Arts & Entertainment
Danielle has written about arts and entertainment for the Press of Atlantic City's Atlantic City Weekly and At the Shore Guide for four years, and has interviewed both burgeoning musicians as well as icons like Kevin Bacon, Toby Keith, Sebastian Maniscalco and Ken Jeong.
Jonatha Brooke: self-proclaimed goofball, seriously talented musician
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It seems like there’s nothing Jonatha Brooke can’t do. Aside from being a successful singer and songwriter with multiple albums to her name, she has a history in modern dance and recently wrote and starred in a one-woman show.
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Mac McAnally of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band comes to Stone Harbor
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“If you get to do your favorite thing and call it a job,” McAnally says of his decades-long career, “you’re extremely blessed.”
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Sebastian Maniscalco brings his nostalgic humor and expressive physicality to sold out Borgata shows
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Sebastian Maniscalco turns 44 on Saturday. And while it’s customary for the birthday celebrant to be on the receiving end of the gift-getting, Maniscalco is on the giving end of things this week, as he performs not two or three, but seven consecutive sold out shows at the Borgata during his birthday week.
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Two Hollywood heavy hitters, one weekend in A.C.
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Atlantic City is hopping.
The stellar entertainment lineup we have seen this summer continues into September with not one, but two Hollywood heavy hitters coming to town. |
Bacon Brothers take time from acting, composing to play O.C. gig
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The Bacon Brothers — Kevin and Michael Bacon — aren’t South Jersey natives. But growing up as Philly boys, they were always plenty at home at the Jersey Shore, from Ventnor to Wildwood to LBI.
Now they’re back, this time with another show on the Ocean City Boardwalk at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1. |
3 ways to head OUT at Borgata
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Why stay in when you can come out? And why not celebrate that equality all night long while you’re at it? With a night full of fun, complete with a good cause —Borgata’s PRIDE Bingo will support Garden State Equality, the largest LGBTQ advocacy organization in New Jersey — as well as a visit from drag superstar Shangela, of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “A Star is Born”, it’s bound to be epic.
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Shawn Colvin and Joan Osborne play O.C. Music Pier on Monday
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It’s not every day that Grammy-winning performers like Shawn Colvin play a show at the Ocean City Music Pier. And yet, not only is she performing at 7 p.m. Monday, July 31, she’s performing after an opening act from Joan Osborne. If we’re lucky — and we’re feeling pretty lucky already — the two could even share the stage at some point.
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Country kings Toby Keith and Trace Adkins take over Hard Rock
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When Toby Keith takes the stage of Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Sunday, Aug. 26, it will be as part of his “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” tour, in honor of the 25th anniversary of his first hit, “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” which propelled him to superstardom...
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Sea Isle to Awaken from Hibernation for its 25th Annual Polar Bear Weekend
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When the Sea Isle City Polar Bear Plunge started a quarter of a century ago, no one expected it to become the city-sweeping, all-encompassing fun-filled weekend-long event that it is today...
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How to Have the Quintessential Atlantic City Getaway
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From neon-filled nightclubs to posh pools with beer gardens, Atlantic City gets even hotter when the sun goes down.
Lights, camera, action: Borgata’s new Premier Nightclub heats things up for summer with an all-star roster of top DJs. Atlantic City continues to evolve but no matter what happens, you can’t deny this historic Shore town’s unmistakable siren song. This summer, that signature tune ranges from rock to EDM, as the city welcomes new restaurants and nightclubs. Here, our top ways to “do AC” this summer. |