Theater, December 2024-December 2025

NJ THEATER LISTINGS

Jordan Kai Burnett will co-star as Gilda Radner in “Gene & Gilda,” which will be presented by George Street Playhouse at The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, Dec. 3-8, 11-15 and 18-22.

Dec. 1: “It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play,” presented by The Theater Project at Oakes Center, Summit.

Dec. 1 and 4-5: “Legends: A Cabaret” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Dec. 1 and 5-8: “Lonely Planet” at Luna Stage, West Orange.

Dec. 1, 3-8 and 10-15: “Miracle on 34th Street” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Dec. 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22 and 27-29: “The Gift of the Magi” at Cape May Stage.

Dec. 1, 6-8 and 13-15: “A Christmas Carol” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Dec. 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-23 and 26-29: “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Dec. 2: Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale),” co-presented by Capital Philharmonic and Passage Theatre at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.

Dec. 3-8, 11-15 and 18-22: “Gene & Gilda,” presented by George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Dec. 4-29: “A Christmas Carol” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

Dec. 5-15: “They Haven’t Got a Clue (Christmas Edition)” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

Dec. 5-21: “A Christmas Carol, presented by Chatham Players at Chatham Playhouse.

Dec. 5-8, 13-15 and 19-22: “Scrooge” at Spring Lake Theatre.

Dec. 6-15: “They Haven’t Got a Clue: The Christmas Edition” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

Dec. 6-21: “She Loves Me” at Vanguard Theater, Montclair.

Dec. 6-22: “Annie,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

Dec. 7: “Seth Rudetsky’s Big Fat Broadway Live” with Krysta Rodriguez at Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.
Dec. 7: “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Yates Musical Theatre at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

Dec. 7-8 and 14-15: “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.

Dec. 7-21: “White Christmas” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Dec. 8: “Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of Magi’s Gold” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Dec. 9: “A Christmas Carol” performed by Gerald Charles Dickens at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Dec. 10-29: “A Christmas Carol” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Dec. 12: “Rent” at Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University, Hillside.
Dec. 12: ” ‘Twas A Girls Night Before Christmas: The Musical” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center.

Dec. 13-14: “My Big Gay Italian Christmas” at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

Dec. 13-15 and 19-21: “4000 Miles” at Nutley Little Theatre.

Dec. 13-22: “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
Dec. 13-22: “Winter Wonderettes” at Playhouse 22, East Brunswick.

Dec. 14: “A Christmas to Remember” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Dec. 20-21: “El Vestido de Cristal” at coLab Arts, New Brunswick.

Dec. 27-29: “The Calamari Sisters’ Feast of the Seven Fishes” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Jan. 3-12: “American Son” at Playhouse 22 at East Brunswick Community Arts Center.

Jan. 8-9: “Disney’s Newsies the Musical” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Jan. 10-12: “World Builders,” presented by Chatham Players at Chatham Playhouse.

Jan. 10-26: “Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

Jan. 16-19: “The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals” at StageWorks at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

Jan. 17-19 and 24-26: “The Clean House,” presented by Shakespeare ’70 at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

Jan. 18: “The Calamari Sisters’ Sausage Fest” at Newton Theatre.

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

Jan. 21-Feb. 9: “Small,” presented by George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Jan. 23-Feb. 8: “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Jan. 24-26: “The Addams Family” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Jan. 24-Feb. 9: “Here There Are Blueberries” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Jan. 29-Feb. 23: “Mystic Pizza” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Feb. 1: “Men Are From Mars — Women Are From Venus” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Princeton.

Feb. 6-March 2: “A Case for the Exististence of God” at Luna Stage, West Orange.

Feb. 7-8: “The Cher Show” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

Feb. 7-16: “Sylvia” at Playhouse 22 at East Brunswick Community Arts Center.

Feb. 7-9, 14-16 and 20-22: “Chapter Two” at Nutley Little Theatre.

Feb. 8-23: “The Plot” (workshop production) at Chester Theatre Group.

Feb. 8-March 1: “Rabbit Hole” at Bergen County Players, Oradell.

Feb. 13: “A Bronx Tale” featuring Chazz Palminteri at BergenPAC, Englewood.

Feb. 14-16 and 21-23: “The Prom” at Spring Lake Theatre.
Feb. 14-16 and 21-23: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

Feb. 14-March 2: “Kinky Boots” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

Feb. 15-22: “The Diary of Anne Frank” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Feb. 15-March 9: “Dial M for Murder” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

Feb. 21-23: “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Feb. 21-March 1: “Alice by Heart” at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.

Feb. 21-March 8: “The Crucible” at Summit Playhouse.

Feb. 21-March 9: “Top Dog/Underdog,” presented by Passage Theatre Company at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.

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

March 4: “Insidious: The Further You Fear” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

March 6: “Insidious: The Further You Fear” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

March 6-23: “Purlie,” presented by American Theater Group at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

March 7-9 and 14-16: “Oklahoma!” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

March 13-16: “what the end will be …,” presented by Theater Q at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

March 13-23: “Boeing-Boeing” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

March 14-30: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.
March 14-30: “Julius Caesar” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

March 15-April 5: “Things My Mother Taught Me” at Bergen County Players, Oradell.

March 18-April 6: “King James,” presented by George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

March 20-23 and 27-30: “Curtain Up” at StageWorks at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

March 20-April 6: “Legacy of Light” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

March 21: “Forever Young: A Tribute to Your Life and Music” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

March 21-23 and 28-30: “Kinky Boots” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

March 21-April 6: “Perfect Arrangement” at Playhouse 22 at East Brunswick Community Arts Center.

March 27-April 13: “Fade” at Vanguard Theater, Montclair.

March 28-30: “Dear Evan Hansen” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
March 28-30: “Come From Away” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

March 28-April 6: “Footloose” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

March 29-April 27: “Take the Lead” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

April 1-May 10: “Swing!” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.

April 3: “Stomp” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 3-6 and 10-13: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Spring Lake Theatre.

April 4-12: “They Promised Her the Moon” at Bauer Boucher Theatre Center at Kean University, Union.

April 4-6 and 12-13: “Deathtrap” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

April 5-6: “Stomp” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 5-27: “¡VOS!” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

April 11: “A Bronx Tale” with Chazz Palminteri at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

April 11-13, 18-19 and 24-26: “King Lear” at Nutley Little Theatre.

April 12-27: “Casa Valentina” at Chester Theatre Group.

April 15-17: “Come From Away” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 24-27: “Liberace & Liza: A Tribute (After-Hourz),” presented by Theater Q at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

April 24-May 10: “Hairspray” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

April 25-27: “Clue” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 25-May 4: “Wit” at Playhouse 22 at East Brunswick Community Arts Center.

April 25 and 27 and May 2-4: “Anything Goes” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

April 25-May 10: “Fun Home” at Summit Playhouse.

April 29-May 18: “The Shark Is Broken,” presented by George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

May 1-18: “Primary Trust” at Berlind Theater at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

May 1-25: “the ripple the wave that carried me home” at Luna Stage, West Orange.

May 2-4: “Kinky Boots,” presented by Phoenix Productions at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 2-17: “Home, I’m Darling,” presented by Chatham Players at Chatham Playhouse.

May 2-18: “Rock of Ages” at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.
May 2-18: “Sister Act” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

May 3-June 1: “A Little Night Music” at Bergen County Players, Oradell.

May 8-11 and 15-18: “Bat Boy: The Musical” at StageWorks at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

May 9: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, “HMS Pinafore” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 9-18: “1776” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

May 14-15: “Mean Girls” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 16: “Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’ “ at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 29-June 29: “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

June 6-8: “Tape,” presented by Chatham Players at Chatham Playhouse.

June 6-8 and 13-15: “1776” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

June 6-22: “Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

June 7-29: “The Price” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

June 12-29: “Kinky Boots” at Vanguard Theater, Montclair.

June 13-29: “Nine” at Playhouse 22 at East Brunswick Community Arts Center.

June 13-15, 20-22 and 26-28: “For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday” at Nutley Little Theatre.

June 19-22: “TL/DR (Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix)” presented by Theater Q at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

June 20-22 and 27-29: “The Importance of Being Earnest,” presented by Shakespeare ’70 at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

July 10-13: “Spring Awakening” at StageWorks at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

July 11-13 and 18-20: “Meet Me in St. Louis” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

July 25-27: One Act Jamboree at StageWorks at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

Aug. 8-10 and 14-17: “Hairspray” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Aug. 21-24 and 28-31: “Boeing Boeing” at StageWorks at Studio 237, Pompton Lakes.

Sept. 11-21: “Godspell” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Oct. 3-5: “The Mousetrap” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Oct. 16-Nov. 1: “School of Rock” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Nov. 6-23, 2025: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.

Nov. 20-Dec. 6, 2025: “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

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