Morristown ONSTAGE Registration Deadline Approaching

MORRISTOWN, NJ - For the 13th time in as many years, the Mayo Performing Arts Center is bringing the best amateur talent from Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains to an audience as part of Morristown ONSTAGE.

And the registration deadline is fast approaching.

Those who want to participate in the February event need to register for auditions by midnight on Dec. 11.

Four distinguished arts and entertainment professionals will judge the competition. Again this year there will be a $1,000 cash prize for 1st place for contestants ages 19 and over, $1,000 cash prize for 1st place for contestants ages 18 and under, a $500 award for the “Audience Choice” Winner which is a “text-to-vote” at the end of the show, and a $250 Rossoff Rising Star Award for talent training chosen by the Morristown ONSTAGE Steering Committee.

Auditions are open to anyone who lives, works, trains or goes to school in the towns of
Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains. Alumni of Morristown High School are also
invited to audition. Groups who have at least one member who lives, works, trains or goes to
school in the towns of Morristown, Morris Township or Morris Plains qualify to audition.

Auditions will take place on Friday at Morristown High School. Anyone interested
in auditioning must register at the event’s website, www.morristownonstage.com. The audition fee is $25.

“We are very excited to celebrate 13 years of extraordinary talent in our community and 13
years of Morristown ONSTAGE raising money to fund initiatives supporting the students in the
Morris School District. We have raised over $845,000 over the last 12 years, all of which goes directly to our fantastic school district to support our students. We hope to raise a record amount again this year,” said Melanie Smith, Morristown ONSTAGE event chair and member of the Morris Educational Foundation Board of Trustees. “We are also very excited to have
Morristown Medical Center Atlantic Health System renew its pledge to be our Education
Champion Headline Sponsor for 2020.”

Last year’s event was emceed by Tara Bernie, who was awarded an Emmy for her work as the
Senior Correspondent on DailyMailTV. She is also a five-time Emmy nominee for her past work
as a Senior Producer at Access Hollywood. She will be returning this year to reprise her role as emcee.

“You won’t want to miss this year’s show," Smith said. "This year’s theme is 20/20 Seeing Is Believing and we will celebrate vision, hope and achievement.”

Chairperson of the Morris Educational Foundation Patty Haralampoudis said the Morris Educational Foundation is very excited about Morristown ONSTAGE.

"We are proud to give our community’s local amateur talent an opportunity to perform in front of their hometown, and in an outstanding venue, the Mayo Performing Arts Center,” she said. "The event is always a sell-out, so be sure to get your tickets as soon as they go on sale in early 2020.”

Smith noted that the Morris Educational Foundation is an integral part of the Morris School District.

"This fundraising event will further the Foundation’s ability to distribute financial and other resources to and for the Morris School District for enrichment programs and other projects aimed at enhancing the quality of education and educational opportunities for students in the district,” Smith said.

Last year, the event raised over $175,000 for the Morris Educational Foundation. Tickets for the show will go on sale in early 2020 through The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.
The Morris Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that seeks to attract private resources to
support a variety of educational programs and initiatives in support of the Morris School
District. Through effective solicitation and distribution of funds, the Morris Educational
Foundation helps enable the District to continue to be the model of visionary social and
educational leadership it has been since its inception. For more information, visit the website at www.morrisedfoundation.org.

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