History is usually the domain of straight plays, so the mind-blowing success of “Hamilton” last year…
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I partied like it was 1979 …
By Joann Barton Special to The Observer I spent Friday night, Aug. 4, going back in time…
Queen and Adam Lambert — they rocked me
I have always been a fan of Queen and while watching American Idol with my kids,…
Actor: ‘I beat the streets, you can, too’
It doesn’t take very long to figure out that Randy DeOrio has a very positive outlook…
Straight Up … The Right Stuff
July 2 at the Prudential Center in Newark, the concert was New Kids on the Block…
Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, rocked the Rock
If you haven’t been over to the Prudential Center for an event, you don’t know what…
‘Bayonne Bleeder’ biopic on big screen
“You know Rocky. Now meet Chuck.” So proclaims a New York newspaper advertisement for the new…
Tread carefully in these ‘Woods’
HARRISON – Get set for a fairy tale that will knock you off your feet. It’s…
Getting into the spirit of the paranormal
How do you get 130+ high school students to sit in absolute silence, listening with rapt…
Ex-Lyndhurst man pens book behind bars
Brighton Publishing announces the print release of the book “The Godfather of Souls,” by author Paul…
Lots of surprises in store for ‘The Big Day’
KEARNY – Dec. 2 will be “The Big Day” for a lot of anxious Kearny…
‘A Christmas Story’ coming to West Hudson for the holidays
Just in time for the holiday season, W.H.A.T. brings the exuberant comedy “A Christmas Story” to…
See Kearny man’s play in Nutley
Thirty-eight years ago, Steven Jon Kaplan dashed off a one-act play called “Nine O’Clock To Five…
It’s off to Neverland at HHS
HARRISON — Patrons of the arts had better brace themselves for something different at the upcoming…
W.H.A.T. holding auditions for ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live!’
West Hudson Arts & Theater Co. is holding auditions for "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" on Monday, Feb.…
‘Perfecting’ her craft in the movies
A native North Arlington daughter hopes to make an impact in the movie industry with the premiere of “Little Miss…
Kearny native competing for ‘Top Chef’
Karen Akunowicz remembers making an apron in the seventh-grade at Lincoln School in home economics class back in 1991. “We used…
Getting in the spirit of the season
Photos by Barbara Goldberg Kearny’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting Festival was held last Thursday night. Sponsored…
Lip syncing for art raises $1,200-plus
Students and teachers engaged in friendly competition at Belleville High School’s Connie Francis Theatre on Nov. 10 in the school’s…
Holiday fest Thursday in Town Hall Park
It’s time to kick off the season and celebrate at the annual Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) Holiday Tree…
‘Promedy’ promises lots of laughs
KEARNY – What happens when a student government leader, theater geek, science whiz nerd, cheerleader, newspaper hound and football jocks, among…
‘Old Time Radio’ classics presented by W.H.A.T.
W.H.A.T. (West Hudson Arts & Theater Co.) kicks off its fifth season with the second annual “A Tribute to…
Kearny actor featured in NYC production
If you’ve been a long-time reader of this newspaper, you’ve no doubt, at one point or another, read a…
Ripped returning for Woodstock Festival
LYNDHURST – Get ready for Woodstock redux. Well, that’s actually the second annual Woodstock Festival, co-sponsored by the Lyndhurst Youth Performing…
Sinatra tribute concert is July 28 in Riverside Park
Gerard Esposito will perform a musical celebration of the music of “The Chairman of the Board,”…
Youth arts association concert is Thursday night in Lyndhurst’s Town Hall Park
The Lyndhurst Youth Performing Arts Association sponsors its second summer event with a free concert Thursday,…
Fast cars, first loves, ‘50s music in ‘Grease’
Start the summer off right with the West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (W.H.A.T.) production of America’s favorite musical, “Grease.” The…
Belleville’s hidden gem: Me and Tommy’s Restaurant
BELLEVILLE – Because of its remote location, people told Ernesto Sicari back in October 2011 that his new restaurant,…
Semiao & Abbott aim for TV hunt show
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When Fernando Semiao was a younger boy growing up…
Ready to define ‘normal’ for you
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Those delightfully ghoulish characters created by Charles Addams will be making their…