https://youtu.be/dxoLN9jhclk Contributed by Terrence J. Ladd. Update: Vachal is now a member of Adam Levine’s team, after being picked at the conclusion of the Oct. 26 round. Original story: A township native has advanced to the next round of competition on NBC’s “The Voice” singing competition. Amy Vachal, a 2007 graduate of Rutgers Preparatory School, emerged victorious in the …
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Jazz vocalist Carrie Jackson will appear at the Villagers Theatre Oct. 16 for a one-night concert to benefit the theater’s “Yellow Brick Road” campaign. The concert is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. Jackson has appeared in such venues as New York City’s Birdland and the Irridium. All proceeds from the event go toward replacing the theater’s 25-year-old HVAC …
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The 5th Annual CanalFest, featuring music, crafts and food, is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 17 at East Millstone Park, Amwell Road and Market Street. A fundraiser for the Franklin Township Food Bank, the event features live musical performances by Motor City Revue, Swing Sabrosa, The VooDUDES, Screamin Rebel Angels, Ms. Laurie Ann and the SaddleTones, The …
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Three weeks of auditioning, writing and rehearsing came to a head July 16 for more than two dozen local teens as they took to the stage at Villagers Theatre. The students were part of the Villagers’ Teen Performance Workshop camp, which gives youths aged 12 to 16 years a taste of what it’s like to prepare and put on a theatrical …
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Performers from eight counties in New Jersey will gather at the Villagers Theatre, DeMott Lane, June 27 and 28 for the Senior Performing Arts Festival. The festival is the kickoff event for the theatre’s fundraising campaign, in which it hopes to raid money for a new HVAC system. The performances are at 3 and 7:30 p.m. on June 27 and …
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Students and staff involved with Franklin High School’s production of “Jekyll & Hyde” have been nominated for a variety of “Rising Star Awards” from the Paper Mill Playhouse of Millburn. Created in 1996, the Rising Star Awards is a statewide competition designed to “encourage and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production of high school musical theatre,” according to the awards’ Web …
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The cast of “Annie Jr.”, running at Franklin Middle School through April 19, is using the performances as fundraisers for the Franklin Township Food Bank. The idea for the fundraiser was spurred by the Franklin High School cast of “Jekyll & Hyde,” which raised $3,000 for the food bank over five performances earlier this year. Complimentary tickets to the play …
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The 3rd annual Hub City Music Festival benefitting Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick is set for April 9-19. In addition to venues in Highland Park and New Brunswick, the festival will feature performances at Better World Market, Route 27 in Somerset. The festival is presented by the New Brunswick Cultural Center and Iguana Music, in partnership with the New …
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“The Fabulous Lipitones,” a comedy about “battling stereotypes, misunderstandings and pitch-perfect harmony,” is running now through Dec. 14 at the George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Written by Mark St. Germain and John Markus, the a cappella musical comedy is about an Ohio-based barbershop quartet that has just won the regionals – but lost their tenor in the …
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The Vietnam-era musical “Hair” is running on weekends now through Nov. 23 at Villagers Theatre, 475 DeMott Lane in Somerset. The musical is about a group of teenagers “searching for truth, peace and love in a Vietnam War-era America,” according to a release about the production. The show features a number of well-known musical hits, including “Aquarius,” “Let the Sun Shine …
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