New Jersey Theatre Newsroom

'Rumors' by Neil Simon will be presented at The Blue Moon Theatre this winter. Learn more about the production. Performances will run through early February. Learn more.

Paper Mill Playhouse will present The Space Between Notes: Dualities and Emotions Beneath Monk's Brim, the newest visual arts exhibition at The Gallery at Paper Mill in the Renee Foosaner Art Gallery. Learn more.

The Skylands Museum of Art (Skylands Museum) will present The Phantom of the Opera, a collection of 25 original oil paintings by internationally recognized French surrealist artist Anne Bachelier.

The Growing Stage will present its first Studio Series of the 43rd season, SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Baker Street Irregulars. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

American Repertory Ballet will continue its 2024-2025 season with the world premiere of Ethan Stiefel’s SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS in March. Learn more here!

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 opens tomorrow night Friday, January 24 and runs through February 9 at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton NJ.

Luna Stage will present the NY Drama Critics' Circle award-winner for Best Play, A Case for the Existence of God this winter. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Get ready for the iconic Patti Labelle as she brings her 80/65 Tour to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

A classic children's story, along with its magic and wonder, comes to life when the Spirit Players present 'James and the Giant Peach' at the Kelsey Theatre on the West Windsor Campus of Mercer County Community College. Learn more.

Co-presented by Bethany Baptist Church and NJPAC, February's Jazz Vespers featured artist is Sheila Jordan. At age 93, the jazz vocalist is renowned as a pioneer of bebop and scat singing.

 American Theater Group will present the premiere reading of Paul Marsh’s new comedy The Waiting Room as part of its free Monday Night Play Reading Series in February.

Art in the Atrium, Inc. has returned with its fourth major exhibition at Mayo Performing Arts Center’s Art Upstairs and Starlight Galleries. Learn more here!

Wharton Arts has announced new summer camp offerings to join its lineup of returning programs for summer 2025. Learn more about the upcoming offerings here!

State Theatre New Jersey will present The Simon & Garfunkel Story on Friday, February 7 at 8pm. The Simon & Garfunkel Story culminates with the pair’s famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 which had more than half a million fans in attendance.

Kean Stage will present Michael Feinstein in Because of You My Tribute to Tony Bennett, featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble, which will close Kean Stage’s 2024-2025 season. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Two River Theater, in partnership with Project Write Now, recently launched a new engagement program called Community Playmaking. Learn more about the program here!

bergenPAC has announced four new shows. Mike Campbell in Conversation on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 7 p.m.; The Jordan Toma Experience on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.; The New York Bee Gees on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 8 p.m.; Idol Winners on Tour: David Cook & Maddie Poppe on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7 p.m.; Willy Chirino on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 8 p.m.; Tyler Henry on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 7 p.m.

The musical adaptation of the film Bull Durham is set to make its Paper Mill Playhouse debut in Fall 2025. According to recent Equity casting notices, the show will play a one-month run at the venue from October 2 - November 2, 2025.

Two River Theater, in partnership with Project Write Now, recently launched a new engagement program called Community Playmaking. Run in collaboration with local non-profits, it is open to adults from diverse, underserved communities free of charge.

'SMALL,' Robert Montano’s autobiographical depiction of his experiences as a young man, is simply performance perfection.

The Gateway Playhouse surprised longtime volunteer and board member, Karen Sutherland, during the theater’s recent volunteer-appreciation event by officially naming its box office after her.

Bergen County Players will present Rabbit Hole, which won playwright David Lindsay-Abaire a Pulitzer Prize in 2007. Learn more about the performance here!

Cure the winter blues with an upcoming show at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Lineup includes Harry Chapin's Great Stories Live featuring The Chapin Family and Erth's Dinosaur Zoo Live!.

What's special about North Jersey? Attend the North Jersey National Heritage Area (NHA) Information Session on January 23 and find out! Learn about the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) new project and how you can get involved.

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $30,000. This grant will support an upcoming exhibition series highlighting sustainability, biodiversity, and ecological issues affecting the planet's health.