Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage From December 24-30, 2023



Here’s a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from December 24-30, 2023. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week’s top 15 includes articles from 5 counties in New Jersey (Essex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, and Sussex).

1) Events This Week in New Jersey: December 26 to January 1, 2024 – Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from December 26 to January 1, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

2) The Mercury Brothers to Celebrate Release of New Single and Limited Edition Craft Beer – (TINTON FALLS, NJ) — The Mercury Brothers will celebrate the release of their new single, “The Fight” on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Twin Lights Brewing in Tinton Falls. The brewery will be making a limited edition Mercury Brothers beer and the band will use the show to help raise funds and items for The Project Matters.  Joining them on the bill is Olivia Bec.

3) Makin Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen 2023 – Each year, Makin Waves picks the 12 independent New Jersey music acts who made the most waves. That means extensive touring in support of a new LP or EP, preferably internationally; professional quality narrative videos; singles that garnered broadcast and online radio play (since Spotify rips artists off, Makin Waves doesn’t really care about streams); national press, and other awards.

4) Events This Week in New Jersey: December 19-25, 2023 – Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from December 19-25, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

5) Makin Waves Top 10 2023 NJ Indie Albums – Here are the top 10 albums by New Jersey indie artists, according to Makin Waves

6) Makin Waves Top 10 2023 NJ Indie Songs – Here are the top 10 songs by New Jersey indie artists, according to Makin Waves

7) Makin Waves Song of the Week: “Brain Chemistry” by Via Crowe – Asbury Park singer-songwriter Via Crowe is the Makin Waves Song of the Week with “Brain Chemistry” from her self-released debut album, “UNFINISHED.”

8) Newton Theatre presents The Australian Bee Gees Show – (NEWTON, NJ) — It’s Saturday Night Fever every night with The Australian Bee Gees Show – A Tribute to the Bee Gees. See for yourself when the band comes to The Newton Theatre on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 7:00pm.

9) The Fest for Beatles Fans to Celebrate 50th Anniversary in 2024 – (QUEENS, NY) — For 50 years, The Fest For Beatles Fans has been the ultimate annual celebration of those four lads from Liverpool. The 2024 Fest will be a celebration unlike any other as it celebrates both the 50th Anniversary of The Fest and the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles landing at JFK Airport in 1964 when they kicked off a cultural revolution that still reverberates today. To mark this special occasion, The Fest will take place February 9-11, 2024 at the TWA Hotel at JFK to put Beatles fans right at the location of their historic U.S. arrival.

10) A Tribute to Three Vocal Legends at January Jersey Jazz LIVE! Concert in Madison – (MADISON, NJ) — In the 1970s and ’80s, pianist/vocalist/composer Bob Dorough was Music Director of Schoolhouse Rock!, a three-minute vignette aired by ABC Television as part of its Saturday morning cartoons. Dorough wrote songs about mathematics, grammar, history, and civics with titles such as “My Hero Zero”, “Three is a Magic Number”, “Conjunction Junction”, and “Sufferin’ Til Suffrage”.

11) PHOTOS from Midtown’s 1st Annual Chrismukkah Spectacular at The Wellmont Theater – (MONTCLAIR, NJ) — Midtown presented their 1st Annual Chrismukkah Spectacular at The Wellmont Theater on Thursday, December 21, 2023. Special guests included Piebald, Houston Calls, and Save Face. Photographer Julie Hoffman was on hand to take photos.

12) Paper Mill Playhouse presents “After Midnight” – (MILLBURN, NJ) — Paper Mill Playhouse presents After Midnight from January 31-February 25, 2024. Conceived by Jack Viertel (former Artistic Director of City Center Encores!), this Jazz Age rhythm and dance extravaganza is an electrifying musical revue that transports you to the Cotton Club of the Harlem Renaissance, an unparalleled time in New York City when jazz and swing were king. The production is  co-directed by Dominique Kelley and Paper Mill Playhouse’s Associate Artistic Director Jen Bender and choreographed by Kelley.

13) This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place December 26 to January 1, 2024 – Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from December 26 to January 1, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

14) America’s Sweethearts LIVE! at the Grunin Center – The holiday crowd at Toms River, NJ’s Grunin Center for the Arts this Friday, December 15, 2023 evening is ready to celebrate the season with a concert by America’s Sweethearts, a NYC-based ensemble of female singers who perform music from the 1940s, ’50s, and ‘60s.

15) The ShowRoom to Offer Special Screening of “I, Tonya” – (ASBURY PARK, NJ) — Before she was Barbie, she was Tonya… Before there was chaos at The Capitol, January 6th captivated the country as the day figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was knee-capped at the Cobo Arena in Detroit in 1994. Come commemorate this controversial occasion at The ShowRoom on its 30th anniversary with a special one night only screening of the 2017 hit I, Tonya on January 6, 2024 at 7:30pm. Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, and Academy Award-winning best supporting actress, Allison Janey.

Make sure your events are part of our weekly columns by sending press releases to us at info@newjerseystage.com. Event previews are always one of the most popular areas of the website. Event previews get noticed when we first publish them and then get noticed again when they are brought back to the main area of the site the week the event takes place – sometimes even several months later.  We also run weekly columns promoting events, music, and theatre shows taking place for the week. These columns include our featured event previews and event listings along with all of our event previews of the week. Many times, they are among the most read stories of the week. There is no cost for us to run your press releases!

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