Community Calendar

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and helmed by the acclaimed director Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), this production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Appealing to both theater audiences and concert music fans, this production pays tribute to the historic 1971 Billboard Album of the Year while creating a modern, theatrical world that is uniquely fresh and inspiring.

With lyrics and music by Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar®, and Tony®-winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes "I Don’t Know How to Love Him," "Gethsemane," and "Superstar."

The Trenton Film Society is excited to announce the upcoming Trenton Film Festival this June 9, 10, and 11, showcasing films from around the world and from our local area as well.
The festival will be held in person at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton. Fifty-two films in eleven separate programs range from local to international settings, features to shorts, and fiction films to documentaries. On the first night of the festival, we will have two programs with feature-length movies, Everybody Wants to Be Loved from Germany and Nargesi from Iran, paired with complementary shorts. Saturday starts out with a documentary group featuring Bay St. Healer about an unorthodox psychiatrist, followed by four more programs mixing live-action, animated, and experimental shorts from the US and Brazil, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, and Ukraine. On Sunday, the last day of the festival, we will be featuring three programs of shorts and features from the tristate area, including Seven Square Miles on the Trenton Violence Strategy. Several filmmakers are expected to attend screenings to talk about their work and answer questions

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and helmed by the acclaimed director Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), this production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Appealing to both theater audiences and concert music fans, this production pays tribute to the historic 1971 Billboard Album of the Year while creating a modern, theatrical world that is uniquely fresh and inspiring.

With lyrics and music by Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar®, and Tony®-winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes "I Don’t Know How to Love Him," "Gethsemane," and "Superstar."

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and helmed by the acclaimed director Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), this production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Appealing to both theater audiences and concert music fans, this production pays tribute to the historic 1971 Billboard Album of the Year while creating a modern, theatrical world that is uniquely fresh and inspiring.

With lyrics and music by Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar®, and Tony®-winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes "I Don’t Know How to Love Him," "Gethsemane," and "Superstar."

The Trenton Film Society is excited to announce the upcoming Trenton Film Festival this June 9, 10, and 11, showcasing films from around the world and from our local area as well.
The festival will be held in person at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton. Fifty-two films in eleven separate programs range from local to international settings, features to shorts, and fiction films to documentaries. On the first night of the festival, we will have two programs with feature-length movies, Everybody Wants to Be Loved from Germany and Nargesi from Iran, paired with complementary shorts. Saturday starts out with a documentary group featuring Bay St. Healer about an unorthodox psychiatrist, followed by four more programs mixing live-action, animated, and experimental shorts from the US and Brazil, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, and Ukraine. On Sunday, the last day of the festival, we will be featuring three programs of shorts and features from the tristate area, including Seven Square Miles on the Trenton Violence Strategy. Several filmmakers are expected to attend screenings to talk about their work and answer questions

Broadway’s Next Hit Musical 
Wednesday June 14 at 7pm 

Broadway’s Next Hit Musical invites you to be a part of an unforgettably unique comedy experience complete with plot twists and made-up hit songs. This full-blown improvised musical brings pure witty entertainment live to the stage at the Princeton Festival. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact Kitanya at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org. Tickets: $30-$90, via princetonsymphony.org/festival or (609) 497-0020.

The Barber of Seville 
June 16 & 20 at 7pm, June 18 at 4pm 
Dive into a fresh take on a classic tale with The Barber of Seville. This comedic opera features the iconic character Figaro (Andrew Garland) and is under the direction of James Marvel. Decked out with cubist set design, it is the centerpiece of Princeton Festival. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact Kitanya at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org. Tickets: $42-$125, via princetonsymphony.org/festival or (609) 497-0020.

The Barber of Seville 
June 16 & 20 at 7pm, June 18 at 4pm 
Dive into a fresh take on a classic tale with The Barber of Seville. This comedic opera features the iconic character Figaro (Andrew Garland) and is under the direction of James Marvel. Decked out with cubist set design, it is the centerpiece of Princeton Festival. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact Kitanya at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org. Tickets: $42-$125, via princetonsymphony.org/festival or (609) 497-0020.

The Barber of Seville 
June 16 & 20 at 7pm, June 18 at 4pm 
Dive into a fresh take on a classic tale with The Barber of Seville. This comedic opera features the iconic character Figaro (Andrew Garland) and is under the direction of James Marvel. Decked out with cubist set design, it is the centerpiece of Princeton Festival. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact Kitanya at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org. Tickets: $42-$125, via princetonsymphony.org/festival or (609) 497-0020.

Friday and Saturday, June 23-24 at 7pm
The Princeton Festival brings musical theater to your backyard with renowned composer Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk: an emotional celebration of an American icon. The songs pay tribute to the trailblazing life of the first gay man elected to public office in California. Adam Kantor sings the title role. Lippa conducts. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact Kitanya at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org. Tickets: $42-$125, via princetonsymphony.org/festival or (609) 497-0020.