2014
New Jersey Stage essentially began with the concept of recreating
a previous print publication called Upstage Magazine and bringing it
into the digital age. We wanted to take advantage of audio, video, and
create a magazine that was interactive. That concept began with our
first issue in July 2014 which featured Jack Skuller on the cover. As we
did with Upstage Magazine, we wanted to launch the publication with
a New Jersey artist on the cover. Five years later, we have Jack’s latest
single as our Featured Music Video of the Month. That first issue also
included features on comedians Colin Quinn and Dom Irrera.
Throughout the final five issues of our first year, we included pieces
on music, theatre, film, comedy, dance, and art. Cover stories included
Red Wanting Blue, Vic Dibitetto, an illustration by Robert Nicol, Willie
Nile, and an image for the play Catch Me If You Can.
Some of our favorite stories from the year include a look at Stormin’
Norman Seldin, a true Jersey Shore music legend; a story about a Jer-
sey band whose photos from 1980 were discovered by a film collector
in Calgary who was able to track down the band via social media; an
interview with David Cassidy who spoke at lengths about his Jersey
roots growing up; Dan Lauria (best known from TV’s The Wonder Years)
who helped lure television and movie stars to New Jersey Repertory
Theatre; Carolyn Dorfman talking about The Night of Broken Dance,
which shows hope and human spirit at the beginning of the Holocaust;
photographer Erin Feinberg talking about her book Diehards; plus
Williams Honor, Anthony D’Amato, Nikkole Salter, Brent Bourgeois,
and Dance Theatre of Harlem. For a detailed list of articles, click here.
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