APPLAUSE-INSPIRING YOUTH IN THE ARTS

by Marina Kennedy - February 05, 2025

'Mystic Pizza,' the marvelous new musical, is now being performed at Paper Mill Playhouse (PMP). It is based on the fan-favorite 1988 Metro Goldwyn Mayer rom-com by the same name with story and characters by Amy Holden Jones. ...

by Chloe Yang - January 29, 2025

A gripping Holocaust drama explores the banality of evil as museum archivist grapples with Nazi leisure photos at Auschwitz. Strong performances and innovative staging illuminate how ordinary people enabled genocide....

by Donna Marie Nowak - January 27, 2025

What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of Noises Off at Burlington County Footlighters? Read the review here and learn more about the Footlighters production....

by Marina Kennedy - January 21, 2025

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

by Marina Kennedy - December 17, 2024

McCarter Theatre Center’s annual production of A Christmas Carol has returned to Princeton, New Jersey, and brings with it plenty of holiday merriment....

by Marina Kennedy - December 11, 2024

If you want to see a production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol presented to perfection, make plans to visit The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ). ...

by Marina Kennedy - December 09, 2024

George Street Playhouse (GSP) is now presenting a two-hander that should be on your December entertainment schedule.  Gene & Gilda tells a captivating story about the relationship of the two celebrated performers, Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner....

by Marina Kennedy - December 04, 2024

'Tis the season for a fabulous holiday show and that means you must see Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of 'Irving Berlin’s White Christmas: The Musical.' ...

by Chloe Yang - November 17, 2024

Catalyst Theater's 'Bat Boy: The Musical' shines with Nick Rubano (Edgar), Tracey Lynne Haskell (Meredith), Beth Siegling (Shelley), and Scott McGowan (Dr. Parker) leading a powerful exploration of acceptance and humanity in this intimate production about a journey of love and prejudice....

by Marina Kennedy - November 06, 2024

This fascinating new play is an insightful examination about aging and the use of advanced technology in caregiving....