Entertainment

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

The Modern Motion Dance Studio will present its annual holiday program, “A Very Modern Nutcracker” at 2 p.m . Dec. 13 at Franklin Middle School, Francis Street. The show features ballet and jazz dance pieces with children ages 3 through 18. The school uses a blend of the traditional Tchaikovsky score with contemporary musical arrangements for the party scene, Drosselmeyer, and pas …

“Kultar’s Mime,” a play that explores the horrors of two pogroms in world history, is set to be presented from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Rutgers University’s Cook Student sCenter, 59 Biel Rd. in New Brunswick. The play is being produced by the Bridgewater-based Sikh Research Institute. The play “is an immersive theater experience that uses the 1903 Kishinev Pogrom …

You could say that the upcoming Middlebush Reformed Church production of “Godspell” is a family affair. The show is produced by Diane Carter; her son, CJ Carter, is making his directorial debut. Siblings Ricky and Angelina Francese have roles in the show, while their father, Anthony Francese, is serving as its technical director. Other cast members include Dylan Coker, Rafael …

His township friends know him as Tim Page, but his fans know him as Authentik. He’s a 29-year-old R&B singer who’s first release – entitled “Classified” – drops on July 4 and who lists among his influences Michael Jackson, Boyz 2 Men, Drew Hill and Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston? “It was her voice,” he said. “One of the things that …

Multiple-Award-Winning Independent film West End will appear at 7 p.m. June 6 at the International Film Festival, held at Voorhees Hall on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick. The feature film, by writer-director Joe Basile tells the story of Vic Trevi, (Neal Bledsoe). Ashamed of his family’s mafia ties, Vic leaves New Jersey and never looks back. When his father (Eric Roberts) is murdered, …