Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage From April 23-29, 2023

Here’s a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from April 23-29, 2023. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week’s top 15 includes articles from 6 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth).

1) “Stupendous!” Micky Dolenz LIVE! at BergenPAC – Fans of The Monkees ready themselves inside Englewood, NJ’s BergenPAC auditorium this April 12, 2023 evening for a concert of Monkees’ hits and a live performance of The Monkees’ 1967 album, Headquarters, presented by the group’s sole surviving member, Micky Dolenz.

2) The Playground Theatre Project presents “Lost Angels” at The Vogel – (RED BANK, NJ) — The Playground Theatre Project, an outreach program of Actors Playground School of Theatre, will present Lost Angels at The Vogel on Sunday, April 30 at 2:00pm and Monday, May 1 at 7:30pm.  The play, written and directed by Ralph Colombino, takes place during a lock down where 11 high school students are stuck in a classroom without a teacher and only texts and the PA system to let them know what is happening in the rest of the school.

3) Remember When – The Boys of Summer – Lee Mrowicki was nicknamed “The Voice of the Stone Pony” by Rolling Stone Magazine and has been associated with the legendary Asbury Park club and the rock and roll city for decades. He currently can be heard each week spinning the best of New Jersey music with Radio Jersey. This is part of an ongoing series entitled, “Remember When”.

4) Bergen County Players presents “It Shoulda Been You” – (ORADELL, NJ) — Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America’s longest-running little theater companies, presents the funny, uplifting, musical It Shoulda Been You, weekends from May 6 to June 4, 2023. Under the direction of Dottie Fischer, It Shoulda Been You puts a modern spin on the traditional wedding comedy, proving that when it comes to wedding day insanity, it’s all relative.

5) Poetic Film Exposed to Each Other screens at the 2023 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, January 28! – Exposed to Each Other is a film by Mersolis Schone and comes to us from Vienna, Austria. This short film is based on a poetic text collage by Marion Steinfellner that brings together a multicultural and multilingual collection of Indian, Japanese, German and Austrian texts by Yuko Kaseki, Savita Rani, Mersolis Schone and Marion Steinfellner. Presented as a kind of film poem, the common thread of these texts is touch and touching which are presented as journeys and how interpersonal, intercultural encounters connect us to each other across the world. This is the fundamental question at the heart of Exposed to Each Other – How are we connected to each other? – and each scene propels us further on a multi-faceted journey exploring this idea.

6) Brandi Carlile to Headline 2023 Count Basie Center Summer Gala – (RED BANK, NJ) — 9x GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer Brandi Carlile will headline the 2023 Count Basie Center Summer Gala on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 7:30pm. Funds raised from the gala will go towards the Count Basie Center’s Forever For Everyone Endowment’s promise of providing hundreds of scholarships to study at the Count Basie Center Academy of the Arts, Conservatory of Music and other partnership programs.

7) Shop, Sip, and Get Crafty at the Arts Council’s “Princeton Art Bazaar” – (PRINCETON, NJ) — The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) will present the Princeton Art Bazaar, a day-long celebration of creativity held in Downtown Princeton on Saturday, May 6.  From 10:00am to 4:00pm, 80+ vendors will line Paul Robeson Place off Witherspoon Street to sell their wares, ranging from ceramics, jewelry, wood, original paintings, printmaking, glass, photography, florals, and more.

8) McDonald’s Gospelfest returns to Prudential Center on May 13th – (NEWARK, NJ) — The Annual McDonald’s Gospelfest returns to Prudential Center on Mother’s Day Weekend Saturday, May 13, 2023, for the biggest and best gospel event of the year. This year’s event will celebrate the 40th Year Anniversary of McDonald’s Gospelfest. Live performances to help celebrate the anniversary are Hezekiah Walker and Love Fellowship Choir, the Legendary Clark Sisters and so many more!

9) Gant-Gilbert Arts Collective Opens for Business in Clinton Hill, Newark – (NEWARK, NJ) — A grand opening weekend was held on April 21-22, 2023 to celebrate the opening of two new local businesses – BlkBox Newark and Plants & Poets Café – in the Gant Gilbert Arts Collective located at 505 Clinton Avenue. The Gant Gilbert Arts Collective, developed by Invest Newark and the City of Newark, was a vacant bank and is now a facility offering the community of Clinton Hill and the City of Newark cultural art, education, residential, and social opportunities.

10) The Lakehouse Block Party to Take Place May 20th in Asbury Park – (ASBURY PARK, NJ) — The Lakehouse Block Party will take place on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from noon to 7:00pm. The event features an incredible lineup of both emerging and longtime performers in the local music scene and some amazing local vendors and food trucks, including an exclusive Asbury Park Brewery Beer Garden. Proceeds from this event will support the nonprofit Asbury Park Music Foundation.

11) Top 15 Most Read Stories at New Jersey Stage from April 16-22, 2023 – Here’s a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from April 16-22, 2023. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week’s top 15 includes articles from 7 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth,  and Sussex).

12) Acclaimed Saxophonist Steve Wilson Has Free Shows in NYC and Newark to Start off May – (NEWARK, NJ) — Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson begins Spring 2023 with an array of scheduled performances and activities showcasing his versatility, sense of community and collaborative spirit. One performance will take place May 6th at Jazz Vespers at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark.

13) Trenton City Museum presents “Fast Forward to 40” – (TRENTON, NJ) — “Fast Forward to 40”, the Trenton City Museum’s just-opened exhibition, celebrates the art and artists of the Ellarslie Open over the show’s 40 years. As co-chair of the Ellarslie Open for many years with Carolyn Stetson, Carol Hill lent her experience and discerning eye as the show’s Curator. The show is on view through June 11. The public is invited to the show’s Artists Reception Sunday, April 30, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm to meet up with Carol Hill, with artists whose work is featured, and with fellow museum friends and volunteers.

14) Paper Mill Playhouse Announces Cast and Creative for “Rent” – (MILLBURN, NJ) — Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Executive Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced the cast and creative team for Rent by Jonathan Larson, directed by Zi Alikhan (Resident Director of Hamilton) and choreographed by Steph Paul (New York Theatre Workshop: How to Defend Yourself). The show runs June 7 through July 2, 2023.

15) WHATCo and Teaneck New Theater to Hold Open Auditions for Summer Shakespeare – (WEST HUDSON, NJ) — The West Hudson Arts & Theater Company (WHATCo) and Teaneck New Theater, in association with The Hackensack Performing Arts Center are proud to announce open auditions for their Shakespeare productions scheduled for this summer.

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