Zeshan Bagewadi didn’t need a road map to find the intersection of blues, soul and R&B with the music of India.
He grew up immersed in all of those sounds, through his heritage and his father’s record collection.
Bagewadi, 30, is living in Baltimore while his wife does her medical residency. But he was born in Chicago to Indian Muslim parents who immigrated in search of the American dream, after seeing a relative find success here in the 1960s. Others soon followed.
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The Gazette - Thursday, May 24, 2018
Daily Iowan - Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Hancher Auditorium unveiled its lineup for the 2018-19 season, cultivating acts from world-renowned musicals to lectures by legendary journalists.
The lineup includes musical acts from Kristin Chenoweth on New Year’s Eve, Tre Voci, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. On the theatrical side of the coin, Cameron Mackintosh will present his version of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables and the Jersey Boys will grace the stage with their satin voices in February.
Iowa Now - Tuesday, May 8, 2018
The 2018–19 season for the University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium once again features an array of world-class artists who will engage the campus and community both on the stage and in a variety of other settings.
Hancher’s Embracing Complexity project, which takes a multidisciplinary approach to building understanding of contemporary Islamic cultures and Muslim identity, enters its second year with performances and residencies featuring Kinan Azmeh’s CityBand, Alsarah & the Nubatones, and Rahim AlHaj and string ensemble performing Letters from Iraq. The project is made possible in part by a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals—Building Bridges: Arts, Culture, and Identity, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Iowa Now - Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Paul Brohan doesn’t have a dream project in mind for Hancher Auditorium, but he does like making dream projects come true for artists.
“I like to ask artists, ‘What is it you’d like to do that you’ve never been able to do before?’” says Brohan, programming director for Hancher.
Press Citizen - Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Broadway stars, Broadway shows and internationally respected orchestras highlight the 2018-2019 season at Hancher Auditorium.
The latest season of shows at the University of Iowa's auditorium was announced Tuesday. Leading the pack of 35 events set between this September and April 2019 are some of Broadway's biggest names.
KCRG - Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Hancher Auditorium has released their schedule for the 2018 - 2019 season.
The season begins with three events in September, one of them being a rescheduled lecture by journalist Cokie Roberts, a free outdoor performance by Sleep Canyon Rangers, and a performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra.
During the holidays, the Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 will team up for a concert. The Canadian Brass take the stage during the holidays for a concert.
On New Year's Eve, a black tie-optional gala will help ring in the new year with Kristin Chenoweth, a musical performer and actress.
Hancher will also feature two broadway shows in the 2018-2019 season, Les Miserables and Jersey Boys. Other performances theatere lovers may be interested in are Steel Magnolias and Hotel.
The Gazette - Tuesday, May 8, 2018
The bubbly will be overflowing when Kristin Chenoweth rings in 2019 at Hancher Auditorium on New Year’s Eve.
Star of stage and screen, Chenoweth nabbed a Tony Award as Sally in the 1999 Broadway revival of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” and garnered a Tony nomination for waving her glittering artistic wand over the role of Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, in “Wicked.”
With other star turns in television’s “Glee,” “Hairspray Live!” “Pushing Daisies,” “Kristin” and “The West Wing,” she will step into the Hancher spotlight for a black tie-optional gala Dec. 31, one of many star-powered events on Hancher’s 2018-19 season.
Little Village - Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Hancher Auditorium has announced its 2018-19 season, and it’s jam-packed with the most prestigious music, theater and dance touring the region. Tickets go on sale to the general public Aug. 1, but donors who gave over $100 to Hancher in the last year should watch their mail for the season brochure with early ordering instructions. A full season schedule can be found on the Hancher website.
Things kick off on Sept. 12 with a rescheduled lecture from journalist Cokie Roberts. The talk, titled An Insider’s View of Washington, D.C., is presented in conjunction with the University of Iowa Lecture Committee and the UI College of Law’s Levitt Lecture Series.
The Daily Iowan - Friday, May 4, 2018
Participants at Hancher’s Stanley Café came together Thursday evening to hear about the opioid crisis sweeping the nation and discuss ways to combat the issue.
The evening, which was part of the “Science on Tap” series, featured presentations and small-group discussion on tactics to help with opioid-related issues.
The community-engagement event was a follow-up of the “Opioid Ideas Lab” April 9-11, in which 30 academics representing eight University of Iowa colleges gathered to discuss the daunting opioid crisis and ponder potential solutions and strategies.
The Gazette - Saturday, April 28, 2018
Costumes, art, performances and more were on display throughout Downtown Iowa City Friday night at the Dazzle Crawl.
The crawl was inspired by the work of costume designer and artist Machine Dazzle, who was the parade marshal and guest of honor. Friday’s event leads up to a performance by Taylor Mac at Hancher Saturday night. Mac wears Dazzle’s creations in performing his “24-Decade History of Popular Music,” an epic musical theater undertaking.