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It’s another sign that live theater is coming back to Springfield.
The University of Illinois Springfield Performing Arts Center has announced its Broadway series for 2021 and 2022. The shows include jukebox musicals based on the songs of Jimmy Buffett and Donna Summer, along with a musical adaptation of the film “An Officer and a Gentleman.” There will also be touring productions of “RENT” and “Fiddler on the Roof.”
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Known for her opera and concert work, Brewer, who lives in Lebanon, Illinois, was named one of the top 20 sopranos of the 20th century by BBC Music Magazine in 2007.
Brewer performed as a soloist on the Grammy-winning Songs of Innocence and Experience,” a song cycle is based on the poetry of William Blake that was recorded live under the direction of Leonard Slatkin at the University of Michigan s Hill Auditorium in 2004. The album won four Grammys, including Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance in 2006.
Brewer, 65, is best known for her interpretations of roles by Wagner, Strauss and Britten, including Isolde from the opera Tristan und Isolde.
Four-time Grammy Award winner Mac Powell will appear at the Powerlight Fest at the Illinois State Fair Aug. 22.
Powell is the former lead singer of the multi-platinum Christian rock group Third Day, which disbanded in 2018.
Elsewhere, new dates have been announced for several shows at the University of Illinois Springfield Performing Arts Center and country act HARDY ( One Beer ) will headline the Mahomet Music Festival Aug. 27-28.
Third Day, which Powell helped form in 1991, is best known for Christian songs “Alien,” “Sky Falls Down” and “40 Days.” Its hit Nothing At All crossed over into mainstream radio.
Powell has been touring with his band The Family Reunion since the breakup of Third Day.