Arts & Entertainment

Basement venues give young musicians a place to be heard

On a show night, an ordinary basement in Mercer County can become a concert venue, packed with young music fans standing just a few feet from the bands while...

Leon Rainbow paints Trenton’s story on a larger canvas

Leon Rainbow is an exciting artist to watch. People have been watching him for years as he paints...

Princeton Arts Council seeks market vendors

Artists, food busines ses and vintage dealers have several August deadlines to apply for fall and holiday markets...

Bucks County marks ‘Rent’ 30th anniversary

Bucks County Playhouse will mark the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical “Rent” with a new production...

Karly C and Rebel Y’all find their stride

Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, Mercer County folks can say they knew Mike Matisa and Karly C. “when.”...

Sleeping Beauty Wakes

It’s a classic fairy tale — kind of. McCarter Theater’s final production of the season is “Sleeping Beauty Wakes.” The musical centers around a...

A Timeless Classic That’s Jarringly Relevant

In March, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin in the Sun” opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York City, marking the first...

Anatomy of a Folk Duo, or Learning from Br’er Rabbit

Many musical performers get impatient with labels. Call one a singer/songwriter, or traditionalist, or a song stylist, and you can hear the impatience in...

Theater Review: ‘Strange Faces’

"Asperger’s syndrome is incredibly subtle, treading the thin boundary between quirky personality and psychological disorder,” writes playwright and Princeto senior Andrea Grody in the...

Opportunities

Audition Plays-in-the-Park has open auditions for “Annie, Hairspray,...

Theater Review: ‘Crossing Delancey’

In its time, “Crossing Delancey” was a beloved fairy tale story of an East Side romance. Susan Sadler’s 1985 play premiered at New York’s...
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