Family Entertainment, January-December 2025

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Magician Mike Super will perform at The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, Jan. 25.

Jan. 1-4: “Magic of Lights” at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.

Jan. 2-5: “Disney on Ice Presents ‘Frozen’ and ‘Encanto’ “ at Prudential Center, Newark.

Jan. 3-5 and 10-12: “Tarzan” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

Jan. 11: “The Wild World of Animals” featuring Grant Kemmerer at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Jan. 15-16: “The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Jan. 17: “The Wild World of Animals” featuring Grant Kemmerer at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

Jan. 17-Feb. 9: “The Wizard of Oz” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Jan. 18-26: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Jan. 19: John Pizzi, children’s comedy show at American Hotel, Freehold.

Jan. 23: Murray SawChuck, magician, at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Jan. 24-26: Monster Jam at Prudential Center, Newark.
Jan. 24-26: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire at Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton.
Jan. 24-26: “The Addams Family” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Jan. 24-Feb. 1: “A Little Shakespeare: The Tempest” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

Jan. 25: New Jersey Symphony, “Lunar New Year Celebration” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Min Kwon, piano; Peking University Alumni Chorus; Starry Arts Children’s Chorus (Rebecca Shin, director).
Jan. 25: Mike Super, “Magic & Illusion” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Jan. 25: “Get Hypnotized! The Erick Känd Comedy Hypnosis Show” at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

Jan. 25-26: Garden State Comic Fest: Winter Fest at Codey Arena, Morristown.

Jan. 26: “Pinkalicious the Musical,” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

Jan. 30: “Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live!” at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.

Jan. 31 and Feb. 1-2, 7 and 9: “James and the Giant Peach” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

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-March 2: “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. 23: Artrageous at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

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-March 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 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 8: “The Signature Project,” presented by Patrick Dunning at Citizens Bank Theater, Succasunna.

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 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 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 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 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: “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 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 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: “Our Planet Live” featuring Dan Tapster at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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