SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD – Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) is proud to announce that junior Lucas Lugo has been selected for the highly competitive Cooper Hewitt Design Hive Program, a paid, youth-led initiative at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.The Design Hive ...

WESTFIELD — The New Jersey Festival Orchestra invites audiences to celebrate New Year’s Eve in style with Broadway Through the Ages, a dazzling musical journey through the best of the Great White Way. The concert takes place on Wednesday, December 31, at a new earlier start time of 5 p.m. at Westfie...

CRANFORD -- Returning for its second run at Cranford Dramatic Club, Frosted: A Frozen Fairytale Parody sees familiar fairy tale characters on an epic adventure through New Jersey.When an unusual heat wave hits the winter tourist destination of Annadale, Queen Adele (Elyssa Loughlin) struggles to har...

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Recreation Department will host its 36th Annual Holiday Concert featuring the Westfield Community Concert Band and the Edison Intermediate School Broadway Singers on Friday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Edison Intermediate School, 800 RahwayAvenue,Westfield.This free public ...

UNION – American Theater Group (ATG) will present a talkback following the Sunday, December 14 2 p.m. performance of Joe Landry’s It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at the DMK Black Box Theater at the Union Arts Center in Union.ATG Artistic Director Jim Vagias, Director Joseph Discher and cast...

SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is holding an open Improv Jam on Wednesday, December 10 from 7:30-9:30. The cost for all participants is $10.Like an open mic night for improv, our improv jams offer an opportunity for students and friends to perform ...

UNION – American Theater Group’s (ATG) critically-acclaimed production of Purlie was honored at the 53rdAnnualAudelcoAwards Recognizing Excellence in Black Theatre with four awards including “Best Revival of a Musical.”Produced in partnership with UCPAC’s Hamilton Stage, the March 2025 production of...

WESTFIELD – The Rialto Center for Creativity’s Spotlight Series closes out 2025 with a high-energy evening featuring Lucy Ritter, a professional drummer whose remarkable career has taken her from local stages in Westfield to sold-out tours around the world. The event will take place on Thursday, Dec...

UNION — Premiere Stages at Kean University is proud to announce that three playwrights will have new plays developed as part of the 2025 and 2026 seasons: MalaAria by Gloria Majule, Lia Del Mar by Dacyl Acevedo, and Effa Loves Baseball by Pia Wilson.Premiere Stages has selected Mala Aria by Gloria M...

WESTFIELD – The New Jersey Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director David Wroe, invites audiences to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with Return of the 3 Holiday Tenors, a festive concert of timeless holiday classics, operatic showstoppers, and symphonic sparkle. Performan...