Despite rough edges, 'Madame Butterfly' at McCarter provides a visceral thrill: review
While the state does boast a number of local opera companies, the three performances of "Butterfly" this month at the McCarter Theater in Princeton are notable.
While the state does boast a number of local opera companies, the three performances of "Butterfly" this month at the McCarter Theater in Princeton are notable.
Stephen Rea stars in David Ireland's original and eerie drama; also reviewed: Idina Menzel in Joshua Harmon's new play "Skintight"
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's annual outdoor summer production is "The Servant with Two Masters," a comedy written in 1746. It runs at The Outdoor Stage on the campus of …
The play sets itself up as a psychological examination of life in turmoil, but Orville and the rest of the characters are painted in broad strokes at New Jersey Repertory Company.
The new honkey-tonk musical now running at Red Bank's Two River Theater grafts Anton Chekhov's 1896 psychological melodrama "The Seagull" onto contemporary Music City.
Taking his first crack at directing Shakespeare for the Public's free Shakespeare in the Park, Ruben Santiago-Hudson has crafted an "Othello" that disperses the force of the hero's…
Even the biggest stars come out for screenings of their old films and conversations. This month, John Cusack and John Cleese are two of the stars appearing in the Garden State in support of …
Playwright Adam Szymkowicz's 'Mercy," having its world premiere at NJ Repertory Company June 14, centers on a struggling widower who meets the man responsible for his wife's death and m…
Two River Theatre presents a modernized and musical version of Anton Chekhov's 'The Seagull' through July 1.
Featuring a cast boasting a dazzling collective resume of stage and screen success, the show at Paper Mill Playhouse adapts the 2008 documentary "Gotta Dance."
The Eagle Theatre presents musical "The Last Five Years" through July 1 while reflecting on how good the last five years has been for the Hammonton venue.
Producers have high hopes for the musical, based on the true story of the NETSational senior hip-hop dance team founded by the New Jersey Nets. The dancers, all 60 and up, starred in the 200…
'Being a part of the Broadway community has been a great thrill and an honor for me,' Springsteen said, accepting a special Tony Award. 'It's been one of the most exciting things that I've e…
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," "Mean Girls," "Frozen" and "Angels in America" are among the Broadway shows competing for 2018 Tony Awards. The T…
Eugene Pack's "Night with Oscar" The play will have a reading at George Street Playhouse June 8 with stars including Rob Morrow, Debra Monk and Robert Wuhl.
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards will score some time with The Boss this weekend.
"The Boys in the Band" 2018 cast includes Jim Parsons, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer and Zachary Quinto. This revival now on Broadway is affecting and intelligent.
Inspired by real events, 'Small Town Story' centers on a small town divided over the appropriateness of the high school's production of 'Rent.' The musical about the musical's has its world …
Two ogres find love -- for each other and themselves -- is this well-known and well-loved fairy tale which will have four performances at Mayo Performing Arts Center June 1-3.
"Five by Ferber," a collaboration between the Ferber estate and N.J. Repertory Company, runs May 31-June 3 at West End Arts Center in Long Branch. Repertory Company Edna Ferber Fe…
Likely Moliere's play most familiar to modern audiences, "Tartuffe" has great fun piteously lampooning conservative notions of religion, gender and power.
The one-woman show starring Kate McCauley Hathaway uses writer Bombeck's own words to paint a picture of her life. The Cape May Stage production runs May 24 to June 22.
Christopher Durang's acerbic world-premiere "Turning Off the Morning News" shines at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton.
Hoboken's Mile Square Theatre offers the 14th annual "7 Inning Stretch: 7 10-Minute Plays about Baseball" May 18-20.
'Spin,' a reimagining of the classic Grimm fairy tale 'Rumpelstiltskin,' is a collaboration between Bergen County natives Neil Fishman and Harvey Edelman, fantasy novelist David B. Coe and a…