Announcing the 2010-2011 Season

The Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts proudly announces the 2010-2011 season with an all-star lineup of over 100 performances beginning July 9.

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The 2010-2011 kicks off with a performance by Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin on October 1. Artists making their debuts this year include Itzhak Perlman, Tony Orlando, Ron White, Kathleen Madigan, Lonestar, Pink Martini, Mummenschanz, Savion Glover and Kevin Smith.

The Mayo Center will also be the host of New Jersey Ballet’s 40th Anniversary Nutcracker, with 10 performances between December 17 and December 26. This annual favorite has moved from its previous location, the Paper Mill Playhouse.

The season also features the return of some of the Theatre’s most in-demand favorites, including Lily Tomlin, Bill Cosby, Buddy Guy, Jackie Mason, Paul Anka, Johnny Mathis and many more.

The Theatre’s popular Kids Club series expands beyond Sundays to include weekday matinees.

2010-2011 Season (Shows subject to change)

JULY 20107/9 America: 40th Anniversary Tour
7/14 The Moody Blues – SOLD OUT7/16 Julio Iglesias
7/22 Soul Asylum & Gin Blossoms
7/29 Brandi Carlile

AUGUST 2010
8/1 Willie Nelson & Family
8/4 The Beach Boys
8/5 Kansas
8/19 Gretchen Wilson
8/20 Dennis Miller
8/25 Donna Summer
8/27 Styx

SEPTEMBER 2010
9/23 Phil Vassar
9/24 REO Speedwagon

OCTOBER 2010
10/1 Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin
10/8 Kathleen Madigan
10/9 Pat Metheny: The Orchestrion Tour
10/15 Natalie Merchant
10/16 Forever Plaid
10/17 They Might Be Giants’ Family Show
10/21 Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson
10/23 Count Basie Orchestra
10/24 Bellydance Superstars
10/28 Buddy Guy

NOVEMBER 2010
11/4 Lonestar
11/5 Art Garfunkel
11/6 Jackie Mason
11/7 Street Beat
11/9 Pink Martini
11/11 New Orleans Nights
11/13 Ron White
11/14 MacHomer
11/18 Dailey & Vincent
11/19 Paul Anka
11/21 Bayanihan: Philippine National Dance Co.
11/26 Manhattan Comedy Night
11/28 Mooseltoe

DECEMBER 2010
12/3 Jim Brickman’s Christmas Tour 2010
12/4 Howie Mandel
12/5 Vienna Boys Choir
12/9 Kenny Rogers Christmas and Hits
12/10 Christmas From Dublin with the Three Irish Tenors
12/11 Doo Wop Yule Pop
12/17-12/26 New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker

JANUARY 2011
1/8 The Magic of Bill Blagg III
1/9 Pinkalicious: The Musical
1/14 Mummenschanz
1/15 NBC’s Last Comic Standing Live Tour
1/16 Eletfa Hungarian Folk Ensemble
1/19 Click, Clack, Moo
1/20 One Man Star Wars
1/22 Harlem Gospel Choir
1/28 Manhattan Comedy Night
1/29 -1/30 Cats

FEBRUARY 2011
2/4 New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players:
HMS Pinafore
2/5 New Shanghai Circus
2/6 Beauty and the Beast
2/10 Hot Tuna Blues
2/11 Savion Glover
2/12 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
2/18 Philharmonic of Poland:
Vienna Gala Program
2/20 Garden State Folk Festival
2/24 Brad Zimmerman:
My Son The Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy
2/25 The Fab Four

MARCH 2011
3/3 Brad Sherwood & Colin Mochrie
3/4 Christine Ebersole
3/5 BeauSoleil’s 35th Anniversary Tour
3/6 Pippi Longstocking
3/8 Charlotte’s Web
3/10 Tango Buenos Aires
3/11 Celtic Fire
3/19 Kodo Drummers of Japan
3/20 Greg Popovich Comedy Pet Theater
3/24 Lily Tomlin
3/25 All Shook Up: The Elvis Tribute
3/26 Russian National Ballet Theatre
3/27 NJ Jazz Society presents Antoinette Montague

APRIL 2011
4/1 George Winston
4/2 Pilobolus
4/7 The Dukes of Dixieland
4/8 Rosanne Cash
4/9 Itzhak Perlman
4/10 Winnie The Pooh
4/14 Johnny Mathis
4/29 Kevin Smith
4/30 The Chapin Family in “Harry Chapin:
A Celebration in Song”

MAY 2011
5/6 Manhattan Comedy Night
5/7 The Pope’s Choir of Rome
5/10 Legally Blonde The Musical
5/13 Tony Orlando
5/21 NJ Ballet: Ballet with a Latin Beat
5/22 NJ Ballet: Sleeping Beauty
5/23 The Berenstain Bears

JUNE 2011
6/4 Bill Cosby

Free Outdoor Concerts begin June 15!

The Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts and the Arts Council of the Morris Area are presenting MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS, four free summer outdoor world music concerts in June and July. Each concert will feature a performance for a world music artist who reflects the diverse culture and population of the Morris County area.

Two concerts will be held at lunchtime and two in the evening. Brown bag a meal, stop by while walking your dog and experience a world music celebration while getting to know your neighbors.

“We are attempting to engage all the various and divergent populations, in and around Morristown, in a genuine celebration of all of our cultures and ethnic roots,” said Peter Mancuso, member of the Mayo Center Board of Trustees and Chair of the Center’s Community Outreach Committee. “How blessed we are to live in such a diverse community where all of us can come together for enjoyment of the arts.”

The concert schedule is:
June 15 at 12:15 pm on the Morristown Green
Fula Flute Trio – West African music with a trio of balafon (African xylophone, kora and tambin (African flute).

June 29 at 12:15 pm on the Morristown Green:
Conroy Warren Duo -- Featuring music of the Caribbean with guitar and steel pan, from 30-year Antigua native Conroy Warren.

July 13 at 6 pm on The Community Theatre Plaza
Los Ciegos Del Barrio - This multi genre Latin music group plays Merengue, Bachata, Salsa, Cumbia, Reggaeton, and rock music in both English and Spanish. "Los Ciegos Del Barrio" literally translates to "The Blind Boys from the Hood" – most of the band members are legally blind.

July 27 at 6 pm on The Community Theatre Plaza:
The East Winds Ensemble / Taikoza - Japanese music with taiko drums and fue flutes.

“Committed to bringing the arts to the center of community life, the Arts Council of the Morris Area is thrilled to collaborate with the Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts in this unique project: bringing music from around the world to the center of Morristown through an exciting, free outdoor concert series,” said Anne Aronovitch, Executive Director, Arts Council of the Morris Area.