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Jersey Arts Podcast
The Jersey Arts Podcast presents in-depth, one-on-one conversations with the liveliest and most intriguing personalities in New Jersey’s arts scene. From the casts of hit shows to critically acclaimed film producers; from world-renowned poets to classically trained musicians; from groundbreaking dance visionaries to cutting-edge fine artists, our podcast connects you to what’s happening in your local arts community.
Episodes
Jersey Arts PodcastArt House Productions Goes Virtual
Art House Productions was founded after 9/11 to bring Jersey City’s community together through the arts. They’ve thrived over the years, with live theatre…
Jersey Arts PodcastMissing Live Music? New Jersey Has You Covered
While we’re all staying at home to do our part to stop the coronavirus, everyone’s developing different media diets, and that includes the art we’re choosing…
Jersey Arts PodcastSongwriters by the Sea
Songwriters by the Sea started in Asbury Park at a coffee shop in 2008, with a tip jar passed around. Since then it’s grown to a ticketed event, but with an…
Jersey Arts PodcastThe New Brunswick Jazz Project Turns 10
Did you know that New Brunswick, N.J. is the only place in the country where you can see live, world-class jazz every week for free? You can thank the New…
Jersey Arts PodcastSara Holdren’s "Twelfth Night" at Two River Theater
It’s been called the perfect romantic comedy. Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night" begins with sister-brother twins losing each other in a shipwreck, leading to a…
Jersey Arts PodcastNew Jersey Youth Symphony Presents "Two Nutcrackers" at UCPAC
This Sunday, the New Jersey Youth Symphony will perform two "Nutcrackers" side by side – bouncing Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s 1960s arrangements off…
Jersey Arts PodcastA Play for Our Times at Luna Stage
Hannah Arendt is a philosopher for our times, and the unlikely title character in a new play “Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library.” Jenny Lyn Bader's…
Jersey Arts PodcastMystery Science Theater 3000’s “Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour” Comes to New Jersey
The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour is coming to town. It’s the latest live tour from "Mystery Science Theater 3000," the classic television show in which a…
Jersey Arts Podcast"Gloria: A Life" Headlines Emily Mann’s Last Season at the McCarter
Emily Mann is a triple threat: an award-winning playwright known for her “theater of testimony,” a sought-after director, and the artistic director of one of…
Jersey Arts PodcastMolly Hatch at the Newark Museum
We recently spoke with artist and designer Molly Hatch, whose signature style is currently on display in a large-scale ceramics installation at the Newark…
Jersey Arts PodcastDion Hitchings at the Monmouth Museum
Artist Dion Hitchings just opened a new solo exhibit at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft. The show, "Dion Hitchings, Portraits on Recycled Consumer Boxes," be…
Jersey Arts PodcastGraham Lustig's "A Jazzy Nutcracker"
"A Jazzy Nutcracker" is Lustig Dance Theatre's new take on the beloved classic, performed with a six-piece jazz band and guest appearances from high school…
Jersey Arts PodcastSuzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche at The Minstrel
Suzzy Roche is the youngest of the influential trio The Roches, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre. In addition, she has a solo career, is an author, and does…
Jersey Arts PodcastThe Fertile Crescent: Women Artists From The Middle East
In Princeton and New Brunswick, art by women from the Middle East is opening eyes and challenging stereotypes. Susan Wallner talks with Iranian Parastou…
Jersey Arts PodcastEmily Mann, Artistic Director
Susan Wallner talks to playwright, director, and artistic director Emily Mann. Mann is celebrating her 20th anniversary season at the Tony Award-winning…
Jersey Arts PodcastTina Sloan at Cape May Stage
Tina Sloan is best known for her 26 years as Nurse Lillian on “Guiding Light.” CBS just canceled the show, but, as producer Susan Wallner finds out, Tina…
Jersey Arts PodcastMatthew Arkin, Sight Unseen
State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with actor Matthew Arkin at New Brunswick’s George Street Playhouse to talk about his role in the…
Jersey Arts PodcastScott Altman, Opera New Jersey
Seven years ago, opera singer Scott Altman and his wife Lisa decided to settle in Princeton with their young kids, and start a brand new opera company. Today…
Jersey Arts PodcastPhilip Pearlstein, Realist Painter
Philip Pearlstein’s current exhibition at the Montclair Art Museum has been designated an “American Masterpiece” by the National Endowment for the Arts…
Jersey Arts PodcastSimone Dinnerstein, Pianist
Simone Dinnerstein’s self-produced CD of Bach’s Goldberg Variations topped the classical music charts and propelled her into a career as a top international…
Jersey Arts PodcastNJ Everywhere?
“Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?” This is the premise of an exhibit featuring over 1,000 images by…
Jersey Arts PodcastSongwriter Rose Marie McCoy Featured in “40s to 60s, A Musical Journey” at Puffin Cultural Forum
During the era of Jim Crow, black singers were played on black radio stations, and white singers on white ones. Famously, Elvis Presley adopted the bluesy…
Jersey Arts Podcast"Summerland" in Cape May
On stage through July 20, "Summerland" is a work of historical fiction based on a real case that involved William H. Mumler – a man who claimed to be able to…
Jersey Arts Podcast"The Shared Meal" at Artworks
In the age of Instagram, food is a visual obsession. “The Shared Meal,” an exhibition at Artworks in Trenton, dives deeper, exploring the meaning of food…
Jersey Arts PodcastSimone Dinnerstein Plays Mozart With the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
From April 25-28, NJSO presents Xian Conducts Mozart, with classical music super-star Simone Dinnerstein performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23. Hear from…
Jersey Arts Podcast"Band on the Run" at Matheny
Video games, music, and pizza form the cultural undercurrent of "Band on the Run," a new play by Chris Saglimbene featured in this year’s Stages Festival. A…
Jersey Arts PodcastAlan Parsons Live Project at bergenPAC
The Alan Parsons Live Project plays Bergen Performing Arts Center on Friday, February 22. Rock icon Alan Parsons took a moment during his non-stop touring…
Jersey Arts PodcastSound Garden Installations by John Morton and Jacqueline Shatz at the Morris Museum
Composer John Morton has created interactive installations using sound in Central Park, Governors Island and now the Morris Museum, where two of his pieces can…
Jersey Arts PodcastGarland Jeffreys at SOPAC
At the age of 75, singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys continues to rock. The Brooklyn native got his start in New York City’s club scene in the mid-60s, and had…
Jersey Arts PodcastGrammy Winner Terri Lyne Carrington at Moody Jazz Festival
Drummer, leader, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington made history as the first woman to win a Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz for her album “Money Jungle…
Jersey Arts PodcastAn Artist Asks the 20 Most Important Scientific Questions of the 21st Century
Tonight, Tuesday, October 30, at Douglass Library at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, a mother and her daughter – one an artist, the other a scientist –…
Jersey Arts PodcastMaria Mazziotti Gillan at the Dodge Poetry Festival
The Dodge Poetry Festival is the largest poetry event in North America. Paterson-based poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan will be reading on Thursday and Friday of…
Jersey Arts Podcast"Bright Star" at Surflight Theatre
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Broadway musical "Bright Star" has come to Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven. The comedian and the songwriter created the show…
Jersey Arts Podcast"Uncommon Women and Others" at Princeton Summer Theater
Wendy Wasserstein’s best known play, "The Heidi Chronicles," won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 1989. Many of the themes…
Jersey Arts Podcast"48 Blocks Atlantic City" Arts Celebration
Looking for a way to celebrate the start of the summer season? Beginning Friday, June 22, all 48 blocks of Atlantic City will be buzzing with hands-on art…
Jersey Arts Podcast“Caged” at Passage Theatre
“Caged” is a play based on the experiences of incarcerated men in New Jersey. It’s written by the New Jersey Prison Cooperative, a group of men who met in a…
Jersey Arts Podcast"The Sting" at Paper Mill Playhouse
The new musical "The Sting," now entering its last weekend at Paper Mill Playhouse, was pretty much totally sold out before it even opened. A musical…
Jersey Arts PodcastKevin Maynor on Bringing Wagner's Masterpiece to New Jersey
Even if you don't know anything about opera, you've heard “Ride of the Valkyries" – it’s been bouncing around pop culture for generations, appearing in…
Jersey Arts PodcastLuis Salgado Directs "Ragtime" at Axelrod PAC
The next show at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, opening March 3, is the popular musical “Ragtime.” Set in the early 20th century, it features African…
Jersey Arts PodcastCaleb Hudson at Symphony in C
Caleb Hudson is the newest member of the Canadian Brass, the popular quintet that revolutionized the place of brass in classical music. A former principal…
Jersey Arts Podcast"All Is Calm" at Kean Stage
This year commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. Though often referred to as The Forgotten War, most of us know that…
Jersey Arts PodcastExpress Newark
The elegant old Hahne and Co. Department Store in Newark, shuttered for 30 years, is now home to a new experiment in the arts. Along with the first Whole Foods…
Jersey Arts Podcast"The Honeymooners" at Paper Mill Playhouse
We recently spoke with Tony Award-winning director John Rando about the new musical comedy “The Honeymooners” – based on the classic television series – which…
Jersey Arts PodcastArtYard - A New Contemporary Art Center in Frenchtown
ArtYard began in Frenchtown, NJ with a “hatch.” From a huge egg, people emerged in chicken costumes to the music of a jazz saxophonist, leading a parade from…
Jersey Arts Podcast2017 New Jersey Uke Fest
This Friday, the fifth annual New Jersey Uke Fest – that’s Uke as in Ukulele – begins at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center in Whippany. This weekend of…
Jersey Arts PodcastFairies Transform Trash in "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
When the days are longest, the world can magically transform. In a new production of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," the fairies Moth, Cobweb, Mustardseed…
Jersey Arts Podcast"The Ballad of Little Jo" at Two River Theater
It’s a musical about a woman on her own in the Old American West – disguised as a man named Jo. "The Ballad of Little Jo" opened Friday, June 9th at Two River…
Jersey Arts PodcastJoan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan
Joan Osborne is a multi-platinum selling recording artist and seven-time Grammy Award nominee. She shot to fame with her 1995 album "Relish," featuring the…
Jersey Arts PodcastAmerican Repertory Ballet's "Pride & Prejudice"
We recently visited the rehearsal studios of American Repertory Ballet, where Artistic Director Douglas Martin was doing a complete run-through of his new…
Jersey Arts Podcast"Quixote" at Peak Performances
The New York Times has called Amy Beth Kirsten "wondrously eclectic." The New Haven-based composer and librettist has a new work, "Quixote," created with…
Jersey Arts Podcast"For Sale!" at Camden Repertory Theater
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Camden Repertory Theater, and to celebrate, founder Desi P. Shelton has brought one of her signature plays back to the…
Jersey Arts PodcastA Tribute to Louis Armstrong at January Thaw Music Fest
Hot music for a cold month - that's the idea behind Centenary Stage's January Thaw Music Fest in Hackettstown, NJ. Producer Susan Wallner talks with Eddie…
Jersey Arts Podcast"The Bodyguard" at Paper Mill Playhouse
Whitney Houston’s smash hit single "I Will Always Love You" was everywhere in the nineties. It was the musical centerpiece of the 1992 Oscar-nominated romantic…
Jersey Arts PodcastA New Irsh Opera "Hunger"
"Hunger" is a new work based on old Irish songs and first-hand accounts of Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845-1852. It's an opera in the sense that it tells a big…
Jersey Arts Podcast"Election 2016" at The Printmaking Center of New Jersey
In an election season as outlandish as this one, it’s probably healthy to take a breather from the news – or get some perspective by seeing what a group of…
Jersey Arts PodcastPeter And The Starcatcher at The Growing Stage
On October 7th, The Growing Stage - The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey kicks off its 35th season with the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit "Peter and the…
Jersey Arts PodcastBilly Hector at the XPoNential Music Festival
This Friday, the XPoNential Music Festival kicks off a weekend of music on the Camden Waterfront - three days, three stages, and more than 30 performances. At…
Jersey Arts PodcastGrounds For Sculpture Art Salon Features Artist Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas
Christopher Benincasa recently sat down with artist Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. This Thursday, you can too – at…
Jersey Arts Podcast2016 New Jersey Arts Annual at Arts Garage
Producer Christopher Benincasa recently spoke with Saskia Schmidt, Director of Education at The Noyes Museum of Stockton University, as well as a couple of…
Jersey Arts PodcastPrinceton Symphony Orchestra Premieres New Work by Hometown Composer
Sarah Kirkland Snider didn't start out to be a contemporary classical composer, although music was what she loved as long as she could remember. In this…