Family Entertainment, April 2024-May 2025

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NJPAC in Newark will present The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater at its Victoria Theater, April 14.

April 3: Twinkle Time at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

April 5: “Ancient Aliens Live” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

April 6: “Brains On! Live: Your Brain is Magic” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 6: “Jack and the Beanstalk” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

April 7: The Canine Stars Stunt Dog Show at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

April 9: “The Price Is Right Live!” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 11: iLuminate at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 12: iLuminate at BergenPAC, Englewood.
April 12: “The Price Is Right Live!” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

April 12-13: “Aesop’s Fables” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Heights.

April 12-14: “Bluey’s Big Play” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 12-14 and 19-21: “Peter and the Starcatcher,” presented by Holmdel Theatre Company at Duncan Smith Theater, Holmdel.

April 13: Flor Bromley, Milk & Cookies series at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.
April 13: “Borders of the Mind” featuring mentalist Joshua Kane at Sieminski Theater, Basking Ridge.

April 14: Popovich Comedy Pet Theater at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
April 14: “Jeff Boyer’s Big Bubble Bonanza” (sensory friendly show) at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
April 14: “The Rainbow Fish,” presented by Kean Stage at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.

April 17: “Disney Princess: The Concert” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 19: “The Rainbow Fish” at Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

April 20: “The Frog Prince” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

April 20 and 27 and May 4: “Alice in Wonderland” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

April 21: Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Taylor Swift and More for Kids at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.

April 23 and 26-27: “Short Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

April 26-28: Chiller Theatre Toy, Model and Film Expo at Hilton Parsippany.

April 27: South Jersey Arts Fest at Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, Elmer.
April 27: Dinosaur World Live! at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 27: “Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

April 27-28: “Sleeping Beauty,” presented by BalletArts of NJ and Adelphi Orchestra at River Dell High School, Oradell.

April 27-May 19: “Show Up, Kids!” at Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken.

April 28: The Great Dubois at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

May 3-19: “Elephant & Piggie’s ‘We Are in a Play!’ “ at Growing Stage, Netcong.

May 4: “Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

May 4-19: “Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hullabaloo” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

May 5: Raffi at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 5: Panto’s “Beauty and the Beast” at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
May 5: “Alice Dreaming of Wonderland” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 5: “Sesame Street Live! Say Hello” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 5: “Skullduggery: A Magical Pirate Adventure” (sensory friendly show) at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

May 9: “Charlotte’s Web” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 11: Raffi at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 12: Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey presents Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” at New Jersey State Museum Theater, Trenton. Sebastian Grand, conductor.

May 16-17: Penn & Teller at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

May 17: “Spheres Bubble Show: Expand the Universe Tour” featuring Blaise Ryndes at URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center.

May 17-18: “The Frog Prince” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Heights.

May 18: New Jersey Symphony family concert: “Discover Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ ” at NJPAC, Newark.
May 18: “Spheres Bubble Show: Expand the Universe Tour” featuring Blaise Ryndes at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
May 18: Amelia Robinson of Mil’s Trills at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.

May 18-19: New Jersey Ballet, “The Sleeping Beauty” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 18-19, 23 and 25-26: “The Jungle Book” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

May 18 and 25 and June 1 and 8: “Finding Nemo Jr.” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

May 18-19 and 25-26 and June 1-2 and 8-9: New Jersey Renaissance Faire, Columbus.

May 19: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Grateful Dead for Kids at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the arts, Red Bank.

May 24-27: Wildwoods International Kite Festival.

June 1: Monster Jam at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.

June 7-9: Jurassic Quest at Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus.

June 14-16: “Shrek the Musical” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

June 16: “Seussical” (autism-friendly) at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

June 19-29: “Beauty and the Beast” at Plays-in-the-Park at Roosevelt Park, Edison.

June 20-22: “OVO,” presented by Cirque du Soleil at Prudential Center, Newark.

June 20-July 7: State Fair Meadowlands.
June 20-July 7: “Pippin” at Vanguard Theater, Montclair.

June 21-22 and 28-29: “Robin Hood” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

June 26-30: “Snow White” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

June 28-30 and July 5-7: “The Sound of Music” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

June 30: “Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour” at BergenPac, Englewood.

July 1: Puppy Pals at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 3 and 5-7 and Aug. 14-18: “The Little Mermaid” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 5-6 and 12-13: “Disney’s Jungle Book” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

July 10-14, Aug. 28-31 and Sept. 1: “Peter Pan” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 13: Kidz Bop at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
July 13: “The Magic of Rob Lake” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

July 17-21 and Aug. 21-25: “Cinderella” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 19-20 and 26-27: “Disney’s Moana Jr.” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

July 19-Aug. 4: “Alice in Wonderland,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

July 24-28 and Aug. 7-11: “Disney Frozen Jr.” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 31 and Aug. 1-4: “The Wizard of Oz” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Aug. 2-10: New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm and Horse Show at Sussex County Fairground, Augusta.

Aug. 2-3 and 9-10: “The Little Mermaid” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Aug. 3-11: “The Little Mermaid” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

Aug. 9: Kidz Bop at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.

Aug. 16-17 and 23-24: “Sleeping Beauty” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Aug. 2-3 and 9-10: “The Little Mermaid” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Sept. 7, 14, 21 and 28: “Disney’s Frozen Jr.” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Sept. 13-Oct. 6: “Beauty and the Beast” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26: “The Great Pumpkin at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Nov. 1: The Vampire Circus, at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

Nov. 6-Dec. 21: “A Christmas Carol” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Nov. 9, 16 and 23: “Frosty & Rudolph” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Nov. 20-Dec. 29: “The Gift of the Magi” at Cape May Stage.

Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 and 14: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Dec. 4-29: “A Christmas Carol” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

Dec. 6-22: “Annie,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

Jan. 18-26: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Jan. 25: New Jersey Symphony, “Lunar New Year Celebration” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Min Kwon, piano; Peking University Alumni Chorus; Starry Arts Children’s Chorus (Rebecca Shin, director).

Feb. 14: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Feb. 15: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Feb. 16: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

May 17, 2025: New Jersey Symphony, “Discover Mozart & Bach (Family Concert)” at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Eric Wyrick, violin; Francine Storck, violin. Program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Double Concerto for Two Violins; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, “Haffner.”

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