OnStage Event Calendar

Find out what's coming next to Sangamon Auditorium, UIS!

Ruth Moody Band
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8 p.m.

Although best known for her role as a founding member of the internationally renowned,Billboard-chartingtrioThe Wailin' Jennys, Ruth Moody is also an exceptional solo artist full of depth and grace. Critics have lauded her ethereal (more)

Ballet Folklorico de Antioquia, Colombia
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 7 p.m.

Embarking on its first U.S. tour, this gifted ensemble shares the richness and diversity of the Colombian culture through its spectacular performances of dance and music. The performances feature authentic music, ritualistic dance, and physical theater accentuated with brilliantly-colored (more)

Illinois Symphony Orchestra - Ecstatic & Exotic
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8 p.m.

An evening to be dazzled, opening with the ecstatic Rapture of Christopher Rouse which transports us to a world devoid of darkness.  Upon arrival, critically-acclaimed harpist Bridget Kibbey joins the orchestra for a (more)

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Monday, February 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

“Simply Wonderful! Beguiling Theatrical Magic!” hails the New York Post for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC. This breathtaking new production of (more)

The All New Original Tribute to The Blues Brothers™
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 8 p.m.

They're back – the legendary Original Tribute to the Blues Brothers™. The show that started it all has been selling out all over Europe these past few years, but Jake and Elwood Blues know that home is where the heart is... (more)

Pink Floyd Experience
Friday, March 16, 2012, 8 p.m.

Without question, Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Their record-breaking status is legendary. Now, get ready for THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE! Complete with 200,000 watts of light… (more)

Soweto Gospel Choir
Sunday, March 18, 2012, 3 p.m.

Direct from South Africa, the Soweto Gospel Choir is an awe-inspiring vocal ensemble, performing in 8 different languages, in an inspirational program of tribal, traditional and popular African and Western gospel. Earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, a capella and (more)

Riverdance
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 7 p.m.

FAREWELL TOUR! Now it its 17th phenomenal year, RIVERDANCE, the internationally-acclaimed celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has touched the hearts of millions around the world, comes to Springfield, (more)

Illinois Symphony Orchestra - Brilliant & Beautiful
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 8 p.m.

Brilliant and beautiful sounds fill the air with Berlioz’s swashbuckling Le Corsaire Overture, the radiant beauty and intimacy of Brahms Violin Concerto featuring violin virtuoso Vadim Gluzman, and the brilliant masterpiece of the young Dmitri Shostakovich, his First Symphony. (more)

5th House - Listen to the River
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 8 p.m.

The Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble is defined by its limitless imagination and energy, and an insatiable desire to bring chamber music to audiences of all types. 5th House harnesses the collaborative spirit of chamber music (more)

Ralphie May - Too Big to Ignore Tour
Friday, April 20 , 2012, 8 p.m.

As lovable as he is outrageous, Ralphie May is one of the most popular comedians in the country. Since his debut on season one of “Last Comic Standing,” audiences can’t get enough of the larger than life comedian. Now, Ralphie proves he’s TOO BIG TO IGNORE with his record breaking 4th Comedy Central Special and North America tour.(more)

Young Frankenstein
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8 p.m.

The classic Mel Brooks movie is ALIVE...and it's headed here! You'll have a monstrously good time at this spectacular new production, winner of the 2008 (more)

Pilobolus
Sunday, April 29, 2012, 7 p.m.

The 2010-11 season marked Pilobolus ’ 40th year. This extraordinary dance company has continued to grow, expanding and refining its unusual collaborative methods to produce a body of over 100 choreographic works, and while it has become a stable and (more)

Illinois Symphony Orchestra - Titanic & Terrific
Saturday, May 5, 2012, 8 p.m.

A terrific and titanic ending to this exciting season begins with Mozart’s energetic Symphony No. 32, a short, theatrical- inspired overture which leads to the terrific and whimsical jazz-inspired Piano Concerto of Maurice (more)

An Evening with Joe Bonamassa
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 8 p.m.

“They're calling him the future of blues, but they're wrong - Joe Bonamassa is the present; so fresh and of his time that he almost defines it." - Classic Rock Magazine.  Bonamassa has been lauded as one of the world's greatest guitarists and he is fast evolving into a full-blown truly (more)

In the Heights
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

IN THE HEIGHTS, this 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical is a moving, funny, and uplifting new show about a community of hard-working immigrants seeking a (more)