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.”...

Review: ‘Is He Dead?’

A stage farce by Mark Twain? You have got to be kidding. Well, why not? One of America’s most beloved writers of short stories,...

Review: ‘The Little Mermaid’

The almost month-long strike by the stagehands union led to a postponement of the official opening of this latest venture on Broadway by Disney...

Review: ‘Oscar and the Pink Lady’

"The hospital is a really great place, with plenty of cheerful grownups with loud voices, with lots of toys and ladies in pink smocks...

Post Cirque du Soleil, Here’s a Purer Form of Wow

Aloysia Gavre did not have to run away to join the circus. A physically active child, already doing competitive sports and dance, she simply...

Opportunities

#h#Auditions#/h# Bucks County Playhouse has auditions for adults...

Where Do Plays Come From? An Obit in the Paper

Sometimes there’s an "Aha" moment. For actress/singer Vanessa Shaw, it happened in 1994 in Portland, Oregon, where she was on tour with a production...
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