Musical Theatre

The Royal Gilberts

May 25th-26th, 2012

Join us for Nittany Theatre Company’s world premiere of the new musical comedy, The Royal Gilberts, written by Sterling Sax, and featuring the music of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.

Rock

Todd Rundgren

May 27th, 2012

Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind with the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren’s career has produced a diverse range of recordings, both as a solo artist, and during the ‘70s and ‘80s with the band Utopia.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to found and front The Nazz, the quintessential ‘60s cult group. In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut offering, the legendary Runt. But it was 1972's seminal Something/Anything?, on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the superstar limelight. He has also been prolific as a producer and engineer on the recorded work of other musicians. Rundgren's myriad production projects include albums by Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, Meatloaf, XTC, Grand Funk Railroad, and Hall And Oates. Rounding out his reputation as rock's renaissance man, Rundgren composed all the music and lyrics for Joe Papp's 1989 Off-Broadway production of Joe Orton's Up Against It (the screenplay was commissioned by The Beatles for what was meant to have been their third motion picture). He has also composed the music for a number of television series, including Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Crime Story.

Dance

Dance Academy Recital

Saturday, June 2-3, 2012

The Dance Academy is a State College institution serving the State College area for over 30 years! Lisa Novak, the director of the Dance Academy has been guiding the school since 1996. It is a core belief of the Dance Academy that dance should be fun, entertaining and exercise!

  The Dance Academy is a State College institution serving the State College area for over 30 years!   Lisa Noval, the director of the Dance Academy has been guiding the school since 1996.  It is a core belief of the Dance Academy that dance should be fun, entertaining and exercise

Encore Broadcast

National Theatre Live – Frankenstein

June 15th, 2012

An Encore broadcast of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, adapted for the stage by Nick Dear, and realized by Danny Boyle in his return to the theatre, after winning the Academy Award for best director for Slumdog Millionaire. A riveting production, rated 5 Stars by The Times.

Folk

Todd Snider

June 30th, 2012

Singer/songwriter Todd Snider has cranked out more than a dozen albums of alt-country folk Americana since his 1994 debut, Songs for the Daily Planet, named for the bar where the Portland-born ‘storyteller’ used to play in Memphis. Crafting equal parts anguish and laughter, a bit political, a bit cynical, and all around funny, Snider has been called “Americaʼs sharpest musical storyteller” by RollingStone Magazine.

Singer/songwriter Todd Snider has cranked out more than a dozen albums of alt-country folk Americana since his 1994 debut, Songs for the Daily Planet, named for the bar where the Portland-born 'storyteller' used to play in Memphis. Crafting equal parts anguish and laughter, a bit political, a bit cynical, and all around funny, Snider has been called “Americaʼs sharpest musical storyteller" by RollingStone Magazine.