American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performs at the Morris Performing Arts Center on at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 17 on his 2015 U.S. tour after coming off his highly-acclaimed concert performances in 2014. Dylan has influenced popular music and culture for more than five decades. His early songs such as “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The …read more.

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra announces the final performance of its 2014-2015 Masterworks Series at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at the Morris Performing Arts Center. Maestro Tsung Yeh conducts one of the most important musical works of the twentieth century, Igor Stravinsky’s titanic ballet “The Rite of Spring.” This piece – a prominent favorite of …read more.

America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine at The Morris Performing Arts Center. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing both nationally and internationally in 2015. His tour will …read more.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced Monday that celebrated pianist and singer-songwriter Ben Folds will perform with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Tsung Yeh as part of the SB150 Birthday Weekend. Folds, who was the lead singer of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five, will headline the May 23 concert to be …read more.

TV late night show host and stand-up comedian Jay Leno comes to the Morris Performing Arts Center for one night only at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16. Leno comes to the Morris for an evening of his best stand-up from a career that has spanned decades and garnered him international recognition as an icon in the …read more.

The Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend was recently ranked #85 in a list of 200 top theaters worldwide by Pollstar, the concert industry’s leading trade publication. The ranking is based on ticket sales. The Morris has been included among the top 100 theaters worldwide since 2000, placing it first in the state of …read more.

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra announces the second performance of its 2014-2015 Masterworks Series on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at 8 p.m. at the Morris Performing Arts Center. Maestro Tsung Yeh conducts one of the most beloved, romantic piano concertos in the repertoire, the concerto in A minor by Edvard Grieg, with Russian-born virtuoso Daria …read more.

Direct from Broadway, Sister Act, the hilarious, five-time Tony®-nominated musical smash, is coming to South Bend. Sister Act opens at The Morris Performing Arts Center on Jan. 23 for two days only. Produced by Whoopi Goldberg, TROIKA Entertainment and Sister Act On Tour, LLC, Sister Act received five 2011 Tony® Award nominations including Best Musical, Best Original Score …read more.

Embarking on his 18th annual holiday tour, Jim Brickman, the best-selling solo pianist of our time, will once again wow audiences from coast to coast with On A Winter’s Night. Celebrating the sounds of the season in a big way, Brickman will showcase new music, along with holiday favorites and the hits that made him …read more.

“The holidays are my favorite time of year, and I’m excited to bring this show back on the road,” says country music star Trace Adkins. “These shows aren’t just a straight up concert, they’re bigger and more exciting with the 12-piece ensemble, the storytelling and some of the most beautiful arrangements I’ve ever heard.” Adkins’ …read more.

The State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents “Swan Lake” at the Morris Performing Arts Center on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. The performance is a full-length ballet in four acts with 50 of Russia’s brightest ballet stars to bring this romantic tale of true love to glorious life! Founded by legendary dancer and …read more.

Feld Entertainment, Inc., producers of Disney On Ice and Disney Live!, is bringing top performing cable TV series for preschoolers to the stage in Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure. Featuring characters from the smash hits Sofia the Firstand Jake and the Never Land Pirates, the 2014-2015 tour of this production launches …read more.

South Bend, IN – Visit South Bend Mishawaka will be hosting the annual Tourism Awards Reception on Wednesday, May 28, from 4:30 to 6:00pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown South Bend. Twelve awards will be distributed to local hospitality industry professionals who continually strive to promote St. Joseph County as an attractive visitor …read more.

The Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Establishments awarded the Certificate of Excellence are located all …read more.

“The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show” will perform at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend at 8 p.m. Friday, June 20. Having performed to over one million fans around the world since its first show in Liverpool, England, in January 2011, Brit Floyd returns to North America to perform a stunning new chronological …read more.

Sesame Street Live “Can’t Stop Singing” is coming to the the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend for two performances on Tuesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. When Elmo casts a spell with Abby Cadabby’s magic wand, there’s something in the air – and Sesame Street becomes …read more.

Comedian Aziz Ansari will bring his “Modern Romance” tour to the Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, at 7 p.m.  Friday, March 7. Ansari co-stars opposite Amy Poehler in the Emmy nominated NBC series, “Parks and Recreation.” The series received its first Emmy nomination in 2011 for Outstanding Comedy Series. His portrayal of government employee …read more.

The first of what is to be an annual Winter Dance Concert will occur Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center Auditorium at Warsaw Community High School. The public can support friends and family in Dance Performance I and II classes as the students demonstrate grace and style from Hip Hop …read more.

The Southern gothic, supernatural musical “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, is headed to the Morris Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. This extraordinary collaboration, 13 years in the making, is a haunting tale of fraternal love, lust, jealousy …read more.

Due to a scheduling conflict in the European tour of Earth, Wind & Fire, their concert scheduled at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend for Sunday, Oct. 27, has been rescheduled to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. If you are unable to attend the concert on the new show date, refunds will be …read more.

The legendary “King of The Blues” and beloved American icon B. B. King will be 88 years old when he returns to the Morris at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 6, with his trusty guitar “Lucille.” Born September 1925 on a cotton plantation in rural Mississippi, Riley B. King hitchhiked north to Memphis, Tennessee, in …read more.

Direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, “RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles,” will come to The Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2014. As “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!” (Associated Press), RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles’ discography …read more.

The Bob & Tom Comedy Show presents a rotating ensemble of the world’s best comedians to stages all across America. Each live comedy show features several headliners, and a member or two from the hilarious cast of The Bob & Tom Show, one of the longest-running and highest-rated radio programs in America and the premiere …read more.


Los Angeles, Calif. –  So You Think You Can Dance, the eleven-time Primetime Emmy Award winning show that sparked America’s fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall live on tour. The tour will stop at the Embassy Theatre in Fort Wayne on Thursday, Oct. 3 and the Morris Performing Arts Center …read more.

Legendary funk, R&B, soul,rock group Earth, Wind & Fire return to South Bend for their first concert appearance in 38 years at the Morris at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27. Original members Phillip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson lead EW&F back to South Bend for their first local appearance since Sept. 1975 at …read more.

The Nureyev State Ballet Theatre will present “The Sleeping Beauty” at South Bend’s Morris Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Jan. 25. Tickets go on sale at 10 am. Monday. The Nureyev State Ballet Theatre, from the city of Ufa, hometown of legendary dancer of 20th Century Rudolf Nureyev, brings the world’s most beloved ballet to …read more.

Harry Connick Jr. is among today’s most successful and multi-talented artists who has garnered acclaim in both the music and acting arenas. He will be at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 14. While Connick Jr. first reached a mass audience as a pianist, singer and bandleader, …read more.

Rock legend Alice Cooper returns to South Bend for his first local show in four years at 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 2. A pioneer in theatrical rock shows, Alice’s stage show includes guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood and boa constrictors. Alice Cooper’s live shows launched him to stardom in the late 1960s in his hometown …read more.

Legendary balladeer Gordon Lightfoot will perform at 8 p.m. this Thursday, June 20, at The Morris Performing Art Center in South Bend. With his rich, warm voice and nimble guitar technique, is known for his timeless, thought-provoking songs, Lightfoot will perform his hits “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” “If You Could …read more.

The legendary “King of The Blues” and beloved American icon B.B. King returns to the historic Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, for Sunday, October 6, performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39.50, $49.50, $59.50, $69.50 and $99.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, at the Morris Box Office, …read more.

SOUTH BEND – From May 8-19, WICKED bewitched more than 36,000 patrons at The Morris Theatre, broke box office records with a record gross of $2.7 million dollars and became South Bend’s most successful touring Broadway Show. The 16 performances resulted in standing ovations from the audiences, but also had a larger impact on the …read more.

The year 2013 marks 40 years that the legendary Oak Ridge Boys have been making music and history together and they are going to celebrate at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21. The Oak Ridge Boys have one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in …read more.

Legendary balladeer Gordon Lightfoot returns Thursday, June 20, to the Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend. Lightfoot weaves tales of love and longing in eloquent musical masterpieces that have become enduring standards. His poetic journeys have been told with such timeless, thought-provoking songs as “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Early Morning Rain,” “Carefree …read more.