Jim Belushi & the Sacred Hearts Band
COD alum Jim Belushi & the Sacred Hearts Band perform a concert of blues, rock and soul music. This performance opens the MAC's 2026-2027 Performance...
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell BoulevardGlen Ellyn, IL 60137
Upcoming Shows
Ana Belaval
WGN's own Ana Belaval performs an evening of stand-up comedy as part of the MAC's 2026-2027 Performance Series....
Musica Italiana Dolce
New Philharmonic, the professional symphony orchestra in residence at the MAC, kicks off its 50th season with Musica Italiana Dolce. The orchestra performs on September...
New Philharmonic: Musica Italiana Dolce
New Philharmonic, the professional symphony orchestra in residence at the MAC, kicks off its 50th season with Musica Italiana Dolce. The orchestra performs on September...
Elton Rohn
Elton Rohn performs as part of the MAC's 2026-2027 Performance Series fall programming....
CARMEN.maquia - Ballet Hispánico New York
Ballet Hispánico New York brings CARMEN.maquia to the MAC as part of the 2026-2027 Performance Series. The company is recognized for breathtaking visual artistry in...
The Barricade Boys: Broadway at the Movies
The Barricade Boys perform Broadway at the Movies as part of the MAC's 2026-2027 Performance Series fall programming....
MOMIX: Botanica
MOMIX presents Botanica as part of the MAC's 2026-2027 Performance Series. MOMIX is a celebrated dance company that has previously performed at the MAC....
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
The College of DuPage Theater presents a production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as part of the MAC's holiday programming....
The Second City
The Second City performs as part of the MAC's holiday programming in the 2026-2027 season....
Uptown: A Very Soulful Christmas
Uptown performs A Very Soulful Christmas as a new addition to the MAC's holiday programming in the 2026-2027 season....
Louisa Mae Alcott's Little Women
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, the professional Equity theater in residence at the MAC, kicks off their 40th season with Louisa Mae Alcott's Little Women, adapted by...
Salt Creek Ballet's The Nutcracker
Salt Creek Ballet presents their production of The Nutcracker as part of the MAC's holiday programming, running December 18-20....
Treasure Island Reimagined
Treasure Island Reimagined is a live-action graphic novel combined with a radio show, making its debut performance at the MAC as part of the 2026-2027...
Magic Rocks!
Magic Rocks! stars America's Got Talent illusionist Leon Etienne in a debut performance at the MAC as part of the 2026-2027 Performance Series winter programming....
NoGravity Theatre: Divine Comedy
NoGravity Theatre, a ground-breaking Italian performance arts company known for breathtaking visual artistry and dance illusion, presents Divine Comedy at the MAC. The company is...
Review: 4 Chairs Theatre's GOOD PEOPLE at Theater Wit
Under the gripping direction of 4 Chairs Theatre founder Lauren Berman, Good People takes us into the blue-collar heart of South Boston and the residents who can’t catch a break — and those who can. …
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.…
Past Shows
Building American Pop
Step into a musical time capsule as the ten singers of Chicago a cappella revisit the Brill Building era of the 1950s and ’60s with narrator Geoffrey...
Capitol Fools
The Capitol Fools return to the McAninch Arts Center with their musical political satire on October 12, featuring performances that humorously critique American politics through...
One Night of Queen
One Night of Queen brings audiences a thrilling tribute to the legendary rock band, featuring Gary Mullen and his band, The Works. Scheduled for March...
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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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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Chicago Kids Company (4/08-8/31) |
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Greenroom Improv Raue Center For The Arts (11/14-11/14) |
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Deserted Redtwist Theatre Company (6/14-8/02) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |