Marja Harmon, who plays the title character, said the themes of the show are very relevant for a college crowd.
"I think it's perfect for college-age audiences because it's a pop-rock contemporary musical [focused] toward the younger generation of theater-goers," Harmon said. "All of these characters are not perfect; they do have flaws and they do show that they make bad decisions. We can all choose between things that we want to do and things that we have to do."
The event marks the second of five Broadway musicals set to arrive on the Eisenhower stage this school year, said Laura Sullivan, marketing and communications director for the Center for the Performing Arts.
"We were thrilled with the amount of Broadway that was touring this year," Sullivan said.
"The cast is strong, and they're getting great reviews."
The audience response thus far has been "overwhelming," Harmon said.
"The cast puts their heart and soul out there every night," she said.
Aida was the winner of five Tony Awards in 2000. This performance will mark the musical's first showing in Central Pennsylvania.
The national tour of Aida runs through April.
"We always try and bring at least several productions to our Broadway series. We were very excited to have the opportunity to bring Aida on its first national tour," said George Trudeau, executive director of the Center for the Performing Arts.
"We try and have a balance of some new productions that have not been here before and also some revivals that we think audiences would like to have come back. We have every expectation that [Aida] is going be a very outstanding show."
