Arts & Entertainment

PorchFest brings music, art and history to Allentown

Allentown’s Main Street will become a showcase for music, art and local history Saturday, Sept. 12, when the Allentown Village Initiative presents the borough’s first PorchFest. The free event will...

Lawrence historian wins $25K national scholarship

While many parents take their children on vacation trips to the beach or the mountains, Julia Ciccone's parents...

Piano Jam opens Richardson’s Steinway to all

For generations, some of the world’s leading pianists have taken a seat at the Steinway grand piano in...

Art Cart delivers a new kind of soul food to town

It’s a hot summer day and brightly dressed Brook Beatty stands on South Broad Street in downtown Trenton. After...

Laura Benanti brings ‘Nobody Cares’ home

Laura Benanti says she is “blessed to be a chameleon.” Her context is unexpected. She is not referring to being...

Bristol Riverside Theater Review: ‘Big: The Musical’

"Big,” the 1996 musical taken from a 1988 film, stands out among tuners made from hit movies because it’s good. At the Bristol Riverside...

Valentina Offers Something Old, Something New

In case you hadn’t noticed, “thrifting” — the practice of recycling and reusing clothing — has not only gone viral but gone upscale. No...

Boheme Opera Review: ‘Carmen’

From the time baritone Zachary Angus intones the opening solo notes of “Carmen’s” vocal line in Boheme Opera New Jersey’s production of Bizet’s classic...

Get Your Green on with Regional St. Patrick’s Day Fun

St. Patrick’s Day is so much more than corned beef and cabbage. Get into the spirit of the Emerald Isle with these St. Patrick’s...

McCarter Theater Review: ‘Dreamgirls’

The second number in the second act of McCarter Theatre’s production of “Dreamgirls” is a solo called “I Am Changing,” meant as a comeback...

American Repertory Ballet Review: ‘Classic Beauty’

Aptly titled “Classic Beauty,” the sumptuous program presented by American Repertory Ballet at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center from March 8 through 10, struck...
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