Arts
and Entertainment
Penn State Intercom......February
13, 2003
Cast members of "Brigadoon," from left to right, Matt Hydzik, Gary Brintz, Barry Kur and Lisa Schale perform at The Playhouse on the University Park campus. Previews begin on Feb. 18 and regular shows run from Feb. 21 through March 1. For tickets, call (814) 863-0255
Photo: Greg Grieco
Cher, Tim McGraw
to play Jordan Center
Country musician Tim McGraw will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29, and Cher will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8, both at The Bryce Jordan Center, University Park.
Tickets are $39.75 and $59.75 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 15. Wristbands will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 14 and from 8 to 9 a.m. Feb. 15 for those purchasing tickets at The Bryce Jordan Ticket Center only.
McGraw is touring to support his recent album, "Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors."
Singer/actress Cher is in the middle of her "Living Proof: The Farewell Tour." It is billed as her final appearances on the live concert stage. Dom Irrera is the opening act.
Tickets cost $39.50, $55 and $77.75 and are on sale now.
Tickets for these and other shows are available at The Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, select Uni-Marts, the Altoona Campus ticket outlet, by phone at (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336 or online at http://www.bjc.psu.edu.
'Cabaret' arrives, old chum
A new touring of "Cabaret" will present shows at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
The musical paints a graphic picture of decadence in a Berlin nightclub caught in the encroaching shadow of Nazism. Michael Brown, a University graduate, stars as the Emcee.
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal discussion about the performance that provides insight from an artist or expert perspective, is offered in the Eisenhower Auditorium Conference Room one hour before each performance and is free to ticket holders.
Section one and two ticket prices are $38 and $30 for general audience members; $25 and $17 for full-time University Park students; and $33 and $25 for those 18 and younger. Call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX for tickets. For information, check the Web at http://www.cpa.psu.edu.
French plays presented
Two one-act plays in French from Paris -- with English supertitles -- will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. The plays are being performed by Compagnie La Fugue, in cooperation with the Department of French and the French Cultural Service.
Written by Serge Valletti, "Front Desk" ("Réception") and "Marys' at Midnight" ("Marys' Y Minuit") offer dramatic slices of French life where the everyday and the deeply hidden often exist side by side.
Tickets are $7 for students and $10 for the general public and are available at Eisenhower Auditorium, The Bryce Jordan Center and the HUB-Robeson Center. For information, call (814) 865-1492.
Siblings present concert
The Ying Quartet will present a classical concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Siblings Timothy, Janet, Phillip and David Ying comprise the string quartet.
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal discussion about the performance that provides insight from an artist or expert perspective, is offered in Schwab Auditorium one hour before the performance and is free to interested ticket holders.
Tickets are $21 for general audience members; $11 for a full-time University Park students; and $15 for those 18 and younger. Call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. For information, check the Web at http://www.cpa.psu.edu.
Singer celebrates Vaughn
Jazz musician Dianne Reeves presents "Celebrating Sarah Vaughan" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal discussion about the performance that provides insight from an artist or expert perspective, is offered in the Eisenhower Auditorium Conference Room one hour before the performance and is free to interested ticket holders.
Tickets are $26 for general audience members; $14 for full-time University Park students; and $19 for those 18 and younger. Call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. For information, check the Web at http://www.cpa.psu.edu.