MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Strollers community theater continues its 88th season with a presentation of Lucille Fletcher’s “Night Watch.” The thriller will be performed for two weekends in March at The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts, 10 Durand Road in Maplewood. Reminiscent of such film noir classics as “Gaslight” and Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear […]
NUTLEY, NJ — In “1984,” acclaimed author George Orwell writes, “Reality exists in the human mind and nowhere else.” A lot of literary critics have spent decades debating this quotation, pulling in philosophy, religion, psychology and other literature. A new component has recently been entered into the debate: Nutley author Steve Terrebush’s debut novel, “Beyond […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Black Dahlia Murder’s lead vocalist, Trevor Strnad, dropped by Seton Hall University’s WSOU 89.5 FM on Feb. 24 to participate in a “DJ Takeover” of the iconic heavy metal radio station’s airwaves. During his 90 minutes on the air, Strnad played some of his favorite songs by other artists, shared […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Three West Orange High School musicians performed with the New Jersey All-State Concert Band at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Feb. 23. They were: trumpeter Stanley Lim, euphonium player Matthew Veal and percussionist Vincent Egan. Hundreds of talented students from across the state underwent the rigorous audition process for acceptance […]
NUTLEY, NJ — On Sunday, March 8, at 2 p.m., Nutley Little Theatre will present a staged reading of an original work by playwright Elaine Insinnia, of Woodland Park. Suzanne Trauth, also of Woodland Park, directs. The show was chosen by playwright John Guare as the 2019 winner of the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival play […]
MILLBURN, NJ — On Feb. 22, legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber brought his good friend Glenn Close to see his new show at Paper Mill Playhouse, “Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.” Following the performance, the two celebrities went backstage with Mark Hoebee, Paper Mill’s producing artistic director, to meet and greet the cast, […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse is expanding its award-winning Theater School with the lease of a storefront building in downtown Millburn. The new space, totaling 2,500 square feet, is at 20 Main St. This is the first property extension of the theater since 1996 and the first expansion of the theater’s footprint into downtown […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Public Library will present “Anti-Nuke Power Art,” a gallery exhibit, from Monday, March 2, through Saturday, March 28, with a reception Saturday, March 21, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the library, 46 Mt. Pleasant Ave. The reception will include a talk from participating artists. In this exhibit, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — On Sunday, March 8, at 3 p.m., music lovers can enjoy the sounds of harpist Merynda Adams and violinist Christopher Collins Lee at Glen Ridge Congregational Church, 195 Ridgewood Ave. in Glen Ridge. Tickets are available for purchase at the door. For more information, visit www.glenridgeconcerts.org. Adams is an in-demand soloist […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Dennis Diken went to Seton Hall University for only one semester, but he’s happy to be returning to South Orange to play with the Smithereens at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on March 6. “It’s a really cool venue,” Diken, the band’s drummer, said in a phone interview with the […]