PHOTOS BY SPOTLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY Quincy Hampton, far right, and Michael Jayne Walker, second from right, co-star in “Rent” at the Vanguard Theater in Montclair. Despite the presence of a phone booth onstage — remember those? — “Rent,” in its current run…
Jem label to release Pete Townshend tribute album with Weeklings, Grip Weeds etc.
The cover of the multi-artist tribute album, “Jem Records Celebrates Pete Townshend.” Following multi-artist tribute albums to John Lennon and Brian Wilson in 2020 and 2021, respectively, the Jersey-based Jem record label will release Jem Records Celeb…
Guy Davis powerfully mixes music with storytelling in new play ‘Sugarbelly’
Guy Davis in the Crossroads Theatre Company’s production of “Sugarbelly and Other Tales My Father Told Me.” It’s haunted him, his whole life. In “Sugarbelly and Other Tales My Father Told Me,” a unique and powerful theatrical event that is currently be…
Fun in the Sun: Shakespeare Theatre of NJ kicks off ’22 season with uplifting ‘Enchanted April’
PHOTOS BY DANIEL RADER From left, Monette Magrath, Celeste Ciulla and Elizabeth Shepherd co-star in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s production of “Enchanted April.” How ironic that after two seasons of presenting outdoor shows only, because of …
Springsteen helps wish McCartney a happy birthday at MetLife Stadium (REVIEW, SETLIST, VIDEOS)
PHOTOS BY JAY LUSTIG Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, June 16. In a show that took place two days before his 80th birthday, and concluded the spring leg of his Got Back Tour, Paul McCartney welcomed Bruce Spri…
John Fogerty’s sons’ band Hearty Har will open for him on Jersey-bound tour
John Fogerty with his sons Tyler Fogerty, left, and Shane Fogerty. Hearty Har, a psychedelic-roc kband featuring John Fogerty’s sons Shane and Tyler, will open shows for him on his summer tour, which includes a stop at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena…
New take on Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ at Two River Theater in Red Bank plays by its own rules
PHOTOS BY T. CHARLES ERICKSON Annelise Lawson, left, and Rami Margron co-star in Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. As a daring new production of “Three Sisters” begins at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, the furniture in…
New benefit T-shirt reminds us, via Springsteen quote, ‘Nobody wins unless everybody wins’
The Fulfill benefit T-shirt. A new T-shirt being sold by Fulfill (formerly known as the FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties) uses a Springsteen quote, “Remember, in the end, nobody wins unless everybody wins.” Fulfill says that with each purchase, mo…