Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia
This collection contains promotional materials including flyers, post cards, handouts, and playbill inserts for shows staged at the Center for Performing Arts.
The collection is a joint project between the University Library and the Center for Performing Arts to create a digital archive for the CPA's 20th anniversary. Content is being actively added and this is a work in progress. To find out more contact OPUS staff at opus@govst.edu or the University Library at library@govst.edu
You can browse the entire collection below or view memorabilia organized by season here.
This collection is a work in progress as some materials are not yet available.
Browse the shows in alphabetical order below.
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Lettermen
Center for Performing Arts
Autographed playbill insert for the February 14, 2009 performance by The Lettermen.
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Lift Every Voice
Center for Performing Arts
Autographed playbill insert for the February 19, 2012 performance of Lift Every Voice: An Operatic Celebration of Black History Month featuring Kimberly Jones and Cornelius Johnson.
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Light in the Piazza
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material and playbill insert for the February 13, 14, and 15, 2015 performances of The Light in the Piazza by the Southland Area Theatre Ensemble (SLATE).
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Lily Tomlin
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the May 11, 2007 performance by Lily Tomlin.
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Lion, The Witch, & the Wardrobe
Center for Performing Arts
Programs for the October 18, 1997 and October 21, 2000 performances of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Theatreworks/USA.
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Lira Ensemble
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the September 27, 1998 performance by The Lira Ensemble.
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Long and Winding Road
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material and playbill insert for the September 28, 2013 performance of The Long and Winding Road: The Music of Lennon & McCartney and the Stories Behind the Songs starring Jim Witter.
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Los Lobos
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material for the March 20, 2010 performance by Los Lobos with special guests Backyard Tire Fire and The Mojo Daddies.
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Louise Mandrell
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the July 13, 1996 performance by Louise Mandrell.
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Love and Marriage Opera
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material and playbill insert for the February 9, 2014 performance of Love and Marriage Opera.
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Lurrie Bell's Chicago Blues Band
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material and autographed playbill insert for the January 15, 2011 performance by Lurrie Bell's Chicago Blues Band.
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Lyric Opera Preview
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material for the September 26, 2010 performance and playbill inserts for the September 18, 2011 and September 22, 2013 performances of Lyric Opera Preview.
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Mack McCray
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the February 14, 1999 performance by Mack McCray.
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Madama Butterfly
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material and playbill insert for the March 9, 2003 performance of Madama Butterfly by Teatro Lirico D'Europa.
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Magic of Christmas Featuring Terry Evanswood
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the December 6, 2003 performance of The Magic of Christmas Featuring Terry Evanswood.
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Magic Tree House: The Musical
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material and playbill insert for the November 22, 2008 performance of Magic Tree House: The Musical.
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Mahalia: The Life and Music of Mahalia Jackson
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the March 8, 1996 performance of Mahalia: The Life and Music of Mahalia Jackson.
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Mama's Night Out
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material and playbill insert for the May 7, 2011 performance of Mama's Night Out.
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Mammoth Follies
Center for Performing Arts
Program for the October 18, 2008 performance of The Mammoth Follies by Hudson Vagabond Puppets.
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Mardi Gras Carnival
Center for Performing Arts
Promotional material and autographed playbill insert and autographed paper from the March 1, 2014 performance of Mardi Gras Carnival: A Salute to New Orleans by Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble.
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Marian Catholic High School Band
Marian Catholic High School
Program for the March 15, 2003 performance by the Marian Catholic High School Band at Governors State University's Center for Performing Arts.
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Marie Osmond and the Osmond Brothers
Performing Arts Center
Autographed playbill insert for the October 6, 2007 performance of by Marie Osmond and the Osmond Brothers.
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Mark Russell
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the September 29, 2001 performance by Mark Russell.
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Marvelettes, Shangri-Las & Shirley Alston-Reeves
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the February 13, 1999 performance by The Marvelettes, The Shangri-Las & Shirley Alston-Reeves.
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Mavis Staples
Center for Performing Arts
Playbill insert for the February 17, 2000 performance by Mavis Staples in A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson with special guests The St. Sabina Levites Choir.