Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown
100 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Fans attending Sunday afternoon performances at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown can relax in the recently renovated lobby space.
For tickets to Mayo Performing Arts Center events not involving the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, call 973.539.8008.
For the Mayo Performing Arts Center administrative offices, call 973.539.0345.
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Covid Safety Protocols
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Patrons attending performances are required to abide by the safety protocols of the venue. Please visit the venue's website prior to attending your performance for the latest safety protocol information.
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Directions
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Via I-287 (South)
Take Exit 35 (Rt. 124, Madison Ave., South St.). Turn right at the top of the exit ramp. At the first light, turn right onto South St. Go through three lights; the theater is on the right.Via I-287 (North)
Take Exit 35 (Rt. 124, Madison Ave., South St.). Turn left at the ramp onto South St. Go through four lights; the theater is on the right. -
Parking
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On-street parking is available. Metered parking is free on Sundays. There are municipal lots about two blocks south of South St. Follow the blue and yellow parking signs. Click here for more information about parking locations.
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Public Transportation
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New Jersey Transit provides service to Morristown. For rail timetables, visit www.njtransit.com.
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Accessibility
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For information on venue accessibility, visit the venue’s website or call Mayo Performing Art Center’s Box Office at 973.539.8008 If your venue accessibility question is not answered through the venue, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra would be happy to assist. Call New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Patron Services at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476).
Additional information on accessibility at New Jersey Symphony Orchestra concerts.
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Dining
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south+pine american eatery
American fare including vegetarian & gluten-free options served in a rustic bistro with patio seats.
90 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960—862.260.9700- Pre-concert lunch on Sunday
Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen
110 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960—973.644.3180
American restaurant including a raw bar, a rathskeller & a lounge, all set in a 1917 landmark.- Pre or Post-concert meal on Sunday
Dublin Pub
Morristown standby for locals' nights out, live music & Irish pub food in an upbeat setting.
4 Pine St, Morristown, NJ 07960—973.538.1999- Pre or Post-concert meal on Sunday
Other nearby options
Millie’s Old World Meatballs & Pizza
60 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960—973.267.4992- Pre or Post-concert meal on Sunday
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Seating Chart
Upcoming Events
Jurassic Park in Concert
New Jersey Symphony at the Movies
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor
New Jersey Symphony
This action-packed adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects, this epic film is sheer movie magic 65 million years in the making.
Welcome … to Jurassic Park!
Ruth Reinhardt Conducts Bartók & Mendelssohn
New Jersey Symphony Classical
Ruth Reinhardt conductor
Time For Three
Ranaan Meyer double bass | Nick Kendall violin | Charles Yang violin
New Jersey Symphony
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Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Breathing deep the bracing Atlantic salt air for the first time, 20-year-old Mendelssohn fell in love with the moody islands off Scotland’s west coast. He painted them in music, full of sweeping melodies, quick-shifting swells and dramatic energy.
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Kevin Puts Contact
Time for Three call themselves “a classically trained garage band” and they wow audiences with limitless virtuosity across every kind of music. They join the New Jersey Symphony for this joyous, Grammy Award-winning masterpiece by Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts.
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Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Written on what many thought was his deathbed, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra gave the composer new life. Every section of the orchestra gets the spotlight to dazzling effect, and the Concerto’s last moments are some of the most thrilling in all classical music.
The American Dream
New Jersey Symphony Classical
Xian Zhang conductor
Rob Kapilow conductor
JCC Young People’s Chorus @ Thurnauer
Young People’s Chorus of New York City®
Ember Choral Arts
New Jersey Symphony
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Still Darker America
Still wrote this in the 1920s to depict the struggles of his fellow African Americans, ultimately aiming to show “the triumph of a people over their sorrows through fervent prayer.” Tenderness and toughness mark this moving testament to resilience.
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Rob Kapilow We Came to America (World Premiere, Commissioned by the Thurnauer School of Music at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades)
In this nation of immigrants, we all have our stories. Inspired by in-depth source research, interviews with generations of immigrants, and melodies from many countries, composer Rob Kapilow has crafted an instant classic of compelling music for chorus and orchestra.
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Bernstein Three Dances Episodes from On the Town
The musical that gave the world “New York, New York,” On the Town was a hit from its wartime premiere. The story of three sailors on leave in Manhattan is filled with Bernstein’s signature restless energy, and made huge waves of its own in the 1940s with a racially diverse cast.
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Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
The tragedy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set on Manhattan’s fire escapes and sidewalks. These Symphonic Dances from West Side Story are a fountain of songs you love, from “Tonight” to “Maria” and the manic shout of “Mambo!”
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony
New Jersey Symphony Classical
Xian Zhang conductor
Tom Borrow piano
New Jersey Symphony
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David Ludwig NightVision
The New Jersey Symphony premiered this fantastic music in 2000, catching Ludwig at the launch of a career that now finds him Dean of Juilliard. Hear again, or for the first time, the promise of a young artist in full command of a virtuoso orchestra.
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Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24
You can say you heard him when, because young pianist Tom Borrow has been named “the very definition of ‘one to watch’” (International Piano). He brings his jaw-dropping technique and poet’s soul to Mozart’s most dramatic concerto.
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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Brass choruses will make the hall ring in this most beloved of Tchaikovsky’s six symphonies. The composer wrestled with fate in his Fifth, and filled it from start to finish with musical electricity and hope.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
New Jersey Symphony at the Movies
Nicholas Hersh conductor
New Jersey Symphony
In the spectacular climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet.
Jennifer Koh and Jun Märkl Return!
New Jersey Symphony Classical
Jun Märkl conductor
Jennifer Koh violin
New Jersey Symphony
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Liszt Prometheus
Liszt was a fire-breather of a composer, perhaps inspired by the Greek god himself who gave humans fire. His Prometheus lets the orchestra tell the riveting ancient story of theft, punishment, and triumph.
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Tyshawn Sorey For Marcos Balter (New Jersey Symphony Co-Commission)
Newark’s own Tyshawn Sorey has a dozen surprises up his sleeve in his new work, especially as he makes superstar soloist Jennifer Koh “disappear” into the orchestra. The effect is singularly haunting and beautiful.
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Brahms/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1 (Orchestrated)
The composer of four magnificent symphonies, Brahms also wrote reams of gorgeous chamber pieces. His Piano Quartet is arranged so vividly for orchestra that it could be Brahms' Fifth.