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01/02/2026

What did we publish yesterday? 01-02-26

THEATRE
* Holmdel Theatre Company presents a Reading of "Dead Air" on Monday
* Bergen County Players to Hold Auditions for "The 39 Steps"

MUSIC
* New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a Spring Season of Jazz
* Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 01/02/2026 Danny Coleman's ROCK on RADIO
* Jazz at the Morris Museum: Bassist/Vocalist Thaddeus Exposé Celebrates the Music and History of New Orleans New Jersey Jazz Society (NJJS)
* Will Downing to Perform at Union County Performing Arts Center on Valentine's Day Smooth Jazz New Jersey
*"Swinging Into the Holidays and More" John Pizzarelli LIVE! at South Orange Performing Arts Center

COMEDY
* Bananas Comedy Club - NJ presents Joe Gatto

Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

01/02/2026

Here is this week's column by Danny Coleman's ROCK on RADIO

"I'm playing with a friend of mine, Husky Burnette and he does sort of a heavy blues rock kind of thing. We don't tour much but we just finished an album that is coming out some time in the Spring. I'm still at it, I don't really know what else to do other than play music and write books," laughed D...

01/02/2026

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a Spring Season of Jazz with free monthly jazz jams at Clement's Place and two special concert events inside the Victoria Theater. This series, running from September through June, is co-presented by NJPAC's Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers University–Newark's Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS). Immerse yourself in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and listeners' minds.

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a Spring Season of Jazz with free monthly jazz jams at Clement's Place and two special concert events inside the Victoria Theater. This series, running from September through June, is co-presented by NJPAC's Jazz Advisory Committee a...

01/02/2026

(RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- Bananas Comedy Club presents Joe Gatto from January 8-11, 2026. Joe is best known from the hit TV shows "Impractical Jokers" and "The Misery Index."

01/01/2026

The City of New Orleans, obviously, holds a mythical status in the world of jazz. The genre (or at least the form with which listeners are familiar) was invented and developed there, and every jazz musician – from the swingiest to the most avant-garde – holds at least some debt to the bygone inhabitants of the Big Easy. However, while the city is rightfully revered for its place in jazz history, its musicians tell a more complicated story.

The City of New Orleans, obviously, holds a mythical status in the world of jazz. The genre (or at least the form with which listeners are familiar) was invented and developed there, and every jazz musician – from the swingiest to the most avant-garde – holds at least some debt to the bygone inh...

01/01/2026

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- New Jersey resident and former Angela Bofill Manager Rich Engel is teaming up with old friend and fellow Jersey resident Will Downing this Valentine's Day (Saturday, February 14, 2026), with a love fest not to be forgotten at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway.

01/01/2026

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- The Holmdel Theatre Company presents a staged reading of Dead Air on Monday, January 5, 2026 to kick off the new year. The production is written and directed by Evan Noone. Showtime is 7:00pm.

12/31/2025

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP) will conclude its 2025-26 season on its main stage with The 39 Steps, a fast-paced frenzy of espionage and murderous mayhem based on Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 classic film, with a dash of Monty Python's zany humor. This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning, laughter-filled treat will be directed by Steve Bell of Hackensack. Open auditions will take place from January 13th through January 19th.

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP) will conclude its 2025-26 season on its main stage with The 39 Steps, a fast-paced frenzy of espionage and murderous mayhem based on Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 classic film, with a dash of Monty Python's zany humor. This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-wi...

12/31/2025

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of John Pizzarelli at South Orange Performing Arts Center on December 21, 2025 for "Swinging Into the Holidays and More".

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of John Pizzarelli at SOPAC on December 21, 2025 for "Swinging Into the Holidays and More".

12/31/2025

What did we publish yesterday? 12-31-25

THEATRE
* PHOTOS from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at State Theatre New Jersey
* This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place December 30 to January 5, 2025
* Burlington County Footlighters presents "Calendar Girls"
* The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents "Merrily We Roll Along"
* Villagers Theatre presents "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
* Haddonfield Plays & Players presents "Shrek, The Musical"
* Somerset Valley Players presents "Drinking Habits"
* Music Mountain Theatre presents "Grease"
* Bergen County Players presents "Seascape" by Edward Albee

MUSIC
* The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents James Maddock
* Albert Music Hall presents its annual Winter Hootenanny in the Pines Albert Music Hall/Pinelands Cultural Society
* This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 30 to January 5, 2025

COMEDY
* Atlantic City Comedy Club hosts New Year's Eve show
* Avenel Performing Arts Center presents comedian John Poveromo

DANCE
* Grand Kyiv Ballet to Perform "Swan Lake" at William Paterson University WP Presents at William Paterson University

COMMUNITY
* Events This Week in New Jersey from December 30 to January 5, 2025

Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

12/30/2025

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents James Maddock on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7:30pm. A rock & roll lifer, James has been carving his unique path since the 1980s, when the New York City based, British-born singer/songwriter kicked off his career with a raw, soulful voice; a storyteller's sense of narrative; and the ability to blur the lines between folk, classic pop, and rock.

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents James Maddock on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7:30pm. A rock & roll lifer, James Maddock has been carving his unique path since the 1980s, when the New York City based, British-born singer/songwriter kicked off his career with a raw, soulful voice...

12/30/2025

(WARETOWN, NJ) -- Albert Music Hall will ring in the new year on Sunday, January 4, 2026, with its annual Winter Hootenanny in the Pines. The event marks the Hall's return from its winter break and promises an afternoon filled with live music and community, spanning genres of Folk, Country, Bluegrass, and Americana. Albert Music Hall/Pinelands Cultural Society

(WARETOWN, NJ) -- Albert Music Hall will ring in the new year on Sunday, January 4, 2026, with its annual Winter Hootenanny in the Pines. The event marks the Hall's return from its winter break and promises an afternoon filled with live music and community, spanning genres of Folk, Country, Bluegras...