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Photo of the Day: Backstage With the Boys of the Big Screen
Jared Gilman, center, the South Orange teen who shines in the critically acclaimed Moonrise Kingdom, starred Thursday night at the Maplewood Theatre’s local premiere. The cinema literally...
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interACT Sings! This Weekend's High Note
Some of the most memorable show tunes from Broadway that have also made it on the big screen will be performed this weekend by a young Essex County theatre company at the Burgdorff Cente...
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Movie Review: Moonrise Kingdom is Stylized, Quirky Fun
If you've yet to familiarize yourself with the world of Wes Anderson, now would be as good a time as any to do so. Anderson is known for the distinct style and feel that all of his f...
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Maplewood Rolls Out Red Carpet for Local Movie Stars
Attention SOMA: there are movie stars among us. South Orange teen Jared Gilman and Maplewood resident Wyatt Ralff, actors in the critically acclaimed Wes Anderson film Moonrise Kingdom, w...
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Mom in Need Inspires Local Playwright
Sandy Rustin has been inspired by a lot throughout her life in Maplewood. Notably, her sojourn as a suburban wife and mother led her to team up with musician and lyricist team Dan Li...
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Lauryn Hill Responds to Charges of Tax Evasion, Citing Family Safety
Responding to charges filed this week that she failed to pay taxes, singer and South Orange native and resident Lauryn Hill posted a lengthy statement on her Tumblr account. She note...
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'Spiderman' Actor to Share Craft with Budding Performers
South Orange resident Dwayne Clark is thrilling Broadway audiences eight shows each week in Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. But between June 25 and July 13 he’ll take time from his busy sch...
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Date Night: Music, Comedy, Dance and More
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark THIS WEEKEND Tonight Jackie Evancho and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, featuring the America’s Got Talent star singing operatic arias, s...