(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- From Tony-winning Broadway stars to the best in world music, innovative modern dance to the annual favorite Nutcracker, cutting-edge comedians to classic rock, Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) has announced a line-up of over 120 events as part of its 2026-2027 season.
Tickets for all events go on sale Monday, June 22 at 10:00am. Tickets are available on www.MayoArts.org, or by calling the box office at 973-539-8008.
A reminder that the MPAC box office (www.MayoArts.Org) is the ONLY OFFICIAL TICKET SELLER for MPAC Events. MPAC does not partner with resellers such as Stub Hub, Go Tickets and more, and patrons should purchase only from the MPAC Box Office to make sure that their ticket is not fraudulent.
MPAC celebrates the launch of its 32nd season with a performance by popular Broadway star Jessica Vosk. Vosk was seen most recently on Broadway in Beaches. Other Broadway favorites include the legendary Audra McDonald and Tony Winners Darren Criss and Brian Stokes Mitchell. The touring Broadway lineup features Waitress, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, Mystic Pizza and The Who’s Tommy.
Expanded this season are “Live in Concert Movies,” in which a live orchestra performs the soundtrack to the movie while the audiences enjoy the film. This season, MPAC features Ghostbusters, Coco and the 50th anniversary of Rocky. MPAC also welcomes Chevy Chase for a live conversation following a screening of the classic holiday film, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Comedians include Janelle James (of Abbott Elementary fame), Jon Lovitz, Tom Papa, Vic Dibitetto and Paula Poundstone.
Dance features the MPAC debut of Ailey II, Step Afrika! as well as New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker, returning for 15 holiday performances in December.
Classic Rock features Melissa Etheridge, Dion, The Rascals, Graham Nash, The Stray Cats, Don McLean, as well as the farewell tours for Art Garfunkel and Judy Collins.
MPAC will add an additional 20-30 events throughout the season.
The Line-up to date :
July:
7/9: Darren Criss
7/11: Janelle James
7/21-22: Derek Hough: Symphony of Dance: Encore
7/24: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
7/26: Hallmark Stars Live!
7/29: Hindley Street Country Club
7/30: Tyler Henry: An Evening of Hope and Healing
August:
8/5: The Concert: A Tribute to Abba
8/6: Dead On Live – Bob Weir Tribute Show
8/12: EagleMania - The World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band
8/16: The Stray Cats
8/19: Orleans, Firefall, Pure Prairie League & Atlanta Rhythm Section
8/20: Glen Burtnik's Summer of Love
September:
9/9: Melissa Etheridge: The Rise Tour
9/10: Dion
9/12: The Australian Pink Floyd Show: The Happiest Days Of Our Lives - Greatest Hits 26
9/13: Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone
9/17: The Rascals 60th Anniversary Tour
9/18: Jessica Vosk
9/20: Air Supply: A Matter of Time Tour
9/24: An Evening with Kenny G
9/25: Ailey II
9/26: UB40: The Unstoppable Tour 2026
9/27: An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katharine McPhee
October:
10/1: The Commodores
10/2: Graham Nash - Live on Tour 2026
10/3: Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Got the Moves
10/8: Tom Papa: Grateful Bread Tour
10/11: Buena Vista Orchestra
10/13: Wheel of Fortune Live
10/15: Vitamin String Quartet & Girl Named Tom: The Crazy Ordinary World Tour
10/16-17: Meredith Willson's The Music Man
10/18: Ghostbusters in Concert
10/21: Toad the Wet Sprocket: Rings: The Acoustic Tour
10/22: Croce Plays Croce
10/24: Coco Live-to-Film Concert
10/29: The Mavericks & Friends
10/30: Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
November:
11/6: Art Garfunkel: What a Wonderful World Celebration Concerts
11/10: Rocky in Concert: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Rocky
11/11: The United States Army Concert Band & Soldiers’ Chorus (free event)
11/14: Geoff Tate's Operation: Mindcrime
11/15: Don McLean and Lee Greenwood
11/19: 10,000 Maniacs
11/20: Three Dog Night
11/21: IMOMSOHARD: The Flashback Tour
11/22: Judy Collins -- Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: Farewell
11/25: Manhattan Comedy Night
11/27: A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage
11/28: Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis
December
12/4: Darlene Love: Love for the Holidays
12/11-27: New Jersey Ballet's The Nutcracker
January:
1/7: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking for Trouble
1/9: Mutts Gone Nuts -- Unleashed!
1/15-16: Waitress
1/22: Manhattan Comedy Night
1/27: Cirque Alice
1/28: A Heart-Pumping Evening with Reed Timmer
1/30: Reza: Edge of Illusion
1/31: Pinkalicious
February
2/6-7: Mystic Pizza: A New Musical
2/12: Step Afrika!
2/13: Feast a da Funny: Italian American Comedy Night
2/14: The Cab Calloway Orchestra
2/19: Brian Stokes Mitchell
2/20: Dog Man The Musical
2/26: B.B. and Me…When Love Comes to Town
2/27: Grand Shanghai Circus
March
3/11: Derek Warfield and The Young Wolf Tones
3/12: The Celtic Angels
3/13: Manhattan Comedy Night
3/14: Kodo: One Earth Tour 2027: Luminance
3/18: Piano Battle
3/19: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: The Pirates of Penzance
3/20: Michael Carbonaro: Wonderboy
3/25: Disenchanted
April:
4/4: “Take Me Home” The Music of John Denver starring Jim Curry
4/9: An Evening with Audra McDonald
4/10-11: The Who's Tommy
4/16: Jon Lovitz
4/17: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
4/18: The Lettermen and The Four Freshmen
4/23: The Orchestra, Starring Former members of ELO and ELO Part II
4/30: Paula Poundstone
May:
5/1: The Fab Four: A Hard Day's Night
5/8: John Pizzarelli with Swing 7 in "Dear Mr. Bennett"
5/22: Vic DiBitetto
Mayo Performing Arts Center (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. The 2026-2027 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. 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.
