New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker is the longest running original professional production in the state. The production debuted in Millburn in 1971 with international star of New York City Ballet Edward Villella as the Cavalier. Since then, the company has given approximately 800 performances in theatres throughout New Jersey, with more than 5,000 dancers and children, and over a million viewers. Many in the audience who saw the production as children now bring their own children and grandchildren to see this cherished holiday tradition. New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker at MPAC will feature the New Jersey Symphony. When the curtain rises, audiences in Morristown can expect the eye-popping special effects, brilliant dancing, glorious costumes, and the magic and pantomime that has inspired critics to call it “A spectacle that never seems to age…magic that should go on and on,” and “One of the best…as good as it gets.” Photo by VAM Productions
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Disney's Fantasia in Concert (10/23/25-10/23/25)
Mayo Performing Arts Center is at 100 South St., Morristown, NJ.
Disney's Fantasia in Concert (10/23/25-10/23/25)
How to Train Your Dragon in Concert (7/11/25-7/11/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/5/25-6/5/25)
MPAC’s 11th Annual Spring Production: Newsies (5/30/25-6/1/25)
Timeless Masterpieces: Swan Lake Act II & More (5/17/25-5/18/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/10/25-4/10/25)
Once Upon a Time: Featuring excerpts from Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, and Sleeping Beauty (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (3/16/25-3/16/25)
Masterworks in Motion (3/15/25-3/15/25)
Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey (2/2/25-2/2/25)
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The Wolves
Old Library Theatre (12/12 - 12/14) | |
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NIC+DESI In Concert
Cape May Stage (12/14 - 12/14) | |
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Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert
State Theatre New Jersey (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/12 - 4/12) | |
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Mozart's Requiem
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/18 - 4/18) | |
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Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall and Beyond 2026
State Theatre New Jersey (3/4 - 3/4) | |
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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre (12/3 - 12/28) | |
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