Convos Stories

December 3, 2024

Giving Tuesday is Dec. 3, 2024

Thank you for being part of the audience that keeps the magic alive at Purdue Convocations! Each ticket you buy helps bring the world’s most captivating performances right here to Greater Lafayette. But did you know we can’t do it alone?

Thank you for being part of the audience that keeps the magic alive at Purdue Convocations! Each ticket you buy helps bring the world’s most captivating performances right here to Greater Lafayette. But did you know we can’t do it alone?

November 29, 2024

2024 Convos Holiday Gifts Buying Guide

Purdue Convocations offers a diverse lineup of performances for Spring 2025, making it easy to give unique holiday gifts to friends and family. Here’s a curated guide with something for everyone on your holiday gift shopping list.

Purdue Convocations offers a diverse lineup of performances for Spring 2025, making it easy to give unique holiday gifts to friends and family. Here’s a curated guide with something for everyone on your holiday gift shopping list.

November 25, 2024

Purdue celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” Excerpts in Concert

Purdue University invites the public to experience a profound evening of music, storytelling, and reflection at Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones Excerpts in Concert on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 7 PM at Loeb Playhouse (Location Changed)....

October 8, 2024

New music rehearsal space opens for students

With the goal of supporting the local live music scene’s growth, an instrument locker space in the lower level of Elliott Hall of Music has been transformed into a rehearsal home for student bands.

With the goal of supporting the local live music scene’s growth, an instrument locker space in the lower level of Elliott Hall of Music has been transformed into a rehearsal home for student bands.

October 2, 2024

Discover Rising Jazz Piano Star Isaiah J. Thompson at Purdue’s Loeb Playhouse

Join The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet for an extraordinary evening of jazz at Purdue’s Loeb Playhouse on October 12, 2024. Led by award-winning pianist Isaiah J. Thompson, the quartet features David Alvarez III on drums, Julian Lee on saxophone, and Sebastian Rios on bass. Together, they bring a dynamic, soulful performance that blends jazz tradition with innovation. Don’t miss this unforgettable night of piano, bass, drums, and sax!

Join The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet for an extraordinary evening of jazz at Purdue’s Loeb Playhouse on October 12, 2024. Led by award-winning pianist Isaiah J. Thompson, the quartet features David Alvarez III on drums, Julian Lee on saxophone, and Sebastian Rios on bass. Together, they bring a dynamic, soulful performance that blends jazz tradition with innovation. Don’t miss this unforgettable night of piano, bass, drums, and sax!

October 1, 2024

Full Casting Announced for an All-New North American Tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

The musical that celebrates the iconic life and legacy of Tina Turner continues to woo audiences around the world. Casting has been announced for an all-new North American tour of the joyful and triumphant Broadway smash hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical.

The musical that celebrates the iconic life and legacy of Tina Turner continues to woo audiences around the world. Casting has been announced for an all-new North American tour of the joyful and triumphant Broadway smash hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical.

August 27, 2024

Full Casting Announced for Brand New North American Tour of Dear Evan Hansen

Crossroads Live North America and Purdue Convocations announce the cast for the new North American tour of “Dear Evan Hansen,” running over 30 weeks in the 2024-2025 season, with a one-night performance at Purdue’s Elliott Hall on September 25, 2024. The cast includes Michael Fabisch as Evan Hansen. Tickets are on sale now.

Crossroads Live North America and Purdue Convocations announce the cast for the new North American tour of “Dear Evan Hansen,” running over 30 weeks in the 2024-2025 season, with a one-night performance at Purdue’s Elliott Hall on September 25, 2024. The cast includes Michael Fabisch as Evan Hansen. Tickets are on sale now.

August 26, 2024

A Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma in September

Purdue University President Mung Chiang and Purdue Convocations will host an exclusive free Presidential Lecture Series event featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma on September 29, 2PM, at Elliott Hall of Music, moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown. The event explores culture’s role in society through stories and musical interludes. Due to high demand, additional tickets for this and other 2024-2025 Purdue Convocations events will be available starting August 26.

Purdue University President Mung Chiang and Purdue Convocations will host an exclusive free Presidential Lecture Series event featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma on September 29, 2PM, at Elliott Hall of Music, moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown. The event explores culture’s role in society through stories and musical interludes. Due to high demand, additional tickets for this and other 2024-2025 Purdue Convocations events will be available starting August 26.

August 21, 2024

Jessie Murph announces North American headline tour with stop at Purdue

Experience Jessie Murph live at Elliott Hall of Music on November 1st as part of her In the Sticks Part 2 North American Tour. New album out September 6th!

Experience Jessie Murph live at Elliott Hall of Music on November 1st as part of her In the Sticks Part 2 North American Tour. New album out September 6th!

June 26, 2024

Purdue Convocations Announces its 2024-2025 season

The 2024-2025 Convos Season includes the 29th West Lafayette Global Fest, award-winning jazz and chamber musicians, a curricular integration theatre residency, thought-provoking lectures, family-friendly engagements, and award-winning Broadway musicals and major attractions in Elliott Hall of Music including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Dear Evan Hansen, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Hadestown, Pretty Woman: The Musical, and Chicago.

The 2024-2025 Convos Season includes the 29th West Lafayette Global Fest, award-winning jazz and chamber musicians, a curricular integration theatre residency, thought-provoking lectures, family-friendly engagements, and award-winning Broadway musicals and major attractions in Elliott Hall of Music including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Dear Evan Hansen, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Hadestown, Pretty Woman: The Musical, and Chicago.

May 2, 2024

Celebrating Our Graduating Interns

Evan, Izzy, Kyndahl, and Simay have been wonderful interns. We are so proud of them and can’t wait to see what they do next!

Evan, Izzy, Kyndahl, and Simay have been wonderful interns. We are so proud of them and can’t wait to see what they do next!

April 30, 2024

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert Lands at Elliott Hall of Music on September 15, 2024

Experience the sequel to the Oscar®-winning Spider-Man animated Spider-Verse film live in concert! Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Live In Concert combines stunning visuals with a groundbreaking soundtrack performed by a diverse ensemble of musicians. Full orchestra, scratch DJ, percussion, and electronic artists bring the iconic score to life on a colossal HD screen.

Experience the sequel to the Oscar®-winning Spider-Man animated Spider-Verse film live in concert! Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Live In Concert combines stunning visuals with a groundbreaking soundtrack performed by a diverse ensemble of musicians. Full orchestra, scratch DJ, percussion, and electronic artists bring the iconic score to life on a colossal HD screen.