Best New Jersey Theaters and Venues for Performing Arts and Entertainment

New Jersey boasts a thriving performing arts scene, offering a rich array of theatrical experiences for every taste. From Broadway-caliber musicals to innovative experimental productions and heartfelt local performances, the Garden State’s theaters showcase exceptional talent and creativity.

Whether you’re a lifelong theater enthusiast or a casual fan, New Jersey’s venues promise unforgettable entertainment in both grand historic theaters and intimate spaces.

Explore the diverse offerings, grab your tickets, and immerse yourself in the magic of live performance—New Jersey’s theaters are ready to captivate and inspire with their world-class productions.

Discover the Best New Jersey Theaters for Performing Arts, Musicals, and Entertainment

Northern New Jersey Theaters

Bergen Performing Arts Center
30 North Van Brunt St.
Englewood, NJ
The Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is a theater of and for the community that it serves throughout northern New Jersey, by being a creative focus, educational resource, and engine of economic vitality. A not-for-profit organization, bergen PAC’s mission is to make the live performing arts accessible to the entire population.
In 2022, the Bergen PAC invested in a multimillion dollar renovation, including a new stage, theater seats, carpeting, an improved sound system, and a LED marquee.

Centernary Stage Company
at the Sitnik Theate
The Carol and David Lackland Center
715 Grand Ave
Hackettstown, NJ
A 485-seat theater located in
The Lackland Center is a cultural and educational destination with a variety of theatre and musical performances, lectures and other cultural and educational events.
Stage performances on put on by the Centernary Stage Company.
A not-for-profit theatre dedicated to the performing arts.

Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
100 South Street
Morristown, NJ
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The Mayo Center of Performing Arts, a non-profit organization offers a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. Many of the performers have international recognition.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center St
Newark, NJ
An internationally acclaimed concert hall hosting top artists national and international artists and symphonies.The complex consists of the 2,750-seat Prudential Hall and the 514-seat Victoria Theater filled with some of the world's most cherished orchestral, dance, theater, and instrumental works, as well as the best performers from New Jersey's outstanding array of artists and performing companies.

Newton Theatre
234 Spring St
Newton, NJ

Paper Mill Playhouse
Brookside Drive
Millburn, NJ
The theatre is committed to rediscovering classic musicals and plays.The Paper Mill Playhouse is a leader in producing a wide range of plays, including World and American Premieres. The Paper Mill Playhouse was one of the first to begin the regional theatre movement in the United States. In 1972, Governor William Cahill proclaimed Paper Mill the Official State Theatre of New Jersey.

RVCCArts, The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College
118 Lamington Road
Branchburg, NJ
Presents a wide range of cultural programming by professional touring companies of regional, national and international stature آآto a campus, a community and especially to children and youth.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ
It is New Jersey's only professional theatre company dedicated to Shakespeare's classic masterworks and one of the leading Shakespeare theatres in the nation.

Union County Performing Arts Center
1601 Irving Street (Main Stage/The Loft)
360 Hamilton Street (Hamilton Stage
Rahway, NJ
The Union County Performing Arts Center provides exciting live performances that are educational, affordable and responsive to the diverse interests of our communities.UPAC consists of three theatres: The Main Stage, a restored vaudeville theater and silent movie palace. The loft locate on the 2nd floor above the Main Stage The Loft is a versatile, intimate black box performance space and rehearsal studio.And the Hamilton Stage hosting concerts, plays, ballets, readings, art galleries, benefits and classes The UCPAC is dedicated to making this landmark theatre the logical choice for the performing arts – for education, experimentation and entertainment. With 1,300 seats, the UCPAC is one of the largest theatres in Union County.

The Wellmont Theatre
5 Seymour Street
Montclair, NJ
Once an elegant movie house, the historic building underwent multimillion-dollar renovations to restore its glory. This bi-level venue has a spacious lobby, orchestra seating on two floors and beautiful bathrooms, plus top-of-the-line sound and lighting equipment and green rooms.

White Eagle Hall
337 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ
Built in 1910, White Eagle Hall is a newly restored and renovated historic theater located in the thriving nightlife scene of Downtown Jersey City. It provides live music, theatre, comedy, dance, film, family shows as well as other performances while serving food and drinks.
The venue features 8,000 square-foot flexible space with a capacity for 800 standing, 400 seating or 250 seated for dining; It's many historic features include wrought iron wrap-around balcony, a coffered tin ceiling with 2 large stained glass atriums at 28-feet high; has optimized acoustics and the latest in high quality lighting & sound technology.

Central New Jersey Theaters

Algonquin Arts Theatre
173 Main St.
Manasquan, NJ
Algonquin Arts, a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, was founded in 1991 to provide cultural enrichment for residents of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. This mission is accomplished by presenting a wide range of arts programming, including dramatic and musical theatre, dance, musical concerts and film representing a diversity of style and cultural influence, film and mixed media presentations.

Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue
Deal Park, NJ
Axelrod Performing Arts Center produces its own professionally staged musicals and ballets for the Jersey Shore in collaboration with Broadway directors, choreographers, and designers, showcasing professional actors, dancers and singers. A 501c3 organization, funding support for the Axelrod PAC comes from individuals, foundations, and grants that enable the arts center to present year-round events and programming.

Bell Theatre @ Bell Works
101 Crawfords Corner Rd.
Holmdel, NJ
The Bell Theater is a cultural hub located in the historic Bell Works. Their mission is th be a leading cultural institution that celebrates diversity, creativity, and excellence in the performing arts. They strive to provide a platform for emerging artists while also showcasing established acts. The venue is equipped with the latest technology from the stage to the seating, every detail has been carefully designed to create a comfortable and immersive environment.

Brook Arts Center
10 Hamilton Street
Bound Brook, NJ
The Brook Arts Center is one of only eight surviving vaudeville houses and offers plays, concerts, silent movies, educational and fundraising events, and serves as an arts incubator.While most theaters built in that era have been demolished or converted to movie multiplexes, the Brook Arts Center remains unchanged and stands as a 1920s-era Landmark.

The Carteret PAC
46 Washington Ave.
Cataret, NJ
Located in the Carteret downtown Arts District, this venue hosts a variety of concert & theatre performances. The multi-level, flexible space venue boasts a lower-level comedy/jazz club with piano lounge; a main floor concert/comedy and entertainment space with luxury theatre style seating. The rooftop lounge, decorated with high-end furnishings, fire pits, heaters, and bars, has its own stage and private cabana-style seating for dining and enjoying the sunset.

Count Basie Center For The Arts
99 Monmouth St.
Red Bank, NJ
The Count Basie Center for the Arts is New Jersey's premier center for the cultural arts, dedicated to fostering powerful, inclusive artistic experiences and creative exchange of ideas. The Basie mission is to inspire, educate and entertain through its distinct and engaging cultural and artistic offerings that embrace and amplify the diversity of the region.

Crossroads Theatre Company
7 Livingston Avenue (Off George St.)
New Brunswick, NJ
Crossroads Theatre Company is the recipient of the 1999 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in the United States and is the nation's premiere African American theater. They are the first African American theater to receive this honor in the 33-year history of this special award category.

George Street Playhouse
9 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
The Playhouse produces five main stage plays each season from October through April and a next stage festival of new works in May. The theatre's seating capacity is 375. Each show runs for a minimum of 4 weeks or 32 performances.

Hunterdon Hills Playhouse
88 Route 173
West, Hampton, NJ
A dinner theatre located in picturesque Hunterdon County, they features matinee and dinner performances. Their performances range from Broadway shows and comedies, to vibrant musicals, special music events, and more.

McCarter Theatre
91 University Place
Princeton, NJ
McCarter Theatre Center is one of the most active cultural centers in the nation offering over 200 performances of theater, dance, music and special events each year. The 1100 seat theatre was renovated and is adorned with new handcrafted imported lighting fixtures, rich velvet covered seats and new carpeting.

Spring Lake Community House
300 Madison Avenue
Spring Lake, NJ
Home of the Spring Lake Theatre Company. The theater with seating for over 350 patrons, is known for producing Broadway-quality musicals, comedies, and dramas, with professionally talented casts, lavish sets and costumes, and show-stopping performances. Each year, the Company puts on six different shows per season, with the opening night ticket sales of each donated to a different, well-deserving area charity.

State Theatre
15 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
The historic State Theatre is a renovated 1921 vaudeville and silent film palace that is today a premier center for the performing arts. The State Theatre offers a variety of performances including; international orchestras, soulful jazz, Broadway musicals, world-class dance, stand-up comedy, nostalgic big bands, glorious opera, children's events, and educational programs.

Strand Center For The Arts
400 Clifton Ave
Lakewood, NJ
The Strand is an entertainment venue offering live entertainment including concerts, comedy shows and musicals.

Two River Theater
21 Bridge Avenue
Red Bank, NJ
Offers plays, programming, community conversations. and outstanding education programs for students and life-long learners. Their new, modern venue is easily accessible by car or NJ Transit train.

Southern New Jersey Theaters

Broadway Theatre of Pitman
43 S. Broadway
Pitman, NJ
The theatre is committed to productions written for a diverse audience. They bring this about by using the stage as a place where professional and aspiring actors can learn, explore, grow and produce excellence together.

Cape May Stage - Robert Shackleton Playhouse
405 Lafayette St, (Corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets)
Cape May, NJ
Cape May Stage is a non-profit organization that has dedicated the theater to thespian Robert Shackleton, a popular Broadway actor in the '40s and '50s who vacationed in Cape May as a young man. This 1853 historic structure is now a state-of-the-art theatre and is known to residents and visitors "as the jewel in the crown of Cape May's architectural gems". This beautifully restored building has 124 seats set up in stadium design. They are committed to sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable space for everyone who walks through their iconic theater doors.

Levoy Theatre
126-130 N High St
Millville, NJ
A not-for-profit organization committed to reviving and continued operation of Millville's century old Levoy Theatre as a performing, screen arts and educational center serving Southern New Jersey and surrounding areas. The venue has a 1,100 seat lower level, a 400-seat balcony with box seating.Performances include concerts, Broadway style plays and musicals, and comedy.

Scottish Rite Auditorium
315 White Horse Pike
Collingswood, NJ
One of the largest auditoriums in South Jersey at 1,050 seats.The Auditorium is also home to the Collingswood Community Theatre, which stages 2-3 productions per year ranging from family shows to lavish musicals.

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