Richard Kuller’s short film “The Little Man” will be shown in Madison, May 3.
Tickets to the following shows are available for free via NJArts.net. Winning entries will be chosen randomly from among those sending emails to njartscontest@gmail.com. Also, please send an email to this address if you are interested in offering tickets for a giveaway.
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As part of the Madison Mostly Dance Festival, the Thomas Edison Film Festival will screen 10 short films with dance themes — from Australia, Canada, Norway and Scotland, in addition to The United States — at The Madison Community Arts Center, May 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Following the screenings, Jane Steuerwald (the Thomas Edison Film Festival’s executive director) and filmmaker Richard Kuller (whose “The Little Man,” about a college dance instructor, will be shown) will participate in a discussion with audience members.
For a chance to win two tickets, send an email to njartscontest@gmail.com by 11 a.m. April 30, with “Edison” in the subject line.
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New Jersey Ballet will perform at NJPAC in Newark, May 3-4.
New Jersey Ballet will perform at The Victoria Theater at NJPAC in Newark, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. and May 4 at 1 p.m. The program will include Purcell Suite, choreographed by Harrison Ball to music by Henry Purcell, and featuring costumes by fashion designer Zac Posen; Murder Ballades, inspired by dark American folk songs and choreographed by Justin Peck; and the world premiere of “Jewel Box,” choreographed by Lauren Lovette, former principal dancer of the New York City Ballet and current resident choreographer at Paul Taylor Dance Company.
For a chance to win two tickets for the May 3 show, send an email to njartscontest@gmail.com by 11 a.m. April 30, with “Ballet” in the subject line.
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The musical “East Carson Street” will debut at The Bell Theater in Holmdel.
“East Carson Street,” a musical featuring songs written by veteran rock artist Joe Grushecky and co-starring Tony-nominated actor (“Rock of Ages”) Constantine Maroulis, will have its world premiere at the newly renovated Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel, with shows May 3 at 8 p.m., May 4 and 11 at 2 and 8 p.m., May 5 and 12 at 3 p.m., and May 9-10 at 7 p.m. Grushecky has described the show as “a musical using all my songs and the characters of my songs and the themes I’ve been writing about for years” and “a story about a Pittsburgh family over a 20-, 30-year time period.”
Broadway veteran Teal Wicks (“Wicked,” “Jekyll and Hyde,” “The Cher Show”) will co-star, and Daniel Kutner — the associate director of “Prince of Broadway,” a 2017 revue devoted to works from the career of director and producer Harold Prince — will direct.
For a chance to win two tickets, send an email to njartscontest@gmail.com by 2 p.m. April 25, with “Carson” in the subject line. Please specify the date and time of the show you are interested in attending.
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