T. CHARLES ERICKSON
Anthony Cochrane plays Albert Einstein in “My Lord, What a Night” at The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, through May 17.
Through May 17: Garden State New Play Festival, Jersey City.
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May 5-6 and 11-13: INKubator New Play Festival at Art House Productions, Jersey City.
May 5-7, 9, 12-14 and 16: “Some Enchanted Evening: A Celebration of the Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.
May 6-10 and 12-17: “My Lord, What a Night,” presented by George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
May 6-10, 13-17, 20-24 and 27-31: “Mrs. Christie” at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
May 7-9: “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.
May 7-10: “& Sons” at Luna Stage, West Orange. (NJArts.net Review)
May 7-10: “My Fair Lady” at Summit Playhouse.
May 7-10 and 14-16: “Company” at Masquerade Theatre, Riverside.
May 7-10 and 14-17: “Ragtime: The Musical” at Stageworks at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.
May 8: “Ann Talman: Elizabeth Taylor and the Shadow of Her Smile” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 8: The Calamari Sisters, “Bun in the Oven: Contractions” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
May 8-9: “The Bitchy Waiter Show” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
May 8-9: “Illuminating New Voices” (excerpts from four new works, per night) at Vanguard Theater, Montclair.
May 8-10: “The Music Man” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 8-10: “Present Laughter” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.
May 8-9 and 15-16: “The Nerd” at Westfield Community Players.
May 8-10 and 15-17: “On Time” at Villagers Theatre, Somerset.
May 8-10 and 15-17: “The Skin of Our Teeth” at Chester Theatre Group.
May 8-10 and 15-17: “A Bronx Tale: The Musical” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
May 8-10 and 16-17: “Pippin” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
May 8-10, 13, 15-17, 20 and 22-24: “Porgy & Bess” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
May 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24: “Chicken & Biscuits” at South Camden Theatre Company.
May 8-9, 15-17 and 29-31: “The 39 Steps,” presented by Bergen County Players at Little Firehouse Theatre, Oradell.
May 9: Young Playwrights Awards Readings at Cape May Stage.
May 11: “Vigorish” (reading) at West End Arts Center, Long Branch.
May 14: National Playwrights Symposium Readings at Cape May Stage.
May 14-17 and 21-24: “Playfest” at Luna Stage, West Orange.
May 15-17 and 22-24: “Much Ado About Nothing,” presented by The Maplewood Strollers at Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts, Maplewood.
May 15-17, 22-24 and 29-31 and June 5-6: “Spamalot” at Barn Theatre, Montville.
May 15-17, 22-24 and 29-31 and June 5-7: “Disaster” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.
May 16-17: “The Unwitting Magician,” presented by American Theater Group at Union Arts Center.
May 16-17, 20-24 and 26-31 and June 2-7: “Private Lives,” presented by Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.
May 17: “Under the Velvet Elvis” (staged reading), presented by Chatham Community Players at Chatham Playhouse.
May 19-24, 27-31 and June 3-7 and 10-14: “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead,” presented by Crossroads Theatre Company at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
May 20: “In the Morning: A Multimedia Performance by Jin Jung” at Art House Productions, Jersey City.
May 21: “A Bronx Tale” featuring Chazz Palminteri at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
May 22-24 and 28-31: “Our Town,” presented by Asbury Park Theater Company at Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove.
May 23-24 and 30-31: “Seven Guitars,” presented in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company at Middletown Arts Center.
May 23-24 and 28-31 and June 2 and 4-7: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
May 27: “Liberty Madness: Scenes From a Revolution,” presented by Thinkery & Verse at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 28: “Am I Doing This Right?” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
May 28-31 and June 4-7: “Guys and Dolls” at Gateway Playhouse, Somers Point.
May 28-31 and June 3-7, 10-14, 17-21 and 24-28: “West Side Story” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.
May 29-31: “Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 31: “Menopause the Musical 2” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
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