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"The Last Five Years," at Crossroads Theater Company, is a virtually dialogue-free, melancholy survey of the life of a youthful romance.
"100 Years: Titanic Survivors and Their Stories" will be staged on April 15, the anniversary of the disaster, at the Arts and Community Center on the campus of Ocean County College.
George Street Playhouse presents "Twelve Angry Men," Reginald Rose's 1950s work about the deliberations of jurors in a capital-murder trial.
"Reparation," a new drama by Gino DiIorio having its world premiere at Luna Stage, pits history against profits.
Steven Dietz's wistful comedy "Shooting Star" is onstage at Dreamcatcher Repertory Theater in South Orange.
Sexy classic pops up as a breezy musical about babes and basketball
"The Nutcracker and I" at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick is a musical that strips the ballet from the holiday classic and replaces it with farce.
Ben Clawson's "The Dangers of Electric Lighting" details the marketing battle between Thomas Edison and his former employee Nikola Tesla.
Stars of the Broadway of yesteryear are wickedly caricatured in "Light Up the Sky" at the Lackland Center in Hackettstown.
Richard Dresser's latest play, "The Last Days of Mickey and Jean," is having its New Jersey premiere at the Bickford Theater in Morris Township.
"Hannah," by John Wooten, at the Zella Fry Theater, tells the true story of Hannah Senesh, a Jewish freedom fighter who was executed as a spy.
Professional theaters light up this week as two new musicals, "Ten Cents a Dance" and "The Break Up Notebook," begin previews and other companies present revivals and new plays.
"Sunset Boulevard," the musical based on the classic film, is at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport through Aug. 20.
"Follow Me to Nellie's," a new play by Dominique Morisseau, is at the Zella Fry Theater at Kean University in Union.
The celebratory musical, based on the 1988 film by John Waters, is opening the fifth season of the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport.
The musical "Xanadu," which mashes up disco-era pop and Greek mythology, plays at the Carousel House in Asbury Park through July 24.
Shakespeare's comedy, staged by Cameron Watson, is being presented at the Greek Theater at the College of St. Elizabeth.
"Night Train," a new play by John Biguenet at the New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, takes viewers on a journey into darkening deception.
"Catch Me If You Can" may soar only occasionally, but the show surely gets you to your destination, which is bright Broadway entertainment that's escapist in more ways than one.
In "How to Pray," staged by the Centenary Stage Company, Faith, a surrogate for her brother and his wife, is left wondering what to do after the couple breaks up.
"The Fox on the Fairway," by Ken Ludwig, is a farce about country-club life during a golf tournament.
'Harry Potter' idol plays a 1960s corporate climber in revival of Frank Loesser musical
Wicked new Broadway musical gleefully sends Mormon youths to Uganda on a truly funny mission
"Crimes of the Heart," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley, visits the bittersweet MaGrath sisters of Hazlehurst, Miss.
"Crimes of the Heart," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley, visits the bittersweet MaGrath sisters of Hazlehurst, Miss.
