EVENTS
Loeb Playhouse
Hamlet
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INExperience 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.
TEDxPurdueU: Parallax
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INTEDxPurdueU: Parallax explores dynamic interplay of perspectives, from science & technology to human psychology & societal discourse.
Mingus Big Band
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INExperience 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.
Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones: Excerpts in Concert
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INExcerpts from Terence Blanchard's groundbreaking opera, Fire Shut Up In My Bones, live with The E-Collective, Turtle Island Quartet, and guest vocalists.
The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INDiscover the rising star of jazz, Isaiah J. Thompson, winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards. Coming to Purdue on October 12, 2024.
Kronos Quartet
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INKronos Quartet returns to celebrate 50 years of modern chamber music excellence. The group will pull from decades of material for an unforgettable experience.
The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INEmbark on an interstellar adventure with Ms. Frizzle and her curious students in 'The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System.
Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INFrom Carnegie Hall to Geneva, Madrid to Chicago, classical violinist Melissa White and pianist Pallavi Mahidhara have played all around the world.
TEDxPurdueU: Recurrence
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INFeaturing national, regional and local thought leaders, the 2024 TEDxPurdueU will explore how recurrence influences our lives at a deeper level.
Counterpoint
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INPiano/dance duo Counterpoint will honor master composers Bach, Mozart and Brahms as well as the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”
Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INYoung jazz saxophone sensation Lakecia Benjamin will headline the annual Purdue Jazz Festival with a captivating and awe-inspiring live performance.
Call of the Wild
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INA 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.
Emmet Cohen Trio & Friends
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INDynamic and charismatic, Emmet Cohen, an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and music educator, returns for an energetic live performance.
Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INThis multimedia show celebrates the life and music of The Man in Black through live music, Johnny Cash’s voice, and never-before-seen footage.
Grandmaster Flash
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INGrandmaster Flash’s hit, “The Message,” forever changed hip-hop 40-plus years ago when it debuted as the first socially conscious rap track.
Hasta la Muerte: A Day of the Dead Show
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INWitness the pageantry, emotion, and music of Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead when LA’s Las Cafeteras brings its “Hasta La Muerte” show to Purdue.
HUMANS 2.0 by Circa
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INCirca’s new show, Humans 2.0, consists of tightly woven choreography of bodies where physical limits are pushed to the extreme.
Briscoe
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INLed by Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton, the band pushes feel-good vibes throughout its eclectic sound.
Les Violons du Roy w/ Inon Barnatan, piano
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INFrench-Canadian 15-piece chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy brings 38 years of classical and baroque repertoire to Purdue on April 26, 2023.
Slow Pulp
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INSudan’s many identities truly coalesce in her debut album, Athena: a psychedelic, magnetic take on modern R&B. Live at Purdue on April 5!
Sudan Archives
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INSudan’s many identities truly coalesce in her debut album, Athena: a psychedelic, magnetic take on modern R&B. Live at Purdue on April 5!
Memphis Jookin’: The Show
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INTennessee choreographer Lil Buck is an agile ambassador of Memphis Jookin’ — his city’s ankle-bending, gravity-defying signature style of street dance.
Danny Carmo’s Mathematical Mysteries
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INThe Mathematical Mysteries tour will engage audiences young and old with magic, mathematics, and the magic of math in a high-energy, family-friendly form
TEDxPurdueU: Terrarium
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INThe 2023 TEDxPurdueU will contain a “Terrarium” of ideas and research that explore technology, entertainment, culture, sustainability, and environmentalism.
Sean Jones’ Dizzy Spellz
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INExperience a new spin on jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie with New York trumpeter Sean Jones and his band Dizzy Spellz headlining the 2023 Purdue Jazz Festival.
tenThing: A Feeling of Norwegian Christmas
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INHear Christmas music in a way you’ve never heard before when the all-female, brass ensemble tenThing returns to Purdue for A Feeling of Norwegian Christmas.
Kenny Broberg
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INClassical pianist Kenny Broberg boasts an energetic and impressive repertoire that includes his take on master composers like Brahms and Liszt as well as original works.
Julius Caesar
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INNew York’s Aquila Theatre returns to Purdue to breathe new life into the Shakespeare classic Julius Caesar. Beautiful language and striking scenery make this a must-see.
Julius Caesar
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INNew York’s Aquila Theatre returns to Purdue to breathe new life into the Shakespeare classic Julius Caesar. Beautiful language and striking scenery make this a must-see.
Pride and Prejudice
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INElizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s romance still captivates thanks to Aquila Theatre’s production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, coming soon to Loeb Playhouse.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INForever the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin’s courageous life of love, tragedy, and triumph comes to life in the new elevated concert experience, R.E.S.P.E.C.T.