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RED BANK: AREA PLAYWRIGHT ENTERS THE BOX
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Shrewbury playwright Evan Krachman debuts a new drama in  as The Count Basie Performing Arts Academy is the scene for a Halloween reading of PRESS TO TALK, presented by theContinue reading "RED BANK: AREA PLAYWRIGHT ENTERS THE BOX"
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October 29th, 2015 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: BASIE UNVEILS NEW ARTS SPACE
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Guests mingled in the new Count Basie Theatre Performing Arts Academy Monday. Below, Yvonne Lamb Scudiery and Mayor Pasquale Menna spoke at the unveiling. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE UNVEILS NEW ARTS SPACE"
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September 21st, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TRAGIC DIVAS, COMIC THRILLERS
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Rehearsals proceed at Phoenix Productions’ new Chestnut Street headquarters for EVITA, going up this weekend on the Count Basie stage with Kelliann De Carlo in the title role. (Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: TRAGIC DIVAS, COMIC THRILLERS"
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September 8th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: POPPINS FRESH AS A BASIE
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Katherine Le Fevre sails into the title role as the stage adaptation of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS takes to the Basie stage over the next two weekends. (Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: POPPINS FRESH AS A BASIE"
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July 9th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: PHOENIX LAUNCHES NEW HQ
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Phoenix Productions exec director Tom Martini (fifth from left) brandishes the scissors as the ribbon is cut for the theater company’s new home on Chestnut Street. Assisting during the MayContinue reading "RED BANK: PHOENIX LAUNCHES NEW HQ"
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May 14th, 2015 @ 8am
NAVESINK: MONMOUTH PLAYERS BESEECH THEE
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AJ Melnick heads a youthful cast as Jesus, as the Monmouth Players present their production of GODSPELL inside the Navesink Arts Center. (Photo courtesy of Monmouth Players) The 2014-2015 seasonContinue reading "NAVESINK: MONMOUTH PLAYERS BESEECH THEE"
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March 11th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: THE BRIGHT SIDE OF ARTHUR
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King Arthur (Michael Chartier) is attended to by the Laker Girls in MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT, the very silly musical opening at the Count Basie Theatre this weekend, as the season-cappingContinue reading "RED BANK: THE BRIGHT SIDE OF ARTHUR"
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November 13th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SIX TEENS TAKE THE STAGE AGAIN
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Red Bank Regional VPA students now appearing in THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Count Basie include (l-r) Dana Brown, Jillian Lamanno, Bobby Davis, Eliana Swartz, Jaclyn Gisondi, and VictoriaContinue reading "RED BANK: SIX TEENS TAKE THE STAGE AGAIN"
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September 16th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: CURTAIN UP THIS WEEKEND
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Lindsay Wood as Maria joins the Phoenix troupe in bringing ‘The Sound of Music’ to the Basie boards beginning this Friday — while Moliere’s ‘The School for Wives’ receives aContinue reading "RED BANK: CURTAIN UP THIS WEEKEND"
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September 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: GREASE IS THE VERB
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Maggie Bera and Phil Mazzara co-star in the Phoenix Productions staging of GREASE, going up this weekend at the Count Basie Theatre. Born in the nostalgia craze of the post-hippieContinue reading "RED BANK: GREASE IS THE VERB"
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July 9th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: OGRE ACHIEVERS AND MORE
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Above: The cast of LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR brings the Monmouth Players’ “Season of Simon” to a rollicking close in Navesink…while below, SHREK: THE MUSICAL kicks off the 2014Continue reading "RED BANK: OGRE ACHIEVERS AND MORE"
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April 25th, 2014 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: FIRST NIGHTERS, FARE-THEE-WELLS
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Lisa Sherman and Sandy Mack bring their all-new Sherman Mack project to the Walt Street Pub Friday night. Below: painter Martin Kammler has the floor at BCC, for a close-up lookContinue reading "WEEKEND: FIRST NIGHTERS, FARE-THEE-WELLS"
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 7am
WEEKEND: FOOD, FISHING, AND FUNDRAISING
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Authors May Becker, Susan E. Davis and Lisa Borders appear at libraries and bookstores around the greater Green on Saturday afternoon. Below, Michael Morch, Jennifer Grasso, Laura Gepford and IanContinue reading "WEEKEND: FOOD, FISHING, AND FUNDRAISING"
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November 15th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: A BUSY WINTER FOR PHOENIX
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Melissa Javorek of Red Bank (left) appears with Ian Brown-Gorrell and Brianna Rosado in the Phoenix Productions recreation of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” opening this weekend at the Count BasieContinue reading "RED BANK: A BUSY WINTER FOR PHOENIX"
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November 12th, 2013 @ 10am
PHOENIX: ‘ANYTHING’ FOR A LAUGH, AND LOVE
Clockwise from center: Jennifer Grasso, Kelsey Susino, Torie-Marie Gigante, Carly Nelson and Taylor Wallace are Reno Sweeney and the Angels, as the shipboard romp ANYTHING GOES marks the maiden voyageContinue reading "PHOENIX: ‘ANYTHING’ FOR A LAUGH, AND LOVE"
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April 18th, 2013 @ 3pm
THEY’RE OFF TO SEE THE COUNT
Joe Ronga, Dan Peterson, Madelyn Monaghan and Joseph York are off to see THE WIZARD OF OZ, in the stage adaptation of the ultimate “road picture” going up this weekendContinue reading "THEY’RE OFF TO SEE THE COUNT"
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April 17th, 2012 @ 10am
IN RED BANK, A CULINARY LULLABYE OF B’WAY
Clockwise from top left: Young Broadway veterans Katie Boren, Miguel Cervantes, Jeff Kready and Kenita R. Miller offer up a four-course cabaret performance when Red Bank Flavour serves up someContinue reading "IN RED BANK, A CULINARY LULLABYE OF B’WAY"
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April 9th, 2012 @ 4am
PHOENIX RISES TO THE OCCASION FOR 25th
Dan Peterson reprises the PRODUCERS showstopper “I Want to Be a Producer,” when Phoenix Productions celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday at the Count Basie. They come from all walksContinue reading "PHOENIX RISES TO THE OCCASION FOR 25th"
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February 20th, 2012 @ 8am
‘CUTTING EDGE’ ENTERTAINMENT AT BASIE
Attend the tale of SWEENEY TODD: David Weitzer is the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Ali Gleason the lady with those curiously popular meat pies, when Phoenix Productions bringsContinue reading "‘CUTTING EDGE’ ENTERTAINMENT AT BASIE"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 11am
‘ANNIE’ WHICH WAY YOU CAN, AT THE BASIE
At left, Carly Nelson is ANNIE (and Oliver is Sandy) in the Phoenix Productions staging of the musical favorite. At right, Annie and her fellow orphans bedevil Lauren J. CookeContinue reading "‘ANNIE’ WHICH WAY YOU CAN, AT THE BASIE"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 9am
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RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
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 ...

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