Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Stories & News

“Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation” coming to Gallagher Bluedorn

“Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation” coming to Gallagher Bluedorn

“Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation” coming to Gallagher BluedornThe acclaimed, record-breaking run of “Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation,” created and directed by Jonathan Rockefeller, is coming to the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on Oct. 18.

Orchestrating Change -- film viewing free and open to the public on October 10, 2022 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Coming soon: A free public viewing of the ‘Orchestrating Change’

The University of Northern Iowa is hosting a viewing of the inspirational film, “Orchestrating Change.”
“Mad About You” and “Stranger Things” star Paul Reisner to perform at Gallagher Bluedorn Sept. 24

“Mad About You” and “Stranger Things” star Paul Reiser to perform at Gallagher Bluedorn Sept. 24

“Mad About You” and “Stranger Things’” Paul Reiser to perform at Gallagher Bluedorn Sept. 24Paul Reiser, one of Comedy Central’s top 100 comedians of all time, will hit the road for stand-up dates across the U.S., including a show at the Gallagher Bluedorn.

The Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series presents Jon Meacham

The Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series presents Jon Meacham

The Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series presents Jon Meacham

Jon Meacham 
“Finding Hope Through the Lessons of Yesterday”

Monday, September 19, 7 p.m.
Catherine Cassidy Gallagher Great Hall, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
Gallagher Bluedorn Announces New Season of Big, Bold, Fun

Gallagher Bluedorn announces new season of big, bold fun

Gallagher Bluedorn Announces New Season of Big, Bold, FunThe Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center is preparing for yet another season of fun with their fall 2022 Artist Series line-up!

Block Party Series performance

Gallagher Bluedorn Block Party Series makes the performing arts accessible to all

The Gallagher Bluedorn Block Party Series is back by popular demand this summer to bring live music and other activities to the Cedar Valley for free!
Black Party by Gallagher Bluedorn

Free Gallagher Bluedorn Block Party series returns this summer

Black Party by Gallagher BluedornSummer is in the air, which means that Gallagher Bluedorn’s Block Party series is back!

What began last summer as a way to offer free entertainment to the Cedar Valley during the pandemic has now grown into an opportunity for neighborhoods to gather, build community and experience great music together.

Renee Fleming

World-renowned opera star Renée Fleming comes to Gallagher Bluedorn this June

Renee FlemingRenée Fleming, one of the most highly acclaimed singers of our time, will perform a recital at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on June 3. 

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn announces $1.5 million gift to renovation and expansion

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Gallagher Bluedorn at University of Northern Iowa has received a $1 million gift from the Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn to put toward the theater’s $14.9 million expansion project. 

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

Community collaboration is a dream of many talents in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

What happens when you bring together the musical artistry of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, the theatrical creativity of Cedar Falls Community Theatre and Waterloo Community Playhouse, and the ingenuity and inspiration of the Gallagher Bluedorn? A community collaboration that is guaranteed to delight and amaze audiences from across the Cedar Valley and beyond.