Napoleon Dynamite

A conversation with Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, and Jon Gries.

Napoleon Dynamite

A conversation with Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, and Jon Gries.

Jan 22Friday@ 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Buy Tickets

Event Description

This is the rescheduled event from the original date of April 3, 2020. To exchange tickets to a different performance title, visit IUauditorium.com/exchange for step-by-step instructions. Visit IUauditorium.com/coronavirus-updates for more information.

The beloved indie classic Napoleon Dynamite was made almost 15 years ago. Since then much has changed; but the characters, as enduring as they are endearing, stay in our hearts. Appealing to the inner-teenager in each of us, the story, and more importantly the dialogue, makes Napoleon Dynamite one of the most quoted movies of our time.

Napoleon Dynamite makes us laugh—and laugh hard—over and over again.

This unique evening includes a full screening of Napoleon Dynamite followed by a lively, freewheeling, moderated discussion with fan-favorite cast members Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Efren Ramirez (Pedro), and Jon Gries (Uncle Rico).

Event is BYOT (Bring Your Own Tots).

Jul 2020

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You may not be able to see a live musical right now, but here's just a few of the musicals that you can watch from the comfort of your couch. Kinky Boots - BroadwayHD Phantom of the Opera - BroadwayHD Hamilton - Disney+ Newsies - Disney+ Jersey Boys - Netflix Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Free to stream from July 10th-12th on The Shows Must Go On's YouTube Lin-Manuel Miranda's 21 Chump Street - Free on YouTube Rent - Free on BroadwayinHD's YouTube

For today's Musical Madness matchup we have Steve Martin & Martin Short vs. Yo-Yo Ma! Let us know your favorite event by voting before 11 p.m. tomorrow.

The winner of this round of Musical Madness is... Les Misérables! Les Misérables first premiered on our stage in 1989, and its been back 3 times since then. Who got to see it when it was here in February?

It's time for another Musical Madness matchup! Was Les Miserables or Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat your favorite event? Let us know by commenting below or by answering the poll in our story before 11 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Happy Independence Day!!

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For this round of Musical Madness we've got Dave Chappelle vs. Willie Nelson! Vote for your favorite event before 11 p.m. ET tomorrow by commenting below or by responding to the poll in our story.

Elizabeth Stanley is live on our FB right now! You can also watch on Zoom http://iu.zoom.us/j/99234798025

Rent is the winner of this round of Musical Madness!! Rent was first at IU Auditorium in 1999, and we were the first venue in Indiana to welcome the musical to our stage. Rent has been at IU Auditorium five times since. Happy Pride Month!

It's time for another Musical Madness matchup, and this is going to be a tough one!! Facing off today we have Rent vs Ain't Too Proud. Vote for your favorite event by commenting below or by responding to the poll in our story. Voting will close on Sunday, and the winner of this round will be announced on Monday.

The International Thespian Society’s Thespy Awards will be streamed live on Playbill's YouTube tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET! The Thespys, or the International Thespian Excellence Awards, recognizes the highest level of achievement in school theatre performance and technical theatre. The International Thespian Festival was originally planned to take place at IU this year, but it was moved online in response to COVID-19 and is now scheduled to take place at IU in 2021.

The votes have been counted and the winner of this round of Musical Madness is... Bob Dylan!! Dylan has performed at IU Auditorium 5 times! He was most recently here this past October.

Next up for Musical Madness we have Jerry Seinfeld vs Bob Dylan! Vote for your favorite event by responding to the poll in our story or by commenting below. Voting will close at 11 p.m. tomorrow.

Cast members of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's celebrated off-Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof are reuniting tonight online at 7 p.m. ET to sing numbers from their hit musical and to answer your questions! Participation in this unique opportunity is completely free. To learn more and to register to participate visit https://www.ujafedny.org/event/view/fiddler-on-the-roof

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We’re back with another Musical Madness matchup! Which event was your favorite, Mamma Mia or Million Dollar Quartet? Vote by commenting below or by responding to our story.

The votes are all in and the winner of this round of Musical Madness is... Tony Bennett! Bennett performed at IU Auditorium back in September 2015. Check back tomorrow for your next matchup.

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IU Auditorium Vault: Maya Angelou - 2009 An acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer, Maya Angelou visited Indiana University on multiple occasions, including a pair of visits to IU Auditorium in 2001 and 2009. Angelou’s most famous work, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), deals with her early years in Long Beach, St. Louis, and Stamps, Arkansas, where she lived with her brother and paternal grandmother. She recited this poem on the IU Auditorium stage during her 2009 visit. Read the poem below. A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky But a bird that stalks down this narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn and he names the sky his own But a caged bird stands on the grave of his dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream

Dennis James vs Tony Bennett is our matchup today for Musical Madness! Vote for your favorite event by commenting below or by responding to the poll in our story. Voting will close at 11 p.m. tomorrow and our winner will be announced on Thursday.

Our winner of this round of Musical Madness is... 🥁🥁🥁 Blue Man Group!! Check back tomorrow for our next matchup.

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