IU Auditorium reveals line-up for 2007-08 performance season

Big-name shows are headed to the IU Auditorium for next year’s lineup. Featuring award-winning musicals, dance performances and an assortment of one-person performances, the season promises to appeal to a variety of audiences. \nThe season kicks off in September with comedian Dennis Miller, of the HBO talk show “Dennis Miller Live,” which ran for nine years. October will feature the classic musical “Annie,” the well-known tale of the red-headed orphan in search of her family. Later that month, David Sedaris, storyteller and author of many essays including “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” will take the stage. November will bring Grammy award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn, the award-winning musical “Rent” – from which the hit 2005 feature film was based, and the Nai-Ni-Chen Dance Company, which is a fusion of modern dance and traditional Chinese dance. \nThe second semester will be full of movement, featuring “Stomp” in February,“Movin’ Out,” a music choreographed by dance legend Twyla Tharp and based entirely off of Billy Joel songs, and “Riverdance,” the popular Irish dance show, both in April. Additional shows of the season include “Evita,” “Doodlebops Live” and Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.\nTickets for performances vary in price, and student discounts are available. For more information, please visit www.iuauditorium.com.