Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Some popular shows are finishing their runs while new productions are getting ready to open
One week a bunch of new shows are opening, and before you know it, they're all getting ready to finish their runs. This weekend marks your last chance to see "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by Chester Theatre Group, "Southern Comforts" by the Women's Theatre Co. and "The Crucible" at Brundage Park Playhouse. The curtain will also soon be coming down on Dover Little Theatre's "Company" and Chatham Community Players' "Cabaret." But new shows are on their way. "Assassins" opens at the Barn Theatre this weekend and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will open its new season next week with "Henry IV Part I." There are also plenty of concerts, comedy shows and family presentations to see. Read on to find out all about them. ON STAGE SCOOP: …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Special group includes members of New Jersey Youth Symphony.
A quartet of young musician will perform Shostakovich's "String Quartet no. 8" and the first movement of Schubert's "String Quartet 'Death and the Maiden'" at 2 p.m. Saturday at Warren Township Library. The quartet will include North Plainfield residents Johanna Nowik and Lucia Nowik, on viola and first violin, Warren resident and Watchung Hills Regional student Cecelia Sha, on cello, and Scotch Plains student Alex Wang, on second violin. All four musicians are members of the New Jersey Youth Symphony. This fall, Lucia will be attending the Juilliard School in New York City, where she will be majoring in violin performance. Violinist Alex Wang attends Union County Magnet High School for Math and Science, and studies violin under Yousun …
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Event celebrates its 30th season.
When is a balloon festival not (just) a balloon festival? That’s a tough question, especially when a huge yearly event is billed as such (I mean, it's called the Festival of Ballooning, after all) and there certainly are plenty of hot-air balloons to be displayed. Still, the Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning—in its 30th year, running from July 27 through 29 at Solberg Airport in Readington—is also part amusement park, with a healthy number of rides, an arts-and-crafts emporium, a yoga and Zumba demonstration, and lots and lots of food. Of the 30 years, Quick Chek has been a major sponsor for 20. And for the first time, Patch is partnering with the festival to get you in at a great price. Between May 13 and 20, use this link to buy tickets …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Area theater lovers can see two shows by the legendary composer in the coming weeks
The works of Stephen Sondheim are among the most challenging in theater, but the great composer obviously isn't intimidating area theater groups. Dover Little Theater is currently staging "Company," Sondheim's groundbreaking 1970 classic about a single man in three relationships. The show is known as one of the first that deals with realistic adult themes, and features such songs as "Being Alive." Meanwhile, The Barn Theatre will present "Assassins," with a run opening May 18. The 1990 musical is about the men and women who either assassinated, or tried to assassinate, presidents of the United States. And even if you don't like Sondheim, there's bound to be something for everyone on a stage near you, from "Cabaret," to "Southern Comforts" …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
It's a busy time of the year for theater, concerts and comedy shows
It's one of the busiest times of the theater season with new productions of "Cabaret," "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," and "Southern Comforts" joining shows that are already in process, such as "Do! I Do!" "Clue" and "Over the River and Through the Woods." But even if you're not in the mood for a play or musical, there's other stuff happening on area stages, particularly for fans of classic rock. Tribute bands playing the music of Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac and Carlos Santana are all coming to the area, as are jazz and pop performers, including Debby ("You Light Up My Life") Boone. There are also comedy acts, dance performances and children's shows headed our way. And some audition opportunities too. Read your trusty On Stage Scoop every …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Will feature double concerto by Brahms.
The Central Jersey Symphony will present its Winter Concert, titled “Seeing Double” at the Theater at Raritan Valley Community College at 3 p.m. May 6. On the program for the afternoon concert will be the "Pelleas et Melisande Suite" by Gabriel Faure, "Ancient Airs and Dances" by Ottorino Respighi, and the Brahms’ double concerto featuring CJSO violinist Evelyn Estava and cellist Jameson Platte as soloists. For more information about the orchestra, visit the orchestra's website. Tickets for the performance are $20, $15 for seniors and $10 for students, and are available through the Theater’s box office in advance by contacting them at 908-275-3420, or at the door on the date of the concert. The Central Jersey Symphony is funded…
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Small but fun vibrant crowd makes the best of the evening.
A determined crowd of around 100 students braved temperatures in the 40s and 20-miles-per-hour winds Friday night in the name of charity. The fifth annual "Generosity Rocks" event filled the turf field at Watchung Hills Regional High School with music, food, raffles and games. The event, hosted by the B.E.L.I.E.V. (Bettering Each Life In Every Visit) Club, will turn over all the proceeds to the Children's Specialized Hospital. The club also raises money throughout the year with bake sales. The members also volunteer at the hospital. More than a dozen acts and performers braved cold temperatures to provide music for the event. Students huddled together and danced to keep warm while the performers tried to play and keep their fingers …
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Kinnelon's Elise Testone and other finalists to perform in New Jersey this summer.
If you're bummed that New Jersey native Elise Testone was eliminated Thursday night on the hit FOX singing competition, "American Idol," don't fret. You can see her in person when the "Idol" tour comes to Newark on Aug. 28. The tour will also make a stop in Atlantic City on Sept. 7. "American Idol Live" will feature this season's top 10 finalists, including the Kinnelon native Testone. The tour is the first chance to see your favorites in concert. The tour steps off in Detroit July 6 and wraps up on Sept. 11 in Milwaukee. Tickets go on sale May 11 at 10 a.m. via www.AmericanIdol.com, www.ticketmaster.com and www.aeglive.com. "American Idol Live" gives fans the unique opportunity to be up close and personal with Idol finalists Colton …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
From comedies to musicals and shows for kids, the area's theaters will be bursting with entertainment over the next few weeks
Get out your calendars, because the stages of Northern Jersey are going to be packed with entertainment over the next few weeks. No fewer than eight new shows are opening over the next two weeks, including "Over the River and Through the Woods" at Summit Playhouse, "Diary of A Worm, A Spider, And A Fly" at Growing Stage children's theater, Cabaret by Chatham Community Players, and "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by Chester Theatre Group. You can see an American classic with a political statement ("The Crucible" at Brundage Park Playhouse), a touching comedy ("Southern Comforts" by Women's Theatre Co.) or a Sondheim show ("Company" at Dover Little Theatre). Those join shows that are already running, like "I Do!, I Do!" at the Bickford and "…
Monday, April 23, 2012
Former Gov. Brendan Byrne and Assemblyman Jon Bramnick will perform at Stress Factory fundraiser.
Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick, R-Westfield, and former Democratic Governor Brendan Byrne will join together on Wednesday for a night of comedy to benefit New Jersey's art community. Bramnick, who holds the title of "Funniest Lawyer in New Jersey" from the Bar Association, will join the quick-witted Byrne at the Stress Factory Comedy Club in New Brunswick at 6:30pm on Wednesday. The proceeds of the event will go towards the New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, an organization that provides free legal services to low-income artists and non-profit art organizations. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts website.
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