{"id":2189013,"date":"2025-12-06T06:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T06:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2189013"},"modified":"2025-12-06T06:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T06:37:14","slug":"audiences-set-records-in-peoria-bloomington-entertainment-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/audiences-set-records-in-peoria-bloomington-entertainment-venues\/","title":{"rendered":"Audiences set records in Peoria, Bloomington entertainment venues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">CENTRAL ILLINOIS (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\">25News Now<\/a>) &#8211; The Peoria Civic Center and the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts are celebrating record-setting events. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cThe Book of Mormon\u201d broke a house record for the highest grossing two-night engagement at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater on Dec. 2-3. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Meanwhile, \u201cTheresa Caputo Live! The Experience\u201d on Nov. 20 set a venue record at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">That event achieved a record-breaking night of ticket revenue. In total, the new venue milestone reached a gross of $104,667 and over 1,100 people in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">This was the highest grossing single show ever recorded at the BCPA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-item | figure media-item-image article-image w-100\">\n<div class=\"figure-wrapper img-wrapper figure-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-week-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/55T2FXM26NCYNBWAUD5AG35IGY.png?auth=65620a3a1a657816014a90379081a557a91c1e306a9c331d8863eed0751990a6&amp;width=980&amp;height=551&amp;smart=true\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gray-week-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/55T2FXM26NCYNBWAUD5AG35IGY.png?auth=65620a3a1a657816014a90379081a557a91c1e306a9c331d8863eed0751990a6&amp;width=540&amp;height=303&amp;smart=true 540w, https:\/\/gray-week-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/55T2FXM26NCYNBWAUD5AG35IGY.png?auth=65620a3a1a657816014a90379081a557a91c1e306a9c331d8863eed0751990a6&amp;width=720&amp;height=404&amp;smart=true 720w, https:\/\/gray-week-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/55T2FXM26NCYNBWAUD5AG35IGY.png?auth=65620a3a1a657816014a90379081a557a91c1e306a9c331d8863eed0751990a6&amp;width=980&amp;height=551&amp;smart=true 980w, https:\/\/gray-week-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/55T2FXM26NCYNBWAUD5AG35IGY.png?auth=65620a3a1a657816014a90379081a557a91c1e306a9c331d8863eed0751990a6&amp;width=1300&amp;height=730&amp;smart=true 1300w\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure-caption mt-1 px-1\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts<\/span><span class=\"caption-credit\">(WEEK)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The City of Bloomington Arts and Entertainment Department attribute this achievement to the strong community interest and continued success of entertainment programming in Downtown Bloomington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cBreaking our sales record is a powerful reminder of how strongly this community supports the arts.\u201d said Anthony Nelson, Director of Arts and Entertainment. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to our audiences and proud of what this milestone means for the BCPA\u2019s future\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Bloomington\u2019s Arts and Entertainment Department also shared that this milestone highlights the venue\u2019s continued commitment to creating meaningful and lasting memories for audiences. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><i>You can watch <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\"><i>25News<\/i><\/a><i> &#8211; any newscast, anywhere &#8211; streaming <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/livestream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/livestream\"><i>LIVE<\/i><\/a><i> on <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\"><i>25NewsNow.com<\/i><\/a><i>, our <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/page\/get-the-new-25-news-now-app-today\/\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/page\/get-the-new-25-news-now-app-today\/\"><i>25News mobile app<\/i><\/a><i>, and on our <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/page\/how-to-watch-25newsnow-on-ctv-and-apps\/\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/page\/how-to-watch-25newsnow-on-ctv-and-apps\/\"><i>WEEK 25News SmartTV streaming app<\/i><\/a><i>. 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