E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall is owned and operated by The University of Akron for use by students and faculty of The University and by community and civic organizations active in the performing arts.
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Our hearts are full of gratitude for our audience members, volunteers and performers. Thank you for making E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall a truly special home for the Akron arts community!
Our hearts are full of gratitude for our audience members, volunteers and performers. Thank you for making E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall a truly special home for the Akron arts community!
Merry Christmas Darling?
What's your favorite Carpenter's Song? Comment below for a chance to win two orchestra tickets to "A Carpenter's Christmas "starring Helen Welch. Winner will be announced on Friday 11/26 at 10am. https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005AE9BC392CDB?fbclid=IwAR1gsNgcKQr26G8l5FgGWJLlL6ij5tvL9TDt2P0DOF8KrUXTt2PCODfBaQk
Merry Christmas Darling?
What's your favorite Carpenter's Song? Comment below for a chance to win two orchestra tickets to "A Carpenter's Christmas "starring Helen Welch. Winner will be announced on Friday 11/26 at 10am. https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005AE9BC392CDB?fbclid=IwAR1gsNgcKQr26G8l5FgGWJLlL6ij5tvL9TDt2P0DOF8KrUXTt2PCODfBaQk
"Deck the Halls" work is underway at EJ and we have some great behind the scenes news to share from the Akron Beacon Journal.
A new UA-Civic partnership to join booking operations, strategy, event supervision at the Civic, E.J. Thomas Hall and Goodyear Theater.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Jazz vocalist Diane Schuur 3/18/22 at 7:30 pm. Presale begins 11/24 at 10 am with the code SCHUUR. Don't miss this hot night of cool jazz.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Jazz vocalist Diane Schuur 3/18/22 at 7:30 pm. Presale begins 11/24 at 10 am with the code SCHUUR. Don't miss this hot night of cool jazz.
Special Holiday week offer! Buy a 4 pack for the price of 3. Use the code JINGLEMASK at Ticketmaster. https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005B5BC34C5DDC
Special Holiday week offer! Buy a 4 pack for the price of 3. Use the code JINGLEMASK at Ticketmaster. https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005B5BC34C5DDC
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! The Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly Rock 'n' Roll Dream Tour by Base Hologram. Coming to EJ Thomas Hall on February 22, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Venue presale begins November 23 at 10 am with the password HOLO.
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! The Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly Rock 'n' Roll Dream Tour by Base Hologram. Coming to EJ Thomas Hall on February 22, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Venue presale begins November 23 at 10 am with the password HOLO.
Come on Baby! Let's do the twist!
Presale tickets to Chubby Checker are now available! Join Chubby for a night of rock & roll classics at EJ Thomas Hall on February 5, 2022. Use the code THETWIST for exclusive presale access. https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005B7091C91571
Buy Chubby Checker: King of The Twist tickets at the E.J. Thomas Hall - The University of Akron in Akron, OH for Feb 05, 2022 at Ticketmaster.
Picture it! Miami 1985...Looking for a great holiday gift? Tickets to "That Golden Girls Show" on February 16, 2022 would be the perfect present for the Golden Girls fan in your life. Presale is open now at Ticketmaster.
Use the presale code ROSE for access to the best seats! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005B70DBF94BB3
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!
That Golden Girls Show
February 16 at 7:30 p.m.
‘That Golden Girls Show!’ is a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments – with puppets!
Get set for an evening of cheesecake, laughter, jazzercise, shoulder pads, s*x, and the elegant art of the quick-witted put down.
Presale begins 11/18/21 at 10 am and Public On Sale is 11/19/21 at 10 am.
Picture it! Miami, 1985… ‘That Golden Girls Show!’ is a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments – with puppets! G...
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!
The King of the Twist, CHUBBY CHECKER live at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall on Saturday FEBRUARY 5th!
Presale starts Wednesday 11/17 at 10am. General on sale Fri. 11/19 at 10am. https://calendar.uakron.edu/ej/event/18183-1
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!
The King of the Twist, CHUBBY CHECKER live at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall on Saturday FEBRUARY 5th!
Presale starts Wednesday 11/17 at 10am. General on sale Fri. 11/19 at 10am. https://calendar.uakron.edu/ej/event/18183-1
Audience favorite, Helen Welch returns to EJ on December 22 in A Carpenters Christmas. Tickets are limited for this special event. Be sure to get your seats early! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005AE9BC392CDB
Audience favorite, Helen Welch returns to EJ on December 22 in A Carpenters Christmas. Tickets are limited for this special event. Be sure to get your seats early! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005AE9BC392CDB
The land of the free because of the brave. Thank you Veterans and all those who serve.
The land of the free because of the brave. Thank you Veterans and all those who serve.
Light up your holidays with this popular and dazzling family holiday spectacular. This annual tradition wraps a whimsical, Broadway-style musical infused with contemporary circus artistry into the ultimate holiday gift for the entire family! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005AFBD40552F5
Light up your holidays with this popular and dazzling family holiday spectacular. This annual tradition wraps a whimsical, Broadway-style musical infused with contemporary circus artistry into the ultimate holiday gift for the entire family! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005AFBD40552F5
The Akron Symphony Orchestra will once again fill the hall with music this week and we are not the only people excited to welcome them back!
Akron Symphony Orchestra musicians Matt and Laura Dudack look forward to playing in first full orchestra concert back at E.J. Thomas Hall in 20 months.
It's time for a Broadway Break! Enjoy this sneak peek of Kayla Stone, star of the "Anastasia" Tour. Get your tickets today - Anastasia is journeying to EJ Thomas Hall at the end of the month!
Kyla Stone stopped by the Playbill Studio to offer her rendition of the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty song.
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!
PIANO MEN - January 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Two Pianos...One Unforgettable Night.
PRESALE CODE: ROCKETMAN
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005B62C8C44D3D
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!
PIANO MEN - January 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Two Pianos...One Unforgettable Night.
PRESALE CODE: ROCKETMAN
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005B62C8C44D3D
ON SALE NOW at Ticketmaster! Coming to E.J. Thomas Hall on June 9th 2022! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005B5BC34C5DDC
ON SALE NOW at Ticketmaster! Coming to E.J. Thomas Hall on June 9th 2022! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005B5BC34C5DDC
You left us a LOT of toilet paper but the E.J. Thomas auditorium was back to sparkling in no time thanks to a great (specially hired) cleaning crew. Enjoy these shots from The Rocky Horror Picture Show 45th Anniversary Spectacular!
Photos: Keli Schimelpfenig, E.J. Thomas Hall Marketing Manager
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! - THE MASKED SINGER NATIONAL TOUR 2022 - at E.J. Thomas Hall on June 9th , 2022.
Featuring celebrity guest hosts from the TV show (to be announced at a later date), as well as one local celebrity who will perform in a top-secret disguise. The audience will attempt to decipher the clues to guess the identity until the local celebrity is unmasked at the end of the night. Tickets on sale Wednesday November 3 at 8 p.m.
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! - THE MASKED SINGER NATIONAL TOUR 2022 - at E.J. Thomas Hall on June 9th , 2022.
Featuring celebrity guest hosts from the TV show (to be announced at a later date), as well as one local celebrity who will perform in a top-secret disguise. The audience will attempt to decipher the clues to guess the identity until the local celebrity is unmasked at the end of the night. Tickets on sale Wednesday November 3 at 8 p.m.
Happy Halloween from all the pumpkins at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall!
Happy Halloween from all the pumpkins at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall!
JUST ANNOUNCED! Belinda Davis in The Greatest Love of All is coming to E.J. on Sunday, January 30th! Tickets go on Sale Monday (11/1/) at 12 p.m.
JUST ANNOUNCED! Belinda Davis in The Greatest Love of All is coming to E.J. on Sunday, January 30th! Tickets go on Sale Monday (11/1/) at 12 p.m.
E.J. Thomas Hall is decked in pink this month for breast cancer awareness. #mammogramsmatter #getscreened
E.J. Thomas Hall is decked in pink this month for breast cancer awareness. #mammogramsmatter #getscreened
The meet and greet (VIP ticket that was purchased separately) with Barry Bostwick will begin at 6:45 p.m. this evening. While the VIP ticket lists the movie pre-show activities start time of 8 pm, the meet and greet will begin at 6:45 p.m. An usher will direct you to the meeting area when you arrive.
The meet and greet (VIP ticket that was purchased separately) with Barry Bostwick will begin at 6:45 p.m. this evening. While the VIP ticket lists the movie pre-show activities start time of 8 pm, the meet and greet will begin at 6:45 p.m. An usher will direct you to the meeting area when you arrive.
A few things to know for the Rocky Horror Picture Show 45th Anniversary Tour Spectacular!
•Prop bags with interactive items will be on sale in the lobby.
•Masks are required in all university buildings. Rocky Horror Picture Show masks will be on sale in the lobby.
•The costume contest judges will be roaming the lobbies beginning 7- 7:30 pm - lobby doors will open at 6:45 pm. Costumes do not need to be RHPS themed.
•Why come in costume? Because you have a chance to win $100 cash, and two tickets to ANY upcoming 2021-22 season show. Along with getting your picture taken onstage with BARRY BOSTWICK. AND a pair of UNDERWEAR signed by Barry himself!
•Our cash only bar and concessions will be open and ready to serve.
now, LET'S DO THE TIME WARP.....AGAIN!
Thanks cleveland.com for including The Rock Horror Picture Show 45th Anniversary Spectacular Tour! in this SPOOKTACULAR list!
Spooky season is upon us.
Tuesday Musical Association kicks off the 2021-22 Season tonight with Voces8. Part of the School of Music’s Kulas Concert Series, generously supported by the Cleveland-Based Kulas Foundation, in collaboration with Tuesday Musical Association.
British a ca****la ensemble VOCES8’s “Choral Dances” program spans Bach to Irving Berlin. Free for all students. For tickets visit https://www.tuesdaymusical.org/performances/details/voces8/3566/
VOCES8
It's ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 45th Anniversary Spectacular! week at E.J. Thomas Hall! Barry Bostwick (the original Brad Majors) will be here live in person FRIDAY NIGHT (Oct. 22nd) to host the movie along with a shadow cast of characters and AUDIENCE PARTIC...PATION! Props bags and Rocky masks will be on sale in the lobby and come in costume for the COSTUME CONTEST hosted by Barry before the movie screening. We have a limited number of $20 orchestra seats available in the link below in the comments. Post your favorite picture of you in costume (from any time or place) in our comments below for a chance to win 2 seats to the show. Winners will be drawn daily!
We just released $20 orchestra seats for Rocky Horror. You read that correctly. Click below and prepare for the wildest event of the spooky season! .....Makes us shiver with antici.....pation!
Join the original ‘Brad Majors’ -Barry Bostwick- for a screening of the original unedited movie w/ live shadow cast & audience participation
Voces8 will be taking the E.J. Stage next Tuesday with the Tuesday Musical Association series opening convert.
Our 2021-22 Akron Concert Series: fabulous musical experiences you won't find anywhere else! All tickets now on sale at tuesdaymusical.org.
Voces8 will be taking the E.J. Stage next Tuesday with the Tuesday Musical Association series opening convert.
Our 2021-22 Akron Concert Series: fabulous musical experiences you won't find anywhere else! All tickets now on sale at tuesdaymusical.org.
ORDER UP! The pie is in the house! We still have a few limited seats left at the diner for you tonight and tomorrow!
#WaitressOnTour #waitressmusical #WAITRESS
ORDER UP! The pie is in the house! We still have a few limited seats left at the diner for you tonight and tomorrow!
#WaitressOnTour #waitressmusical #WAITRESS
We're a little over two weeks away until Barry Bostwick and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show 45th Anniversary Spectacular!" comes to E.J. We're giving away a four pack of orchestra seats and all you have to do is tell us your favorite character from the show. Comment below with your favorite cast member and you'll be entered! Tickets will be drawn randomly on Wednesday the 13th. Good luck!
The event, set for Friday, Oct. 22, will mark the 45th birthday of “Rocky Horror Picture Show."
It only takes a taste when it's something special... here's our first look at #WaitressOnTour!
It's a BIG week at E.J. with both Theresa Caputo the Long Island Medium Live! on Thursday night and The Waitress Tour opening our 2021-2022 Broadway in Akron series on Friday! It's not too late to get tickets for performances!
It's a BIG week at E.J. with both Theresa Caputo the Long Island Medium Live! on Thursday night and The Waitress Tour opening our 2021-2022 Broadway in Akron series on Friday! It's not too late to get tickets for performances!
Theresa Caputo will be in Akron next Thursday at E.J. Thomas Hall and is giving away a pair of seats to one very lucky first responder. Tag a health care worker, police or fire person for a chance for them to win 2 free tickets to see Theresa in person! Tickets will be drawn at random on Tuesday, October 5th. (No limits on entries but each tag must be for different individuals.)
Theresa Caputo will be in Akron next Thursday at E.J. Thomas Hall and is giving away a pair of seats to one very lucky first responder. Tag a health care worker, police or fire person for a chance for them to win 2 free tickets to see Theresa in person! Tickets will be drawn at random on Tuesday, October 5th. (No limits on entries but each tag must be for different individuals.)
We have a very special message from Barry Bostwick for all you Rocky Horror Picture Show Fans! October 22 is the big night so be sure to get your tickets early!
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