2025 - 26 Upcoming Events

John Lloyd Young's Broadway
Curtain Up!
Saturday, Sept. 20 @ 8:00 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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In his signature passionate and thrilling style, Tony and Grammy Award winner John Lloyd Young interprets the spine-tingling, soul-bearing showstoppers that shaped his earliest Broadway aspirations. Young sings from The Wiz, Chicago, Bye Bye Birdie, Les Miserables, and Jersey Boys, along with classics by legendary Broadway writers including Rodgers, Hart, Hammerstein, and more.
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Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
Young Audience Series
September 25 - 29
The Little Theatre | 400 Jefferson St.
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Adapted from the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Joan Cushing
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The Smedly Tornadoes have not only never won a football game, they have never scored a single point! Coach Armstrong goes bonkers and Miss Nelson decides to help out. She enlists Coach Viola Swamp to whip the team into shape and save the day! The snappy sequel to "Miss Nelson is Missing!"
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Appropriate for Grades K - 4
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Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play
NEXTstage Repertory
October 16 - 26
Kutz Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
by Anne Washburn
score by Michael Friedman
lyrics by Anne Washburn
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After the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode "Cape Fear" entirely from memory. Seven years later, this and other snippets of pop culture have become the live entertainment of post-apocalyptic society. Seventy-five years later, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created. This imaginative dark comedy is an animated exploration of how the pop culture of one era might evolve into the mythology of another.

Watson, The Final Problem
Fringe Festival
November 6 - 16
Kutz Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Written and directed by Bert Coules
Written and performed by Tim Marriott
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1894. Watson is alone. His beloved wife Mary and the great Sherlock Holmes are both gone. But London seethes with false reports and rumors. It is time to set the record straight. So Watson tells his tale.. a tale of long buried secrets, betrayal, and death. For there is a shadow in the gutters of London. A spider's web of poisonous intrigue lies across the city. Someone is playing a long game and Holmes and Watson face their greatest ever challenge. But as Watson unravels the story, is the game really over?

My Italy Story
Fringe Festival
November 20 - 23
Kutz Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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by Joseph Gallo
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Spurred by visits from his grandmother's ghost and by pleas from his cousin Louie to help get the family back together, Thomas DaGato quits his job as a New York account executive, and travels to the tiny Italian village of his ancestors - Vallata. It's not until he comes home, however, that he discovers a secret that unlocks his past.
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The Wizard of Oz
Family Holiday Spectacular!
November 28 - December 14
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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by L. Frank Baum
With Music & Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
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We're off to see the wizard! Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum's beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz, continues to thrill audiences worldwide.

YPW: Winter Festival of Shows
Young Performers Workshop
December 18 - 21
The Little Theatre | 400 Jefferson St.
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Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop presents the annual Winter Festival of Shows featuring a selection of full scale musical theatre productions.
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Production selection TBD.

NJCYB: The Nutcracker
The New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet
December 19 - 21
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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An enchanting ballet and holiday favorite, The Nutcracker is a classic production for all ages. With the talented young dancers of the New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet, Warren County's only non-profit ballet company, and featuring professional dancers from around the world, this production is sure to delight!

Chris Funk, Redefining Wonder
Winter THAW Music Festival
Saturday, January 10 @ 2:30 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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An engaging and visceral multimedia experience that has family audiences talking and scratching their heads for years to come. Finally, a MAGIC SHOW WITH LIVE MUSIC! Presenting a violin concerto and a guitar loop recorded live on stage has put this show into a league of its own. The live-feed camera and interactive videos bring audiences up on stage and into the action, delivering a show that everyone can call their own.

Six One Five Collective
Winter THAW Music Festival
Saturday, January 17 @ 8:00 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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The Six One Five Collective - in the spirit of the Highwaymen and Little Big Town - is a Grammy-nominated, award-winning group of artists that has blossomed into one of Music City's best. The Six One Five Collective is a collaborative effort and steeped in the musical mix of County, Americana, and Pop. Their sound is an undeniable wall of distinctive harmonies and voices, reminiscent of great American bands that have come before them.

Big Beat Big Band
Winter THAW Music Festival
Sunday, January 25 @ 2:00 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Since its genesis in 2014, Big Beat Big Band has been driven by the continuous pursuit of creating music that sounds good and feels good. By bringing modern influences from the worlds of funk, jazz, and R&B to the big band format the ensemble deftly blends the old and cherished with the new and exciting.

Peter Pan and Wendy
NEXTstage Repertory
February 5 - 9
The Little Theatre | 400 Jefferson St.
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by Lauren Gunderson
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Bold, budding scientist Wendy Darling dreams of earning a Nobel Prize. When Peter Pan arrives at her bedroom window, she takes a leap chasing adventure among the stars. J.M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan is reimagined for a new generation of theatregoers.

YAS: Miss Nelson is Missing!
Young Audience Series
February 12 - 15
The Little Theatre | 400 Jefferson St.
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Based on the books by Harry Allard
Book, Music & Lyrics by Joan Cushing
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Miss Nelson's class is the worst behaved in the whole school. But the students of Room 207 are in for a surprise when Miss Nelson goes missing and is replaced by Viola Swamp, a no-nonsense substitute who assigns piles of homework! The students learn lessons of appreciation and respect as they set out to find their beloved Miss Nelson... but will they ever get her back?
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Appropriate for Grades K - 4.

Dial "M" for Murder
Professional Theatre Series
February 20 - March 8
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
From the Original by Frederick Knott
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A new version of the celebrated murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock's masterpiece! Tony is convinced that his wife Margot has been cheating on him. Now it seems that the affair is over but in his jealousy, Tony spins a web of suspicion and deception that will tighten around them and ensnare them both in danger, recrimination and murder.

The Tartan Terrors
Concert Series
Sunday, March 15 @ 3:00 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Tartan Terrors bring their Celtic Invasion to festivals and shows across North America, blending the energy of a rock show with humor and stepdance.
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WPS: Reading 1
Women Playwrights Series
Wednesday, April 1 @ 7:00 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwrights Series is dedicated to providing a working forum for the unique voice of women writing for the theatre today. Presented in a staged reading format audiences are invited to participate in the development of new works by engaging in post show discussion with the playwright and creative team.
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Selected work TBD.

WPS: Reading 2
Women Playwrights Series
Wednesday, April 8 @ 7:00 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwrights Series is dedicated to providing a working forum for the unique voice of women writing for the theatre today. Presented in a staged reading format, audiences are invited to participate in the development of new works by engaging in post show discussion with the playwright and creative team.
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Selected work TBD.

WPS: Reading 3
Women Playwrights Series
Wednesday, April 15 @ 7:00 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwrights Series is dedicated to providing a working forum for the unique voice of women writing for the theatre today. Presented in a staged reading format, audiences are invited to participate in the development of new works by engaging in post show discussion with the playwright and creative team.
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Selected work TBD.

The Niceties
Professional Theatre Series
April 9 - 19
Kutz Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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by Eleanor Burgess
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An accomplished Ivy League professor holds routine office hours with an ambitious young student to discuss her thesis: if history is written by the victors, who tells the story of the oppressed?

Little Women
NEXTstage Repertory
April 23 - May 3
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Book by Allan Knee
Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Music by Jason Howland
Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott
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Based on Louisa May Alcott's life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested - her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America.

YPW: Spring Festival of Shows
Young Performers Workshop
May 22 - 31
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop presents the annual Winter Festival of Shows featuring a selection of full scale musical theatre productions.
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Production selection TBD.

Double Vision: The Foreigner Experience
Hackettstown Rotary Club Fundraiser
Saturday, May 23 @ 8:00 PM
Sitnik Theatre | 715 Grand Ave.
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Boasting some of New York City's top professional rock musicians, Double Vision delivers the highest level of integrity and technical prowess, resulting in a legitimate tribute and authentic performance. Second to none at recreating the masterful songs Foreigner fans worldwide have come to love. Featuring some of the greatest hit songs from the 70s & 80s, including "Juke Box Hero," "Hot Blooded," "Cold As Ice," "I Want To Know What Love Is," "Double Vision," and more!