First of all, our apologies for being away for a few days. While we would love to spend every part of our day posting to all our lovely readers, every day life tends to get in the way. But we're here....and ready for another NJ venue as we begin to wrap up this portion of our venues!
We love our community theatres, right? We think the boys will too! And while we featured one in Southern NJ, there should also be one in Northern NJ to share as well! So today, we have the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown!
Remember, if you like a venue or have any questions/comments for us, please don't hesitate to contact us at BringBDtoEC@gmail.com and let us know what you think! (Please let us know, we want the boys here just as much as you do!)
Peace, Love, & Bonnie Dune!
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Mayo Performing Arts Center:
100 South Street
Morristown, NJ 07960
(973) 539-0345
Booking:
Facility Rental:
Tim McMurray, Operations Manager
(973) 539-0345, ext. 6587
History:
The Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit
performing arts 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 Community Theatre was built in 1937 and was once the
crown jewel of Walter Reade’s chain of movie theatres in New Jersey. Its
success mirrored the love affair between America and movies during Hollywood’s
Golden Age. By the 1980s, however, the Theatre had fallen into disrepair and
sat idle and hulking for nearly a decade.
Things changed in 1994 when an army of tireless volunteers,
armed with a sense of civic pride and limitless elbow grease pulled together
and saved the Theatre from its uncertain fate. On September 29, after months of
toil, the Theatre reopened as a performing arts center with a gala performance
featuring the Kirov Orchestra of Saint Petersburg and Morristown resident and
renowned pianist, Alexander Slobodyanik. Many volunteers openly wept as the
Theatre’s renaissance finally came to fruition.
Now in its 17th season, the Mayo Performing Arts Center has
become one of New Jersey’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations and now
hosts more than 200 performances to more than 200,000 patrons every year. Most
recently, the Theatre completed its four year, $7 million “Setting the Stage”
capital campaign, which allowed for major renovations including an orchestra
pit, a state of the art fly-rail system, new dressing rooms and central air
conditioning, which allows for year round programming. Additionally, the
capital campaign led to the completion of the Theatre’s suite of education
studios, which allows the Theatre to offer performing arts education classes to
both children and adults. The upstairs balcony was renovated in 2011, with new
restrooms, Art Gallery space and concessions.
In May 2011, the Theatre officially changed its name to Mayo
Performing Arts Center, completing a three-year transition.
