Among those booked for The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown are, from left, Darlene Love, Ailey II, and Audra McDonald.
The Mayo Performing Arts Center’s 2026-27 season will officially open on Sept. 18, with a show by Jessica Vosk, the Broadway star (“Wicked,” “Beaches,” “Hell’s Kitchen”) and cabaret performer. More than 100 other events are now announced, too, with many more expected to join them later.
Bookings include other Broadway veterans (Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Darren Criss), rock artists (Darlene Love, Melissa Etheridge, Dion, Graham Nash), singers on their farewell tours (Art Garfunkel, Judy Collins), touring musicals (“Waitress,” “The Music Man,” “The Who’s Tommy”), comedians (Jon Lovitz, Tom Papa, Paula Poundstone), films with live music (“Ghostbusters,” “Coco,” “Rocky”), dance (New Jersey Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” Pilobolus, Step Afrika!), family entertainment (“Sesame Street Live,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas”) and much more.
Here is the lineup of all currently scheduled shows. Asterisks (*) denote events that are already on sale. Others will go on sale June 22 at 10 a.m., or are free.
For information and updates, visit mayoarts.org.
JANELLE JAMES
JUNE
June 25: Rick Atkinson. FREE
June 26: Straight No Chaser*
June 27: Taylor, Simon, King, tribute to James Taylor, Carly Simon and Carole King*
JULY
July 9: Darren Criss*
July 11: Janelle James*
July 21-22: Derek Hough featuring Hayley Hough, “Symphony of Dance: Encore”*
July 24: Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers*
July 26: “Hallmark Stars Live!” featuring Ashley Williams, Andrew Walker, Tamera Mowery-Housley and Jonathan Bennett*
July 29: Hindley St. Country Club*
July 20: Tyler Henry, “An Evening of Hope and Healing”*
AUGUST
Aug. 5: The Concert: A Tribute to Abba*
Aug. 6: Dead On Live, Bob Weir tribute*
Aug. 12: EagleMania, The Eagles tribute*
Aug. 16: The Stray Cats, Pete Bernhard*
Aug. 19: Orleans, Firefall, Pure Prairie League, Atlanta Rhythm Section*
Aug. 20: Glen Burtnik’s Summer of Love*
JENNY ANDERSON
JESSICA VOSK
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 9: Melissa Etheridge*
Sept. 10: Dion*
Sept. 12: The Australian Pink Floyd Show*
Sept. 13 Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone*
Sept. 17: The Rascals, “60th Anniversary Tour”*
Sept. 18: Jessica Vosk, “Opening Night Celebration”
Sept. 20: Air Supply*
Sept. 24: Kenny G*
Sept. 25: Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance
Sept. 26: UB40*
Sept. 27: David Foster & Katharine McPhee*
OCTOBER
Oct. 1: The Commodores*
Oct. 2: Graham Nash*
Oct. 3: “Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got the Moves”*
Oct. 8: Tom Papa*
Oct. 11: Buena Vista Orchestra*
Oct. 12: Nurse Blake*
Oct. 13: “Wheel of Fortune Live!”
Oct. 15: Vitamin String Quartet & Girl Named Tom*
Oct. 16-17: “Meredith Willson’s The Music Man”
Oct. 18: “Ghostbusters in Concert”*
Oct. 21: Toad the Wet Sprocket, “Rings: The Acoustic Tour,” with Willy Porter*
Oct. 22: A.J. Croce, “Croce Plays Croce”*
Oct. 24: “Coco Live-to-Film Concert”
Oct. 29: The Mavericks & Friends*
Oct. 30: ZOSO, Led Zeppelin tribute
ART GARFUNKEL
NOVEMBER
Nov. 6: Art Garfunkel*
Nov. 7: New Jersey Symphony, “Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey”*
Nov. 10: “Rocky in Concert”*
Nov. 11: The United States Army Concert Band & Soldiers’ Chorus. FREE
Nov. 13: New Jersey Ballet, “Red, White and Blue” program featuring works by Ulysses Dove, George Balanchine and Penny Saunders
Nov. 14: Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime*
Nov. 15: Don McLean, Lee Greenwood
Nov. 18: Murray & Peter Present: “A Drag Queen Christmas,” hosted by Nina West, with Myki Meeks, Nini Coco, Darlene Mitchell, Juicy Love Dion, Discord Addams, Crystal Methyd, Silky Ganache*
Nov. 19: 10,000 Maniacs*
Nov. 20: Three Dog Night*
Nov. 21: “IMOMSOHARD: The Flashback Tour”*
Nov. 22: Judy Collins, Oakland Rain*
Nov. 25: “Manhattan Comedy Night,” lineup TBA
Nov. 27: “A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage”
Nov. 28: Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis
Nov. 29: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” screening plus conversation with Chevy Chase
DECEMBER
Dec. 4: Darlene Love, “Love for the Holidays”
Dec. 11-13, 18-20, 24 and 26-27: New Jersey Ballet with New Jersey Symphony, “The Nutcracker”
BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
JANUARY
Jan. 7: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, “Asking for Trouble”
Jan. 9: “Mutts Gone Nuts: Unleashed!”
Jan. 15-16: “Waitress”
Jan. 22: “Manhattan Comedy Night,” lineup TBA
Jan. 27: Cirque Alice
Jan. 28: Reed Timmer, “Dominate the Storm: A Heart-Pumping Evening”
Jan. 30: Reza, “The Edge of Illusion”
Jan. 31: “Pinkalicious the Musical”
FEBRUARY
Feb. 6-7: “Mystic Pizza: A New Musical”
Feb. 12: Step Afrika!
Feb. 13: “Feast a da Funny: Italian American Comedy Night” with Tammy Pescatelli, Bret Ernst, Goumba Johnny
Feb. 14: The Cab Calloway Orchestra
Feb. 19: Brian Stokes Mitchell
Feb. 20: “Dog Man the Musical”
Feb. 26: “B.B. & Me … When Love Comes to Town,” tribute to B.B. King, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and others featuring Brother Chris Clermont
Feb. 27: Grand Shanghai Circus
JON LOVITZ
MARCH
March 11: Derek Warfield & the Young Wolf Tones
March 12: The Celtic Angels
March 13: “Manhattan Comedy Night,” lineup TBA
March 14: Kodo, “One Earth Tour 2027: Luminance”
March 18: “Piano Battle” featuring Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis
March 19: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, “The Pirates of Penzance”
March 20: Michael Carbonaro, “Wonderboy”
March 25: “Disenchanted!”
APRIL
April 4: “Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver” starring Jim Curry
April 9: Audra McDonald
April 10-11: “The Who’s Tommy”
April 16: Jon Lovitz
April 17: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
April 18: The Lettermen, The Four Freshmen
April 22: Pilobolus, “Trips”
April 23: The Orchestra, featuring former members of ELO and ELO Part II
April 30: Paula Poundstone
MAY
May 1: The Fab Four, The Beatles tribute
May 8: John Pizzarelli with Swing 7, Tony Bennett tribute
May 20: “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” screening with live music by New Jersey Symphony*
May 22: Vic DiBitetto
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