The Bologna Performing Arts Center at Delta State University had its ninth and final performance of the\u00a02014-15 season April 28 when the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Million Dollar Quartet”\u00a0played to an at-capacity crowd with rave reviews.<\/p>\n
This year marked the\u00a020th Anniversary Season and set recent records for ticket sales, attendance and donations. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis kind of community support helps us not only in the current year, but gives us confidence in booking future seasons as we seek to increase the quality of the center\u2019s programs\u201d said Amanda Turner, BPAC Advisory Board and Programming Committee member.<\/span><\/p>\n Highlights of the 2014-2015 Main Stage season included three\u00a0Broadway musicals, two\u00a0concerts, two\u00a0family productions, a\u00a0dramatic play and one\u00a0cirque event. The School-Time Matinee Series featured four\u00a0productions for students in grades preK-12. Several recent releases of major motion pictures were also shown as part of the BPAC’s\u00a0movie series.<\/span><\/p>\n Sponsors of the 2014-2015 season include Associate Partners: Bolivar Medical Center, Guaranty Bank and Planters Bank, and Supporting Partners: Entergy and Monsanto.<\/span><\/p>\n The BPAC\u00a0will officially announce its 2015-16 season the first week of June, and plans are underway to bring in major artists and icons. Patrons of the annual membership program will be have first access to the new schedule\u00a0and the first opportunity to purchase\u00a0tickets. <\/span><\/p>\n Annual Members are individuals who make tax-deductible contributions to the BPAC\u00a0which aid its artistic and educational programming efforts. The BPAC currently has over 150 donors in its annual membership program. Anyone can join the program\u00a0with\u00a0memberships starting at $50. The program has numerous has\u00a0added benefits, including pre-show receptions, same seating and parking.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe would like to thank our sponsors and patrons for their support this season,\u201d said\u00a0Jon Levingston, BPAC Advisory Board and Marketing Committee member. \u201cIt is the Delta-wide support the BPAC has received over the past 20 years that is critical to its current and continued success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n