Schedule of Events (2008-09 Season)

All Encore Performances appear in the Mary Linn Auditorium at the Performing Arts Center. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the 2008-09 season will go on sale during the following dates:

Season Tickets go on sale on Monday, July 28, 2008
Single show tickets and discount tickets go on sale Monday, August 18, 2008
All tickets may be purchased in person at the Student Services Desk or by phone with a valid credit card.
- The Student Services Desk is located on the 1st Floor of the Administration Building and is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. You may also call by phone at 660.562.1212.

Adam Pascal: Broadway State of Mind

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center

Spend an evening with the star of
Broadway’s RENT and Aida!

Adam Pascal, award-winning original star of Broadway’s RENT and Aida, as well as the feature film RENT, performs an evening of classic Broadway songs from composers old and new (including Stephen Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Jonathan Larson, Jason Robert Brown and more), as well as classic rock songs from his musical influences (including The Beatles, Billy Joel, Elton John and Pink Floyd). This unforgettable evening features Adam performing with a full band. Don’t miss Adam Pascal’s “Broadway State of Mind,” a show that will have both Broadway and rock fans on their feet!

Song list includes show stoppers such as “One Song Glory” (RENT), “Maybe This Time” (Cabaret), “New York State of Mind” (Billy Joel) and more!

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POP Go the Classics

Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center

POP Go the Classics, showcases celebrated pianist and arranger Mac Frampton, accompanied by The ThreePenny Symphony, in a production that merges his conservatory training with his mastery of the pop and jazz idioms, bringing to the stage fresh and original interpretations of revered classical works.

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Punch Brothers, Featuring Chris Thile

Date: Monday, November 24, 2008
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center

Punch Brothers

Within a year of their formation, Punch Brothers Featuring Chris Thile are already playing to sold-out crowds across the US and embarking on their second recording project. Comprised of the young and blazingly talented musicians Chris Thile (mandolin), Gabe Witcher (fiddle), Chris Eldridge (guitar), Noam Pikelny (banjo), and Greg Garrison (bass), the new band has captured the attention of music lovers of all kinds, from bluegrass to classical, veteran to novice. Their first album, How to Grow a Woman from the Ground, was released in September 2006 to great critical acclaim and received a Grammy® Award nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance for the song “The Eleventh Reel.” In March 2007, Punch Brothers premiered “The Blind Leaving the Blind,” a long-form, four-movement chamber suite composed by Thile, at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall. The piece will be released this season on Nonesuch Records.

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Late Night Catechism

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center

Late Nite Catechism, is an uproariously funny play that takes the audience back to their youth. The irrepressible “Sister” teaches class to a roomful of “students” (the audience). Throughout the course of the class, the benevolent instructor rewards the “students” for correct answers with glow-in-the-dark rosaries and other nifty prizes. Naughty students may well find themselves on stage sitting in a corner, reflecting on their actions.

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Tapestry Dance Company's -- The Soul of Our Feet:
A Celebration of American Tap Dance

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center

Tapestry Co

Recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces program, this salute to the art of tap dancing produces plenty of fancy footwork and fascinatin’ rhythm. If you think tap dancing hasn’t changed since Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were making talkies for RKO, you won’t want to miss this hoofers’ extravaganza.

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Movin' Out

Date: Monday, April 13, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center

Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel and legendary director/choreographer Twyla Tharp have joined forces to create the spectacular new musical Time declares is "so soul-stirring and exhilarating, it practically bursts out of the theatre!"

Winner of two 2003 Tony® awards, Movin' Out brings 24 Billy Joel classic hits to electrifying new life as it tells the story of five life-long friends over two turbulent decades. Featuring a remarkable cast of 27, it all adds up to one unforgettable Broadway musical.

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