OnStage Event Calendar
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Find out what's coming next to Sangamon Auditorium, UIS!
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 Russian National Ballet Company - Giselle
Thursday, January 22, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
The Russian National Ballet Company was founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s and incorporated graduates from the great Russian choreographic schools (more)
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 Beautiful Classics featuring Julieta Mihai
Illinois Symphony Orchestra - St. Agnes Cathedral
Friday, January 23, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Masterful classics including Beethoven's monumental violin concerto feayuring concert master Julieta Mihai (more)
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 “Goodnight Moon” and “The Runaway Bunny”
Friday, January 30, 2009, 7 p.m.
Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny’s pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum. (more)
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 Jay Ungar and Molly Mason: An Early Birthday Party for A. Lincoln
featuring the 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Band and the Springfield International Folk Dancers
Saturday, January 31, 2009, 8 p.m.
Since joining forces in the late 1970s, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason have become one of the most (more)
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 RAIN: The Beatles Experience
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Experience what Beatlemania was all about! From Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road!– They look like them and they sound just like them! (more)
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 Masterworks III - Lincoln Bicentennial
Illions Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8 p.m.
We embark on a musical journey through America's struggles and Triumphs as we pay tribute to our 16th President (more)
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 National Acrobats of China
Sunday, February 8, 2009, 3 p.m.
Direct from China, this dazzling company of 35 performers mesmerizes and mystifies with its stunning displays of the best in Chinesemartial arts, (more)
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 High School Musical 2
February 13, 14, 15, 2009
Internet Pre-sale - Monday, December 29
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 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Monday, February 16, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
In the Tony-Award winning new musical comedy THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything (more)
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 Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
More than 100 million people worldwide have seen Lord of the Dance -- the international Irish dancing extravaganza that has performed sold out shows at theaters, arenas and stadiums in over 67 countries. Michael Flatley, who originated the role of (more)
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 Ensemble Galilei with Neal Conan: First Person: Stories from the Edge of the World
Saturday, February 21, 2009, 8 p.m.
A remarkable collaboration between the National Geographic Society, NPR’s Neal Conan, and Ensemble Galilei. Spectacularphotographs and images (more)
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 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Saturday, February 28, 2009, 8 p.m.
Hailed as "an extraordinarily versatile orchestra" by The Los Angeles Times (more)
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 Susan Werner Duo
Friday, March 6, 2009, 8 p.m. UIS Studio Theatre
With 6 albums under her belt, an active touring career throughout the U.S. and a string of accolades from the likes of The Washington Post, The Village Voice (more)
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 Gershwin at the Pops! featuring Simon Tedeschi
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, March 7, 2009, 8 p.m.
Audience favorite Simon Tedeschi returns to pay tribute to the sounds of the Jazz Agewith the familiar, (more)
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 Reduced Shakespeare - History of United States Abridged
Friday, March 13, 2009, 8p.m.
600 Years of History in 6000 seconds! From Washington to Watergate, yea verily from the Bering Straits to Baghdad, from New World to New World Order, (more)
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 Hairspray
Monday, March 16, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
It's 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire - to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star, but she must use her new found power (more)
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Tall Tales and American Legends
Illinois Symphony Orchestra - St. Agnes Cathedral
Friday, March 20, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Expect spectular virtuosity from our principal players as a French soldier sells his violin to the devil and (more)
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 Masterworks IV - America the Beautiful
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, April 4, 2009, 8 p.m.
American composers have given us a wealth of inspiring music that reflects our culture, our heritage and our country’s natural wonders. The early 20th Century saw a burst of creativity throughout the United States (more)
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 Annie
Monday, April 13, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Leapin’ lizards! Annie is coming to Sangamon Auditorium, UIS! The timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie is back, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. (more)
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 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Jim Vincent, Artistic Director
Thursday April 16, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Under the dynamic leadership of Artistic Director Jim Vincent, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is among the most original forces in contemporary dance. Critically acclaimed for its exuberant, athletic (more)
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 Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy
Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Direct from Broadway, CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY is an exotic encounter inspired by nature’s unpredictable creations that are brought to life by an international cast of 25 soaring aerialists, spine-bending contortionists, acrobats, jugglers and musicians. (more)
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 Masterworks V - The Planets
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 8 p.m.
Planets and prrcussion will cover the stage for our season closer. A multimedia production, The Planets will feature Realtime 3D Interavtive NASA video or our soloar system. (more)
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