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RED BANK: TWO RIVER WALKS A TIGHTROPE
The family drama ROPES goes up in previews at Two River Theater, marking the start of a run that offers performances both in an English translation and in the play's original Spanish.
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Press release from English Speaking Union of Monmouth County On March 1, some 35 high school English and Drama teachers from Monmouth, Ocean, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties will congregateContinue reading "RED BANK: SPEAKING OF SHAKESPEARE"
RED BANK: A LAST CALL FOR ‘REASON’
Ilona (Mairin Lee) is the center of attention, as the Two River Theater original LIVES OF REASON (above) enters its final round of performances…while Monmouth U’s Frank P. Fury (below)Continue reading "RED BANK: A LAST CALL FOR ‘REASON’"
RED BANK: NEW ‘REASON’ FOR OLD FRIENDS
Ken Stunkel, left, and Two River Theater founder Bob Rechnitz are first-time, eighty-something playwrights getting the big-time treatment. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)   By TOM CHESEK When the 2015-2016Continue reading "RED BANK: NEW ‘REASON’ FOR OLD FRIENDS"
BIG NEA AWARDS TO TWO RED BANK VENUES
Next-generation swing-music wildman Louis Prima Jr. and his Witnesses will perform at the Count Basie Theatre in spring 2016, as part of an enhanced Jazz at the Basie slate fundedContinue reading "BIG NEA AWARDS TO TWO RED BANK VENUES"
RED BANK: FUNNY THINGS KEEP HAPPENING
David Josefsburg, Michael Urie, Christopher Fitzgerald and Kevin Isola keep the toga party going for one more weekend, as “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ wrapsContinue reading "RED BANK: FUNNY THINGS KEEP HAPPENING"
RED BANK: ALL-FEMALE TAKE ON SHAKESPEARE
An all-female cast of area high school students brings a special “Little Shakespeare” version of “Pericles” to life at Two River Theater this week. Even as the all-male cast of AContinue reading "RED BANK: ALL-FEMALE TAKE ON SHAKESPEARE"
RED BANK: MU STUDENTS CO-STAR WITH TRTC
As part of a partnership program between Monmouth University and Two River Theater Company, Student Ambassadors Nick Zaccario, Sheri Anderson, Samantha Myers and Molly Huber are pictured outside the boxContinue reading "RED BANK: MU STUDENTS CO-STAR WITH TRTC"
RED BANK: PERPS AND PUPPETS AT TRTC
Director Stephen Brackett (above) returns to Two River Theater for a one-night reading of THE GREAT PRETENDER this Thursday…while Rumson’s own Maggie McDonald Condon presents her one woman comedy “whodunit”Continue reading "RED BANK: PERPS AND PUPPETS AT TRTC"
RED BANK: A G.N.O. WITH BFF’s
Girls of most ages are invited to gather in downtown Red Bank this Thursday for the latest in a series of Girls Night Out events designed to spotlight the town’sContinue reading "RED BANK: A G.N.O. WITH BFF’s"
RED BANK: FILM, FOOD, FORTUNE AND FIRSTIES
The documentary feature AUGUST WILSON: THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND receives a free public-welcome screening on August 19 at Two River Theater. The 7:30 pm event is just partContinue reading "RED BANK: FILM, FOOD, FORTUNE AND FIRSTIES"
RED BANK: A CUBAN ‘CROSSING’ AT TWO RIVER
Charise Castro Smith, Rogelio Martinez, and Abel Gonzalez Melo are among the Cuban and Cuban-American playwrights represented in this year’s Crossing Borders Festival at Two River Theater.  In case youContinue reading "RED BANK: A CUBAN ‘CROSSING’ AT TWO RIVER"
RED BANK: BEATLE BOOTS AND SPIFFY SUITS
Being for the Benefit: Lincroft’s own Lucien Nocelli (right, as John Lennon) leads his Beatlemania Stage Show mates back to the Two River Theater on Sunday. When he’s just beingContinue reading "RED BANK: BEATLE BOOTS AND SPIFFY SUITS"
RED BANK: WRAPPING UP A JAZZY JULY
Layonne Holmes leads the New Standard Jazz Ensemble in a Thursday local debut at Riverside Gardens. Trumpeter Jon Faddis plays the Two River Theater’s Summer Jazz Café Friday. Whether you’reContinue reading "RED BANK: WRAPPING UP A JAZZY JULY"
RED BANK: SLICES OF PIE AND PIZZARELLI
Miss Sherri Ehrlich displays her grown-up pop side in the park as Sherri Pie plays a Thursday night freebie at Riverside Gardens. Guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli joins Ed Laub atContinue reading "RED BANK: SLICES OF PIE AND PIZZARELLI"
RED BANK: LADIES SING THE JAZZ
Eryn Shewell, above, leads the Whiskey Devils to the water at Riverside Gardens Thursday night. Charenee Wade, below, channels the late great “Lady Day” Billie Holiday Friday and Saturday atContinue reading "RED BANK: LADIES SING THE JAZZ"
RED BANK: JAZZ IS ALIVE AND KICKING
Saxman Bruce Williams kicks off a summer schedule of free Jazz in the Park sessions Thursday night at Riverside Gardens… while Friday and Saturday find Café-society crooner Tony DeSare playingContinue reading "RED BANK: JAZZ IS ALIVE AND KICKING"
RED BANK: HOW TO RAISE A FORTUNE
The onetime home of journalist T. Thomas Fortune is a National Historic Landmark.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) The T. Thomas Fortune Project Committee is reminding allContinue reading "RED BANK: HOW TO RAISE A FORTUNE"
RED BANK: VIOLINS AND VOLUNTEERS AT GALA
Grammy winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari is the special performing guest as the annual Hand in Hand Tribute Dinner comes to Two River Theater. Press release from Hand in Hand  She’sContinue reading "RED BANK: VIOLINS AND VOLUNTEERS AT GALA"
RED BANK: FINDING FORTUNE IN HISTORY
On the evening of Friday, June 12, Two River Theater is the scene as The T. Thomas Fortune Project Committee presents another in a series of fundraiser events. Scheduled forContinue reading "RED BANK: FINDING FORTUNE IN HISTORY"
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VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
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.