Jersey Arts Podcast

"Something Wicked This Way Comes" is one night only at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey on October 28. The evening of chilling and spooky tales by a company of actors is accompanied by theremin music, sound effects, and staging, making it a Halloween season favorite with audiences. This year, actor Ames Adamson gives the Jersey Arts Podcast a special preview with a full performance of Edgar Allan Poe’s very brief, very creepy classic, “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Producer Susan Wallner starts by asking director Brian Crowe to describe what makes the evening so special.

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This week, we take you to the press preview of Paper Mill Playhouse’s world-premiere production of “Honeymoon in Vegas” – a new musical based on the movie of the same title, which starred Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, and James Caan. The cast of the musical – featuring Tony Danza, Rob McClure, and Brynn O’Malley – performed a few numbers for members of the press. It was the first public unveiling of any material from this production. “Honeymoon in Vegas” will play the Paper Mill Playhouse from September 26 through October 27.

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"Proof" is a father/daughter drama, a love story, and a mystery. Who wrote the groundbreaking mathematical proof discovered after an eccentric professor's death? Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, "Proof" opens the 2013/14 season at the McCarter Theatre in a new production directed by Emily Mann. Mann describes her fascination with the play, and reveals some hidden connections - for instance, she herself is the daughter of a professor at the University of Chicago, the same campus where "Proof" takes place. "Proof" opens in previews on September 6 and runs through October 6.

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Producer Eric Schultz talks with "Boardwalk Empire" author, historian and attorney Nelson Johnson. The Hammonton, NJ native published his history of Atlantic City and crime boss "Nucky" Johnson in 2002. It became a New York Times Best Seller when HBO launched the hit television series based on Johnson's book.

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Aaron & The Spell are the opening act at this year’s XPoNential Music Festival – kicking things off at Wiggins Park along the Camden Waterfront next Friday, July 26. There are lots of big bands playing this three-day summer festival – Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, The Lumineers, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and many, many more. But it all starts with Aaron Brown and his band. Christopher Benincasa met up with him in his hometown, Philadelphia, to talk about his music, and to listen to some songs from his new album - "Sing."

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The New York Times calls Frank Ferrante “the greatest living interpreter of Groucho Marx’s material.” From 1986-87, Ferrante starred in the off-Broadway hit, "Groucho: A Life in Revue," written by Groucho's son, Arthur Marx. Ferrante’s own one-man show, “An Evening with Groucho” includes improvisation and audience interaction as he brings Groucho’s subversive, outrageous humor to life. Susan Wallner talks to Frank Ferrante about his early and on-going fascination with the legendary comedian. In July, “An Evening with Groucho” comes to the Algonquin Theatre in Manasquan (July 12) and Centenary Stage in Hackettstown (July 13).

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This weekend is GlassWeekend at WheatonArts & Cultural Center in Millville. The Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts is opening its doors to the public for a weekend full of exhibits, hands-on glassmaking, demonstrations by artists from around the world, and much more. Christopher Benincasa talks with Pamela Weichmann of WheatonArts about this international celebration of contemporary glass art.

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He first grabbed the world's attention as the lead vocalist for "Men at Work," the Australian band that was a worldwide hit in the early 1980s. The band broke up quickly, and Colin Hay has been a solo act ever since. In fact, a new generation knows him more because of the "Garden State" soundtrack than from "Men at Work!" Hay talks to producer Susan Wallner about his love of music and his current world tour, playing music from three decades to a fan base that continues to grow. On June 1, he'll be at the Appel Farm Arts & Music Festival in Elmer, NJ.

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Discover Jersey Arts is presented by ArtPride New Jersey. The program was co-founded by, and is currently supported by funds from, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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"Venus In Fur" - a play about a play that’s based on an 1870 classic erotic novel by Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch - opens this week at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. Christopher Benincasa met up with director Kip Fagan to talk about the play, and its complicated relationship with the cultural legacy of the novel.

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Discover Jersey Arts is presented by ArtPride New Jersey. The program was co-founded by, and is currently supported by funds from, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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Two-time Tony winner Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens, 42nd Street) “is in a class by herself,” says The New York Times. Her career spans from Broadway to Hollywood where she's currently in production with the second season of “Sullivan & Son,” a TBS sit-com, and starring in two movies out later this year. She also sings cabaret, and on May 11th, Christine Ebersole returns to NJPAC with her new show of standards and Broadway favorites. Susan Wallner talks to the Maplewood, NJ resident about her many creative projects and what keeps her so fresh.

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Discover Jersey Arts is presented by ArtPride New Jersey. The program was co-founded by, and is currently supported by funds from, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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