Hottest Articles on BWW New Jersey from 4/10/2011 - 4/17/2011

1) Ann Harada, Christopher Curry, et al. Set for GOD OF CARNAGE at George Street Playhouse

The George Street Theatre will present Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage as a pat of its 2010-11 season. Performances will begin May 10 and run through June 6. The production, which will be directed by David Saint, will feautre Betsy Aidem, Christopher Curry, James Ludwig and Ann Harada. (more...)

2) McCarter Theatre To Present Sleeping Beauty Wakes 4/29-6/5

McCarter Theatre is proud to announce complete casting and creative team for Sleeping Beauty Wakes, a new musical featuring a book by Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), and a score by composer Brendan Milburn and lyricist Valerie Vigoda, both of the acclaimed trio GrooveLily (more...)

3) Playscripts, Inc. Publishes THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS Script

Playscripts, Inc., an innovative publisher and licensor of plays and musicals, has published a new translation of Carlo Goldoni's classic comedy The Servant of Two Masters translated and adapted by Bonnie J. Monte, artistic director of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. (more...)

4) Larry King Launches Larry King: STANDING UP Live Show in CT, 4/14

Larry King is a name that has been woven into the fabric of American culture, being invited into the living rooms of millions of people every night for 25 years on CNN. He has been kissed by Marlon Brando; he's tussled with Jerry Seinfeld; he was the first to sit down with Paris Hilton after she left prison; he's interviewed people that never give interviews like the press-shy Frank Sinatra; and his coverage of 9/11 will forever be remembered. In today's society, you can't be considered a success until you've sat down across the table from the master: Larry King. (more...)

5) New Jersey Theatre Alliance Offers A New Program To Benefit Everyone

How many times have you seen a play where you miss a line of dialogue, and wish there was closed captioning - like there is on television - so you could read what you just missed? (more...)

6) Photo Flash: Cuccioli Leads Starry Cast at Bickford Theatre Benefit

It was, indeed, The Best Of Times, on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, as Tony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde) led a starry cast of Broadway veterans in the Bickford Theatre's annual gala fundraiser. (more...)

7) Playscripts Publishes Shakespeare Theatre of NJ's The Servant of Two Masters

Playscripts, Inc., an innovative publisher and licensor of plays and musicals, has published a new translation of Carlo Goldoni's classic comedy The Servant of Two Masters translated and adapted by Bonnie J. Monte, artistic director of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. (more...)

8) Paper Mill Announces Sensory Friendly Theater Performance 6/11

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director), in partnership with Pushcart Players, New Jersey's premiere producer of theater for young audiences, will present a special engagement of the live musical STONE SOUP AND OTHER STORIES on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 10:00 am. (more...)

9) Grace Theatre Workshop Holds Spring Benefit, 4/29

The Grace Theatre Workshop, a not-for-profit youth based organization dedicated to providing FREE classes in the performing arts to children, will be holding a Spring Benefit Concert on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Caballeros de Colon Theatre, 2310 Summit Avenue in Union City, New Jersey. (more...)

10) Line_20110414" class="hl"> NJPAC Attempts to Break Guinness World Record for 'Largest Chorus Line'

NJPAC, which will be hosting an upcoming touring production of A CHORUS LINE, is hoping to break a Guinness record by amassing 1,629 chorus dancers at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, NJ this Saturday. The current record for Guinness' "World's Largest Chorus Line" was set in 2004 and consisted of 1,628 dancers. (Line_20110414">more...)

11) Line_20110414" class="hl"> NJPAC Attempts to Break Guinness World Record for 'Largest Chorus Line'

NJPAC, which will be hosting an upcoming touring production of A CHORUS LINE, is hoping to break a Guinness record by amassing 1,629 chorus dancers at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, NJ this Saturday. The current record for Guinness' "World's Largest Chorus Line" was set in 2004 and consisted of 1,628 dancers. (Line_20110414">more...)

12) Bergen County Players Present SORDID LIVES, 5/6 - 6/5

Bergen County Players (BCP) presents Sordid Lives, a "black comedy about white trash" by playwright Del Shores. Winner of 14 Drama League awards, including Best Production, Sordid Lives is a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and "coming out" in a Texas family as they all arrive for the matriarch's funeral. (more...)

13) Cabaret Theatre Presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Cabaret Theatre is proud to announce its final show of the season: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. (more...)

14) 37th Annual Jazz Record Collectors' Bash Held In Hilton Woodbridge

37th Annual Jazz Record Collectors' Bash plays June 24th - 25th, 2011 at Hilton Woodbridge - 120 Wood Avenue South - Iselin, NJ (more...)

15) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Plays MCCC's Kelsey Theatre 5/13-15

Con-artists Lawrence Jameson and Freddy Benson are up to no good on the French Riviera. Maurer Productions Onstage presents the hit musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre Fridays, May 13 and 20 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, May 14 and 21 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, May 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. (more...)

16) CANDIDA Closes At Two River Theater Co 4/10

Two River Theater Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias, continues its season with George Bernard Shaw's classic Candida, directed by David Staller. Performances will end Sunday, April 10. (more...)

17) East Lynne Theater Company Honors First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church of Cape May will be East Lynne Theater Company's honoree on Thursday, May 19 at the South Jersey Cultural Alliance's (SJCA) 16th Annual Paul Aiken Encore Awards Dinner at Bally's in Atlantic City. East Lynne is a proud member of SJCA, and this event offers the opportunity for members to recognize those who graciously support arts organizations in eight South Jersey counties. This year, thirty awards are expected to be bestowed, including the Alliance's own 2011 Lillian Levy Standing Ovation Award to NJN and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Marc Mappen, who was formerly a dean at Rutgers University and recently retired as executive director of the New Jersey Historical Commission. (more...)

18) One Night Only Benefit Performance of DREAMGIRLS to Play at the Paramount, 5/14

On Saturday, May 14, for one night only, the Tony Award winning musical DREAMGIRLS will be performed at the Paramount Theatre to benefit ReVision Theatre. Tickets for the benefit will be $20 - $100. Showtime is 8 pm. (more...)

19) New Jersey Rep Presents World Premiere of NIGHT TRAIN, 4/28-5/29

The New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, is proud to present the world premiere of "Night Train" by John Biguenet, April 28 thru May 29, 2011. (more...)

20) JCC Thurnauer School of Music Announces Selected Students For Master Class

The JCC Thurnauer School of Music, recently named a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, is pleased to announce the violin students selected to perform in a master class with New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow on Sunday, April 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. (more...)