Date Night: Pizzarelli Plays Sinatra, Eastwood in South Orange

The Borgata 

THIS WEEKEND: Tonight — Comedian Jim Jeffries delivers punchlines at 9 p.m.; Saturday— Liza Minelli brings her legendary revue to the Event Center, 8 p.m.; Singer Fiona Apple performs at the Music Box, 9 p.m. 

NEXT WEEK: Lewis Black rages about things large and small, 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, The Music Box

BOOK IT NOW: Kevin James takes a break from family-friendly films to perform his stand-up act, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 7, Event Center; Pop stars All-American Rejects perform at The Music Box, Friday, April 13, 9 p.m.; Angst-pop stars Counting Crows deliver their hits and new songs, Saturday, April 28, at the Event Center, Saturday, April 28, 8 p.m., Russell Brand, the soon-to-be former-Mr.-Katy-Perry does, well... whatever it is that he does, Thursday, May 4, 9 p.m., The Music Box

Check out theborgata.com for details about these and other shows.

Kean University, Union

THIS WEEKEND Saturday — Grammy-winning American soprano Christine Brewer, Enlow Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

NEXT WEEK  no shows

BOOK IT NOW Jazz performer Ravi Coltrane, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 14; Kathy Mattea, 3 p.m., Sunday, May 6. 

Check out keanstage.com for details about these and other shows.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown

This Weekend: Tonight — John Pizzarelli Quartet: Dear Mr. Sinatra, The jazz guitarist, vocalist and bandleader returns to Morristown to perform favorites from the "Chairman of the Board's" songbook, 8 p.m.

 
NEXT WEEK: Bluegrass music legends The Del MCcoury Band delivers 60 years worth of Americana; Thursday, 8 p.m.; Country-music living legend, but still simple "Coal Miner's Daughter" Loretta Lynn graces the stage at 8 p.m., Friday, March 30; 

BOOK IT NOW: The Moody Blues perform a pair of shows in Morristown, 8 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, April 10, 11

Check out mayoarts.org for details about these and other shows.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark

THIS WEEKEND: Tonight — Herbie Hancock and His Band, gives the iconic 14-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist-composer an opportunity to play Prudential Hall; 8 p.m.

NEXT WEEK:

BOOK IT NOW  "Cinematic Titanic," the original crew of snarky cult-classic TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 brings bad films to hilarious real-time analysis, 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31; "Classic Albums Live," Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti, lets the Prudential Hall crowd rock out to a note-for-note concert recreation of both side of one of Zeppelin's greatest albums (yeah, I said "album"), 8 p.m., Saturday, March 31;  Shaq All-Star Comedy Jam, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 7 

Check out njpac.org to check out these and other events.

The Prudential Center, Newark

THIS WEEKEND: Tonight — Devils v. Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m., Saturday — Nets v. Charlotte Bobcats, 7:30 p.m.; 

NEXT WEEK: Nets v. Utah Jazz, 7:30, Monday; Devils v. Chicago Blackhawks, 7 p.m., Tuesday; Nets v. Indiana Pacers, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday; Devils v. Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 p.m., Thursday

BOOK IT NOW: "Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil," 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 30, 31; Golden Gloves Boxing, Saturday, April 7, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, May 4, 5 

Check out prucenter.com for details about these and other shows.

South Orange Performing Arts Center, South Orange

THIS WEEKEND: Saturday — Kyle Eastwood Band, led by the son of the iconic actor is an acclaimed jazz musician, 8 p.m.; Sunday — Blues in the Loft Series continues with Michael Hill's Blues Mob, performing their acoustic blues; 5 p.m., Sunday 

NEXT WEEK: Jazz Knights of West Point present big-band classics, popular tunes and original compositions and arrangement for a jazz ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday; Les Nubians, the French/Cameroonian sister duo deliver their "Afropean" sound; 8 p.m., Saturday, March 31

BOOK IT NOW: Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, original cast members of the Tony Award-winning musical RENT, reunite in an up-close-and-personal concert featuring pop and original songs and popular Broadway tunes, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 14.

Go to sopacnow.org for more details about all shows.

Scotty’s Steakhouse, Springfield

THIS WEEK: Tonight and Saturday — Ross Bennett, the son of a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps and a West Point dropout delivers an act the pulls from his life and real-life observations. Corey Alexander and James Hesky open the show. Friday and Saturday, March 23, 24.

NEXT WEEK: Michael Worthington, who has a law degree, has been seen on Comedy Central and BET. The show also features Larry Defelice and Mike Casey. Friday and Saturday, March 30, 31

BOOK IT NOW: Johnny Watson, a self-proclaimed "Jersey guy" who went from the Navy to a career in comedy that has included appearances on Saturay Night Live and Good Morning America, brings his act to Springfield, Friday and Saturday, April 6, 7

For details and more information, log onto scottyssteakhouse.com.

Shanghai Jazz, Madison

THIS WEEKEND: Tonight — Guitarist/vocalistGrover Kemble and vocalist Brynn Stanley; Saturday — Rob Paparozzi Trio, vocalist/harmonica player for the Blues Brothers & Blood, Sweat & Tears

NEXT WEEK: Diva Trio, all-star female band that features Sherrie Maricle on drums and Tomoko Ohno on piano, Thursday; Vocalist/pianist Champian Fulton and her trio channel the great ladies of jazz, Friday, March 30.

BOOK IT NOW: Nicky Parrott, the Australian vocalist and bass player for Les Paul, teams up with Warren Vache, Wednesday, April 4; two-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist Carlos Franzetti brings his trio to Madison to play their collection of Latin and Brasilian jazz compositions, Saturday, April 7 

All shows 6:30 and 8:30. Check out shanghaijazz.com for more details.

State Theatre, New Brunswick

THIS WEEK: Tonight — Glenis Redmond returns as the State Theatre's 2012 Artist-in-Residence, presenting poetry that springs from the page with sweeping emotion and humor; 7 p.m. 

 NEXT WEEK: Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance," Thursday; Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble, Friday, March 30; Hamlet, Saturday, March 31

BOOK IT NOW: Johnny Mathis, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 21; Dickey Bette and Great Southern, 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 25; "American Pie" writer Don McLean, 8 p.m., Friday, April 27

 Check out statetheatrenj.org for more details.

Stress Factory Comedy Club, New Brunswick

THIS WEEK: Tonight and Saturday — Comic legend Richard Lewis empties his dumpster of angst onto supportive audiences in a free-form session that is cheaper than therapy.

NEXT WEEK: Dave Attell, Host of Comedy Central’s Insomniac, Dave's Old Porn, The Gong Showand a regular guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, Friday and Saturday, March 30, 31

Book It Now: Jon Lovitz, former Saturday Night Live cast member and star of many terrible movies, brings his stand-up act to New Brunswick on Thursday and Friday, April 27, 28

Check out stressfactory.com for more details.

Wellmont Theatre, Montclair

THIS WEEKEND Saturday — The Fab Faux, featuring the Hogshead Horns & the Creme Tangerine Strings, 8 p.m.

NEXT WEEK "Barstool Blackout Tour", billed as the world's biggest blacklight party, 8 p.m., Thursday

BOOK IT Levon Helm Band; led by the iconic member of The Band, performs on a bill that also includes former J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, Friday, April 6; Regina Spektor, with Only Son, 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 10; Comedian Aziz Ansari, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 14; John Prine, with Kevin Gordon, 8 p.m., Friday, April 20; Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 21; Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples, 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 19.

Check out wellmonttheatre.com for more shows.