Here’s a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from May 18-24, 2025. 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 8 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean).
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1) The Stars Came to bergenPAC to See the Final Concert by Johnny Mathis – (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) — The stars came out to celebrate the final concert of entertainment icon Johnny Mathis’ “The Voice of Romance” at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Englewood, New Jersey. Photographer Jeremy Smith was on hand to take photos.
2) NJ Internet Station BlowUpRadio.com to Celebrate Pride Month With Two “Rock Against Hate” Benefit Albums & Radio Special – On Friday, June 6, 2025, New Jersey based internet radio station BlowUpRadio.com will celebrate Pride Month with the release of Rock Against Hate volumes 7 & 8 as well as a radio special, benefiting LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizations Trevor Project and No More Dysphoria.
3) Katchats with Kim Janel – MBCJ, stands for Mercer Bucks and Central Jersey Eateries, with over 32.9K members. MBCJ is a Facebook group that shares information on Restaurants and Eateries in the areas of New Jersey and sometimes across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. Now expanding into Monmouth County, however not yet located in North or South Jersey.
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4) Events This Week in New Jersey from May 20-26, 2025 – Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from May 20-26, 2025 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) Johnny Mathis to Hold Final Concert at bergenPAC – (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) — Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) will present the final concert date of entertainment icon Johnny Mathis’ “The Voice Of Romance” Tour and celebrates the 70-year career of his timeless music on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 7:00pm.
6) Mayor Baraka, NJIT, and Prologis Team Up to Bring Poolside Cabanas to Newark’s Public Pools – (NEWARK, NJ) — On May 22, 2025, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that Director of Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Senior Services Donnell Redding, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and Prologis unveiled five new cabanas at municipal pools. The cabanas, designed by NJIT second-year architecture students, were delivered poolside with the support of Prologis.
7) Jersey City Jazz Week Leads Up to 12th Annual Jersey City Jazz Festival – (JERSEY CITY, NJ) — The 12th annual Jersey City Jazz Festival, produced by the non-profit organization Riverview Jazz and presented by Exchange Place Alliance, will host hundreds of musicians on Friday, May 30 beginning at 6:00pm and Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Exchange Place plaza on the Hudson River waterfront from noon to 9:00pm. The festival is a free event with one ticketed stage (Clubhouse by Fords Gin) and VIP options.
8) Haddon Township Announces Exciting Lineup of Summer Events – (HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) — This summer in Haddon Township, there’s something for everyone as the town comes alive with a packed schedule of free exciting events for both residents and visitors alike!
9) An Interview with Mark Klemow, Founder of Split Level Concerts – Mark Klemow founded Split Level Concerts as a house concert series back in 2000. The series has moved around a bit since then and recently completed its first season in Ocean Grove at the Jersey Shore Arts Center. One thing that has never changed over the years is basing the series around great singer-songwriters.
10) Princeton University Art Museum presents solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Léni Paquet-Morante – (PRINCETON, NJ) — Léni Paquet-Morante: Extract / Abstract, an exhibition of recent works by the Hamilton, New Jersey–based painter, will be on display at the Princeton University Art Museum’s Art@Bainbridge gallery from July 19 to November 9, 2025. Through a combination of process-driven imagery, abstraction, and color, Paquet-Morante’s work reconfigures familiar landscape elements to capture the elusiveness of memory and dreams. Curated by Michael Quituisaca, a graduate student in Princeton’s Department of Art & Archaeology, the exhibition will showcase works by the artist across acrylic painting, ink drawing, and monoprints.
11) Young Dancers from Bucks County to Enter National Spotlight With Performance at 2025 Chita Rivera Awards – (NEWTON, PA) — The Dance Ground, a premier performing arts school based in Newtown, Bucks County, is proud to announce that its dance company —comprising 23 extraordinary dancers between the ages of 11 to 18 — has been invited to perform at the prestigious Chita Rivera Awards on Monday, May 19, 2025 at the NYU Skirball Center in New York City.
12) Kasaun Wilson Returns Home to Jersey City to Headline Comedy Festival – (JERSEY CITY, NJ) — Stand-Up Comedian & Writer Kasaun Wilson from the Emmy-Nominated, “The Problem with Jon Stewart”, returns to his hometown to headline the Jersey City Comedy Festival on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Kasaun continues his “Hello, My Name is Kasaun” stand-up comedy tour at the ArtHouse Productions in Jersey City. He brings an hour of his unforgettable storytelling, hilarious commentary, & quick wit back to where it all began! Showtime is 8:00pm.
13) Rock On! This Week’s Sound Bites…5/22/25 – “We’ve played there before; we’ve sold it out eight times in a row and it’s in my hometown of Tuckerton where I grew up as a kid,” began guitarist and New Jersey staple Billy Walton as he eagerly discussed his new single, “Knife In My Back” and his upcoming May 24 appearance at The Lizzie Rose Music Room. “What’s great about the venue is that we get to play what we do on tour in Europe; all original, all our own stuff, we go back and take stuff from our old catalog and some new songs and it’s a chance for people to see what we do overseas when we tour.”
14) An Interview with Arlan Feiles on the Brilliant and Heartbreaking “Diaspora” Album – At the end of April, Arlan Feiles released Diaspora. The first song, “I Know Your Number,” immediately caught my attention with its opening lyrics. It was painfully clear what the song was about and that this was the beginning of an album which would be immensely personal, harrowing, and one that would likely lead to tears.
15) 2025 Central Jersey Marquee Award Winners – (CARTERET, NJ) — The Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center hosted the 3rd Annual Central Jersey Marquee Awards on Monday, May 19, 2025, honoring outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre across Middlesex, Somerset, and Mercer Counties.
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