Area Entertainment Venues
Up to 8 full-scale musicals and plays per year plus concerts, dance, and film. Runs arts education programs foR children ages 3–18 annually.
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
Manasquan
Award winning local theater offering outstanding theatrical experiences featuring youth actors.
Brick Childrens Theater
Brick
Features great music, delicious food, and spectacular fireworks lighting up the night sky.
Brick Township Summerfest 2026
Brick
Theatre in downtown Freehold offering professional plays, events, and a monthly comedy show.
Center Playhouse
Freehold
Broadway touring shows, concerts, comedy, and family programming.
Count Basie Center for the Arts
Red Bank
Hosts free programs every spring and fall at the renowned PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.
Garden State Arts Foundation
Holmdel
Performing arts center on the Ocean County College campus with a Main Stage, Black Box Theatre, and Studio Theater. Presents dance, theater, music, and visual art from local and international performers. Free parking.
Grunin Center for the Arts
Toms River
Small 99 seat theater in a 125-year-old historic barn. Semi-professional company producing classic plays and modern dramas. Youth education program for ages 8–21.
Holmdel Theatre Company
Holmdel
Multi-disciplinary arts center hosting theatrical productions, concerts, film screenings, and community events in the historic seaside village of Ocean Grove. Home base for several local theatre groups.
Jersey Shore Arts Center
Ocean Grove
Summer long music performances at locations throughout Ocean County.
Ocean County Carousel of Music
Ocean County
Community theater producing polished amateur musicals and comedies at the Spring Lake Community House.
Spring Lake Theatre Company
Spring Lake
Historic vaudeville theater built in 1922, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by renowned architect Thomas W. Lamb, it originally hosted pre-Broadway runs. Now presents live performances, concerts, and family programming.
Strand Center for the Arts
Lakewood
Professional Shore theater founded in 1950 — the oldest AEA theatre in Ocean County. Produces full-scale musicals, children's theatre, comedy nights, and concerts. Summer programs for kids ages 3–17. The famous Show Place Ice Cream Parlour with singing waitstaff is right next door.