The Fate of Frankenstein

This Week's Episode

For over two centuries, every generation has had a Frankenstein to call their own. Now, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey mounts a fresh take of Mary Shelley's iconic story.

Poet Yusef Komunyakaa and composer Vince di Mura’s genre-bending symphony Oh God...Beautiful Machine debuts with The Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey.

And, the Trenton Community A-Team—for over 25 years, after connecting at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, this group of committed artists has been making, showing and selling their work.

NJ PBS

Wed - 8 pm

Sat - 7:30 pm

Sun - 9:30 am

WHYY

Thur - 7:30 pm

ALL ARTS

Fri - 1 pm, 6 pm, & 11 pm

Sun - 6 am, 11 am, & 4 pm

WNET

Sun - 11:30 am

Find out where (and how) to watch!

National Book Month

Flip through our archives with us as we celebrate National Book Month throughout October!

Cemeteries, burial grounds, graveyards—whatever you call them, these final resting places are historical treasure troves. In this feature from our archives, Richard Veit and Mark Nonestied, authors of New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones: History in the Landscape take viewers on a tour of the colonial-era Elizabeth Presbyterian Churchyard and Newark’s Victorian-era Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Learn more on our blog!

On the Blog

State of the Arts has an extensive archive, with documentary videos reaching back into the 1980s! This is a treasure trove for educators back in the classroom this fall! Read here.

Happening Now

Be sure to check out Garden State Lens at the Morris Museum, featuring candid photography by eleven artists!

Our related story: Photographer Erik James Montgomery.

Don't miss the genre-defying work of a legendary Baltimore-based artist in Joyce J. Scott: Declarations at the Princeton University Art Museum, up until Jan 10!

Our related story: Joyce J. Scott.

See Voices in Print the Morven Museum & Garden through Feb 28. This special exhibition features work by Black women printmakers, all with a connection to New Jersey. Read more on our blog.

Our related stories: Janet Taylor Pickett, Nell Painter, both featured artists

Highlights

In celebration of Halloween back in 2007, conductor David Wroe and the Westfield Symphony performed a live soundtrack of their own design during a screening of the 1931 horror film Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff. The original movie was a very early “talkie,” and did not have its own musical soundtrack. So, Wroe created his own, using all sorts of appropriate classical music.

Note: In 2013, the Westfield Symphony changed its name to the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, NJFO.

Our 2007 story: The Frankenstein Project.

The New Jersey Folk Festival is a vibrant one-day multi-stage celebration of the traditional music and crafts of the state’s diverse ethnic and cultural communities. Started in 1975, the New Brunswick-based event is one of the nation’s longest continuously running folk festivals, and it’s still going strong.

Our 2026 story: The New Jersey Folk Festival.