UNION – During the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, doctors, nurses and hospital personnel were on the front lines. The New York City community was shown on nightly news programs clanging pots and pans to show their appreciation for the medical staff heroes. Seemingly, we’ve moved on, forgotten those we c...

AREA — The Paper Mill Playhouse released their 2024 Rising Star Award nominations on Monday, with several area high-school productions and performers among the nominees.Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School’s (SPFHS) production of The Addams Family and the Academy for Performing Arts (APA) at Union Coun...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) Repertory Theatre delighted audiences on March 14 to 16 with their spring musical production of The Addams Family. There’s nothing like a twist on the classic “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”. This time the two families brought together by ...

WESTFIELD -- Based on the cult classic movie, Heathers, the latest offering of the Westfield High School Repertoire Theatre Department The Heathers Musical: Teen Edition, wrestles with some dark issues. But let’s face it. Teenagers today are not the ilk of Happy Days’ The Fonz and Richie Cunningham....

WESTFIELD – Can an isolated incident cause catastrophic consequences or can it be a chain of events – like the Butterfly Effect of one tiny butterfly wing flapping that sets things in motion? That domino effect is one of the interesting questions posed in J.B. Priestly’s play An Inspector Calls now ...

WESTFIELD -- The Westfield High School Theatre Department is proud to present Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition, March 14, 15, and 16. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Westfield High School (WHS) and tickets may be purchased online only at whstd.booktix.com. Adapted from the 1988 cult classic f...

God of Carnage, a dark comedy by Yasmina Reza, will be performed at Westfield Community Players. Performances will be on January 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. The theatre is located at 1000 North Avenue West in Westfield. Tickets can be purchased through the website www.wcptheatre.org, or by calling the theat...

WESTFIELD — “Nightmare on Elm Street.” “Friday, the 13th.” “Scream.” It’s that time of year when movie theaters and TV channels pull out their slasher/high-thrill flicks. Likewise, the Westfield Community Players (WCP) theatre has pulled out all the stops in producing the two-act thriller, Wait Unti...