WEST ORANGE, NJ — Edison Middle School will perform its spring musical, “Willy Wonka Jr.,” on Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m. The school is located at 75 William St. The show is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which became the smash movie […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Roosevelt Middle School, located at 36 Gilbert Place in West Orange, will present its spring musical, “Once on This Island Jr.,” from April 27 through 29. Show times are 7 p.m. on April 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. on April 29. “Once on This Island Jr.” is an original theatrical […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Broadway smash, “In the Heights,” will be performed at West Orange High School from April 12 through 15. The show won the 2008 Tony for Best Musical. Miranda’s book and lyrics tell the stories of residents “In the Heights,” an affectionate term for the Washington Heights area of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation presents “From Bima to Broadway,” a concert to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of women serving in the Conservative cantorate, as well as Cantor Erica Lippitz’s 30-year anniversary as Oheb Shalom’s cantor. The concert will take place on Sunday, March 11, at 4 p.m. at Oheb Shalom, 170 Scotland […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 17th annual Music Faculty Scholarship Concert showcased the talents of the West Orange School District’s music faculty and paid tribute to Redwood Elementary School music teacher Joel Perry, who died in September 2017. The Feb. 6 concert was held at Liberty Middle School and featured solo, duet and group performances […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Sunday, Feb. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston, the Prime Time Group of Temple B’nai Abraham will present a musical event featuring maestro Robert Butts, music director and conductor of the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey. Butts will discuss “The Music […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Celebrate Black History Month with 4th Wall Theatre at the Burgdorff Performing Arts Center in Maplewood with a showing of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking play, “for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.” The piece is billed as a “choreopoem” and weaves together 20 separate poems with music, movement […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Creating opportunities for diverse actors and audiences has been rewarded in a significant way as Vanguard Theater Company announced Jan. 18 that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s TeeRico clothing line has become the main sponsor of Vanguard’s 2018 season. TeeRico is Miranda’s officially-licensed merchandise site, where every design benefits a cause and/or artist. Miranda […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Baird Theater in South Orange was home to 15 singing voices the weekend of Dec. 15 to 17, when interACT Theater Productions teamed up with the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race to stage “Black Nativity,” a holiday musical that takes the shape of its cast and crew. A retelling […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Glee Club’s first-ever “Broadway Night” played to a full house at West Orange High School on Oct. 18 in what is sure to become an annual event. High school singers performed popular and obscure Broadway showtunes solo and in groups. Many wore T-shirts from music camps or […]