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For the first time in a decade, the acclaimed Acting Company brings a reimagined classic, Great Expectations, to the Loeb Playhouse stage. 

West Lafayette, IN — Purdue's STEM-focused curriculum centers on experiential learning in various academic disciplines. Specifically in the John Martinson Honors College, Dr. J. Peter Moore leads a student cohort's independent study of printmaking at their studio known as the PrintBay....

For the past 43 years, Yellowjackets has built a reputation as one of jazz’s most influential groups. Through sold-out tours, critical and commercial success, and numerous lineup changes, the powerhouse trio’s career spans 26 albums and 16 Grammy® nominations. On January 23, they’re set to perform for thousands of high school musicians and jazz enjoyers on Purdue’s campus in the annual Jazz Festival.

In 2015, the Convocations Piano Giving Circle gifted Convocations a Steinway D Concert Grand piano with the help of Eric Zuber. To honor this incredible legacy, the artist who helped us select this very piano, will return to Purdue for...

Next week, Convocations hosts two musical acts in the span of a few days. Martin Sexton and MercyMe perform on November 7 and 9 respectively. Both acts bring their tours to Purdue in a diverse showcase for a weekend of music.

America comes together in the music of Martin Sexton. Our hearts mend, our political and philosophical differences melt away, and the various strains of our roots music entangle. Of Sexton, The New York Times says: “His unpretentious heartiness helps him focus on every soul singer’s goal: to
amplify the sound of the ordinary heart.”

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – A unique homecoming is happening for one Boilermaker on October 2. Robert Cohen (B.A., Sound for the Performing Arts, 2024) is head audio engineer for the national touring production of The Book of Mormon. The show comes to Elliott Hall of Music next month. His experiences at Purdue have aided in his transition to the professional world. In Cohen’s time at Purdue, he founded and led LEAP (Live Events and Productions).

One of comedy’s biggest names, Tom Segura brings his 2025 global tour Come Together to West Lafayette. Segura’s highly anticipated new hour of comedy started touring last year and has sold out stops across Asia and North America.

Pretty Woman: The Musical, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories, will come to Purdue University on February 20, 2025 at 7:30pm in Elliott Hall of Music.

Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will come to Purdue University on February 6, 2025 at 7:30pm in Elliott Hall of Music.

The Mingus Big Band, one of the most influential ensembles in contemporary jazz, will perform at Purdue University on January 23, 2025 at 8:00pm in Loeb Playhouse.