In the world of broadcast news, 31 years isn’t just longevity—it’s almost unheard of.Les Trent has done exactly that. He has become a familiar and trusted staple of our television screens at Inside Edition for over three decades, navigating the chaos of the industry with a legendary personality that...

WESTFIELD- Closing out their 2025-2026 season with a bang, the Westfield Community Players (WCP) presented Larry Shue’s The Nerd. Directed by Christopher Peterson, The Nerd opened to a packed theatre on opening night.Set in the early 1980s, The Nerd is a slapstick comedy about architect Willum Cubbe...

WESTFIELD--OnSundayevening, The Chorale Arts Society of New Jersey returned to The Presbyterian Church in Westfield to present The Mestre—a celebration of classical music from 19th-century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.In the program notes, Director Sean Velez wrote that most musicians will turn to compose...

CRANFORD — For their final show of the 2025-2026 season, the Cranford Dramatic Club (CDC) premiered Fiddler on the Roof last weekend, directed by Emma Taylor Schwartz.Set in 1905, Anatevka, Russia, Tevye (Larry Brutofski) is a poor milkman with five daughters, three he hopes the matchmaker Yente (Gl...

WESTFIELD -- This May, Westfield Community Players transports you back to 1981 in Larry Shue’s The Nerd. It was a time when people danced to records and used complicated answering machines. We also see characters struggling with careers and love lives just as folks do now. Experiencing The Nerd is l...

MORRISTOWN -- Legendary folk singer and songwriter Richard Shindell is coming to the Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series on Friday, May 1 at 7:30 PM at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown, and also webcast. Jess Klein will open.Widely regarded as one of the finest...

SUMMIT -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present its annual Meet the Artist new play reading series on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27. All readings will take place at the Summit Community Center, 100 Morris Ave, at 7 pm.The new play reading series is...

CRANFORD -- The final production of the 107th season at CDC Theatre in Cranford will be the wonderful musical Fiddler On The Roof. The multi-award-winning tale of Tevye the Dairyman and his family’s struggles in a changing Russia is a true musical theatre “tradition.”Continuing a new program at CDC ...

Ingredients Cabbage Fritters 7 cups thinly sliced cabbage 1/2 cup finely chopped scallions, plus more for garnish 1 cup peeled and grated carrot 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup white rice flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon finely chopp...

UNION – Registration for Actors Reading with Kids (ARK), a summer program sponsored by The Theater Project and Union Public Library, is now open.Twelve students in grades two through six will be paired with working actors for weekly sessions over Zoom in July and August. They will work on reading al...