EVENTS

Purdue Convocations

Phone 765-494-9712
Email convos@purdue.edu
Website https://convocations.purdue.edu

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  • Poster for Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience, presented by Purdue Convocations, featuring a black-and-white image of Johnny Cash playing guitar with his name in bold above and colorful blurred lights in the background.

    Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    This multimedia show celebrates the life and music of The Man in Black through live music, Johnny Cash’s voice, and never-before-seen footage.

    $8
  • Emmet Cohen

    Emmet Cohen Trio & Friends

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Dynamic and charismatic, Emmet Cohen, an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and music educator, returns for an energetic live performance.

    $8
  • Call of the Wild

    Call of the Wild

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    A dramatic retelling of Jack London’s classic tale Call of the Wild will make you feel the bitter Yukon winds at your back just like brave sled dog Buck.

    $8

  • Dance Theatre of Harlem

    Dance Theatre of Harlem

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    An international sensation, Dance Theatre of Harlem pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. with beautiful, passionate choreography and performance.

    $8
  • Lakecia Benjamin

    Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Young jazz saxophone sensation Lakecia Benjamin will headline the annual Purdue Jazz Festival with a captivating and awe-inspiring live performance.

    $8

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, Actors From The London Stage

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Fowler Hall 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Actors From The London Stage present Shakespeare in its purest, most beautiful form in their rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

    $8
  • A band performs outdoors at sunset, surrounded by large flames shooting up from barrels, creating a dramatic and fiery backdrop—much like Parker McCollum at Purdue electrifying the crowd against the vast desert landscape.

    Parker McCollum

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum released Never Enough, a statement album that cements his status as one of country music’s undeniable new stars. McCollum has been named an ‘Artist to Watch’ by Rolling Stone, Billboard, SiriusXM, CMT, RIAA, and more with American Songwriter noting, “The Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom.”

    $8
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, Actors From The London Stage

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Fowler Hall 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Actors From The London Stage present Shakespeare in its purest, most beautiful form in their rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

    $8
  • Counterpoint

    Counterpoint

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Piano/dance duo Counterpoint will honor master composers Bach, Mozart and Brahms as well as the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”

    $8
  • "You can't stop the beat" - Hairspray - Broadway's Tony Award-winning best musical

    Hairspray

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    “Good Morning Baltimore!” Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change this big world? She can with lots and lots of Hairspray!

    $8
  • TEDxPurdueU - Recurrence

    TEDxPurdueU: Recurrence

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Featuring national, regional and local thought leaders, the 2024 TEDxPurdueU will explore how recurrence influences our lives at a deeper level.

    $8
  • Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara

    Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    From Carnegie Hall to Geneva, Madrid to Chicago, classical violinist Melissa White and pianist Pallavi Mahidhara have played all around the world.

    $8
  • for KING + COUNTRY

    for KING + COUNTRY

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Catch for KING + COUNTRY, the Grammy®-winning duo, chart-toppers, and impactful philanthropists, at Elliott Hall of Music on Feb. 24, 2024 at 7:30pm

    $8
  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Embark on an interstellar adventure with Ms. Frizzle and her curious students in 'The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System.

    $8

  • Kronos Quartet

    Kronos Quartet

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Kronos Quartet returns to celebrate 50 years of modern chamber music excellence. The group will pull from decades of material for an unforgettable experience.

    $8
  • Peach Pit

    Peach Pit

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Purdue Student Concert Committee is excited to present Peach Pit at Elliott Hall of Music on Thursday, March 21, 2024

    $8

  • Come From Away

    Come From Away

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Come From Away is an inspirational musical that tells the true story of a Newfoundland town opening their homes to stranded travelers on 9/11.

    $8
  • Shrek The Musical

    Shrek The Musical

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Shrek – The Musical is a show as big as its titular character, bringing all your favorite characters from the animated film to life.

    $8
  • Purdue Day of Giving

    Purdue Day of Giving 2024

    Join us on April 24th for Purdue Day of Giving and help empower Convos in creating unforgettable moments through the power of performance.

    $15 – $20

  • A cheering crowd at a concert with confetti in the air. Large yellow text over the image reads: 2024-2025 Purdue Convocations Season Launches Soon!.

    2024-2025 Season Launch

    MatchBOX Coworking Studio 17 S 6th St, Lafayette, IN

    Join us on June 26th as we announce our exciting 2024-25 Season! We can’t wait for you to join us for captivating theatre, music from around the world, and award-winning Broadway productions right here in our community.

    $15 – $20

  • Poster showing Spider-Man (Miles Morales) standing with a serious expression. Bold graffiti-style text reads “A Live in Concert! Spider-Man Purdue Across the Spider-Verse” on a blue and purple background.

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Building on the success of the sold-out global shows of the first Oscar®-winning Spider-Man™ animated Spider-Verse film, comes the highly anticipated sequel: Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, set to captivate Purdue audiences on September 15, 2024 at 6pm in Elliott Hall of Music.

    $15 – $20
  • 29th Annual West Lafayette Global Fest

    29th Annual West Lafayette Global Fest

    Downtown West Lafayette 222 N Chauncey Ave, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Celebrate cultures at the 29th Annual West Lafayette Global Fest with vibrant performances, international cuisine, and engaging cultural exhibits.

    $15 – $20
  • Yo-Yo Ma

    A Conversation With Yo-Yo Ma

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Purdue University President Mung Chiang and the Purdue Presidential Lecture Series present the renowned cellist, recording artist, and humanitarian leader Yo-Yo Ma in a special engagement moderated by PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown.

    $8

  • TINA - The Tina Turner Musical with actress playing Tina Turner, singing into microphone

    TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the triumphant story of the Queen of Rock and Roll set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits!

    $15 – $20

  • The Mingus Big Band

    Mingus Big Band

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Experience the 14-piece Mingus Big Band live at the 2025 Purdue Jazz Festival, celebrating jazz legend Charles Mingus. Coming to Purdue on January 24, 2025.

    $15 – $20

  • Hadestown

    Hadestown

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

    $15 – $20
  • Pretty Woman: The Musical

    Pretty Woman: The Musical

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award®-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, an original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J. F. Lawton. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will lift your spirits and light up your heart. Are you ready to fall in love all over again?

    $15 – $20
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Hamlet
    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Experience Shakespeare’s Hamlet with Actors From The London Stage. 5 actors each share responsibility for the direction of the play and perform two or three major roles (as well as several minor ones). Through imagination and collaboration, the cast conjures Shakespeare’s immortal words and worlds into being.

    $26 – $34

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Hamlet
    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Experience Shakespeare’s Hamlet with Actors From The London Stage, featuring minimal staging and multiple roles.

    $26 – $34
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Hamlet
    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Experience Shakespeare’s Hamlet with Actors From The London Stage, featuring minimal staging and multiple roles.

    $26 – $34

  • Chicago

    Chicago

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Experience the razzle-dazzle of Broadway's longest-running musical, Chicago, with stunning dance and jazz! Coming to Purdue on April 3, 2025.

    $15 – $20