While Danville High School’s Dick Van Dyke Auditorium is welcoming the Midwest Classic Show Choir competition this weekend, there’s an auditorium across the state line getting plenty of attention as well. A big media tour was offered this week at the new 1,500 seat Broadway Theater Ura Seeger Memorial Auditorium, at Seeger Junior and Senior High School in West Lebanon. Ervin Collins works as the manager of the auditorium, and also drives a school bus for the district. He says the idea was there for quite some time to be a regional place for people to come for great shows; and give back to the community.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: Because we are such a rural area, we wanted to be able to bring in quality family entertainment; so that our county and the surrounding counties, and Eastern Illinois; could come and see events without having to travel 45 minutes to an hour, two hours, to be able to enjoy a show.
And they’re off to a flying start this Friday night (Feb 3rd) at the Ura Seeger Memorial Auditorium with “Dragons and Mythical Beasts” bringing life-size puppets to the stage. It’s a show for ages three and up, and yes, a local steakhouse will be catering as well.
