Heather Longley, Center for the Performing Arts
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‘The Music Man’ Marches Into Eisenhower Auditorium
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“Ya Got Trouble” in Happy Valley as Big League Productions’ national tour of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” comes to Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. Tickets are $89 (orchestra and grand tier) and $74 (balcony) for adults; $53 and $48 for University Park students; and $72 and $57 for individuals 18 and younger. Tickets can be purchased online,…
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Penn State Alum Returns to Campus With Cast of Tony-Winning ‘Hadestown’ at Eisenhower Auditorium
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“Hadestown,” the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards—including Best New Musical—and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will make its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The cast features 2023 Penn State musical theater graduate Ryaan Farhadi. Tickets are $74 for adults, $48…
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Nittany Ballet’s Annual Performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ Brings Fresh Perspectives, Enhancements
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The battle between a toy nutcracker and a giant mouse is stuff of legend in the dream-like world of “The Nutcracker.” And if you thought the holiday classic couldn’t get any more magical, the ballet returns to the Eisenhower Auditorium stage with new costumes, fresh perspectives and more dancers. “Audiences will also notice new choreography…
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Latin Jazz Legend Eddie Palmieri Brings His Salsa Orchestra to Eisenhower Auditorium
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A veteran of the New York Latin music scene and leader of an intergenerational Afro-Cuban sound will continue his 60-year-plus legacy by leading a performance of his Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra at Penn State. Penn State ensemble Centre Dimensions will open the performance by the Latin jazz legend at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in…
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Le Consort Ensemble to Lift Up the Sonata at Penn State Performance
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Le Consort will guide their instruments in singing praise of the sonata form with the program “From Naples to London.” The chamber ensemble’s debut Penn State concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Recital Hall. The artists of Le Consort approach the violin trio sonata genre with youthful energy, a fresh ear…
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Eisenhower Auditorium Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Season with Concert by State College Bar Band Favorites
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“Flashback Forward: Eisenhower Auditorium Turns 50!” will kick off the celebration with longtime State College favorites Famly Brew (former members of the Phyrst Phamly), The Screaming Ducks and Pure Cane Sugar.
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‘Stomp’ Returns to Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium
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“Stomp,” the internationally acclaimed percussion show, returns to Penn State for an “explosive” stage production at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. From its beginnings as a street performance in the United Kingdom, “Stomp” has grown into an international sensation over the past 29 years, with performances in more than 50…
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‘200 Acres’ Walking Tour App Offers Fresh Perspective on Penn State’s Original Land and School History
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The newly launched narrated app guides user from Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium to The Arboretum.
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‘A Standing Witness’ Reviews the Past in February at Eisenhower Auditorium
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The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State will present “A Standing Witness,” a song-cycle set to poetry, at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The performance is a monumental collaboration between Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove, sung by mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and accompanied by…
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‘In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson’ Celebrates a Blossoming America at Eisenhower Auditorium
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An immigrant girl learns to love her new homeland, with a little help from America’s favorite pastime, in The Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s production of “In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.” The family-friendly stage performance will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are $15 for an adult…