BOOM X: The Music, Culture, and Events of Generation X at Center for Performing Arts

Dates: (9/13/2024 )

Theatre:

Center for Performing Arts

BOOM X is a vibrant one-man show created and performed by Rick Miller, exploring the music, culture, and significant events of Generation X. The performance spans from the iconic Woodstock festival in 1969, just after Governors State University opened, to 1995, the year the Center for Performing Arts was established. This U.S. premiere promises an energetic journey through a pivotal era of American history and culture.

Cast and Creative team for BOOM X: The Music, Culture, and Events of Generation X at Center for Performing Arts

Cast

Jared Esguerra

HARANA

Mike Cavalieri

MIMOSAS AND MELODIES.

John Concepcion

MIMOSAS AND MELODIES

Ensemble

DOG SEES GOD

Ensemble

ROSIE AND THE RIVETS

Ensemble

ARTRAGEOUS!

Ensemble

UPTOWN

Ensemble

DREAM

Ensemble

DRUMLine Live!

Ensemble

LOVE Happens

Rick Miller

BOOM X

Geoffrey Agpalo

HARANA

Rodell Rosel

HARANA

Ace Gangoso

HARANA

Ensemble

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Ensemble

THE NUTCRACKER

Ensemble

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Ensemble

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Lisa McClowry

Cher

Creative Team

Scott Sowinski

Executive Director

Lisa McClowry

Performer

Kokandy Productions

Production Company

The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra

Dr. Cherise Stone-Thomas

Performer

John Concepcion

Performer

Mike Cavalieri

Performer

Ace Gangoso

Tenor

Rodell Rosel

Tenor

Geoffrey Agpalo

Tenor

Jared Esguerra

Tenor

The Silhouettes

Dance Company

Uptown

Performance Group

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What shows are coming up next at Center for Performing Arts?

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SWEENEY TODD In Concert (10/19/24-10/19/24)
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (10/25/24-10/25/24)
The Beat Goes On: Featuring Lisa McClowry as CHER (11/2/24-11/2/24)
Ruth Page’s THE NUTCRACKER (11/23/24-11/24/24)
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A Live Radio Play (12/7/24-12/7/24)
HARANA presented by LÍRIKO: An Evening of Arias, Songs, and Serenades (1/25/25-1/25/25)
The Silhouettes® LOVE Happens (2/8/25-2/8/25)
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ROSIE AND THE RIVETS (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Opera Up Close presents MIMOSAS AND MELODIES: A Mother’s Day Brunch (5/25/25-5/25/25)

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