NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley High School senior Maggie Spector-Williams was nominated for a Paper Mill Playhouse 2017 Rising Star Award for her lead performance as Annie Oakley in Nutley High School Performing Arts’ musical, “Annie Get Your Gun.” Maggie is among seven New Jersey high school nominees competing for the Outstanding Performance by an Actress […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Two films created by West Orange High School drama students have placed in the Top 30 Films for the State of New Jersey in the “10 Day Film Challenge,” which is often called the “No. 1 student film festival and competition in the United States.” The “10 Day Film Challenge” is […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — With courageous acting and a provocative script, a group of Essex County teens brought the issues of slut-shaming and sexual assault to the forefront. Against a multimedia backdrop at the South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange, “SLUT The Play,” written by Katie Cappiello, was presented by NCJW/Essex to a […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest will hold its annual Evening of Laughter on Tuesday, June 6, at Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston. The featured performer will be comedian Gary Gulman, who was a finalist on the NBC reality-talent show “Last Comic Standing” and is a regular on late-night […]
WHIPPANY, NJ — Winners of the 18th annual Gaelen Juried Art Show & Sale were announced at the opening reception on Sunday, May 21. The show will run through Sunday, June 25, at the Gaelen Gallery West, Aidekman Family Campus, 901 Route 10 East, Whippany. The reception included a touching tribute to Norbert Gaelen, founder […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Anna Litvak made South Orange her home in 2015, but no matter how much she has grown to love the village, she will never be able to turn her back on her first home, Latvia. Litvak, who lives in South Orange with her husband, will host a fundraiser for The Art […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Audience member: “Do you wear boxers or briefs?” Mel Brooks: (Pauses) “Depends.” Legendary Hollywood funnyman Mel Brooks was in full command of his comedic powers during an exhilarating appearance at the New Jersey Performing Arts screening of his 1974 horror homage, “Young Frankenstein.” Following the May 21st matinee of his revered […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, May 13, South Orange Middle School orchestra director Bill Cook hosted the All-North Jersey Elementary Honors Orchestra Festival at the school. The event is sponsored by the North Jersey School Music Association and includes students in grades four through six from the surrounding area. Columbia High School orchestra director […]
ORANGE, NJ — ArtBender 2017, a 24-hour series of creative events including an art marathon and silent auction from noon on May 6 to noon on May 7, raised more than $9,300 for Arts Unbound, an organization that promotes art in the community for everyone.
MONTCLAIR, NJ — West Orange resident Dennis Mason stars as The Beard in “The Twentieth Century,” based on the play by Charles Bruce Millholland and adapted by Ken Ludwig at Studio Playhouse in Upper Montclair. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. from June 2 through June 17. […]