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America Unfiltered

Filmmakers and Photographer Share the Power of Listening to All Points of View

It seemed like the future all the dystopian novels foresaw — the end of the world was near. We were besieged by a plague that was killing millions...

Three dancers from Camille A. Brown and Dancers performing on stage

Camille A. Brown & Dancers' 'I AM' Explores Black Joy

Five-time Tony Award-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown is a visionary trailblazer best known for reclaiming cultural narratives through a...

Carolyn M. Brown

Cinderella: A Salsa Fairytale actors

Classic Fairytale 'Cinderella' Gets a Latin Twist at Growing Stage

Cinderelly, Cinderelly. Night and day, it's Cinderelly. - Disney’s Cinderella (1950) How many adaptations of Cinderella are there? There are...

Gina Marie Rodriguez

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Exhibition Illuminates the Bloody Truth of Blood Donation

When you hold your hand up to a flashlight and see red, it’s not the blood in your hand that you’re seeing, but rather the one color of the spectrum –...

The Good Thief

Tony Nominee Christopher Fitzgerald Leads The Good Thief at Two River Theater

The Good Thief, written by Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson, follows a small-time Irish gangster on the run who confesses his story about a simple...

Carolyn M. Brown

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The Road Company's Groundhog Day the Musical Brings Heart, Humor, and Hope to New Jersey

Groundhog Day explores self-improvement, free will, and the search for a meaningful life. Trapped in repeating the same day, Phil Connors is forced to...

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Another Year Has Come and Gone – Evaluating 2025

Wasn’t it January just yesterday? Where on earth has the time gone? While I’m unable to address the seemingly inconsistent nature of the space-time...

Gina Marie Rodriguez

Black Nativity

Soulful Musical Retelling of the Christmas Story 'Black Nativity' Returns to Count Basie Center for 10th Anniversary

The Christmas musical “Black Nativity” is a beloved holiday tradition in many communities, with productions staged across the United States and toured...

Carolyn M. Brown

Gallery wall that reads "Tom Nussbaum: But Wait, There's More!" with a work of art to the left

The Hard Work of Play at the Montclair Art Museum

As far as childhoods go, artist Tom Nussbaum had an ideal one, brimming with elements to grow an artist. His British mother, a nursery school teacher...