'Morristown's Got Talent' finalists announced

MORRISTOWN – Seven contestants have been selected as finalists for the 8th annual Morristown's Got Talent show, which will be held at the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, February 25 at 7 pm.. More than 70 acts — from aspiring Broadway singers to middle-aged rock bands — auditioned at Morristown High School Saturday to be one of 16 finalists who will perform in the show.

Last year the popular fundraiser raked in $70,000 for the Morris Educational Foundation, the lead nonprofit partner of the K-12 Morris School District.

Seven volunteers from the foundation served as judges. For the February show, the judges will be professionals from the arts field, including producers, musicians and dancers.

Tickets for Morristown's Got Talent 2015, which is expected to sell out, will be available Feb. 1 and priced at $25, $50 or $75.

For more information, visit www.morrisedfoundation.org/morristownsgottalent

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Here are the 2014 finalists:

Amy Albin, student at Morristown High School. Song: "A Moment Like This"

Ally Are, employee of Mini of Morristown. Performance: poetry reading of original work

Art of Play band, Morristown High School students. Performance: funk medley

Battlefest Nation, a Morristown EMT. Performance: Dance medley

Evan Boncelet, student at Sussex Avenue school. Song: "When I Was Your Man"

The Bottle Openers band. Residents of Morristown. Song: "Wagon Wheel"

Amy and Julia Bozza. Amy: alumnae and employee in MSD; Julia: student at FMS singing duet: "Try"

BullShark band, Morristown alumni. Song: "Let's Get It On"

Grace Flanagan, student at Morris Plains Borough. Song and piano: "Gonna Get Over You"

Julia Martin, tel.973.428-6653, @JuliaMartinDR