonic youth from the New Brunswick music scene into this year's New Jersey Fall Film Festival.



Nutley Little Theatre presents "A Doll's House, Part 2"

(NUTLEY, NJ) -- Fifteen years after leaving her family and stagnant marriage, Henrik Ibsen's Nora returns home in Lucas Hnath's A Doll's House Part 2. Nutley Little Theatre presents this sequel to Ibsen's classic play across three weekends from September 11-26, 2026.



East Lynne Theater Company presents the New Jersey Premiere of "Lunar Eclipse" by Donald Margulies

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- East Lynne Theater Company presents the New Jersey Premiere of Lunar Eclipse by Donald Margulies from August 27 through September 20, 2026. In the play, George has been waiting for this night – the seven stages of a lunar eclipse are viewable from the farm that he shares with his wife Em – and she decides to join him in taking in the view.







 




FEATURED EVENTS


Trace Adkins

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Carteret, NJ

Over the course of his three-decade reign in Country music, MULTI-PLATINUM hitmaker Trace Adkins has emerged as a full-fledged icon whose reach spans far beyond the genre’s borders.



 

Moana Sing-Along Popcorn & Pajamas Film Series

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
Rahway, NJ

Doors: 6 PM – Before the movie, have a seat at our craft table and make something fun to take home!

Film: 7 PM



 

Gary Gulman: Grandiloquent

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
Princeton, NJ

Grandiloquent is Gary Gulman’s hilarious new show about insecurity, empathy, self-acceptance and how a thoughtful boy learned to use humor, reading and writing to cope with the consequences of his parents’ blunders. Learn why a seemingly confident middle-aged man feels most comfortable in a large room where a thousand strangers are laughing at him. 

 

Ching-Yi Lin, piano

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center - Bösendorfer Recital Room
Toms River, NJ

International pianist Ching-Yi Lin presents “Heroic Journey,” a program that explores transformation, struggle, and triumph through music. From the dramatic intensity of Bach’s Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue to the brilliance of Chopin’s Heroic Polonaise, the program is anchored by Beethoven’s Eroica Variations and the transcendent final sonata, Op. 111, tracing a powerful emotional arc from conflict to resolution.

 

Shoshana Bean

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
Rahway, NJ

Broadway comes to Rahway! Shoshana Bean won the 2026 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony Award for her performance in “The Lost Boys” musical, currently at New York City’s Palace Theatre. Prior to that she starred in Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen. Her portrayal of ‘Jersey’ earned her a Grammy Award, her second Tony Award nomination, a Drama League Award nomination, and a Drama Desk nomination. Her performance in the Public Theater’s Hell’s Kitchen Off-Broadway production earned her a Lucille Lortel Award nomination.

 

Flawless

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Premiere Stages - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ

A writer and an AI software designer battle to create the next great play in this cautionary tale about the impending intersection of technology and creativity.

 

Jessica Vosk: Opening Night Celebration

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ

Celebrate MPAC’s season opening with Jessica Vosk, known for her electrifying roles on musical theater and concert stages, including Wicked, Hell’s Kitchen, and most recently, the Broadway adaptation of Beaches

 

Alexis P Suter

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ

Raised in Brooklyn, NY by a musically gifted family, Alexis P Suter was infused with the passion and the belief that music is to be an emotional and spiritual experience. Miss Suter brings abundant love and energy into each of her performances. At an Alexis P. Suter Band show, the audiences dance and sing along to rollicking roots songs or funky blues numbers; then a few songs later are wiping tears stirred by an awe-inspiring version of "Let it Be" or other songs that touch deeply. 

 

Shorts Program #2 – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM!

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm
NJ Film Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

The 45th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will be taking place between September 4-October 4, 2026. The Festival will be a hybrid as we will be presenting it online as well as doing select in-person screenings at Rutgers University. Almost all the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. VOD start times are at 12 Midnight Eastern USA. Each General Admission Ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in-person shows when both are offered. This program is available Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM. This in-person screenings will be held in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ.




 

Music and Conversation with Paquito D'Rivera

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Enlow Recital Hall
Hillside, NJ

Join us for an unforgettable evening with legendary saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, an internationally acclaimed artist known for blending jazz, classical, and Latin traditions into a vibrant and dynamic musical voice. A multiple Grammy Award winner, D’Rivera brings unparalleled musicianship and storytelling to the stage, drawing on a career that spans decades of innovation and collaboration.