Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), formerly the "movie palace" known as the Rahway Theatre, is a non-profit performance venue in Rahway, New Jersey, a small city west of Staten Island that was recently named "#2 Best Small Town Arts Scene" in the country by USA Today.

[7] It is an example of "Movie Palace" architecture, designed in the classical revival style by New York architect David M. Oltarsh.

The UCPAC campus includes four performance spaces: Capacity: 1334 Renovated in 2023-24 and built in 2012 abutting the Rahway River several hundred feet to the west of Mainstage, the Hamilton Stage features a new fully equipped proscenium theater.

King, Joan Jett, Joan Rivers, Louie Anderson, Sinbad, Cedric the Entertainer, Pat Benatar, Kenny Rogers, Lance Bass, Eddie Money, En Vogue, Starship, Otown, Aaron Carter, Ryan Cabrera, Bowling for Soup, Vanessa Williams,[10] Doug E. Fresh, Mark McGrath and Slick Rick.

"[14]The city of Rahway and UCPAC in association with the Actors Fund has built safe affordable housing for artists only.