August Wilson's "King Hedley II" centers on a man recently released from prison and seeking a way to support himself and his family. The drama runs through Dec. 16 at Two River The…
Jersey City Theater Center production presents Euripides's "Trojan Women," with a linguistic tapestry of 12 languages
'Apples in Winter,' which is having its East Coast premiere at Centenary Stage Company Nov. 8, centers on a mother baking a pie for her son. It's to be his last meal before his state-ordered…
Three hours of farce is a bit like an overfull bowl of ice cream: a fun guilty pleasure that in the end proves taxing and occasionally laborious.
"In Dreams: Roy Orbison In Concert -- The Hologram Tour" comes to the Count Basie Center for the Arts Nov. 2 and the Mayo Performing Arts Center Nov. 12.
The winner of season three of "Last Comic Standing" will bring his stand-up routine to the Bananas Comedy Club in Hasbrouck Heights for three shows Nov. 2 and 3.
"What's happening in Syria? Why are refugees running from Columbia and Peru? What's going on? It is healthy for people to explore and to know and to live through it, and maybe it's only…
Marisela Trevino Orta's new play, now playing in Long Branch, is a dark and moving folktale.
The season opening production of a new play by Walter Anderson feels too safe and predictable.
The legendary comic Elaine May hasn't appeared on Broadway in nearly 60 years. She stars with Lucas Hedges, Joan Allen and Michael Cera in a revival of Kenneth Lonergan's "The Waverly G…
This provocative play by Dominique Morisseau centers on five lives just on the periphery of the riots
The director, who once worked for Paper Mill 12 years ago, was chosen after a nationwide search to fill the position
"Black Tom Island," an excellent new play, tells the story of an actual explosion near Jersey City in 1916.
In "Uncle Vanya: Scenes from a Jersey Life in Four Acts" at Hudson Theatre Works, the adaptation is heavy-handed, and the characters are opaque.
Marisela Trevino Orta's 'A Wolf at the Door' -- which will premiere at New Jersey Repertory Company Oct. 18 -- is a fairy tale that addresses domestic violence.
The drama by former Parade magazine editor/CEO Walter Anderson is inspired by the tragic deaths of six Marine recruits in 1956. The world premiere is October 16.
As a longtime journalist, Walter Anderson knows a great story. As a former Marine, he knows the code. And as a playwright, he tapped those experiences to craft his latest work.
J. Stephen Brantley's 'Pirira' highlights our similarities and our differences. Luna Stage's new artistic director said it's the perfect way for her to open her first season.
It's the story of this woman who lives in this trailer park," says Clay. "She's very poor, and as a joke, she buys this really ugly painting from her neighbor. And the painting, it…
Opening the 80th season of the refurbished Paper Mill Playhouse, the revival runs until Oct. 21.
The 60-minute musical looks at how easily a high-achieving high school student falls under the spell of opioids. The show will begin touring New Jersey middle and high schools , is the resul…
Now a U.S. citizen, Cumming's new cabaret show, "Legal Immigrant,' features song and stories at State Theatre New Jersey Sept. 29.
Sam Shepard's play should linger with audiences well after leaving the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
Everything from the direction to the sets to the choreography is stolid and uninspired in this tale about a child's first theater experience, now showing at Two River Theater.
The famed theater's starts its 80th season Sept. 26. It's the first show to play in the newly renovated space.