Paper Mill Playhouse announces cast and creative for "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"

(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the full cast and creative team for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, featuring a book by Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award nominee Douglas McGrath and words and music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil. Casey Hushion will helm the production, with choreography by Jennifer Werner and music direction by Wendy Bobbitt Cavett. Beautiful will play June 5–30, 2024 at Paper Mill Playhouse.

Skyline Theatre Company presents a One Night Performance of "Baby"

(BLOOMFIELD, NJ) -- Skyline Theatre Company, a 21-year-old professional theatre company now calling Essex County its home, presents a special one-performance-only concert presentation of BABY, the Tony Award nominated Broadway musical, on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 7:00pm.

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder"

(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) will open their 62nd season with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, marking the theatre's first musical in over a decade. Performances will run from May 15 through June 9, 2024 at FM Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the campus of Drew University.

Andrew Polec to Perform at Two River Theater's 30th Anniversary Gala

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Guests of Two River Theater's 30th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, May 4, 2024, can expect an unforgettable night featuring an electric performance from Andrew Polec (Hair, The Beautiful Lady – Taghim for Bat Out Of Hell) who recently starred in Two River's production of the American Love-Rock Musical Hair, as the rebellious and rambunctious Berger. TheaterMania exclaimed, "Andrew Polec's Berger captures the wild spirit of the era..."

Middletown Arts Center Accepting Submissions for MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center is accepting submissions for The MAC ONE-ACTS annual play-reading festival featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights. Entries from New Jersey residents ages 18 and older will be accepted and must be original, unpublished scripts adhering to standard professional play format with run-times of no longer than 30 minutes. Submission deadline is Friday, April 26, 2024, at 11:59pm.

West Hudson Arts & Theater Co presents "Disaster! The Musical"

(HARRISON, NJ) -- The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co (WHATCo) brings its Main Stage season to a close with a hilarious production of Disaster! The Musical for two weekends starting April 26th at The Theater at WHATCo. Disaster! comes to West Hudson straight from Broadway and features some of the most unforgettable songs of the '70s like “Knock on Wood," "Hooked on a Feeling," and "Hot Stuff."

Bordentown Regional High School Theater Club presents 2024 One Act Play Festival

(BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- The Bordentown Regional High School Theater Club will present their 2024 One Act Play Festival: Rogues' Gallery on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:30pm in the Bordentown Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door. All proceeds benefit BRHS senior scholarships.

Middletown Arts Center to hold auditions for "Legally Blonde, the Musical"

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center will hold auditions for the production of Legally Blonde the Musical on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 5:00pm-10:00pm. This fabulously fun, award-winning musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach and based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture, Legally Blonde.

Lantern Theater Company to Close 30th Anniversary Season with William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors"

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Lantern Theater Company will close its 30th anniversary season with The Comedy of Errors, part of the company's ongoing commitment to produce the timeless stories of William Shakespeare for both the general public and local school students. Lantern Artistic Director Charles McMahon directs an ensemble cast of Lantern veterans, including Morgan Charéce Hall, J Hernandez, Dave Johnson, Brian McCann, Lee Minora, Kishia Nixon, Matteo Scammell, and Zach Valdez. The Comedy of Errors runs Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, June 16, 2024, at St. Stephen's Theater in Center City Philadelphia.