Extra! Extra! MPAC has great shows coming in May. Headlined by our spring production of Newsies (May 30-June 1), there’s a great variety of shows for everyone from little kids to classical music fans. Highlights include HMS Pinafore, Howie Mandel, and MPAC’s Sustainability Series.
Tickets for all events are available at www.MayoArts.Org or by calling the box office at 973-539-8008.
Ticketed MPAC events (prices include ticket service fees):
Brit Floyd: Wish You Were Here: 50th Anniversary
Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 pm
Brit Floyd returns with their biggest and most spectacular production to date, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here and other classic hits, complete with a stunning laser and light show, iconic circular screen, inflatables and theatrics.
MPAC SUSTAINABILITY SERIES:
Mattias Klum: The Planet in Our Hands
Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 pm
Through dramatic images and heart-stopping tales of facing down an Asiatic lion, embedding with a tribe of meerkats, stalking deadly vipers, and nearly getting burned alive atop a hot air balloon over a dense Amazon jungle, Mattias Klum tells the story of a planet Earth as the truly complex system it is. A masterful storyteller, he weaves humor, beauty and wonder into each talk, earning him a cult following and reminding us that what we have is worth saving.
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: HMS Pinafore
Friday, May 9 at 8 pm
Ride a wave of music and laughter with Gilbert and Sullivan’s delightful comedic tale about overblown nationalism, personal ambition and forbidden love amongst the social classes of British society and the Royal Navy.
Vic DiBitetto
Saturday, May 10 at 7 pm
Comedian Vic DiBitetto churns energy, honesty and humanity into nonstop laughter. He’s been called a cross between Rodney Dangerfield and Ralph Kramden. The bottom line is, DiBitetto leaves his audiences breathless with laughter.
Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical
Tuesday, May 13 at 4 pm (Sensory friendly)
This madcap musical based on Dav Pilkey’s (Captain Underpants, Dogman) irreverently hilarious book series finds Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog starting an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics, flipping out their fishy father Flippy in the process!
Howie Mandel
Friday, May 16 at 8 pm
Howie Mandel has remained a constant force in show business for more than 40 years, and has been fixture as a long-time judge on NBC’s flagship series America’s Got Talent. Mandel returns for another off-the-cuff, anything-goes evening of laughs. Language, Mature content. Adults only.
MPAC Spring Musical: Disney’s Newsies
Friday, May 30 at 7:30 pm
Sat. May 31 at 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 1 at 12 pm (Sensory friendly) and 5:30 pm
Based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this musical tells the story of Jack Kelly, a rebellious newsboy who dreams of a life as an artist away from the big city. After publishing giant Joseph Pulitzer raises newspaper prices at the newsboys’ expense, Kelly and his fellow newsies take action as all of New York City soon recognizes the power of “the little man.”
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