Braden Auditorium

Location:: Braden Auditorium 200 N. University Street
Normal, IL
Phone:: (309) 438-2222
Website:: http://bonestudentcenter.illinoisstate.edu/braden/

Braden Auditorium is well-known across central Illinois for its large 3,483 seating space with outstanding views and innovative stage design. Braden hosts Broadway shows, touring companies, concerts, ballets, conferences, and much more!

Upcoming Events

February 2019

Chicago The Musical

Date:: Wednesday, February 13th
Time:: 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

CHICAGO, the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history, is coming to Illinois State University! Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of…

March 2019

Evita – The Musical

Date:: Sunday, March 24th
Time:: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

EVITA, the Tony®-winning Broadway musical is coming to Illinois State University! Evita charts the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to an ambitious actress, to the wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, the most powerful woman in Latin America, before her death from cancer at age 33. The events in Evita’s life are presented in song and commented on by…

May 2019

Commencement – Mennonite College of Nursing

Date:: Friday, May 10th
Time:: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Spring Commencement 2019 Dates and times are tentative. Please refer to GraduationServices.IllinoisState.edu for more information.

Commencement – College of Fine Arts

Date:: Saturday, May 11th
Time:: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Spring Commencement 2019 Dates and times are tentative. Please refer to GraduationServices.IllinoisState.edu for more information.

May 2020

Commencement – Mennonite College of Nursing

Date:: Friday, May 8th 2020
Time:: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Spring Commencement 2020 Dates and times are tentative. Please refer to GraduationServices.IllinoisState.edu for more information.

Commencement – College of Fine Arts

Date:: Saturday, May 9th 2020
Time:: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Spring Commencement 2020 Dates and times are tentative. Please refer to GraduationServices.IllinoisState.edu for more information.

May 2021

Commencement – Mennonite College of Nursing

Date:: Friday, May 7th 2021
Time:: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Spring Commencement 2021 Dates and times are tentative. Please refer to GraduationServices.IllinoisState.edu for more information.

Commencement – College of Fine Arts

Date:: Saturday, May 8th 2021
Time:: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Spring Commencement 2021 Dates and times are tentative. Please refer to GraduationServices.IllinoisState.edu for more information.

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