Mayo Performing Arts Center Celebrates 80th Anniversary

Mayo Performing Arts Center, once called The Community Theatre, opened its doors on December 23, 1937.

View historic images of the theatre here!

We are thrilled to celebrate 80 years of this special and historic building serving as Morristown's home for entertainment and memorable experiences. If our walls could talk, there'd be countless stories of great moments shared with family and friends!

Mayo Performing Arts Center, 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 2017-2018 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 and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. 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
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