Painter Maureen Chatfield: Journey and Destination
At the Morris Museum, Maureen Chatfield’s abstract paintings explore her memories of travel as well as the landscapes surrounding her ...
Empire Records: The Musical
Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center premieres Empire Records, a new musical based on the ‘90s cult classic film. Princeton native Zoe ...
Ricky Boscarino’s Luna Parc
When artist Ricky Boscarino bought a dilapidated hunting lodge in the forests of Sussex County, he could not have anticipated ...
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman wrote the words and music for some of the most successful and beloved musicals of the 20th century. ...
The Painted Window: J. Kenneth Leap
J. Kenneth Leap has created grand public art in stained glass around the world. In his home state of New ...
“Jewel Box” choreographed by Lauren Lovette for the New Jersey Ballet
The New Jersey Ballet, celebrating its 65th anniversary, explores new directions with the premiere of Lauren Lovette’s Jewel Box at ...
Bony Ramirez: Cattleya
After working construction for years, Bony Ramirez took a bold step during the pandemic by choosing to focus on his ...
The Scarlet Letter On Stage
Feminist playwright Kate Hamill makes radical adaptations of classic literature for the stage. Her setting of The Scarlet Letter links ...
Nell Painter: She Just Keeps Talking
After an esteemed career as professor of history at Princeton University and writing the New York Times bestselling The History ...
Return to Ellis Island
As teenagers in 1974, Phil Buehler and Steve Siegel set out to explore the ruins of Ellis Island and make ...
Gun & Powder
In Gun and Powder, playwright Angelica Chéri brings the story of her great-great-aunts, Mary and Martha Clarke, to the Paper ...
Jack Larimore: Maker
New Jersey-based maker Jack Larimore explores the complexities of competition one finds in the natural environment with his exhibition entitled ...
Bowser House
Residents from sleepy New Jersey suburbs discover they’re living in homes built by a forgotten genius. Conflicted over what to ...
“Miss Witherspoon” by Christopher Durang at the McCarter Theatre
Miss Witherspoon by playwright Christopher Durang (1949-2024) premiered in 2005 at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, with Kristine ...
Rita Dove reads “Geometry”
“I prove a theorem and the house expands…” In this 1997 video from the State of the Arts archives, Rita ...
George Antheil: Bad Boy of Music
From the 2003 archives of State of the Arts, a profile of composer George Antheil (1900-1959). The Trenton, NJ-born musician ...
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
A newly digitized version of Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Narrated by Emmy Award-winning actor Joe ...
Mark Morris Dance Group
In this 2024 State of the Arts feature, we meet the internationally-renowned choreographer Mark Morris at the Mark Morris Dance ...
Reciting Women: Two Muslim Artists
Two Muslim women come together for an exhibition of their art at Princeton University Art Museum’s Art@Bainbridge. Khalilah Sabree was ...
The Lost Archive of a NJ Photographer
A newly discovered collection of glass-plate negatives focused on Trenton, New Jersey, and shot between 1890 and 1910, reveals a ...