The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank will present “Dinosaur World Live” on Jan. 18.
Jan. 1-3: >“Magic of Lights” at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Jan. 1-4 and 7-11: “Disney’s Frozen” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.
Jan. 3: “Magic Rocks!” starring illusionist Leon Etienne at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Jan. 8-11: “Disney on Ice: Mickey’s Search Party,” at Prudential Center, Newark.
Jan. 10: Chris Funk, magician, at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.
Jan. 11: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of The Grateful Dead and More for Kids at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Jan. 15: “Tired Souls: King and the Montgomery School Bus Boycott” at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Jan. 17-25: “A Little Shakespeare: As You Like It” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.
Jan. 18: “Dinosaur World Live” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Jan. 24: “Click, Clack, Moo,” presented by TheaterWorks USA at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
Jan. 24: “Jurassic Bark Live!: The Pre-Historic Stunt Dog Show!” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Jan. 24: “Pete the Cat,” presented by TheaterWorks USA at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Jan. 24-25: “The Invisible Boy” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Jan. 25: “Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Jan. 26-31: “Robin Hood and Marian” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
Feb. 1: “Curious George: The Golden Meatball” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Feb. 4: “From History to Hip-Hop,” presented by Jonathan Blanchard, School-Time series at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
Feb. 5-9: “Peter Pan and Wendy,” NEXTstage Repertory at Little Theatre at Centenary University, Hackettstown.
Feb. 6-15: “Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale” at Growing Stage, Netcong.
Feb. 7: New Jersey Symphony, “Lunar New Year Celebration Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Sunny Xia, conductor; Haochen Zhang, piano; Peking University Alumni Chorus. Program TBA.
Feb. 10: “Our Revolution” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Feb. 12-15: “Miss Nelson Is Missing!,” Young Audience Series at Little Theatre at Centenary University, Hackettstown.
Feb. 13: Cirque Kalabante at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Feb. 13: The Jason Bishop Show (magic) at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
Feb. 13-15: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live “Glow-n-Fire” at Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton.
Feb. 14-15: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, “Year of the Horse” at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
Feb. 16: The Harlem Globetrotters, at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
Feb. 19-22 and 26-28 and March 1 and 5-8: “The Young King” at Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken.
Feb. 20-22: “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” presented by Phoenix Productions at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Feb. 20-March 1: “Shrek the Musical” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Feb. 22: “Wizard of Oz on Ice” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Feb. 22: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of David Bowie and More for Kids at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Feb. 28: The Harlem Globetrotters at Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton.
March 1: Salzburg Marionette Theater, “The Sound of Music” at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
March 1: “Curious George: The Golden Meatball” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
March 6-8: “Cinderella,” presented by American Repertory Ballet at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
March 6-22: “Mesmerized: A Ben Franklin Science & History Mystery “ at Growing Stage, Netcong.
March 7: Popovich Comedy Pet Theater at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
March 7: “Be Like Blippi” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
March 8: “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
March 10: “Hear My Voice” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
March 10-11: “Sail Away,” presented by Treehouse Shakers, School-Time series at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
March 12-15: “Disney on Ice Presents ‘Frozen & Encanto’ “ at Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton.
March 14: “The Magic of Rob Lake” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center.
March 14: “Little Listeners: Time for Music” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Ramii Vamos, host. Program includes music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, Rorem and Leroy Anderson.
March 14: cOsmO at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
March 14: Mario the Maker Magician at Berrie Center at Ramapo College, Mahwah.
March 15: “The Gazillion Bubble Show” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
March 15: “The Cat in the Hat” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
March 16-21: “Snow White & Rose Red” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
March 19-22: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents The Greatest Show on Earth at Prudential Center, Newark.
March 20: Jokers of Magic at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
March 21: “Dog Man: The Musical” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
March 21: The Peking Acrobats at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
March 21: “Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales” at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
March 21-22: “Sleeping Beauty,” presented by New Jersey Ballet and New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
March 22: Laurie Berkner Band at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
March 22: “Dog Man: The Musical” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
March 22: “Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat: Live on Stage!” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
March 28: New Jersey Symphony, “Discover Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony” interactive family concert at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral.”
March 28: Peking Acrobats at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
March 29: “Peppa Pig: My First Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
March 29: “The Making of Life on Our Planet: Dinosaurs” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 1: “Peppa Pig: My First Concert” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
April 17: “Wild Kratts Live 2.0: Activate Creature Power!” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
April 24: “Hare & Tortoise,” presented by Tutti Frutti Productions, School-Time series at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
April 25: “Janet’s Planet: A Tour Through the Solar System” at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
May 1: “The Price Is Right Live” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 1-17: “Nate the Great: The Musical” at Growing Stage, Netcong.
May 5: “How Music Talks” featuring Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
May 6: “Bill Blagg’s Magic in Motion,” School-Time series at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
May 9: Mutts Gone Nuts at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
May 11-26: “Little Red Riding Hood” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
May 16: “Royal Tea Party” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
May 21: “Doodle Pop,” presented by Brush Theatre, School-Time series at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
May 22-31: Young Performers Workshop: Winter Festival of Shows at Little Theatre at Centenary University, Hackettstown.
June 5-7 and 12-14: “Seussical the Musical,” presented by Theater to Go at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
June 7: “Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got the Move” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
June 13: “Sesame Street: Elmo’s Got the Moves” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
June 24-28 and Aug. 5-9: “Cinderella” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
June 29-July 3: “Jack and the Beanstalk” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
July 1-3 and 5 and Aug. 19-23: “The Wizard of Oz” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
July 8-12 and Aug. 26-30: “Snow White” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
July 10-12 and 17-19: “The Little Mermaid,” presented by The Yardley Players at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
July 15-19: “Peter Pan” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
July 17-Aug. 2: “Freaky Friday: A New Musical,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough Township.
July 22-26 and Aug. 12-16: “Disney’s Aladdin Jr.” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
July 29-31 and Aug. 1-2 and Sept. 2-6: “The Little Mermaid” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Aug. 23: The Wiggles at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Oct. 8-24: “Shrek the Musical” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.
Oct. 10-11: Catsbury Park Cat Convention at Bell Works, Holmdel.
Oct. 15-18: “A Year With Frog and Toad” at Cumberland Players, Vineland.
Oct. 23-Nov. 15: “A Christmas Story” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.
Oct.-23-Nov. 15: “Disney’s Freaky Friday” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
Nov. 6-29: “The Wizard of Oz” at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.
Nov. 10-Dec. 20: “A Playhouse Christmas” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.
Nov. 20-Dec. 13: “A Christmas Carol” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.
Dec. 16-19, 2026: “Mrs. Tinkerton’s Christmas Toy Shop” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
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