Attend a show/event in the Elliot Hall of Music

            Every year Purdue University puts on over a thousand shows and events for students, facility, and the Lafayette community every year. The hall was opened up to the public in 1940.  The hall was named after Edward C. Elliot.  Edward was the President of Purdue University from 1922 to 1945.  The hall also has one of the largest stages in the world.  Both the winter and spring commencement is held in the Hall of Music along with exams for large, multi- section classes.

The Elliot Hall of Music holds up to six thousand people and is the largest proscenium theater in the world.  J. Andre Fouilhoux was one of the architects of the Elliot Hall of music and designed Elliot’s “sister” theater, New York’s Radio City Music Hall.  The two halls have very similar designs, they have an art deco= motif, wide staircases ascending to the auditorium, cantilevered balconies and wide main floor.  The three stone figures located outside of the hall were designed by John Johnson.  These stone figures represent music, drama, and forensics.  

Elliot Hall of Music hosts a variety of different types of shows ranging from ballet, musicals, and operas to rock, country, and pop concerts and comedians and lectures.  Some of the events this year include: The Purdue Musical Organization Christmas Show on December 6^th and 7^th; Theatrical Production of the Beauty and the Beast on January 20, 2015; a musical performance by Brad Paisley with Parmalee and the Swon Brothers on February 7, 2015; and a Theatrical Production of the Sister Act on February 27, 2015.