Music and Theater: 2026

Rich and varied, music in Northwest New Jersey is just the ticket for evenings that end on high notes. Your musical destination is never very far away and often the price can't be beat.


Saturday, March 21-22 • LOCAL CHEESE & WINE TASTING. Why travel to Italy when you can experience cave-aged Italian style cheese at home?! Complimentary samples of Jersey Girl cheese paired withdelicious Villa Milagro wines. Enjoy small plate of cheese here and take some home.. Villa Milagro Vineyards, Finesville. 908/995-2072


Saturday, March 21 • BILLY GOATS GRUFF AND OTHER TALES. . The Theatre at RVCC, North Branch. 908/725-3420


Saturday, March 21-22 • NEW JERSEY BALLET. Icons of American Ballet featuring New Jersey Symphony. Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. 973/539-8008


Sunday, March 22 • HARRY ALLEN QUARTET. . Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall, Allamuchy. 201/424-2329


Thursday, March 26 • LARRY CAMPBELL & TERESA WILLIAMS. . Roy's Hall, Blairstown. 908/362-1399


Thursday, March 26 • CUBANISMO!. Led by master trumpeter Jesús Alemañy. Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. 973/539-8008


Thursday, March 26 • THE TEN TENORS. 30th Anniversary World Tour. Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. 973/539-8008


Thursday, March 26 • GALVIN CELLO QUARTET. . Morris Museum Bickford Theater, Morristown. 973/971-3700


Friday, March 27 • THE MIKADO. New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players. Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. 973/539-8008


Friday, March 27 • ORPHEUS & JEREMY DENK. . Morris Museum Bickford Theater, Morristown. 973/971-3700


Sunday, March 29 • NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY. Beethoven's “Pastoral” Symphony. Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. 973/539-8008


Sunday, March 29 • MAURICE DURUFLÉ'S TRANSCENDENT REQUIEM (OPUS 9). The concert will feature the combined choirs of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and Morristown United Methodist Church, led by John Liepold (conductor) and Anthony Hammond (organ).. Great Music on the Morristown Green, Morristown.


Sunday, March 29 • HUNTER HAYES: THE EVERGREEN TOUR WITH BLÜ EYES. . The Newton Theatre, Newton. 973/383-3700


Saturday, April 4 • JAMES MCMURTRY. . Roy's Hall, Blairstown. 908/362-1399


Thursday, April 9 • CERUS QUARTET. . Morris Museum Bickford Theater, Morristown. 973/971-3700


April 9 – April 19 • THE NICETIES. An accomplished Ivy League professor holds routine office hours with an ambitious young student to discuss her thesis: if history is written by the victors, who tells the story of the oppressed? . Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown. 908/979-0900


Friday, April 17 • BÉLA FLECK: BEATRIO. . The Newton Theatre, Newton. 973/383-3700


Saturday, April 18 • SOUL ASYLUM ACOUSTIC. . The Newton Theatre, Newton. 973/383-3700


Saturday, April 25 • JANET'S PLANET. A tour through the Solar System. The Theatre at RVCC, North Branch. 908/725-3420


Sunday, April 26 • GIACOMO GATES TRIO. . Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall, Allamuchy. 201/424-2329


Sunday, April 26-3 • LITTLE WOMEN. NEXTstage Repertory. Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown. 908/979-0900


Sunday, May 3 • RIO PLAYS RIO AT 88: RIO CLEMENTE. Rio Plays Rio at 88. Morris Museum Bickford Theater, Morristown. 973/971-3700


Thursday, May 7 • AN EVENING WITH MARTIN GUITAR. . Morris Museum Bickford Theater, Morristown. 973/971-3700


Saturday, May 23 • DOUBLE VISION: THE FOREIGNER EXPERIENCE. Hackettstown Rotary Club Fundraiser. Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown. 908/979-0900


Sunday, May 31 • JERRY WELDON QUINTET. . Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall, Allamuchy. 201/424-2329


Saturday, June 20 • MOE-TION DANCE THEATRE. A series of compelling vignettes that honor the changes, wisdom, and beauty that come with growing older. Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown. 908/979-0900


Thursday, June 25 • A TASTE OF IRELAND. World - class performers blend melodic folk mashups, live jaw-dropping acapella tap battles and heartwarming story telling. . Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown. 908/979-0900


Sunday, June 28 • RIO CLEMENTE QUARTET. . Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall, Allamuchy. 201/424-2329


July 9 – July 19 • THE WEDDING SINGER. Summerfest 2026. A wannabe rock star (aka professional wedding singer) is left at the altar and finally changes his tune.. Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown. 908/979-0900


Saturday, July 25 • FOUR STICKS. Summerfest 2026 Led Zeppelin tribute.. Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown. 908/979-0900


July 30 – August 9 • MALTBY & SHIRE'S: CLOSER THAN EVER. Summerfest 2026 filled to the brim with the brilliance for which these musical theatre giants are known.. Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown. 908/979-0900


Sunday, September 27 • CUBANO BE CUBANO BOP. . Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall, Allamuchy. 201/424-2329


Sunday, October 25 • ERIC COMSTOCK TRIO. . Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall, Allamuchy. 201/424-2329


Sunday, November 22 • NY/NJ ALL-STAR 18-PIECE BIG BAND. Music of Count Basie. Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall, Allamuchy. 201/424-2329

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