Top 10 Most Read Stories at New Jersey Stage For Week of December 5-11 – New Jersey Stage
Here’s a look at the top 10 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage during the week of December 5-11, 2021. 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 10 includes articles involving 5 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic) and New York City. For the second week in a row the top story was about Newark Social’s Winter Village event.
1) Newark Social Launches ‘Newark Winter Village’ Event, Offering Shopping and Ice Skating Downtown — (NEWARK, NJ) — Newark Social has turned downtown Newark’s Mulberry Commons, and the nearby Ironside Building, into winter wonderlands for their Newark Winter Village event. The event kicked off on December 1 and runs through January 31, featuring an ice skating rink, a shopping marketplace, and a variety of games and activities. This will be the first time Newark residents will be able to enjoy public outdoor ice skating in their city.
2) Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” Uses New Jersey As Its Backdrop — (NEWARK, NJ) — Steven Spielberg’s reimagining of the legendary “West Side Story” was filmed on location on the streets of Paterson and Newark. The film, already garnering positive reviews from critics, marks Spielberg’s musical debut and his third time filming in New Jersey.
3) REVIEW: “A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney’s Broadway Hits” at Paper Mill Playhouse — Live on stage, Paper Mill Playhouse premieres a new Disney musical revue, perfectly timed for the season “A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney’s Broadway Hits.” Set at a holiday party on a stage festooned with presents, Christmas trees, a heart, menorahs, five insanely talented performers sing and dance to your heart’s delight. I defy you to resist singing along, tapping your feet, clapping or beaming ear to ear beneath your mask.
4) Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes Returns After Being Cancelled in 2020 Due to the Pandemic — (NEW YORK, NY) — The 2021 Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, presented by Chase, is back this holiday season with performances at Radio City Music Hall now through January 2, 2022. The Christmas Spectacular – seen by more than 69 million people since it debuted in 1933 – is a one-of-a-kind tradition where the magic of Christmas in New York comes alive. The beloved show returns following a 2020 absence due to the pandemic, which marked the first time in 87 years the production was canceled.
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5) “The Future Nurtures The Past” Mural Is Completed In Newark — (NEWARK, NJ) — On December 3, 2021, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Newark’s Division of Arts and Culture announced the completion of a new mural titled “The Future Nurtures the Past” by city native artist duo “Rorshach.” This double-sided nearly half-mile long mural stretches along Raymond Boulevard from University Avenue to Lock Street in the city’s Central Ward. It is the artist’s largest artwork to date.
6) Shakespeare Theatre of NJ Presents “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” — (MADISON, NJ) — After almost two years of darkness, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) will light up its Main Stage again for the holidays. The company’s long-awaited return to indoor, in-person performances will kick off with an all-new production of A Child’s Christmas in Wales, based on the classic story by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and adapted for the stage by Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell. Performances begin December 8 and run through January 2 at the beautiful F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the campus of Drew University.
7) Argent Ventures, H&R Reit and Ennead Architects Launch The Cove JC, Innovation Community in Jersey City — (JERSEY CITY, NJ) — A joint venture between Argent Ventures and H&R REIT has announced the launch of The Cove JC, a global hub for life science, tech and medicine offering an unrivalled ecosystem for discovery that will become the premier flagship destination for academic and commercial life science, tech and medical entities in New Jersey and the Greater New York Metropolitan Area. Connected to NYC and New Jersey and served by three international airports, it is on the Hudson River at the mouth of New York Harbor.
8) NJPAC Presents Greg Gutfeld: The Plus Tour On December 12 — (NEWARK, NJ) — New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Presents Greg Gutfeld: The Plus Tour with Special Guest Tom Shillue on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 3:00pm. Gutfeld has been called “outrageous and outspoken,” neither of which he denies.
9) “A Case Of Blue” – A Very NJ/NY Film Is Available Now — A Case of Blue, a feature film starring Stephen Schnetzer (Another World, Homeland, ATWT, Days, OLTL ) and Annapurna Sriram (Billions, Feral) was released for renting and purchasing on most streaming platforms on October 19, 2021. The film which asks “is it possible to relive a long-lost romance?” has a heavy New Jersey / New York presence and was filmed mostly in Ridgewood using many local actors.
10) “Bless Your Heart!” Spotlight on The Allman Betts Band’s Berry Duane Oakley — Berry Duane Oakley is the talented bassist for The Allman Betts Band, a group which plays an eclectic mix of rock, blues, country, folk, vintage R&B, jazz, and soul. Of the seven musicians who comprise the ensemble, three are the sons of original members of The Allman Brothers Band. Devon Allman is the son of vocalist/keyboardist Gregg Allman, Duane Betts is the son of guitarist Dickey Betts, and Berry Duane Oakley is the son of The Allman Brothers’ bassist Berry Oakley. In addition, Oakley’s stepdad is singer Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night fame.
As you can see by this list, 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. Make sure your events get previewed by sending press releases to us at info@newjerseystage.com – for even more promotion, check out our ad rates which run $50-$100 for an entire month of advertising. It’s the best deal around!