Brightside Theatre
171 Chicago Ave, Naperville, IL 60540Naperville, IL 60540
Upcoming Shows
Review: THE BEST OF WOMEN OFF-COLOUR at The Second City
The Best of Women Off-Colour is a fast-paced, carefully curated show that is the perfect blend of race, culture, gender, and politics.…
Review: & JULIET Presented by Broadway In Chicago
On its second Chicago engagement, & Juliet remains a glittering, joyous confection of a jukebox musical — and this time it features iconic boy band member Joey Fatone…
Review: Raven Theatre's OCTET at Goodman Theatre
I loved Dave Molloy’s inventive and captivating a cappella musical Octet at Raven Theatre so much that here I am, reviewing it a second time in short succession now that it’s moved to the Goodman’s Owen Theatre. Director Keira Fromm leads an ensemble of eight that shines just as brightly in th…
Review: 52 LOVERS at Chicago Magic Lounge
52 Lovers is a thoroughly entertaining, surprisingly introspective, and profoundly motivational show, complete with a dash of subtle absurdist humor, plenty of magical amazement, and all around simple fun.…
Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Catalyst Ranch
Enter a freight elevator off the back alley of Randolph Street and step into the eclectic space that is the Catalyst Ranch Studio, a venue that perfectly sets the tone for JK Entertainment’s production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, directed by Arlo Kiss and text by John Cameron Mitchell.…
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre ends its 26th season with an all-time classic, bringing an impressive production of The Wizard of Oz to its stage.…
Review: Gwydion Theatre's DRY POWDER at Greenhouse Theater Center
Dry Powder gives us a bleak glance at the logic and operations that run the American economy and ruin American lives in this fast-paced allegory of how money can corrupt.…
Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park IL
Oak Park Festival Theatre continues its 51st Anniversary season with Oscar Wilde’s smashing comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. First produced in 1895, the play is memorable from Wilde’s fast wit and the farcical parody of the English upper class. Oak Park’s production of Earnest, directe…
Review: SUFFS Musical Tour at Broadway In Chicago
All in all, Suffs musical nails the intent and the tremendous hard work of the women involved in the suffrage movement, but it mainly lacks emotion. I wanted Suffs to be more emotionally evocative and less of a history lesson.…
Review: HAMLET at Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park IL
The curtain rises on Oak Park Festival Theatre’s 51st Anniversary Season with the production of William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy Hamlet. With over 50 years in Austen Gardens, the company presents the play with detail, intelligence, emotion and charm for the audience to enjoy.…
Past Shows
Phantom in CONCERT
PHANTOM IN CONCERTBook by Arthur Kopit, Music and Lyrics by Maury YestonBased on Gaston Leroux’s novel THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERADirected by Jeffrey CassMusic Direction...
FUN IN THE SUN: A BROADWAY MUSICAL REVUE
FUN IN THE SUN: A BROADWAY MUSICAL REVUE is a series of nine free, hour-long concerts featuring popular and comedic songs from beloved Broadway musicals....
DRACULA
BrightSide Theatre presents an adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale Dracula, directed by Jay Fontanetta. Running from October 18 to November 3, this production tells...
Deathtrap
Holding the record for the longest running comedic thriller on Broadway, DEATHTRAP is the story of the world-famous thriller playwright Sidney Bruhl, who is suffering...
Mean Girls, Jr.
A condensed, author-approved version of the Broadway musical based on the 2004 film. Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing...
NINE
Based on Federico Fellini’s semi-autobiographical film 8 ½, the musical NINE is a sensual exploration of tangled relationships & romantic fantasies. The renowned Italian film...
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Disney's The Little Mermaid The Performing Arts Center (7/18-8/02) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid Uptown Music Theater Highland Park (7/18-8/02) |
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EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Catalyst Ranch (7/09-8/02) |
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Anthem's Grand Illusion: A Tribute to the Music of Styx Raue Center For The Arts (10/30-10/30) |
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Brooks And Dunn Vibrant Arena at The MARK (10/03-10/03) |
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O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (9/06-9/06) |
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Broadway in Your Backyard Porchlight Music Theatre (7/06-9/19) |
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Oh, Mary! CIBC Theatre (1/19-2/07) |