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  • Cranford, Entertainment, Must Read, New Jersey

New Jersey’s historic movie theaters are making a comeback

It has been a promising year for historic movie theaters in New Jersey. Century-old theaters like the Loew’s in Jersey City and the Maplewood Theater are set to reopen again after periods of uncertainty.

  • Darren Tobia
  • May 5, 2026
  • Arts Beat, Entertainment, West Orange

West Orange Classic Film Festival at 20: Ready for its Close Up

This year, veteran film, television and stage actor Alvin Alexis, a cast member in writer-director John Sayles’ cult favorite, Brother From Another Planet (1984), will anchor that discussion.

  • Carol Selman
  • January 5, 2026
  • Entertainment, Historic Preservation, Innovators, Investigations, SOMa, Theater

The Film Society Fighting to Save Maplewood Theater

The Maplewood Theater has always found a way to survive when so many small town movie houses. Now, the future is uncertain.

  • Darren Tobia
  • June 27, 2025
  • East Orange, Entertainment, Must Read

JULIA STILES USED THIS EAST ORANGE HOME IN HER NEW FILM ‘WISH YOU WERE HERE’

For seven straight days Phiphen Studios set up shop in Saltos’ historic home on Centerway and transformed it into the fictional apartment for the movie "Wish You Were Here."

  • Darren Tobia
  • January 20, 2025
  • Entertainment, Must Read, Theater, West Orange

REVIEW: LUNA STAGE’S ‘LONELY PLANET’ IS A CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP

Steven Dietz’s play was first performed in 1993, the same year Kushner’s play debuted on Broadway. It has earned its place in the pantheon of queer literature.

  • Darren Tobia
  • November 25, 2024
  • Entertainment, Must Read, SOMa, Theater

THE JOY OF BUBBLES: CASEY CARLE RETURNS TO SOPAC WITH BELOVED COMEDY SHOW

Bubble artist Casey Carle is bringing back his beloved comedy show to the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Feb. 25.

  • Darren Tobia
  • February 6, 2024
  • Entertainment, Must Read, West Orange

WEST ORANGE FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOW NEWLY RESTORED LAUREL & HARDY SHORT FILMS

Paul Castiglia has made it his mission to introduce classic comedy to new audiences.

  • Darren Tobia
  • January 19, 2024
  • Arts Beat, Entertainment, Inside/Outside Black Box Theater, Theater, West Orange

Outside the Black Box: Theater Steps Off the Stage & Steps Into the Communities and Beyond

Part One of this Two Part Arts Beat “Inside the Black Box” explored Luna Stage and The Theater Project’s on-stage productions. Part Two looks at a sampling of each group’s activities outside the Black Box both locally and beyond.

  • Carol Selman
  • September 4, 2023
  • Arts Beat, Entertainment, Inside/Outside Black Box Theater, SOMa, West Orange

Inside the Black Box: Summer Theater at Luna Stage and The Theater Project

Arts Beat enters the illuminating world of Black Box Theater through two outstanding area theater companies, Luna Stage and The Theater Project. In a coming month, Arts Beat will explore Luna and The Theater Project’s community outreach in Outside the Black Box. 

  • Carol Selman
  • July 4, 2023
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  • Entertainment, Must Read, Orange

BET+ Series Filmed in Orange’s Seven Oaks Neighborhood Premieres This Month at Tribeca Film Festival

Alison Weir’s home in Orange’ Seven Oaks neighborhood was selected as one of the film locations in Diarra Kilpatrick’s new eight-episode BET+ series, Diarra from Detroit, which premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival this month.

  • The Orange Press
  • June 6, 2023

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