(9/17/20 @ 2:50 pm)
The UIS Performing Arts Center is adjusting operations as follows in response to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Based on the latest information from Illinois Governor Pritzker, the Sangamon County Department of Public Health, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), and guidance from University leadership, the University of Illinois Performing Arts Center is ceasing all public events until further notice.  This includes events in both Sangamon Auditorium and the UIS Studio Theatre. A complete list of events affected is listed below.

Events currently affected:

  • March 12 - Ron White - POSTPONED - Reschedule Date was September 17, 2020 - New Rescheduled Date is October 14, 2021
  • March 13:  Josh Turner – POSTPONED - Reschedule Date was October 7, 2020 - New Rescheduled Date is May 14, 2021
  • March 16: Judy Moody & Stink (Class Acts) – CANCELED
  • March 17: The Diary of Anne Frank (Class Acts) – CANCELED
  • March 20:  LOL Comedy with Kevin McCaffrey - CANCELED
  • March 21:  Illinois Symphony Orchestra Spring Celebration - CANCELED
  • March 21:  UIS Music Faculty Recital with Christopher Raymond - CANCELED
  • March 27:  UIS Music Faculty Recital with Evan Clark – CANCELED
  • March 31:  All City Music Festival – CANCELED
  • April 10:  The Color Purple Pre-show Dinner - CANCELED
  • April 10:  The Color Purple – CANCELED (patrons received an email about refund options, please look in your inbox or spam folders)
  • April 16:  MasterChef Junior Live! – POSTPONED - Reschedule Date was November 7, 2020 - A NEW DATE IS COMING SOON
  • April 16 – 25:  UIS Theatre Twelfth Night – CANCELED
  • April 17:  That Golden Girls Show – CANCELED
  • April 23:  Illinois Symphony Orchestra School Matinee (Class Acts) – CANCELED
  • April 24:  UIS Band Concert – CANCELED
  • April 28:  Riverdance – POSTPONED - Reschedule Date was May 25, 2021 - A NEW DATE IS COMING SOON
  • April 29:  LOL Comedy with Adam Burke – CANCELED
  • April 30:  UIS Music Jazz Café – CANCELED
  • May 1: UIS Community Music School Concert - CANCELED
  • May 2:  Illinois Symphony Orchestra French Finale - CANCELED
  • May 3:  UIS Music Orchestra Concert - CANCELED
  • May 7:  The Play That Goes Wrong Pre-show Dinner - CANCELED
  • May 7:  The Play That Goes Wrong - CANCELED (patrons received an email about refund options, please look in your inbox or spam folders)
  • May 23 - LOL Comedy with Michael Palascak - CANCELED
  • July 8 - STYX - Reschedule Date - March 20, 2021

Ticket Sales / Refunds:

  • Refunds will automatically be issued for CANCELED events (*except for Broadway events). You do not need to call the UIS Ticket Office to ask for a refund, you will receive your refund via the same payment method that you used to purchase within 10 business days. *Broadway events - patrons with tickets to Broadway events have received an email about refund options, please look in your inbox or spam for that email.
  • Tickets will remain valid for POSTPONED events and patrons should hold on to their tickets as they will automatically be valid for the rescheduled date.  Patrons desiring refunds should contact the UIS Ticket Office at (217) 206-6160.
  • Patrons who have tickets to the CANCELED Illinois Symphony Orchestra's Events should contact the ISO at (217) 522-2838 ext. 10 for refund/donation options.

​For further information concerning the University of Illinois Springfield’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, please visit​​​ ​https://www.uis.edu/covid-19/.