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Visiting actors would stay rent-free at 81 Shrewsbury Avenue under a plan pitched by Two River Theater founder Bob Rechnitz. "Everybody loves the Two River Theater," says Red Bank Zoning Board vice chairperson Lauren Nicosia. But the board's reviews aren't...
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February 8th, 2008 @ 8am
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By TOM CHESEK It's not uncommon for a stage troupe to throw some local kids in with a cast of more seasoned professionals whenever the script calls for a couple of young performers. The more hometown kids in the show,...
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February 1st, 2008 @ 7am
Actor-director-administrator-set decorator-artistic director Lori Renick readies the detail-intensive set of 'Blithe Spirit' for Saturday's opening at Monmouth Players. (Photos courtesy of Diana Moore) By TOM CHESEK It's a busy Monday evening at Middletown's Navesink Library, and Lori and Paul Renic ...
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January 31st, 2008 @ 9am
A review in today's Jersey section of the New York Times of the Two River Theater Co.'s 'Macbeth' takes note of the over-the-top spillage of blood. It's a production, writes reviewer Naomi Siegel, that "oozes, drips and squirts forth a...
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January 27th, 2008 @ 11am
Johnny Podres signs autographs at the Two River Theater in August. We thought some baseball-loving redbankgreen readers might like to see this photo of Johnny Podres, the great Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who died yesterday in Queensbury, N.Y. He was 75...
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January 14th, 2008 @ 8am
By TOM CHESEK It's the local, live-theater equivalent of a blockbuster movie opening. Illuminated by star power, ablaze with spectacular stage effects and drenched with enough hemoglobin to drown the lamps of Transylvania, "Macbeth" is coming to Red Bank. Shakespeare's...
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January 11th, 2008 @ 10am
By TOM CHESEK The spirits have been restless of late over at Two River Theater, first during October's psych-out thrill ride "The Charlatan's Seance," then in the massive preparations for their upcoming Grand Guignol take on Shakespeare's bloody and accursed...
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December 7th, 2007 @ 9am
By TOM CHESEK He was the first to play the title role in Spring Lake Theatre Company's annual production of the musical "Scrooge," and went on to don the nightcap for countless performances in Premier Theatre Company's equally long-running revival...
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December 7th, 2007 @ 6am
Or maybe they're brown. Let's just say the headshot at the left is not exactly the most trustworthy. But never mind that. Joe Piscopo, faux lounge lizard turned actual jazz singer, is returning to Red Bank, following a pair of...
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October 26th, 2007 @ 7am
First of all, this is not Radiohead redux. In case you missed the news, the British rock band last week released its newest album priced solely on what fans decide how much they'll pay to download it. Now, the Count...
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October 19th, 2007 @ 11am
They started lining up more than two hours before the box office opened at noon yesterday, and there were still people waiting in line at 5:30p. The occasion? The annual Columbus Day ticket sale at the Count Basie Theatre, where...
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October 9th, 2007 @ 12pm
Star Ledger theater reviewer Peter Filichia finds the puppets that populate the 'Our Town' production at the Two River Theater "adorable" but distracting. In his review, in today's editions, Filichia calls TRT artistic director Aaron Posner's approach to Thornton Wilder's...
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September 18th, 2007 @ 6am
Even from the perspective of non-fans of the game, this weekend's baseball show at the Two River Theater looks genuinely fascinating. The program calls for a full and wide-ranging schedule of baseball-themed readings ('Casey at the Bat,' anyone?), movies, speeches...
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August 9th, 2007 @ 7am
Both the Count Basie Theatre and the Two River Theater Company were major beneficiaries of whopping state funding increases as part of an effort to "create parity" among arts organizations, according to today's Star-Ledger. The Basie's fiscal year 2008 grant...
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July 25th, 2007 @ 6am
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July 12th, 2007 @ 10pm
A play about a young woman's falling underwear helped arouse record interest in the Two River Theater in the season just ended. Bootstrapped by 'The Underpants,' comedian Steve Martin's racy farce, as well as receipts from the musical 'Ain't Misbehavin','...
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June 28th, 2007 @ 3pm
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June 21st, 2007 @ 12pm
By LINDA G. RASTELLI First came the Disney Channel movie 'High School Musical' in January, 2006. Then the video and the soundtrack broke sales records, giving rise to a concert tour and an ice show. 'High School Musical 2,' the...
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June 14th, 2007 @ 7am
Theater critic Peter Filichia of the Star-Ledger is more tickled by the Two River Theater Co.'s production of 'The Underpants' than he is by some of the choices made by Steve Martin, who adapted the play from 'Die Hosen,' a...
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May 8th, 2007 @ 10am
In "The Underpants," Steve Martin's adaptation of a 97-year-old German comedy that began previews last night at the Two River Theater, the character of the king is a looming but largely unseen presence. The story concerns a woman who, in...
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May 3rd, 2007 @ 7am
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NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
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