WEEKEND GUIDE: WHAT’S HAPPENING ON APRIL 19-21?
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NEXT WEEKEND
FREE CONCERT:
A TRIBUTE TO NAT KING COLE & MAHALIA JACKSON
Orange HUUB
35 Cleveland Street
Saturday, April 27 at 6PM
MUSICAL
GUN & POWDER
Paper Mill Playhouse
Millburn, NJ
April 4 – May 5
Gun & Powder is an adventurous, riveting musical inspired by the “mostly true” story of two sisters who stake their claim as legends to rule the Wild West. This Bonnie and Clyde story – with two Bonnies – features a roof-raising score by Angelica Chéri and Ross Baum, vibrant choreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, and direction by Tony Award nominee Stevie Walker-Webb.
mOVIES
MONKEY MAN
Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite.
AMC: ESSEX GREEN
SOPAC
KUNG FU PANDA 4
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.
AMC ESSEX GREEN
SOPAC
DUNE 2
The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on “Dune: Part Two,” the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast.
AMC: ESSEX GREEN
THE WOMEN (1939)
Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy.
CLAIRIDGE
APRIL 20 ONLY
EVENTS + PERFORMANCES
HISTORY THAT DOESN'T SUCK
Skip the classroom and step into a night of American history-telling, music and multimedia! Adapted from his top-ranked history podcast, Professor Greg Jackson explores the first 100 years of U.S. history in 100 minutes.
NJPAC
APRIL 21
STEVE MARTIN'S BRIGHT STAR
When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past.
SOPAC
APRIL 19-21
JUDAS PRIEST
Judas Priest is coming to Prudential Center on Friday, April 19 for their Invincible Shield Tour USA 2024 with special guest Sabaton!
PRUDENTIAL CENTER
APRIL 19
Art SHOWS
Layered Lenses
Garden State Art Weekend
Manufacturers Village
East Orange, NJ
April 19-21, 2024
Layered Lenses
Pierro Gallery Reopening
BAIRD COMMUNITY CENTER
South Orange, NJ
Closes: Ongoing
Layered Lenses
William Hasler
GROVER HOUSE GALLERY
Caldwell, NJ
Closes: August 18, 2024
Layered Lenses
Small Works
WEST ORANGE ARTS CENTER
West Orange, NJ
Closes: May 18, 2024
Healthcare 3D illustrations
Joel Meyerwitz
MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM
Closes: October 13, 2024
Colliding Cubes
Tenjin Ikeda
THE WALSH GALLERY
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
South Orange, NJ
Closes: May 20, 2024
Orbiting Block
Rachel Farrington & Lawrence Wilber
THE WILSON GALLERY
Caldwell, NJ
Closes: August 16, 2024