Sabrina Kent, Special Asst. to the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's President & CEO and the project director for Families Like Yours joins us to discuss how Families Like Yours came into existence and the impact it has been having on audiences not only in the U.S. but internationally as well.

At 6’6” tall, Big Jeff is undoubtedly the BIGGEST performer of children’s music there is. We chat with him about how he ended up becoming a children's performer and what the differences are in performing for children instead of adults.

Milk & Cookies is a lively, interactive storytelling and music series for families. This program is the perfect way to introduce children ages 3-8 to live theater. Details: https://www.stnj.org/education-and-outreach/for-families/milk-and-cookies

Lou Christie joins us on All Access with State Theatre New Jersey to chat about the upcoming Sixties Spectacular on October 28. He discusses how all of these amazing groups he has been performing with over the past few decades feel like "graduating classmates" and how everyone feels like a second family. Christie became a star almost overnight and he ended up being lucky enough to work with some of his idols from when he began performing.

Struan Robertson, Production Associate and Workshop Instructor for Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia joins us to chat! He may have started as a performer with them but now he's in charge of building all of the puppets and sets in their shop as well as teaching a lot of puppetry. Mermaid Theatre will be back at The State on October 22 with a delectable double feature presenting two tales from children’s illustrator Anita Jeram, Guess How Much I Love You and I Love My Little Storybook.

Adam Savage, former co-host of MythBusters and one of television's most loved personalities, has joined forces with Michael Stevens, one of YouTube's biggest stars, for Brain Candy Live. They’re bringing along more than three tons of their crazy toys, incredible tools, and mind-blowing demonstrations for a celebration of curiosity that’s an interactive, hands-on, minds-on theatrical experience like no other. He chats with us about how everyone is really a kid at heart and how the duo love the spontaneous and yet calculated fun they have on stages all across America. Check out the event page for all the details: https://www.stnj.org/event/brain-candy-live

Interested in bring a group to State Theatre New Jersey? We chat with Garry Owen, Sales Manager & Ticket Concierge, about how he can help you with your booking to make every detail of your group outing perfect! More details here: https://www.stnj.org/events/group-sales

One of the country’s top comedians and a New York Times bestselling author, Rita Rudner is also an award-winning television personality, screenwriter, playwright, and actress. Over the course of a 14-year run and 2,000 plus shows, she has sold one and a half million tickets and become the longest-running solo comedy show in the history of Las Vegas. She has been named Las Vegas’s “Comedian Of The Year” nine years in a row and in 2006 received The Nevada Ballet’s “Woman Of The Year” Award.

State Theatre New Jersey's VP of Education & Outreach Lian Farrer chats with American Repertory Ballet's Artistic Director Douglas Martin and Resident Choreographer Mary Barton about the upcoming triple bill coming to The State on October 7. This show will feature Eyes That Gently Touch, choreographed by Kirk Peterson; Straight Up With a Twist, choreographed by Mary Barton; and the full-length "Carmen," also choreographed by Kirk Peterson.

Named by Comedy Central as one of the "100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All-Time," legendary comedian and Saturday Night Live veteran Jim Breuer is bringing his wildly popular stand-up comedy tour to State Theatre New Jersey! We discuss how New Brunswick is such a homecoming with a sold out State Theatre debut last year after years of improving at The Stress Factory.

Tom Freund is opening for Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals on August 25 and he is a musician that does not liked to be boxed in. From heartfelt folk to buoyant pop and from boho jazz to straightforward rock n' roll he does it all.