CRANFORD -- There’s nothing more delightful for an actor in a comedy than to hear laughter from the audience. Not giggles, not chuckles, but belly laughs from people having fun. February 9th’s opening night of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 at Cranford Dramatic Club’s Theatre (CDC) brought such ...

UNION – Kean Stage is proud to add Mama I’m a Big Girl Now to it’s 20232024 season. The concert event, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the original Broadway musical Hairspray with the original Tracy (Marissa Jaret Winokur), Penny (Kerry Butler) and Amber (Laura Bell Bundy), will be presented on ...

IngredientsChicken:8 drumsticks2 tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon chili powder1 teaspoon garlic powder Salt and freshly ground black pepper Spicy Sauce:1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup hot sauce1 tablespoon BBQ Sauce either your favorite store brand or my home made recipe below...

AREA - When the Light Opera of New Jersey’s (LONJ) audiences were bursting at the seams in their last venue, conductor Jason Tramm started scouting around for a bigger auditorium. He found the perfect spot at Rahway’s historic theater Union County Performing Arts (UCPAC) where, on Saturday, February...

WESTFIELD – Julian Burgoon of Westfield, age 10, received First Prize in the October 2023 Cricket League art competition. For this contest, each entrant was asked to submit original artwork of a monster. Julian’s drawing “Monster Pumpkin” appears in the Cricket League section of the February 2024 is...

WESTFIELD – Westfield Community Players will hold auditions for the comedy See How They Run on Sunday, March 3, Monday March 4 and Wednesday March 6, each night at 7 p.m.See How They Run is a highspirited madcap story in the tradition of British comedy and farce. Mistaken identities, past loves and ...

SUMMIT — Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is the recipient of several grants for a variety of programs and productions in the 20232024 season.A Union County Community Arts Grant, created by the Union County Board of County Commissioners, was received for the ...

WESTFIELD – As part of the Choral Arts of New Jersey’s 62nd season and under the baton of conductor of Martin Sedek, The New Jersey Youth Chorus with conductor Joanna Scarangello was a guest feature of a unique and memorable concert. On Sunday, January 28, 2024, Dr. Sedek assembled a concert that no...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The musical collective Amani will perform a free concert in the downstairs meeting room of the Scotch Plains Public Library on Saturday, February 17, at 2 p.m. The concert will recreate Harry Belafonte’s legendary 1969 live recording from Carnegie Hall — an iconic performance of belo...

SPRINGFIELD – Brigadoon meets Macbeth in NJ Festival Orchestra’s February 17th production of Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti’s spellbinding tale of marriage, madness and murder.A cast of internationally acclaimed guest vocalists and renowned Lincoln Center stage director Beth Greenberg join Maestro D...