Theater, May 2023-June 2024

by Jay Lustig

May 1: “Lost Angels,” presented by Playground Theatre Project at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 3-7 and 10-14: “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

May 3-7, 10-14 and 17-21: “Tales From the Guttenberg Bible,” presented by George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

May 4-7: “Beehive: The ’60s Musical” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

May 4-14: “Two Elizas” at Luna Stage, West Orange.

May 4-21: “Water by the Spoonful” at Eagle Theatre, Hammonton.

May 4-28: “Our Shrinking, Shrinking World” at New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch.

May 5: “Romeo & Juliet” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

May 5-7: “Superior Donuts” at Playhouse 22, East Brunswick.
May 5-7: “The Outsider,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.
May 5-7: “Monty Python’s Spamalot” at Star Royale Theatre, Pompton Lakes.
May 5-7: “Guys and Dolls” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 5-7: “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan” at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.
May 5-7: “Hello, Dolly!,” presented by The Yardley Players at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

May 5-7 and 12-13: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at Summit Playhouse.

May 5-14: “The Lifespan of a Fact,” presented by Chatham Community Players at Chatham Playhouse.

May 5-20: “In the Heights” at Cranford Dramatic Club.
May 5-20: “Damn Yankees” at Burlington County Footlighters, Cinnaminson.

May 5-21: “Pride & Prejudice” at Chester Theater Group.

May 5-7. 11-14 and 17-21: “The Prom” at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.

May 5-7, 12-14 and 19-21: “Viva Las Vegas” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

May 6-21: “Helly, Dolly!” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

May 6-28: “Blues for an Alabama Sky” at Berlind Theater at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

May 6-June 3: “It Shoulda Been You” at Bergen County Players, Oradell.

May 11-21: “Fun Home” at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

May 12-13 and 19-21: “Steel Magnolias” at Investors Bank Theater at Horseshoe Lake, Succasunna.

May 12-28: “School of Rock” at Ritz Theatre, Haddon Township.

May 13: “The Price of Progress: A Live Theatrical Experience,” presented by the “Old Gods of Appalachia” podcast at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.

May 19-June 4: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at Barn Theatre, Montville.

May 21: “Menopause the Musical” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

May 24-June 4: “Starchild,” presented by Crossroads Theatre Company at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

May 26-28 and June 2-4: “Other Desert Cities,” presented by Theater to Go at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

May 26-28 and June 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18: “Something Rotten! at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

May 31-June 11: “The Legacy of Jazz Series,” presented by Crossroads Theatre Company at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

May 31-June 18: “The Rose Tattoo” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

May 31-June 25: “Rent” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

June 1-4, 7-11 and 13-17: “Steel Pier” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

June 3-4: “Revival” (reading) at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
June 3-4: “Still” (reading) at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

June 3-25: “Two Sisters and a Piano” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

June 7-July 2: “Shirley Valentine” at Cape May Stage.

June 9-11: “Jesus Christ Superstar” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
June 9-11: “From Screen to Stage” at Bergen County Players, Oradell.
June 9-11: “Mary’s Wedding,” presented by Chatham Community Players at Chatham Playhouse.

June 9-11 and 16-18: “Romeo and Juliet,” presented by Shakespeare 70 at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

June 9-11, 16-18 and 23-24: “The Real Thing” at Studio Playhouse, Montclair.

June 9-25: “I Hate Hamlet” at Ritz Theatre, Haddon Township.

June 11-13, 18-20 and 25-27: “Murder by the Book,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

June 14-24: “Rock of Ages” at The Stephen J. Capestro Theater at Roosevelt Park, Edison. Plays in the Park Series.

June 15-18: “Sister’s Irish Catechism: Saints, Snakes, & Green Milkshakes” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.

June 15-July 2: “Spring Awakening” at Vanguard Theater, Montclair.

June 16-25: “All My Sons” at Star Royale Theatre, Pompton Lakes.

June 22-25: “Round and Round the Garden, presented by Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center at duCret Center of Art, Plainfield.

June 23-July 9: “Into the Woods” at Chester Theatre Group.

June 23-25 and July 1-2 and 8-9: “Spring Awakening” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

June 30 and July 1 and 7-8: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

July 5-15: “Ain’t Misbehavin’ “ at The Stephen J. Capestro Theater at Roosevelt Park, Edison. Plays in the Park Series.

July 5-30: “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment – The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself),” outdoor show presented by Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Saint Elizabeth University in Florham Park.

July 11-16, 18-23 and 25-30: “Head Over Heels” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 12-30: “And a Nightingale Sang …” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

July 14-30: “The SpongeBob Musical” at Ritz Theatre, Haddon Township.

July 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30: “Guys & Dolls,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.
July 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30: “Assassins” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

July 15-30: “The Sound of Music” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

July 19-August 27: “Art” at Cape May Stage.

July 21-23: “The Music Man” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
July 21-23: “One-Act Jamboree” at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

July 26-Aug. 5: “Cinderella” at The Stephen J. Capestro Theater at Roosevelt Park, Edison. Plays in the Park Series.

July 27: “Cooking With the Calamari Sisters” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

July 27-Aug. 27: “A Tailor Near Me” at New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch.

July 28-30 and Aug. 4-6: “Bye Bye Birdie,” presented by The Yardley Players at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

Aug. 1-6, 8-13 and 15-20: “Annie Warbucks” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Aug. 3-6: “Certifiably Yours,” presented by Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center at duCret Center of Art, Plainfield.

Aug. 4-6 and 10-13: “The Wedding Singer” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Aug. 4-6, 11-13 and 18-20: “On the Town” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Aug. 10-12: “Thank You for Being So Dead Murder Mystery” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.

Aug. 11-27: “Rocky the Musical” at Star Royale Theatre, Pompton Lakes.

Aug. 12-20: “Avenue Q” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Aug. 18-20: Jersey Fringe Festival, Hammonton.

Aug. 22-27 and 29-31 and Sept. 1-2: “Disaster! The Musical” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Aug. 24-Sept. 3: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

Aug. 25-27 and Sept. 1-3 and 8-10: “All Shook Up” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Sept. 6-10, 12-17 and 19-24: “Grumpy Old Men” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Sept. 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24: “It’s Only a Play,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

Sept. 13-Oct. 1: “Waiting for Godot” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

Sept. 13-Oct. 22: “The Garbologists” at Cape May Stage.

Sept. 14-17: “India Pale Ale,” presented by Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center at duCret Center of Art, Plainfield.

Sept. 14-24: “Clue” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Sept. 16: “A Bronx Tale” featuring Chazz Palminteri at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Sept. 22-24: “In the Heights” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Sept. 22-24: “Avenue Q” at Star Royale Theatre, Pompton Lakes.

Sept. 27-30 and Oct. 1: “Popcorn Falls” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Sept. 28-30: “Yer Cheatin’ Heart … Just Stopped Beating” interactive murder mystery dinner at Avenel Performing Arts Center.

Sept. 28-Oct. 29: “Welcome to Matteson!” at New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch.

Oct. 5-8: “Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Oct. 6-8 and 11-15: “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Oct. 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22: “Carrie the Musical” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Oct. 7-22: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Oct. 12-Nov. 12: “The Great Gatsby” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Oct. 18-Nov. 5: “A Man for All Seasons” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

Oct. 19-29: “A Chorus Line” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Oct. 20-22 and 27-29 and Nov. 3-5: “The Miracle Worker,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

Oct. 27-Nov. 19: “Elf the Musical” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Nov. 3-19: “Sunday in the Park With George” at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.

Nov. 10-12: “The Addams Family” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Nov. 10-12 and 16-18: “The Sound of Music” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Nov. 11: “My One & Only (Ma Eli Ghayro)” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Nov. 15-Dec. 30: “A Tuna Christmas” at Cape May Stage.

Nov. 16-Dec. 2: “Big, the Musical” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Nov. 24-Dec. 10: “A Christmas Carol” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Dec. 1-3, 8-10 and 15-17: “It’s a Wonderful Life,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

Dec. 2-3, 7-10 and 13-17: “A Christmas Story: The Musical” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Dec. 2-27: “Elf the Musical” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Dec. 6-31: “A Midwinter Night’s Dream” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

Dec. 6-Jan. 7: “Fiddler on the Roof” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Jan. 19-28: “Deathtrap” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Jan. 31-Feb. 25: “After Midnight” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Feb. 24-March 3: “Misery” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

March 1-3: “Ragtime” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 4-May 5, 2024: “Gun & Powder” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

April 6-21, 2024: “Fiddler on the Roof” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

May 10-19. 2024: “Grease” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

June 5-30, 2024: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

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