Grammy-nominated comedian and New York Times best-selling author Jim Gaffigan will bring his popular stand-up act to Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center at 8 p.m. on April 8.
For more than 30 years, Circus Oz of Melbourne, Australia, has balanced cheeky humor with live rock-and-roll for an unforgettable experience. But behind the scenes, the circus is dedicated to diversity, equality, teamwork and humanitarianism.
For more than 30 years, Melbourne, Australia’s Circus Oz has balanced cheeky humor, live rock and roll, and dedication to humanitarian causes in its unforgettable productions.
For more than three decades, Melbourne’s Circus Oz has shared its unabashed Australian sense of humor and slapstick antics with audiences worldwide. The lighthearted and acrobatically intense troupe will make its Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State debut with “Straight Up” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Comedian and actor Dave Coulier will perform his stand-up comedy act at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Penn State Worthington Scranton. Admission is free for Penn State Worthington Scranton students and $10 for the public. The show will take place in the campus' Multi-Purpose Building.
Sandi Carroll, research fellow/program manager for the Arts & Design Research Incubator (ADRI) in the College of Arts & Architecture, has had her show, "Mission: Implausibile!," accepted by the New York Clown Theatre Festival 2016 for its 10th anniversary events. The show will be presented at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 and 15, at The Brick (579 Metropolitan Ave at Lorimer Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn).
Contemporary circus troupe Cirque Éloize will return to Penn State for the first time in three years with its new Wild West-themed adventure, “Saloon.” The production opens at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in Eisenhower Auditorium.
The Tenderloins, creators of the hit truTV comedy series “Impractical Jokers,” will appear live Oct. 9 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Tickets go on sale at noon June 24.
Penn State York’s Pullo Center has announced four new shows for the 2016-17 season, including the comedy of Dave Coulier on Sept. 22; Pete Nelson of Animal Planet's “Treehouse Masters” on Sept. 29; the holiday melodies of The Vienna Boys Choir, Christmas in Vienna, on Dec. 17; and the unique sounds of Recycled Percussion on March 31, 2017.
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State will hold its 2016-17 season reveal at 5:30 p.m. June 23 in Eisenhower Auditorium. Center Director George Trudeau will reveal the 27 performances slated for the upcoming season at the event.
Penn State Centre Stage will present Oscar Wilde’s "The Importance of Being Earnest" April 12-23 in the Pavilion Theatre.
The contemporary circus show Compagnia Finzi Pasca will return to the Center for the Performing Arts with “La Verità,” a poetic and acrobatic journey into surrealism, at 7:30 p.m. April 21 in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Who vanquished Vinnie? That's what the sheiks and shebas will have to figure out at Penn State New Kensington's interactive murder mystery dinner theatre, "Mobsters, Molls and Marinara," at 6 p.m. April 20 in the campus' Cafe 780. Set in Chicago during the Roaring Twenties, the action revolves around Vinnie Vermicelli's speakeasy.
The Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Dallas Children’s Theater in a presentation of “The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)” at 7:30 p.m. April 8 in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Amy Schumer has announced that she will be performing live at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center at 8 p.m. April 8. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 26. Schumer has proven herself to be one of the entertainment industry’s leading forces as a stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer and director.
