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20 April - 21 April Faust Presented by Boheme Opera NJ Kendall Main Stage Theatre Ewing, New Jersey Based loosely on the three-part Goethe tragedy of the same name, an aging old scholar makes a desperate pact with the devil to pursue never-experienced youthful love. Starring international tenor Daniel Snyder in the title role, this production will feature HD technology with stunning new virtual sets by J. Matthew Root. Sung in French with English supertitles. More info: Boheme Opera
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23 April - 18 May Venus in Fur George Street Playhouse Cape May, New Jersey This electrifying and darkly seductive comedy will shock and surprise as it deftly blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. With a crash of thunder and lightning, an arresting young actress, Vanda, arrives hours late at the end of a long and unfruitful audition day. An emotionally charged game of cat and mouse unfolds as Vanda makes clear her determination to land the lead in Thomas’ new play, an adaptation of the classic erotic novel, Venus in Fur. More info: George Street Playhouse
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24 April Cirque Zuma Zuma Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, New Jersey 7:30 p.m. America’s Got Talent Finalists in 2011, Cirque Zuma Zuma is the African-style cirque performance that American, European and Australian audiences agree is unlike anything they have seen before. With live music from a South African vocalist and percussionists from Zimbabwe, the talented cast performs a non-stop, action-packed show featuring aerial acts, Egyptian limbo dancers, South African gumboot dancers, Gabonese tumblers, South African contortionists, amazing pole acts, and more. More info: Count Basie Theatre
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27 April The Amazing Kreskin The Levoy Theatre Millville, New Jersey 7:30 p.m. With a showman’s flair, a comedian’s wit, and the capacities of a bona fide Mentalist or thought reader, The Amazing Kreskin has, for five decades, dramatized the unique facets of the human mind, his own. His very name has become an integral part of pop culture throughout the world, invoked in comedy clubs, comic strips, print stories, and TV shows. When Johnny Carson played the character “Carnac the Magnificent” on the “Tonight Show,” he was spoofing the Amazing Kreskin. More info: The Levoy Theatre
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28 April Communiversity Festival of the Arts Arts Council of Princeton Downtown Princeton, New Jersey For over three decades, the Arts Council of Princeton and the students of Princeton University have collaborated on one of central New Jersey’s largest cultural events. Communiversity Festival of the Arts features over 200 booths showcasing original art and contemporary crafts, unique merchandise and taste-tempting food, plus five stages of continuous live entertainment. Communiversity draws over 40,000 attendees of all ages to downtown Princeton, NJ, on Nassau and Witherspoon Streets, Palmer Square and the University campus. More info: Arts Council of Princeton
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3 May - 4 May HAIR State Theatre New Brunswick, New Jersey The Tony Award-winning show HAIR is an electric celebration on stage. This musical about a group of young Americans searching for peace and love in a turbulent time has struck a resonant chord with audiences young and old. HAIR features a score of unforgettable songs including “Aquarius,” “Let the Sun Shine In,” "Good Morning, Starshine," and “Easy To Be Hard.” More info: State Theatre
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10 May - 19 May The Sound of Music Algonquin Arts Theatre Manasquan, New Jersey The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein has become one of the world's most beloved musicals. Featuring the famous melodies of "Edelweiss," "My Favorite Things," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," "Do-Re-Mi," and the title song, "The Sound of Music," this blockbuster won a Tony Award for Best Musical and later the movie musical adaptation won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Produced by Shore Repertory Theatre Company. More info: Algonquin Arts Theatre
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7 May - 19 May Sleuth Surflight Theatre Beach Haven, New Jersey This tantalizing mystery thriller is set in the English manor house of Andrew Wyke, an immensely successful writer. His home is filled with his obsession for inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with games and game-playing. He lures his wife’s lover, Milo Tindle, to the house and convinces him to stage a robbery of her jewelry, a proposal that sets off a chain of events that leaves the audience trying to decipher where Wyke’s imagination ends and reality begins. More info: Surflight Theatre
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17 May - 7 June How to Make a Rope Swing Cape May Stage Cape May, New Jersey In Shawn Fischer’s production, the South Jersey town of Oakbranch is replacing the old schoolhouse. Two local elders have been selected to decide on a person after whom the new building should be named. As they come together, they rediscover the circumstances of their first meeting- a time when the school was first integrated and the region earned its nickname, “The Mississippi of the North”. Within the brick walls of the century-old building, a long-suppressed moment in the town’s history surfaces and threatens to change the memory of the town and these people, forever. More info: Cape May Stage
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26 May - 13 June Cape May Music Festival Cape May Convention Center Cape May, New Jersey Enjoy world-class orchestral and chamber music, a world traditions series and Bach’s Lunches at the 24th annual Cape May Music Festival. Presented by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). More info: The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities
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1 June Appel Farm Arts & Music Festival Appel Farm Elmer, New Jersey The outdoor festival takes place in the beautiful rural setting of Appel Farm's 176-acre home in southern New Jersey, just 40 minutes from Philadelphia. Celebrating the craft of the songwriter, the Festival specializes in performers working in folk, blues, alt-country, roots, Celtic and acoustic rock. This year the festival will present Brandi Carlile, Colin Hay, Delta Rae, Iris DeMent, John Gorka, Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution, Caravan of Thieves, Aoife O’Donovan, Low Cut Connie, and Joe Crookston. The Festival also includes a Crafts Fair, showcasing the original hand-made work of over 50 artists. More info: Appel Farm
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7 June - 29 June Urinetown: The Musical The Eagle Theatre Hammonton, New Jersey This musical is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Due to a 20-year drought (which has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets) everyone must pay for one of humanity’s most basic needs. URINETOWN is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. More info: The Eagle Theatre
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12 June - 26 July Lend Me A Tenor Cape May Stage Cape May, New Jersey Winner of 3 Tony and 4 Drama Desk awards, this comedy will have you singing its praises. When a fiery-tempered, world famous Italian opera star comes to town, he finds himself in a compromising situation giving an unexpected star the chance of a lifetime. Confusion and utter chaos ensue as the audience is in on the ultimate game of “who’s who.” Passion, double entendres, mistaken identities, and absolute hilarity send this award-winning farce to comedic heights. More info: Cape May Stage
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10 July - 28 July Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific Surflight Theatre Beach Haven, New Jersey Nellie Forbush, an American nurse, stationed at a U.S. Naval base during World War II falls in love with a French plantation owner but struggles to accept his mixed-race children. Songs include,” Some Enchanted Evening” and “Younger than Springtime.” More info: Surflight Theatre
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31 July - 13 September Boeing Boeing Cape May Stage Cape May, New Jersey Bernard is engaged to Gloria. And to Gabriella. And to Gretchen. His supersonic lifestyle hits turbulence when all three invade his swanky bachelor pad in this high-flying farce from the swinging sixties. This 2008 Tony Award winner for Best Revival of a Play is an uproarious jet-propelled comedy that had audiences and critics cheering in London and on Broadway. More info: Cape May Stage
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2 August - 24 August Smokey Joe’s Café The Eagle Theatre Hammonton, New Jersey This electrifying tribute to legendary songwriters Leiber and Stoller is a fast-paced nostalgic trip through 39 of rock-and-roll’s greatest hits: “Poison Ivy,” “Fools Fall in Love,” “Yakety Yak,” “Hound Dog,” “Love Potion No. 9,” “Spanish Harlem,” “Stand By Me,” and many more. y. More info: The Eagle Theatre
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