Articles Tagged: Hancher

The first thing Andre Perry is going to do in his new role as Hancher’s executive director is listen.

Orchestra Iowa weaves social commentary from different centuries in “Voices of Change,” presenting Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, in concert Saturday at the Paramount in Cedar Rapids and Sunday at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City.

Andre Perry, former executive director of the Englert Theatre in Iowa City, will lead Hancher Auditorium into a new era and new business model starting May 16.

‘The Band’s Visit’ strikes all the right notes for actor touring with musical. Winner of 10 Tony Awards in 2018, including Best Musical, and the 2019 Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album, the show is coming to Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on April 6 and 7.

The University of Iowa will continue to make an annual allocation of $750,000 to Hancher Auditorium’s facilities and maintenance costs, even though it is in the process of weaning the venue off a $1.5 million contribution by 2024 of general education funding used for salaries and benefits.

Executive director since 2002 expects to work through summer

Straight No Chaser is back on the road, swinging through Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City for a sold-out concert Dec. 9, 2021.

Nye will appear in a livestreamed event with elementary students from throughout the Iowa City Community School District and across the state. Any elementary classroom, virtual program or home-school program in Iowa can register to attend.

“Waitress,” coming to Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on Oct. 22 and 23.

Quixotic troupe from Kansas City ready to surround Iowa City’s Hancher Auditorium with sight and sound explosion.

115 Iowa arts and entertainment organizations received a total $44,537,369 in federal pandemic grants to help recoup losses from COVID-19.

University of Iowa venue announces 2021-22 season, working through budget challenges

American Ballet Theatre bringing its outdoor tour to Iowa City’s Hancher Green for a firecracker Fourth of July experience.

Free performances slated for Des Moines, Iowa City and Muscatine