Saw a play called Chicken & Biscuits tonight. This was my first time back since the major…read morerenovation and merger with New Brunswick Performing Arts Center a couple years back. The stage play area itself is now called the Arthur Laurents Theatre. The room is very cozy and intimate. It feels a tad smaller than the old Crossroads theatre but not by much. It was a great show. Lighting and sound quality are top notch and seating is very comfortable. I recommend supporting this company because the production quality has always been high and because it is so important to support the smaller, local theatre scene.

Amazing one man show masterfully performed by the son of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee! Highly…read morerecommend!

I cannot say enough great things about Actors Playground. The teachers are highly supportive of the…read morechildren, and they bring out their best. I've watched my child - and many of the other children - skyrocket in confidence and uniqueness. The children feel safe to express themselves and grow, and everyone is totally accepted. Actors Playground is truly a unique, heartwarming place.

This is an amazing acting school! My daughter has been going here for 8 years! This is her second…read morehome! The staff is the most caring and motivating group of people that can relate to our kids. Whether your child wants to act or just learn tools to better communicate this is the place to be! Summer camps are a great way to start!! Thank you Actor's Playground for all that you do for our kids!! Life long friends are made here!!

I finally found the perfect cello teacher! Megan Rayl from Metuchen Music Academy…read more A good teacher adapts their style to fit the students needs. As an adult student that never played an instrument before, I obviously need to learn the basics. But I have been listening to music all of my life and I would like to learn to play some of my favorites. Every teacher I tried taught me from a Cello Book One - it was boring and not motivating. Megan is teaching me the technique and theory that I need while we are working on the Bach Cello Suites! It is amazing! She isn't just teaching me to play the cello, she is teaching me to play music! This is exactly what I wanted my retirement to be like. Thanks to Megan!

My daughter start grade two with Mr gelman, now she is grade four, She received both distinguish…read moreand merit for her ABRSM exam. Mr gelman is a very knowledgeable teacher. He pay attention to detail very well. I highly recommend him.

My daughter has danced here for 8 years and never once said I don't want to go to dance!!! All the…read moreteacher are so nice and the owner is AMAZING!!!!! They do a wonderful recital and awesome dances!!!!!!!

The greedy money grubbing daughter took over this place and now they treat every child like they…read moreare cash. Every child is supposed to get a full recital dance regardless of their skill level but at this school they pretend they are too good for that. They will admit to this in their reply. They will say my daughter is a beautiful dancer (yes) but she was not good enough to get a recital dance (no). They don't actually care how well your daughter dances, they care how much money the parents spend. This is not a great school it is a snobby school. I was the worst dancer at my ballet school and I was better than all the dancers at this place. When I took a class at Metuchen dance the teacher said WOW. My daughter danced at Metuchen dance center for 4 years. This is not a lie. I also took a class there for a year. I know this place well. This year they did a ballet. My daughter was in the hobbit dance, or so I thought. Just before the recital my daughter noticed that she and 2 other kids were standing still for most of the dance, while the rest of her class were dancing. It gets worse. At the actual performance she and these 2 girls were at the far far back of the stage, by the back curtain. They were separated from the rest of their class by a huge distance. They weren't in the second row, they were way way back there. They were background decoration. The rest of her large class were dancing at the front of the stage and for a much much longer time. When I complained about how upset we were that my daughter had to stand still and watch the rest of her class dance her dance, a teacher and the head of the studio insisted that all the dancers were dancing for the same amount of time. It's not possible to lie about objective facts. Everybody can see the video and everybody can count. The rest of the class danced for much longer than my daughter. Then Miss Kerri actually told me that my daughter was lying about being upset about this, because she knew the dance was done a month ago. How awful can you be? Don't give your money to these people. They will treat your child like trash and they will not apologize.

This summer 2023 I decided to spend some time to explore pottery making. I chose this studio…read morebecause I wanted to try out pottery making first with a one day experience ( use the wheel with their expert guidance, create a finished piece and paint the piece). I loved my process during the one day wheel experience and decided to take their 4 week wheel classes. I mostly learned from their staff Danielle and she was an excellent teacher! One day wheel experience - $48 per person - perfect friend hangout or date activity! - make 1 piece on the wheel with expert staff guidance with options to make 1 more piece on your own - paint your piece with engobes paint and pick up your piece after a few weeks! 4 week classes - $200 total- such a good deal! Weekly 1 hr classes that includes all supplies, glazes and firing - make atleast 2 pieces depending on how your skills progress throughout the classes. I made 6 pieces but only took home 4! - I was a beginner so Danielle focused on throwing cylinders. However I wish there could be more variety in throwing different shapes- like a bowl - I learned so much from each class from wedging clay, centering, making even walls, trimming, making and attaching handles I loved my experience here and I'll be back to utilize their studio space for wheel throwing as well as glaze some of their premade pieces

Came here to celebrate a birthday and it was the cutest most wholesome experience! The instructors…read morewere so kind and helpful to us and we genuinely had an amazing time for our first ever pottery class. We got to choose between a mug, bowl, or plate but you can modify the exact shape or depth and they help you do that! We were there for about two hours and it was plenty of time to make our pottery and paint. Definitely search up some ideas or a Pinterest board for inspiration beforehand since we all spent so long there trying to decide.

I had my first dance lesson this week. Alex is a great teacher. I can't wait to get back to my next…read moredance class next week. I have given a five star rating because they are exceptional Easy to follow I have so much respect for this school they are outstanding,

I was introduced to my vocal coach Richard Bozic through word-of-mouth, and it's been amazing! Do…read moreyou know how you think that you know something because it's familiar and you've been doing it for such a long time and you sort of feel that your brain is on overload and you couldn't possibly learn some thing new especially being singer and actor later on in life? Well it's NEVER too late to learn and hone your craft. Richard is so professional and finds out your strengths and challenges that you need to work on. Full disclosure, I wish I met him years ago, but I'm so glad he's in my life now. I've been with him a short time so far and it's been nothing short than inspiring and a feeling of accomplishment every single time I walk out of the studio. His direction, skill and overall attitude to getting and being better he takes in stride. I have been singing for quite some time but my vocal lessons though I have just begun have been even better because of Richard's feedback, vocal instruction and overall theory on breath control, Bar none...thank you Richard! -Kim Trachtenberg

I take the little girl I watch to dance class here every week. With no fault to Icon, the parking…read morelot is always a disaster! So if you an in doing anything other than dropping off and leaving, get here earlier to find a parking spot. There are several rooms and each class is assigned to one. There are flat screen TVs in the lobby and you can see each class while they are in session. When class lets out it's a bit chaotic , so I always wait by the front door to make a quick escape. At the end of the class schedule, the classes perform their dance at a recital. It's really quite adorable. Icon had a dance group, The Iconic Boyz, on Americas Best Dance Crew, which I happen to love!

After 4 years at Icon, we took a hike…read more As someone said, the parking lot is dangerous, that is true. The owner is great, talented and kind and some of the former teachers were at one point, but most left. Several really good teachers left mid-year or a month before the recital in the past 3 years...it was a waste of time after that for my child. They replaced the teachers with plump amateur former students of ICON who were at best, 20 years old. I regret staying there for so long. In only one class at the new shcool we now attend, my child said more was learned then the whole 4 years at Icon. The recital is a nightmare, between the costume fittings, pictures, getting seats for your family and figuring out which dress rehearsals and performances your child is in, is harder then calculus. And no one knows what the heck is going on, there is no one you can ask. They are decent for Hip Hop and Break Dancing IF you get a good teacher, but Tap and Ballet are so lousy. The teachers have no technique and it is a waste of your money. If you don't have a child in a company and enrolled in at least 4-6 classes you are just there to pay their bills and will get nothing from this school. You may never get a call back from their "office" You have to call for weeks and weeks to finally speak with someone. You end up coming in in desperation and the person you need is not there. The satelllite studio is fine except it is not finished so the parking lot is like the La Brea Tar Pit. What started out as a fresh-boy centered "street dance" school has morphed into a hub for kids from Staten Island who have very little talent to hang out in. The owners play favorites and it is like a little kingdom with families who are favorites of the owners. The bottom line is that there are very few reasons not to look around for another school in our are that has at least 25 schools in a 10 mile radius.