(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- September marks the official start to the 30th anniversary season at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) with a performance by Broadway veteran Norm Lewis on Friday, September 20, 2024. September events also include social media star Nurse John, The Buena Vista Social Orchestra, Air Supply, and Glen Burtnik's Summer of Love.
Look for special events and promotions to be happening throughout the season.
Wednesday, September 18 at 7:30pm & 9:45pm - Nurse John: The Short Staffed Tour. John Dela Cruz’s (a.k.a Nurse John’s) comedy is like talking to your work bestie; you trauma dump, cry, scream, and laugh together through all the high and the lows of working in the service industry. It’s the feeling of relatability and instant relief that you are not crazy from experiencing all the roller coaster of emotions working short staffed while being underpaid, undervalued, and underappreciated. John’s relatable humor helped him garner over 12 million besties and followers on social media, and over three million downloads of his I Beg Your Pardon comedy podcast. An actual nurse by profession and an accidental comedian at heart, his portrayal of life working in healthcare has proven hilariously relatable to those both in and out of the healthcare industry. Tickets range from $39-$49; limited tickets remain for the 7:30pm show.
Friday, September 20 at 8:00pm - MPAC’s 30th Annual Opening Night featuring Norm Lewis. Norm Lewis made history as The Phantom of the Opera's first African-American Phantom on Broadway. Lewis received Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for his performance as Porgy in the Broadway production of The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess. Other Broadway credits include Sondheim on Sondheim, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables and Chicago. Celebrate the opening of MPAC’s 30th anniversary season with this versatile artist who performs standards, Broadway favorites and pop standards. Tickets range from $39-$79.
Saturday, September 21 at 8:00pm - Buena Vista Social Orchestra. Buena Vista Social Orchestra, under the direction of famed Cuban trombonist, composer, arranger and musical director, Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos, and featuring key players from throughout the history of The Buena Vista Social Club, continues the legacy of the legendary group with an exciting new stage production and repertoire pulled from their greatest hits and deep-dive cuts. Tickets range from $39-$79.
Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 8 pm (rescheduled from August 8) - Air Supply. Air Supply performs from among their classic romantic hits, which include “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “One That You Love,” “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” and “Every Woman in the World.” Tickets range from $69-$109.
Friday, September 27 at 7:30pm - Glen Burtnik’s Summer of Love Concert. Celebrate the songs of the Woodstock Generation, the music that changed the world! Glen Burtnik and the Summer of Love Experience perform the iconic music of the 60s, featuring classics from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jimi Hendrix and so many more! Tickets range from $39-$69.
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) is located at 100 South Street in Morristown, New Jersey. MPAC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. Mayo Performing Arts Center was named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres, and is ranked in the top 50 mid-sized performing arts centers by Pollstar Magazine.
The 2024-2025 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals.
