Category: Broadway

Something Rotten

The unique humor of Broadway’s funniest show

The laugh lines in the Broadway hit Something Rotten! flow from different sources. Some come at the expense of William Shakespeare, the rock star of his day, here played as a world-weary writer who finds being famous so much more...
Promotional image for The Wizard of Oz at Elliott Hall of Music on April 28, showing ruby slippers on a yellow brick road, surrounded by green fog, with the title in gold letters.

Click your heels three times…The Ruby Slippers

Each pair of ruby slippers is estimated at a value of $1.5 million, making them the most expensive Hollywood memorabilia known. They have been dubbed by some as "The Holy Grail" of all Hollywood nostalgia.  Despite their incredible fame, the...
Four actors dressed as the Scarecrow, Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tin Man from The Wizard Of Oz smile and walk arm-in-arm on a colorful stage with an orange sunburst background, capturing the magic of the Wizard Of Oz movie.

The Phenomenon of The Wizard Of Oz

"For nearly forty years this story has given faithful service to the Young in Heart; and Time has been powerless to put its kindly philosophy out of fashion. To those of you who have been faithful to it in return...
A stylized grand piano on an orange background with scattered piano keys. The lid features the text: A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, inspired by Darko Tresnjak’s vision, in decorative fonts.

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”

When the Tony Awards were handed out in June of 2014, the stylishly comic musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, took home four trophies, including the biggest: Best Musical. “It was the most incredible thing,” says author Robert...
Two actors in period costumes from A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder raise mugs joyfully on a decorated stage, while a third actor stands as bartender behind a bar set with shelves of bottles in the background.

Q&A with “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” writers Steven Lutvak and Robert Freedman

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...
A group of actors in elaborate period costumes pose dramatically around a dinner table on stage, all with surprised expressions and raised hands, in a scene from A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, directed by Darko Tresnjak.

Q&A with “A Gentleman’s Guide To Love and Murder” director, Darko Tresnjak

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...
Sally Bowles and cast from Cabaret

Behind the scenes of Cabaret

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.

A person stands in a spotlight on stage before a large Pippin sign, with two acrobats performing on aerial hoops above, set against a red curtain backdrop with geometric patterns that evoke the vibrant world of Pippin.

Pippin the musical brings high-flying acrobats on April 15

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

Mamma Mia performance image

Mamma Mia! The Ultimate Feel Good Show

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.

A group of theatre students stands in the audience section of a dimly lit theater, observing a tech rehearsal for

Theatre Students Experience Unique & Formative “Dirty Dancing” Tech Rehearsal

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.

Purdue Dance Students with Dirty Dancing cast

Dirty Dancing Holds Residency at Purdue

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

‘Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage’ at Purdue Sept. 10

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...