Shows

Mainstage School of Dance – Spring Dance Recital

May 19, 2013 – 12:00pm and 4:30pm

Featuring students from the School of Dance in all disciplines, including ballet, tap, jazz, and more!

Year End Acting Recital with Miss Christina

May 21 – 7:00pm

Mainstage Center for the Arts proudly presents it’s annual Spring Acting Recital, featuring students from classes taught by Miss Christina.

Film Program Fundraiser Screening

May 23 – 7:30pm

In conjunction with the 25th anniversary of Mainstage, the Summerstage Film Program will be holding a special screening to raise funds for camera equipment upgrades.

Year End Acting Recital with Miss Anne & Miss Tara

May 28 – 7:00pm

Mainstage Center for the Arts proudly presents it’s annual Spring Acting Recital, featuring students from classes taught by Miss Anne and Miss Tara.

Year End Music Recital

May 30 – 7:00pm

Mainstage Center for the Arts proudly presents it’s annual Spring Music Recital, featuring vocal and instrumental students from classes taught by our talented staff.

Encore Bon Voyage

June 3 – 7:00pm

Featuring the Encore Show Choir in their farewell performance to the “senior” members of the group.

School House Rock – LIVE!

July 17 & 18 – 7:30pm
July 19 – 10:30am

Music & Lyrics by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens, & Tom Yohe

Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall, Scott Ferguson

Based on the ABC-TV educational animated series which aired from the 1970′s -1980′s

Cinderella – G2K

July 24 & 25 – 7:30pm
July 26 – 10:30am

Music by Richard Rodgers | Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

The Little Mermaid, jr

July 31 & Aug. 1 – 7:30pm
Aug. 2 – 10:30am

Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater

Music by Alan Menken

Book by Doug Wright

Based on the Hans Christian Andersen Story and the Disney Film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker and Ron Clements

Magic Up Our Sleeve

August 7 & 8 – 7:30pm
August 9 – 10:30am

A Musical Revue featuring songs and performances from Broadway Musicals that are most loved by young audiences.

eNews & Updates

Summer Stage Programs

Mainstage Events

Mainstage Center for the Arts acquires Kathy Henkel School of Dance
Mainstage Center for the Arts, known for its popular Summer Stage program, show choirs, theatre productions and children’s classes, is growing by leaps and bounds as the new operator of the Kathy Henkel School of Dance, to be renamed The Studio at Mainstage Center for the Arts – School of Dance. The change in management [...] Read More

Mainstage Center for the Arts partners with Glassboro’s Academy of Performing Arts
When two sets of business partners formed two different organizations, both focused on enriching their South Jersey communities and nurturing students through the performing arts back in the 1980’s, no one knew what the future would hold. The first, Let’s Dance began in 1986 in Glassboro as the fruition of an idea shared by Kathy [...] Read More
Mainstage News

Mainstage Center for the Arts to establish new headquarters in downtown Blackwood
On the first Sunday of each October, Mainstage Center for the Arts (MCA) transforms downtown Blackwood into a destination spot for thousands of visitors with the annual Blackwood Pumpkin Festival. This fall, Mainstage will make that area its permanent home, with a new headquarters at Academy Hall, 27 South Black Horse Pike. Academy Hall is [...] Read More

Mainstage Unveils New Performing Arts Education Program; Introduces New Classes at September Open House
Mainstage Center for the Arts holds its Studio open house Monday, September 10th, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Academy Hall, 27 N. Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ. A regional performing arts organization, Mainstage is spreading its wings with a vast number of classes in three locations. During the Open House, prospective and returning students will have [...] Read More

Photos from Mainstage Center for the Arts performances Here
Summer Stage 2012 Pictures: Photos from All Summer Stage 2012 shows will be available here all year for you to look at and/or purchase. You can order prints or purchase the high quality digital image that you can place on your own computer to use as you like. Read More

Renowned ballet team to manage The Studio at Mainstage Center for the Arts – School of Dance
He’s graced stages from coast-to-coast, dancing with companies including The San Francisco Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, and Washington Ballet; founded and directed the Mt. Vernon Ballet Company of Baltimore; performed for President Lyndon B. Johnson; instructed at the Peabody Conservatory and University of Maryland; and taught master classes for studios from Virginia through Maine. She’s performed [...] Read More