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‘CANDIDA’ REVIEWS: A FRESH LOOK AT SHAW
Sue Cremin, who has the title role in ‘Candida,’ with TRTC artistic director John Dias after Saturday’s opening-night show. Below, former ‘Cosby Show‘ star Geoffrey Owens, right, returned to theContinue reading "‘CANDIDA’ REVIEWS: A FRESH LOOK AT SHAW"
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‘CANDIDA’ MOMENTS WITH A SHAW APOSTLE
The Shaw must go on: Two River Theater Company offers up four nights of previews for George Bernard Shaw’s CANDIDA beginning Tuesday. By TOM CHESEK First of all, it’s pronouncedContinue reading "‘CANDIDA’ MOMENTS WITH A SHAW APOSTLE"
SOMETHING’S ALWAYS UP IN TRTC’s HOUSE
Two River Theater artistic director John Dias presents IN THIS HOUSE, the first in a new series of staged musical readings, beginning Monday night at the Bridge Avenue artspace. ByContinue reading "SOMETHING’S ALWAYS UP IN TRTC’s HOUSE"
WANTED: STREETLIFE PERFORMERS
Buskers, like this unidentified trio from Streetlife 2009, are warming up their pipes for the 2011. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Dust off yer geetar, groom your rabbit andContinue reading "WANTED: STREETLIFE PERFORMERS"
MENNA: RED BANK NEEDS MORE NIGHT ACTION
The mayor says entertainment ventures could help fill empty storefronts. Above, two long-time vacant spaces on West Front Street. (Click to enlarge) Citing a surplus of vacant storefronts and notContinue reading "MENNA: RED BANK NEEDS MORE NIGHT ACTION"
CLOWNS AND A MIME IN TRTC’s QUILT
Actor, mime and raconteur Bill Bowers speaks up in IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING at Two River Theater  — while Matthew Gumley and Michael Nathanson continue through February 20 in AContinue reading "CLOWNS AND A MIME IN TRTC’s QUILT"
IDINA MENZEL, MARVIN HAMLISCH AT BASIE
Superstar stage and screen diva Idina Menzel returns to Red Bank Thursday with no less than Marvin Hamlisch at the podium as guest conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.Continue reading "IDINA MENZEL, MARVIN HAMLISCH AT BASIE"
TRTC SENDS IN ‘CLOWNS’ FOR FEBRUARY
Broadway veteran Matthew Gumley, 14, co-stars as Nick in the Two River Theater Company production of A THOUSAND CLOWNS. By TOM CHESEK It’s got a happy-go-lucky, nonconformist uncle. A whip-smart,Continue reading "TRTC SENDS IN ‘CLOWNS’ FOR FEBRUARY"
PIG SURVIVES BUTCHERING WINDS
A scrap was all that remained Tuesday of a banner promoting the recently concluded run of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ at the Two River Theater Company in Red Bank. The banner, strungContinue reading "PIG SURVIVES BUTCHERING WINDS"
ROOM FOR ‘NATIVITY,’ AT THE COUNT’S CRIB
Lorraine Stone is in the cast, and Darrell Lawrence Willis Sr. directs, as BLACK NATIVITY comes to the Count Basie stage for the first time on December 30. By TOMContinue reading "ROOM FOR ‘NATIVITY,’ AT THE COUNT’S CRIB"
A WONDROUS ‘WEB’ DESIGNER AT WORK
Rumson’s Matt Hughes, left, appears with Maureen Torsney-Weir, Rachel Brudner and (as Wilbur the Pig) Garrett Neergaard, in Two River Theater Company’s staging of CHARLOTTE’S WEB. (Photos by T. CharlesContinue reading "A WONDROUS ‘WEB’ DESIGNER AT WORK"
RED ‘N GREEN AND FESTIVE ALL OVER
Santa Basie: Returning to the stage for Christmas are (clockwise from top left) Tim McLoone and Holiday Express; Nancy Scharff; Glen Burtnik, and Mark Shapiro with the Monmouth Civic Chorus.Continue reading "RED ‘N GREEN AND FESTIVE ALL OVER"
BASIE PUTS MARQUEE MAN’S NAME IN LIGHTS
The Basie is giving an electronic shout-out to Roy McCurdy now that it’s completed the marquee. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Roy McCurdy spent 19Continue reading "BASIE PUTS MARQUEE MAN’S NAME IN LIGHTS"
FULL FRONTAL PHOENIX, AT THE BASIE
Scenes from the Phoenix Productions staging of the hit musical THE FULL MONTY, featuring Rumson’s Andrew Newsome (center at left) and Middletown’s own Tom Frascatore at the end of theContinue reading "FULL FRONTAL PHOENIX, AT THE BASIE"
Author Gay Talese at the Two River Theater Saturday for a Italian-American heritage event. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI “Jersey Shore” is for stupid people.Continue reading "CELEBRATING HERITAGE, TALESE SLAMS MEDIA"
BRAVOS FOR ‘OPUS’ AT TWO RIVER THEATER
Anjanette Hall, who plays the wide-eyed new member of a string quartet, at the opening-night reception at the Two River Theater on Saturday. Former ‘Cosby Show’ star Geoffrey Owens, below,Continue reading "BRAVOS FOR ‘OPUS’ AT TWO RIVER THEATER"
TRTC SPINS A TALE OF ‘ONE COMMUNITY’
By TOM CHESEK Some pig. Some spider. Some weekend. Even the most industrious of arachnids has nothing on the folks over at the Two River Theater this Friday, Saturday andContinue reading "TRTC SPINS A TALE OF ‘ONE COMMUNITY’"
BASIE STARTS BRISK MONTH WITH BUSY WEEK
Not bad for an 84-year-old. Red Bank’s venerable Count Basie Theatre, which had its opening on November 11, 1926 as the Carlton Theatre (featuring The Quarterback, starring silent screen studContinue reading "BASIE STARTS BRISK MONTH WITH BUSY WEEK"
TRTC ‘LIKE HOME’ FOR ‘OPUS’ DIRECTOR
Director Matthew Arbour oversees an ensemble cast that includes a COSBY SHOW veteran as the play OPUS begins its run this week at Two River Theater. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "TRTC ‘LIKE HOME’ FOR ‘OPUS’ DIRECTOR"
SRO FOR LUNCH BREAK
The lobby was filled, and bellies were, too, as donors and other supporters packed the theater lobby. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) An event billed as a food-tastingContinue reading "SRO FOR LUNCH BREAK"
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RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...