Theater, July

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T. CHARLES ERICKSON

Will Connolly, left, and George Salazar co-starred in Two River Theater’s 2015 production of “Be More Chill.” Both will participate in concerts celebrating the 10th anniversary of it, July 24-25.

July 18: “Good Riddance: A Gnarly 1990s Murder Mystery Dinner, Dude!” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

July 18-19: “Rift” at Luna Stage, West Orange.
July 18-19: “Rent” at Plays-in-the-Park series at Stephen J. Capestro Theater, Edison.
July 18-19: “The Game’s Afoot!,” presented by Princeton Summer Theater at Hamilton Murray Theater at Princeton University.
July 18-19: “Jesus Christ Superstar,” presented by Pleasant Valley Productions at Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, West Orange.

July 18-20: “Escape to Margaritaville” at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.
July 18-20: “Meet Me in St. Louis” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
July 18-20: “Hairspray,” presented by The MAC Players at Middletown Arts Center.

July 18-20 and 24-26: “The Diary of Anne Frank” at Parsippany Arts Center, Boonton.

July 18-20 and 22-27: “42nd Street” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 18-20 and 25-27: “Rent,” presented by Drama Geek Studios at Crescent Theater, Sussex.
July 18-20 and 25-27: “Pippin,” presented by Fool Moon Theatre Company at Margate Community Church.
July 18-20 and 25-27: “Legally Blonde the Musical” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

July 18-20, 22-27 and 29-31 and Aug. 1-3: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]” at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison. (NJArts.net Review)

July 18-20, 24-27 and 31 and Aug. 1-3: “The Mallard,” presented by Premiere Stages at The Bauer Boucher Theatre Center at Kean University, Union.

July 18-20 and 25-27 and Aug. 1-3: “The SpongeBob Musical” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

July 18-20, 24-27 and 31 and Aug. 1-3 and 7-10: “How My Grandparents Fell in Love: A Musical” at New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch.

July 18-20, 22-27 and 29-31 and Aug. 1-3, 5-10, 12-17 and 19-24: “Sexy Laundry” at Cape May Stage.

July 19-20: “A Broadway Tour of America,” present by Ocean County College Repertory Repertory Theatre Company at Black Box Theater at Grunin Center at Ocean County College, Toms River.

July 19-20, 26-27 and Aug. 2-3: “Murder at the Banquet” (dinner buffet and show), presented by Theater League of Clifton at Mario’s Restaurant, Clifton.

July 20: “The Tempest,” presented by West Hudson Arts & Theater Company at Riverfront Park, East Newark.

July 21: “Occupied” (staged reading) at New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch.

July 23: “Footloose” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
July 23: “The Tempest,” Shakespeare in the Park at Atlantic Street Park, Hackensack.

July 24-25: “Be More Chill” 10th Anniversary Concert at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

July 24-26: “Romeo & Juliet” at Foundation Park, Westfield.
July 24-26: “Oklahoma!” at Eagle Theatre, Hammonton.

July 24-27 and 31 and Aug. 1-2: “Frankenstein,” presented by Princeton Summer Theater at Hamilton Murray Theater at Princeton University.

July 25-27: One Act Jamboree at StageWorks at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

July 25-26 and 31 and Aug. 1-3: “Jersey Voices” (one-act plays), presented by Chatham Players at Chatham Playhouse.

July 25-27 and 30-31 and Aug. 1-3 and 6-10: “Steel Magnolias” at Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.

July 25-27 and Aug. 1-3 and 8-10: “Curtains” at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

July 28: “The Vienna Lesson” (staged reading) at New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch.

July 29-31 and Aug. 5-7, 9-10 and 12-14: “Clue the Musical” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.

July 29-31 and Aug. 1-3, 5-10 and 12-17: “West Side Story” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 30-31 and Aug. 1-2 and 4-9: “Grease” at Plays-in-the-Park series at Stephen J. Capestro Theater, Edison.

July 30-31 and Aug. 1-2, 6-9, 13-16, 20-23 and 27-30: “Every Brilliant Thing,” presented by East Lynne Theater Co. at Clemans Theater at Allen AME Church, Cape May.

July 31 and Aug. 1-3: Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras), annual festival of new plays by Latine playwrights, at Two River Theater.
July 31 and Aug. 1-3: “Something Rotten,” presented by North Star Theater Company at Sparta Avenue Stage.

July 31 and Aug. 2-3: “Shrek the Musical” at BergenPAC, Englewood.

July 31 and Aug. 1-3 and 6-10: “Nunsense II” at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.

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