They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard—and the radio just couldn’t get enough of.
Eisenhower Auditorium
Kids Connections, which is free for ticket holders, will feature activities by Adam Swartz Puppetry, the Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center, and Schlow Centre Region Library. It takes place one hour before the performance. Due to space and time restrictions, Kids Connections participation is limited.
The creators of Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live want to take your family on an all-new adventure—this time to the bottom of the ocean.
Both performances of Carmen have been canceled.
Step Afrika!, the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African-American fraternities and sororities, African traditional dance, and influences from various other dance and art forms.
Eisenhower Auditorium
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring A BRONX TALE orchestra musicians Jason Bell (assistant conductor/keyboards) and Todd Barnhart (woodwinds), is offered in Eisenhower Auditorium one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints regularly fills to capacity, so seating is available on a first-arrival basis.
Three years ago, Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri teamed up with Academy Award winner Robert De Niro, Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, and Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo to create this streetwise musical based on Palminteri’s true-life story.
After making its Penn State debut in 2015, Circa contemporary circus will return with Humans. Ten acrobats take us on a stirring journey of what it means to be human—and of how our bodies, our connections, and our aspirations all form part of who we are.
Vocalist Lizz Wright, who will perform at Penn State for the first time, brings vibrancy to compositions by some of the greatest American songwriters.
Eisenhower Auditorium
Kids Connections, which is free for ticket holders and includes a craft-centered, child-friendly activity, takes place one hour before the performance. Due to space and time restrictions, Kids Connections participation is limited.
