Family Entertainment, February-December

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New Jersey Symphony’s “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” concerts will take place in Red Bank, Feb. 14; Newark, Feb. 15; and New Brunswick, Feb. 16.

Feb. 1: “A Little Shakespeare: The Tempest” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

Feb. 1-2, 7 and 9: “James and the Giant Peach” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

1-2 and 8-9: “The Detention Club,” presented by The Strollers at Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts, Maplewood.

Feb. 4: “Life Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor,” presented by Pushcart Players at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Feb. 4: “Aesop’s Fables” at Brookdale Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft.

Feb. 6-9: “Disney on Ice Presents Frozen & Encanto at Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton.

Feb. 7: ” ‘Til Death Do Us Part” (murder mystery dessert theater) at Brookdale Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft.

Feb. 8-9 and 15-16: “The Velveteen Rabbit” at Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken.

Feb. 12: “Life Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor,” Theater for Young Audiences series at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Feb. 13-16: “Miss Nelson Has a Field Day,” Young Audience Series at Little Theatre at Centenary University, Hackettstown.

Feb. 14: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Feb. 14-16 and 21-23: “Blithe Spirit” at Brookdale Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft.
Feb. 14-16 and 21-23: “Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girls Baseball Dream” at Growing Stage, Netcong.

Feb. 15: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Feb. 15: “Sleeping Beauty” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

Feb. 16: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Feb. 17: The Harlem Globetrotters at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Feb. 21: Zuzu African Acrobats at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

Feb. 22: “Gazillion Bubble Show” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Feb. 22: “Mutts Gone Nuts” at Berrie Center at Ramapo College, Mahwah.
Feb. 22: Heart & Soul of Magic featuring Ran’D Shine and Paris the Hip Hop Juggler at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Feb. 22: “Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr.” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Feb. 23: Artrageous at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Feb. 23: Koo Koo at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Feb. 28: The Harlem Globetrotters at Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton.
Feb. 28: Illusionist Rick Thomas at BergenPAC, Englewood.

Feb. 28 and March 1-2: “Mary Poppins,” presented by Phoenix Productions at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Feb. 28 and March 1, 7-9 and 14-15: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie, Brown!,” presented by Chatham Players at Chatham Playhouse.

March 1: Laurie Berkner Band at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
March 1: Bill Blagg, “Family Magic” at The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

March 2: Rock and Roll Playhouse, Music of Taylor Swift and More for Kids at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.

March 4: “The Story of Anne Frank,” presented by Bright Star Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

March 5: “The Heron’s Journey” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

March 7: “The Littlest Cove,” presented by Treehouse Shakers at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
March 7: “Wizard of Oz on Ice” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

March 8: “The Signature Project,” presented by Patrick Dunning at Citizens Bank Theater, Succasunna.
March 8: Bravo! Pecussion (of Princeton Symphony Orchestra), Milk & Cookies series at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.

March 9: “A Year with Frog and Toad” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
March 9: “Goodnight Moon” and “The Runaway Bunny,” presented by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia at Berlind Theater at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

March 15: “Meet the Music: Inspector Pulse Takes His Pulse!,” presented by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, with Bruce Adolphe, host, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
March 15: Kevin Spencer, “Magic Is for Everyone!” at Gateway Lecture Hall at Ocean County College, Toms River.
March 15: Circus Pop! Giant Bubble Show at Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.

March 16: “Sesame Street Live: Say Hello” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
March 16: Timbalooloo, “Jazz for Kids” at Pfleeger Concert Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.
March 16: “Jokers of Magic” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

March 18: “The Vanishing Elephant,” presented by Cahoots NI at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

March 20: Dude Dad, “On Thin Ice” at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.

March 22: “Sesame Street Live! Say Hello” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
March 22: “The Rainbow Fish Musical” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

March 23: “Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey,” presented by Lightwire Theater at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
March 23: “The Pa’akai We Bring” at The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

March 28: “Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey,” presented by Lightwire Theater at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

March 28-April 6: “Her Beautiful Sound” at Growing Stage, Netcong.

March 29: “Three Little Pigs” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

March 30: The Peking Acrobats at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 4-5: “Peter and the Starcatcher,” presented by Phoenix Productions at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 4-6, 11-13 and 18-19: “Godspell” at Brookdale Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft.

April 5: “Charlotte’s Web” at Wilkins Theater at Kean University, Union.
April 5: Michael Napolitano (of Michael & the Rockness Monsters), Milk & Cookies series at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.

April 5-6 and 12-13: “The Adventures of Peter Rabbit” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

April 6: “Diggery Digger’s Rock N’ Roar Dino Show” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

April 9: “Stone Soup … and Other Stories,” Theater for Young Audiences series at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

April 12: “Treasure Island,” presented by The Panto Company at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

April 13: “Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live!” at BergenPAC, Englewood.

April 17: “The Psychology of Dogs” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 17: “Pete the Cat,” Theater for Young Audiences series at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

April 19: “Three Little Pigs” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

April 21: “The Psychology of Dogs” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 23: Blippi, “Join the Band Tour” at Patriots Theater at War Memorial, Trenton.
April 23: “The Velveteen Rabbit,” Theater for Young Audiences series at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

April 26: “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
April 26: Blippi, “Join the Band Tour” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
April 26: Johnny Peers & the Muttville Comix at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
April 26: “Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

April 27: Jeff Boyer’s Big Bubble Bonanza at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

May 1: “Peter and the Starcatcher” at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

May 2-23: “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical” at Growing Stage, Netcong.

May 3: Monster Jam at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
May 3: “Our Planet Live” featuring Dan Tapster at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
May 3: Julie Pasqual, Mike & Cookies series at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.

May 4: “Pete the Cat” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 6: “Underneath a Magical Moon,” presented by Tutti Frutti Productions at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

May 10: “Pocahontas” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

May 13: “Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 16-18: “Beetlejuice Jr.” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

May 17: New Jersey Symphony, “Discover Mozart & Bach (Family Concert)” at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Eric Wyrick, violin; Francine Storck, violin. Program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Double Concerto for Two Violins; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, “Haffner.”
May 17: “The Jungle Book” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

May 22: 360 Allstars at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

May 24-25 and 29-31 and June 1: “The Magical Library of Mrs. Miriam Buttersham” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

May 30-June 1: “Salute to Cobra Kai Convention” at Hanover Marriott Hotel, Whippany.

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 14: “Sleeping Beauty” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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