Family Entertainment, June-March

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Kidz Bop will perform in Holmdel, July 12; and Camden, Aug. 2.

June 1: “Salute to Cobra Kai Convention” at Hanover Marriott Hotel, Whippany.
June 1: “The Magical Library of Mrs. Miriam Buttersham” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
June 1: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of The Beatles and More for Kids at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.

June 7: Cryptids and Paranormal Conference at Our House Banquet Facility, Farmingdale.

June 7-8: “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical,” Theater for Young Audiences series at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.
June 7-8: “Vampire Fan Weekend” at Hanover Marriott Hotel, Whippany.

June 8: South Jersey Arts Fest at Appel Farm Arts & Music Center.
June 8: “Cocomelon: Sing-Along Live” at BergenPAC, Englewood.

June 12: Michael Carbonaro at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

June 12-15: Tri-County Fair at Green Pond Road, Rockaway.

June 13-15, 20-22 and 27-28: “Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief Musical” at Dover Little Theatre.

June 14: “Unexpected: The Stories of Hans Cristian Andersen” at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.
June 14: “Sleeping Beauty” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

June 24: Mr. D’s Kid’s Fun Magic Show at Chestnut Branch Park, Mantua.

June 25-29, July 30-31 and Aug. 1-3: “Peter Pan” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

June 26: “Suessology” at Dream Park, Logan Township.

June 27-29: “Jurassic Quest” at Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus.

June 28-29: Garden State Comic Fest at Codey Arena, Morristown.

July 2-3 and 5-6: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 8-12: Cumberland County 4-H Fair, Millville.

July 8-9: “Cirque-Tacular” at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights.

July 9: Pirate Vince at Deptford Memorial Park.

July 9-13: Ocean County Fair at Robert J. Miller Airpark, Berkeley Township.

July 9-13 Aug. 6-10: “The Wizard of Oz” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 10 and Aug. 5 and 7: The Extreme Magic of Eric Wilzig at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights.

July 11-27: “The Wizard of Oz” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

July 11-Aug. 3: “The SpongeBob Musical” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

July 12: Kidz Bop at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.

July 12-17: “The Wizard of Oz” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

July 12-13 and 19-20: “Cinderella” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

July 15: Hillbilly Harry’s Hilarious Hoedown at Chestnut Branch Park, Mantua.

July 15-16: “Pirate School” at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights.

July 16: “Sleeping Beauty,” presented by Yates Musical Theatre at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.

July 16-20 and Aug. 20-24: “The Little Mermaid” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 17-19: Cape May County 4-H Foundation Fair at Cape May County 4H Fairgrounds, Cape May Court House.

July 19: “Sorcerer School” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

July 22-26: Burlington County Farm Fair at Burlington County Fair Grounds, Columbus.

July 23: “The Wizard of Oz,” presented by Yates Musical Theatre at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.

July 23-27: Monmouth County Fair at East Freehold Showgrounds, Freehold.

July 23-27 and Aug. 13-17: “The Spongebob Musical (Youth Edition)” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 24: Lee’s Circus Extravaganza at Dream Park, Logan Township.

July 24-25: “LED Cirque Hula Hoop Show” at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights.

July 25-27: Morris County 4-H Association Fair at High View Farms, Mount Olive.

July 26-27: Mercer County 4‑H Fair at Howell Living History Farm, Hopewell Township.

July 26-Aug. 2: Warren County Farmers’ Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival at County Road 519 and Strykers Road, Phillipsburg.

July 29 and 31 and Aug. 1: “Cirque-Tacular” at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights.

July 30: “Winnie-the-Pooh,” presented by Bright Star Touring Theatre at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
July 30: Under the Sea Puppet Pals at Deptford Memorial Park.

Aug. 1-3: “The Ballad of Mulan” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

Aug. 1-9: New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show at Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta.

Aug. 2: Kidz Bop at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.

Aug. 4-8: Salem County Fair at Salem County Fairgrounds, Woodstown.

Aug. 4-10: Middlesex County Fair, East Brunswick.

Aug. 5: Yosi Levin at Chestnut Branch Park, Mantua.

Aug. 6-8: Somerset County 4-H Fair at North Branch Park, Bridgewater.

Aug. 8-9: Atlantic County 4-H Fair at Atlantic County 4-H Fairgrounds, Mays Landing.

Aug. 8-10: Monster Jam at Prudential Center, Newark.

Aug. 8-10 and 15-17: “Shrek the Musical” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

Aug. 14: “Cowboy Vince’s Western Show” at Dream Park, Logan Township.

Aug. 15-17: Monster-Mania Con at DoubleTree Hotel, Cherry Hill.

Aug. 20: Cowboy Kevin at Deptford Memorial Park.

Aug. 20-24: Hunterdon County 4-H & Agricultural Fair at South County Park, Ringoes.

Aug. 27-31: “Cinderella” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Sept. 20: “Jack & the Beanstalk” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Sept. 26-28 and Oct. 3-5: “Into the Woods” at Gateway Playhouse, Somers Point.

Sept. 27: “Perseus and Medusa,” presented by Tanglewood Marionettes at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.

Oct. 5: Mr. Mike’s Drawing Spooktacular at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Oct. 18: “The Magic of Rob Lake” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center.
Oct. 18: “Meet the Music: Musical Fairy Tales” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Hosted by Bruce Adolphe and featuring The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Oct. 23: “The Vampire Circus” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Oct. 25: “The Littlest Witch” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 1-2: “Little Red and a Werwolf Named Fred” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

Nov. 5-Dec. 20: “A Playhouse Christmas” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.

Nov. 6-23: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.

Nov. 7-9 and 13-16: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Nov. 7-23: “Annie” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Nov. 8: New Jersey Symphony, “Discover Rhapsody in Blue” interactive family concert at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Tito Muñoz, conductor; Michelle Cann, piano. Program includes George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue; Aaron Copland’s Suite from Billy the Kid.

Nov. 19-Dec. 28: “Let’s Catch Santa” at Cape May Stage.

Nov. 20-Dec. 6: “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Nov. 21: Ninja Kidz at BergenPAC, Englewood.

Nov. 22: “Disney’s Alladin” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Nov. 26-Jan. 4: “Disney’s Frozen” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Nov. 28-Dec. 14: “A Christmas Carol” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Nov. 29-Dec. 14: “Elf the Musical” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Dec. 2-21: “Ebeneezer Scrooge’s Big Jersey Christmas Show!,” presented by George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Dec. 5-7 and 12-14: “The Sound of Music” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

Dec. 5-21: “The 24 Days Before Christmas” at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

Dec. 6: “Frosty the Snowman” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Dec. 9-28: “A Christmas Carol” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Dec. 13: “Merry, Merry Mischief: Holiday Classics” at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.

Dec. 19: New Jersey Symphony, “Holiday Singalong” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Sing-along of songs and carols with the Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director).

Jan. 17-25: “A Little Shakespeare: As You Like It” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

Feb. 7: New Jersey Symphony, “Lunar New Year Celebration Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Sunny Xia, conductor; Haochen Zhang, piano; Peking University Alumni Chorus. Program TBA.

March 14: “Little Listeners: Time for Music” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Ramii Vamos, host. Program includes music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, Rorem and Leroy Anderson.

March 28: New Jersey Symphony, “Discover Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony” interactive family concert at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral.”

March 29: “Peppa Pig: My First Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

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