The musical is a cabaret-style revue that spoofs popular hits, show tunes, and characters. Popular Broadway shows such as The Lion King, Les Misérables, The Phantom of  the Opera, Wicked, and Annie are just a few of the musicals spoofed by Forbidden Broadway.

Created by Gerard Alessandrini,  Forbidden Broadway has won Drama Desk, Obie, and Outer Critics Circle awards. In 2006, it was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre. Originally performed in 1982, the revue has been rewritten over the years to include newer shows.

In its various editions, the revue has been performed over 9,000 times in over 200 cities in America as well as in London, Tokyo, Singapore, and Sydney.

General admission is $15 and free with a valid JagCard.  For more information, call ASU’s Maxwell Theatre at 706-667-4100.
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The band received a Grammy nomination for their 1996 recording, A Toda Cuba le Gusta. In 1997, the group released Buena Vista Social Club, which led to an enthusiastic reception worldwide for Cuban music. The All Stars have now garnered four Grammy nominations and have been the subject of documentaries and several films.

Four generations of musicians, from ages 13 to 81, comprise the band. Led by Juan de Marcos, the band fuses the soulful sounds of classic Cuban music with African—particularly rumba, son, and danzón.

General admission is $15. For more information, call ASU’s Maxwell Theatre Box Office at 706-667-4100.
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The show combines movement, dance, visual theatre, and plenty of humor as its performers breathe life into aluminum-tone industrial materials to tell the story of a young machine determined to reunite with its parents. During the machine’s travels through a futuristic world ruled by bizarre technology, it finds adventure, excitement, and even a human friend, who does whatever it takes to get the machine back home in one piece.

The Aluminum Show uses recovered materials from industrial factories to build the set, dress the cast, and interact with the audience. The industrial materials are combined with visual effects, lighting manipulations, and enchanting music.

The show has gained worldwide recognition since its 2003 debut in Jerusalem at the Israel Festival, mesmerizing hundreds of thousands of people across the globe. The Aluminum Show garnered more international acclaim at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Admission is free with a valid JagCard; $20, general public. For more information, call ASU’s Maxwell Theatre Box Office at 706-667-4100.
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Members of the Hai family will flawlessly interpret precision and grace in their second appearance at the university as part of the annual Lyceum Series. The ensemble performed in front of a sold-out audience in the Maxwell Theatre in 2007.

The troupe has been awarded the Performing Arts Campus Entertainment Award by the National Association for Campus Activities and was nominated for the Campus Activities Today Reader’s Choice Award for Best Live Novelty Act. The acrobats also performed at Kare Youth League’s 55th annual Kare Circus and Carnival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., in 2009.
Admission is $15 general public and free with a valid JagCard. For more information, call ASU’s Maxwell Theatre Box Office at 667-4100.
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The productions are sponsored by the Office of Student Activities as part of the annual Lyceum Program. Admission is free with a valid JagCard for faculty, staff, and students. General admission is $10. For more information, call 706-667-4100.

The American Shakespeare Center On Tour is direct from the stage of the American Shakespeare Center’s celebrated Blackfriars Playhouse, the world’s only re-creation of Shakespeare’s original indoor theatre. The troupe boasts nearly two decades of global touring experience, performing Shakespeare’s works in their original staging conditions—on a simple stage, without elaborate sets, and with the audience sharing the same light as the actors.

Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, Macbeth, is his most unrelenting examination of the dark side of humanity, from the first words of the play until the title character loses his head.. Driven to bloody deeds by their lust for power, Macbeth and his Lady tragically struggle to hold on to their sanity and to each other.

Shakespeare’s electrifying exploration of the arrogance of power in Measure for Measure hovers between comedy and tragedy, as he stares unblinkingly into the way humans confuse lust and love, goodness and self-righteousness.

The productions are sponsored by the Student Activities as part of the annual Lyceum Program. Admission is free with a valid JagCard for faculty, staff, and students. General admission is $10. For more information, call 706-667-4100.
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The group has performed in over 22 countries and been featured on stage, screen, and television throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Momix was also featured in IMAGINE, one of the first IMAX films in 3-D. Moses Pendleton, the company’s artistic director, choreographer, and founder, conjures up a world of surrealistic images using props, light, shadow, humor, and the human body to create an entertaining audience experience.

General admission is $15. For tickets or more information, call ASU’s Maxwell Theatre Box Office at 706-667-4100.
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