See 'Kiss Me Kate,' 'Sweeney Todd,' and 'Honk!' This Weekend

Events in the Caldwells

Gould School Performs 'Honk'

Friday, 7 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m.
Gould School
132 Gould Ave., North Caldwell
$5

North Caldwell Partnership for Education will perform Honk! Students in grades 4-6 will be performing "Honk! A Musical Tale of the Ugly Duckling." Tickets are available at www.ncpartnership.org. Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 at the door.

“Kiss Me Kate” – James Caldwell High School 2013 Spring Musical
Friday and Saturdy, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.
James Caldwell High School
265 Westville Ave., West Caldwell
$10

Cole Porter's jazzy play-within-a-play is comprised of 111 student actors, orchestra members and stage crew members led by Theatre Arts Director Jensyn Modero. Tickets available online at www.Showtix4U.com. 

West Essex Masquers Present 'Sweeney Todd'

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.
West Essex Regional High School
65 West Greenbrook Road, North Caldwell
$18, $15 at the door

The Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler first appeared on Broadway in 1979, according to Playbill.com. The Playbill synopsis reads, “A barber who was unjustly imprisoned for years by a corrupt judge returns to England bent on revenge—a revenge that turns indiscriminately murderous, leading his resourceful accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, to bake the victims into meat pies.”

Events Nearby

Broadway Barely Legal
Today, 7:30 p.m.
4th Wall Theatre
449 Franklin St., Bloomfield
$25

The show features “coming of age” songs from Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals of the last two decades. The one-night-only performance has become a highly anticipated part of 4th Wall’s season each year, and it will again feature members of the 4th Wall family of performers from the past and present. The evening will include a live auction and a post-performance reception. All proceeds will go toward future productions.

Romeo Santos In Concert
Friday, 8 p.m.
Prudential Center
165 Mulberry St., Newark
$42.50

Romeo Santos' ''Formula Vol. 1'' is the best-selling Latin album of the last year, is certified triple-platinum, and has produced four consecutive No. 1 singles. Earlier this year, Santos' Formula Vol. 1 Tour filled arenas across the country, including a signature three-night sold-out stand at Madison Square Garden, which saw Romeo sell more concert tickets at the building than any other artist this year.

Verona Juniors Host Bunny Brunch
Friday, 9:30 a.m.
Verona High School
151 Fairview Ave., Verona
$5

Verona welcomes the Easter Bunny at the Junior Woman’s Club of Verona’s annual Bunny Brunch on March 23, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., in the Verona High School cafeteria. $5 admission at the door includes breakfast, a goody bag, a special surprise from the Easter Bunny, crafts for the kids, and a chance to win raffle baskets! Bring your camera to take your picture with the Easter Bunny. 

The Young Artist Talent Search
Saturday, 10 a.m.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center for Arts Education
24 Rector St., Newark

Singers, musicians, dancers and actors from across the tri-state area will display their talents through the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s intensive arts training programs. The Young Artist Talent Search, auditions for NJPAC’s summer and fall arts training programs, will be held on March 23 and 24. Talent Search weekend also includes first round auditions for The Star-Ledger Scholarship for the Performing Arts.

Author/Illustrator Storytime - "Tallulah's Solo" - Marilyn Singer
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Watchung Booksellers
54 Fairfield St., Montclair
FREE

Marilyn Singer is an award-winning author of more than 90 children's books. In this book, Tallulah is certain she will have a solo in her dance school’s upcoming performance of “The Frog Prince”—until her little brother begins dance class and disrupts her plans. What’s a ballerina to do when everything does NOT go as planned? 

Shana Farr Headlines March Music at the Mansion
Sunday, 3 p.m.
Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center
240 Belleville Ave., Bloomfield
$10

NiCori Studios and Productions in association with Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center announces a new installment of the monthly concert series, "Music at the Mansion", on Sunday, March 24, at 3 p.m. Performers include Brian Gari, Bill Zeffiro and Shana Farr. The featured performer in the "Young Musician Moment" will be a student from Jazz House Kids.