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The Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) has announced the lineup for its upcoming fall season, featuring exciting musical, dance and theatrical performances by renowned special guests, as well as Adelphi’s talented students.
At this premier event venue, conveniently located on Adelphi’s Garden City campus, there is something for everyone—from celebrations of Broadway classics to unique concerts and original productions.
The season officially kicks off in September with Adelphi’s Larson Legacy Concert, featuring singer and composer Daniel Henri Emond, who will preview his original musical on the Adelphi PAC stage.
See the Adelphi Performing Arts Center’s complete Fall 2024 season schedule.
Highlights for the Fall 2024 season include:
Larson Legacy Concert: Daniel Henri Emond
Saturday, September 14, at 3:00 p.m.
Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Daniel Emond and a talented cast of performers will share excerpts from Emond’s musical Dreams, inspired by the women surrounding the father of modern psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. Using Emond’s signature rock folk edge, Dreams explores the inner workings of Freud’s most compelling relationships and gets to the core of what it means to travel deeply into the cavernous edges of the mind.
Adelphi’s Best of Broadway: Decades
Sunday, October 20, at 4:00 p.m.
Jump into the dazzling world of Broadway as Adelphi’s talented students bring to life the magic of shows that opened 10, 20, 30 or more years ago. Enjoy modern and classic Broadway hits from shows like Suffs (2024); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2014); Sunday in the Park with George (1984) and Anything Goes (1934).
Sybarite5
Friday, October 25, at 7:30 p.m.
Sybarite5 is known for bridging genre gaps to bring unexpected musical combinations together to create unique, dynamic and intoxicating concert experiences.
Love and Information
Wednesday, October 30–Sunday, November 3
Renowned playwright Caryl Churchill creates a fast-moving theatrical kaleidoscope exploring more than 100 characters in more than 50 short scenes as they try to make sense of what they know and what they find out. This unique play explores what it means to be human in a modern world and tackles the tension between the concepts of “love” and “information.”
Debbie Gravitte: Big Band Broadway
Saturday, November 16, at 8:00 p.m.
Tony Award-winner Debbie Gravitte brings her sassy style, blaring brass and swinging orchestrations to create an evening of song and fun. Join the party with who the Associated Press (AP) called “…one of the best voices on Broadway!”
Fall Dance Adelphi
Wednesday, November 20–Sunday, November 24
Adelphi’s Department of Dance presents a variety of classic and contemporary dance performances. This program features a new piece by renowned choreographer Larry Keigwin, created for Adelphi’s student dancers, along with choreography from faculty members Orion Duckstein, associate professor and chair of dance (in collaboration with composer Carson Moody, Adelhied B. Strelick, associate professor of dance, and adjunct faculty member Marie Zvosec).
Michael Londra’s Celtic Yuletide
Saturday, December 7, at 8:00 p.m.
Emmy nominee Michael Londra, the Irish singer best known as the voice of Riverdance on Broadway and his hit PBS series Ireland With Michael, presents Christmas from Ireland told in song, dance and the festive stories of his youth. This famed tenor and his band will fill the Concert Hall with familiar carols to get your entire family in the holiday spirit.
Tickets are now on sale for the fall season. Discounts are available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni, PAC members and employees. Livestream access will be available for certain performances. For more information, call the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516.877.4000 or email boxoffice@adelphi.edu. The box office is open for in-person and phone sales Wednesday through Friday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. beginning August 28 and is also open two hours before ticketed performances. Ticket sales, livestreaming details and additional information are available online.
The Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. See more about other upcoming Adelphi PAC offerings at adelphi.edu/pac.