Category: Broadway

https://live-convocations.pantheonsite.io/event/gentlemans-guide-love-murder/ I just wanted to talk to you about the whole process of putting Gentleman’s Guide up on Broadway and winning the Tony Award.  As they say in Sound of Music, let’s start at the very beginning.  How did you...

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed the show and I think it’s quite safe to say that a great deal of the success of the show is in the staging and just the absolute fun of it. Why don’t we start with...

Learn how the talented actors & musicians in Cabaret are one in the same. Go behind the scenes first, then reserve your seat at the Kit Kat Club January 11.

Go behind the scenes with "Fraulein Kost" of Cabaret to learn how these talented actors & musicians are one in the same. Cabaret national tour stops at Purdue's Elliott Hall of Music January 11 Reserve your spot at the Kit...

The Broadway revival of this enchanting musical incorporates Bob Fosse-style choreography, a big top set, and high-flying circus acrobatics.

WINNER – BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL! The enchanting musical Pippin will swing into Elliott Hall of Music with a dazzling new production based on the revival originally directed by Diane Paulus (Waitress, Hair, Porgy and Bess). Pippin won four Drama Desk...

The 20th anniversary of this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters—love.

In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway…and forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s Rent continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the...

The 10th anniversary farewell tour is back one last time. Relive ABBA’s hits in this feel-good show featuring “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me,” and more.

Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. On this 10th anniversary tour, it’s your turn to have the time of your life at this smash-hit musical that combines...

The cast and crew of Dirty Dancing was in residency for a 2 week time period leading up to their performance on Purdue’s campus. During that time period, theater and dance students were able to participate in master classes and attend a tech rehearsal.

The cast and crew of Dirty Dancing was in residency for a 2 week time period leading up to their September 10 performance on Purdue’s campus. During that time period, theatre and dance students were able to participate in master...

Dirty Dancing opens its North American tour from Elliott Hall of Music on Saturday, September 10 at 8:00 PM. The production has been in residence at Purdue for two weeks as it prepares for the upcoming tour. As part of...

Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage - the staged production of the worldwide hit film with live music will be at 8 p.m. Sept. 10 at Purdue's Elliott Hall of Music. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations with...

The production crew and cast of Dirty Dancing will be in residence for two weeks at Purdue as they prepare to launch the North American tour from Elliott Hall of Music.

Dirty Dancing – the classic love story - will be brought to life, live on stage for Purdue Convocations' 2016-17 Season on September 10 at Elliott Hall of Music. An exceptional cast of actors, singers and dancers and production crew will...

Mamma Mia!’s creator Judy Craymer tells how this magnificent record-breaking musical first triumphed in London and then conquered the world…

By Judy Cramer, Creator of Mamma Mia! As Creative Producer of Mamma Mia!, my job started long before any script had been written. The story begins more than 25 years ago when I first met Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, the...

Winner of 8 Tony Awards, Once features an ensemble of actors who play their own instruments onstage & tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician.

FROM THE BIG SCREEN TO THE BROADWAY STAGE How the Academy Award-winning indie film sensation was transformed into the 8-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In 2007, the charming, off-beat Irish film Once opened to glowing reviews and quickly developed a...