MPAC presents a wide range of events in March, featuring headliners like classic rock including Kansas, the Southern blues of The Devon Allman Project and a variety of Irish events headlined by Celtic Thunder. Please note that MPAC’s schedule is subject to change. Guest attractions listed at end.
March events:
Women In Hip Hop: From The Mic to The Boardroom
Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 pm
Wes Jackson, educator, producer and entrepreneur, returns to MPAC with a new virtual presentation highlighting the journey of women in hip hop. From Sha Rock to Megan Thee Stallion, and Sylvia Robinson (Sugar Hill Records) to Desiree Perez (CEO of Roc Nation), women have mastered the ability to hold and wield power from both the artistic and business side of this global billion-dollar industry. This virtual lecture will be followed by Q&A.
Free event; tickets must be reserved in advance.
Celtic Thunder Ireland
Friday, March 4 at 7:30 pm
Celtic Thunder Ireland celebrates 10 years of Celtic Thunder hits and features their most popular songs and Irish and Celtic fan favorites that launched Celtic Thunder into the hearts music lovers across the U.S. The wonderful arrangements of the ensemble numbers in Celtic Thunder Ireland reflect the power of the soloists, who range in age and musical style, featuring songs that celebrate a common Celtic heritage.
$59-$99
Kansas: Point of Know Return Tour
Friday, March 11 at 7:30 pm
Kansas marks the 40th anniversary of the release of their classic album Point of Know Return (“Dust in the Wind”) by performing the iconic recording in its entirety as well as other Kansas favorites.
$49-$129
The National Dance Company of Ireland: Rhythm of the Dance
Sunday, March 13 at 3 pm and 7 pm
Celebrate all things Irish in this high-energy production featuring award-winning step dancers, musicians and vocalists who bring to life the vibrant spirit of the Emerald Isle.
$29-$59; Livestream 7pm $20
The Queen of Soul: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 pm
Aretha Franklin is recognized as the most successful female recording artist in history. Musician, vocalist, and composer Damien Sneed pays homage to the Queen of Soul with fresh renditions of her most cherished hits. Backed by an accomplished cast of musicians and vocalists including four-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Karen Clark Sheard of the legendary gospel group The Clark Sisters, this multi-media tribute is a tender and spiritual reflection upon the life of a music icon.
$39-$69
The Fab Four — The Ultimate Tribute
Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 pm
The Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles tribute due to their precise attention to detail. With uncanny, note-for-note live renditions of your favorite Beatles’ classics, The Fab Four will make you think you are watching the real thing!
$39-$59 (LIMITED TICKETS)
The Devon Allman Project featuring Jimmy Hall and Larry McCray and Samantha Fish Band
Friday, March 25 at 7:30 pm
Led by Blues Music Award winning guitarist Devon Allman, and featuring two Allman Betts band members, The Devon Allman Project performs the music of The Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman as well as fan favorite originals and surprise covers. Featuring Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie) and Larry McCray, the Samantha Fish Band, and special guests the River Kittens, this concert promises to be an explosive night of blues rock not to be missed.
$29-$69
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: The Grand Reopening Tour
Saturday, March 26 at 8 pm
Postmodern Jukebox, the time-twisting musical collective known for putting “pop music in a time machine,” is set to make the ‘20s roar again! The Grand Reopening Tour will bring PMJ back to thrill music-starved audiences as they perform some of modern music’s biggest hits in the classic styles of bygone eras.
$39-$79
Straight No Chaser: Back in the High Life Tour 2022
Tuesday, March 29 at 7:30 pm
The international phenomenon Straight No Chaser disproves all stereotypes of male a cappella groups. Neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, they immediately bring audiences to their feet with nothing more than microphones in hand, grins ear-to-ear, witty banter on point, and an uncanny ability to belt out R&B, smooth jams, and stadium anthems carried by style, swagger and spirit.
$39-$79
The following Guest Attractions will be at MPAC in March:
New Jersey Ballet: Don Quixote
Saturday, March 5 at 8 pm
New Jersey Ballet premiered Don Quixote 2011, and it had made it to the Star-Ledger’s prestigious Top Ten dance events of the year. Don Quixote is rich in Spanish color, flavor, and the laugh-out-loud humor of Cervantes’ masterpiece about an old knight, his squire, and their foray into the age of chivalry.
$29-$59
New Jersey Symphony: Ravel’s Bolero
Sunday, March 6 at 3 pm
Superb NJ Symphony principals step into the spotlight: Bart Feller in a tour de force that lets the flute’s shining personalities sing out, and Jonathan Spitz in a piece many call the perfect cello concerto. Xian Zhang bookends this beauty with iconic pieces by the master orchestral colorist Maurice Ravel, ending with the slow-build hurricane of Boléro.
$43-$92
Morris Family Concerts: A Day of Irish Culture
March 12 at 2:30 pm & 5 pm
Continue the celebration of Irish culture with two events at Mayo Performing Arts Center. An interactive Children’s concert at 2:30pm following the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Morristown. There is also a 5:00pm concert by Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones. Derek Warfield is a singer, songwriter, mandolin player and a founding member of the Wolfe Tones, performing with the band for nearly thirty seven years, writing and recording over 60 songs.
Children’s show: $5
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfetones: $45-$65
New Jersey Ballet: Hansel & Gretel
Sunday, March 27 at 3 pm
This two-act ballet is a lively re-telling of the well-known fairytale about a brother and sister who wander into a forest where they are captured by a witch in a fantastic gingerbread house. In a classic good-triumphs-over-evil plot, the spunky youngsters defeat the witch, free other children she had baked into gingerbread, and are reunited with their loving parents in the happily-ever-after finale. The ballet incorporates the beautiful music of Engelbart Humperdinck, including his “Fourteen Angels” bedtime prayer and features New Jersey Ballet’s original “storyteller” narration so even the littlest theatergoer can keep up with ease.
$15-$25
American River
A documentary film by Scott Morris
Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Mary Bruno spent her childhood fearing the polluted stretch of the Passaic River near her home. Decades later, she returns to rediscover the river of her youth. AMERICAN RIVER is a cinemac adventure that follows Ms. Bruno and river guide Carl Alderson on a 4 ‐day, 80‐mile kayak journey from the Passaic’s pristine headwaters to its toxic mouth in Newark Bay. Along the way, candid conversations with residents, experts and advocates reveal the Passaic’s extraordinary history, geology and ecology: How did this powerful and once‐celebrated river become one of the most contaminated in America? Can it be saved?
Suggested $10
As of press time, MPAC patrons must show proof of vaccination and a photo ID at the door, or a negative COVID test within 48 hours of an event. Masks are strongly encouraged.
