Top 15 Most Read Stories at New Jersey Stage from July 24-30, 2022

Here’s a look at the top 15 most-read articles published in New Jersey Stage from July 24-30, 2022. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news alerts about events happening in throughout the state and nearby areas such as Philadelphia and New York City. This week’s Top 15 includes items from 7 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and Passaic).

1) A look at the 2022 Monmouth County Fair – (FREEHOLD, NJ) — The best part of summer is almost here! The Monmouth County Fair opens Wednesday, July 27 and runs through Sunday, July 31. Held at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold, this annual event is presented by the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners in cooperation with the Monmouth County Park System and the Monmouth County 4-H Association. Packed with excitement, the Fair features opening night fireworks (weather permitting), rides, live entertainment, home and garden contests, 4-H shows and exhibits, and more.

2) The 15th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival that will take place over two weekends – (NEWARK, NJ) – The Lincoln Park Waterfront Cultural District (LPCCD) has announced that the official 15th annual music festival will return over two weekends from July 27-31 and August 5-7 with a wide range of music genres including Gospel, House, Hip-Hop, Soulful Alternative/Mash Up, Reggae, Dancehall sounds and the Latin/Hispanic Caribbean diaspora.

3) Passaic County will hold a picnic on Sunday to celebrate the Passaic County Park System – (PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ) – Passaic County and Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc., in cooperation with the Olmsted National Parks Association, will host a picnic at the Rocky Hollow Picnic Area at Garret Mountain Reservation on Sunday, July 31 . This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted – author, journalist, public official, urban planner and founder of American landscape architecture. Olmsted and his successor firms designed thousands of landscape and park projects across the country. In 1927, the Passaic County Park Commission hired the firm of Olmsted Brothers to design the Passaic County Park System.

4) Gordon Lightfoot LIVE! at the Ocean City Music Pier – The Ocean City, NJ Promenade is packed with people making their way inside the Ocean City Music Pier this Monday evening, July 18, 2022 for a sold-out live concert featuring legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot.

5) Newark will host the Annual Latin Festival on August 21st – (NEWARK, NJ) — Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor for Community Engagement Jacqueline Quiles, and the Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery will host the Annual Latin Festival on Sunday, 21 August, from noon to 10 p.m., on Bloomfield Avenue between Lake Street and Clifton Avenue, in Newark’s North Ward. The event is themed Newark Forward Minus Violence Equals Tour Future.

6) “Extraordinary!” Dion LIVE! at the Count Basie Center for the Arts – After a two-year pandemic delay, the crowd inside Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center for the Arts Auditorium this Thursday evening, July 14, 2022, is patiently awaiting the start of a highly anticipated performance by the rock and roll icon , Dion.

7) Plays-in-the-Park returns for their 60th season in Middlesex County this summer with three hit Broadway musicals – (EDISON, NJ) – Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the-Park is returning to the stage this summer, with performances by Something rotten! The SpongeBob MusicalAND A chorus line at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater in Edison, part of Plays-in-the-Park’s 60th season.

8) Paper Mill Playhouse announces 2022-2023 season – (MILLBURN, NJ) – Paper Mill Playhouse has announced its 2022-2023 season, including a wonderful murder mystery, a Disney hero of mythic proportions, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s latest beloved musical, the nominated story from the Tony of two Latin music icons, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that defined a generation.

9) PHOTOS from “It Shoulda Been You” at the Old Library Theatre – (FAIR LAWN, NJ) — Old Library Theater (OLT), the Fair Lawn Recreation Department’s resident theater company is currently presenting the Broadway musical, It must be you, at the Fair Lawn Community Center. The show will run over two weekends, starting Friday, July 29 and running through August 7, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Photographer John Posada was at a dress rehearsal to take some photos.

10) The Monmouth County Fair will be held July 27-31 – (FREEHOLD, NJ) – Summer is here and with it comes the Monmouth County Fair. Held at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold, the Monmouth County Fair runs Wednesday-Sunday, July 27-31. Packed with excitement, the Monmouth County Fair features live entertainment, 4-H shows and exhibits, the Park System exhibit Turkey Swamp Park trails, trees and canopiesnight fireworks (weather permitting) and more.

11) What’s Filming in New Jersey: AMC Spin-Off The Walking Dead Starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan – (NEWARK, NJ) — AMC’s The walking dead franchise expands its universe to the Meadowlands Arena and North Jersey locations for its upcoming spin-off series starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. This is the fifth series in The walking dead franchise and will follow Maggie (Cohan) and Negan (Morgan) as they explore a post-apocalyptic New York City. Eli Jorné, who writes and co-executive produces the original series, will serve as showrunner, while Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of The walking dead franchise, will oversee the series. Cohan and Morgan also serve as executive producers. The six-episode first season is expected to debut on AMC and AMC+ in 2023.

12) Top 15 Most Read New Jersey Stage Stories from July 17-23, 2022 – Here’s a look at the top 15 most-read articles published on New Jersey Stage from July 17-23, 2022. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news alerts about happening events throughout the state and nearby areas such as Philadelphia and New York City. This week’s Top 15 includes items from 10 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset and Union).

13) Rock On! This week’s sounds…7/28/22 – “The new single is ‘a13’ and it’s the first track on the new album, ‘Elevator’ and ‘Elevator’ is my 25th solo album, so it’s kind of special for us; we play “a13” in the show as well as some other stuff from “Elevator”. There’s actually nine things in the show that we’ve never played before, but there’s also a lot of the power trio material that people like, like the King Crimson stuff and some other good songs and there’s an acoustic section where I an acoustic guitar solo and voice for about 20 minutes and take some questions and answers from the audience. So it’s a very well-rounded show with a lot of different things.”

14) Shakespeare Theater of NJ presents “Much Ado About Nothing” on the outdoor stage – (FLORHAM PARK, NJ) – The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey (STNJ) will reopen its ever-popular outdoor stage venue with Shakespeare performances Much ado about nothing throughout July. Since 2002, the company’s annual productions in this Greek-style amphitheater, located on the bucolic campus of Saint Elizabeth University, have provided thousands of people throughout the region with delightful productions under the stars. As always, this summer’s show is a comedy and suitable for all ages – from toddlers to venerable seniors.

15) Antoinette Montague’s experience appears in Newark and Morristown – (MORRISTOWN, NJ) – The Antoinette Montague Experience will be in concert at the Newark Museum of Art and the Morris Museum’s Bickford Theater in July. Along with pianist Danny Mixon, bassist Melissa Slocum, saxophonist Gene Ghee, dancer AC Lincoln and special guests, vocalist Antoinette Montague will appear in outdoor concerts in Newark on Friday, July 29 and in Morristown on Saturday, July 30.

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