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Jan 45 min read

Top 15 NJ Theater productions of ’23: ‘A Midwinter Night’s Dream,’ ‘The Pianist,’ ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ more

Jessica Ires Morris, center, as Queen Titania, with eight Fairies in The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s production of “A Midwinter...

Jan 43 min read

‘Raisin’ returns with rewarding revival at Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal

Lorraine Hansberry’s drama “A Raisin in the Sun” has been revived many times since it premiered in 1959. Relatively rare, though, is a...

Dec 17, 20230 min read

Book Launch in Harlem

Aug 27, 20232 min read

Raisin Musical Will Receive 50th Anniversary Revival With Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad Consulting

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center has announced the line-up of productions coming to the stage for its 2022-23 season, which will open...

Aug 27, 20233 min read

Interview: Evelyn Collins, Fredi Walker-Browne of RAISIN at Axelrod PAC

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore- And then run? Does it stink like rotten...

Aug 27, 20233 min read

Fredi Walker-Browne to Star in RAISIN the Musical at Axelrod Performing Arts Center

The cast also features Ethan Joseph, Roderick Lawrence, Gia Ware and more. By: Chloe Rabinowitz Jan. 26, 2023 To mark the 50th...

Aug 27, 20233 min read

Community Partner Stories: Dr. Evelyn Collins

For a number of years now, The Performing Arts Center has watched with admiration as the wonderful work of Dr. Evelyn Collins and her...