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NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

9501 Skokie Blvd
Skokie, IL 60076


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LITTLE WOMEN & More Set for Northlight Theatre 2024-25 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2024

Northlight Theatre has revealed the 2024-2025 season. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets....

NORTH SHORE LIVE Opens in Chicago This Weekend


by Stephi Wild - March 13, 2024

North Shore Live – will run March 17- April 28, 2024. North Shore Live offers exciting offerings for all interests and ages....

Photos: Inside Opening Night of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Music Theater Works


by Stephi Wild - March 12, 2024

Music Theater Works officially opened its first production of its 2024 season, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The musical is now playing through March 31.  Check out photos from opening night here!...

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Music Theater Works


by Zac Thriffiley - March 10, 2024

The semi-improvised, fourth-wall-breaking musical now receives a delightful production at Music Theater Works that's heavy on humor if occasionally light on heart. It runs through March 31 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie....

CHICAGO THEATRE WEEK CONTINUED To Launch On Monday


by A.A. Cristi - February 15, 2024

Chicago Theatre Week Continued returns with over 30 shows throughout the city and suburbs, including seven productions from Broadway In Chicago. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 19 at 10am at HotTix.org....

Single Tickets On Sale Tomorrow For Music Theater Works 2024 Season


by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2024

Music Theater Works has announced single tickets for its 2024 season of productions at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 12 p.m....

Music Theater Works Announces The Cast And Creative Team For THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE


by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2024

BroadwayWorld announces the upcoming production of HAMILTON at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The show will feature an all-star cast and promises to be a must-see for theater lovers. Get all the details here....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Chicago Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: Not Just a Kids' Show: SHREK THE MUSICAL Full of Inspiration and Whimsy at Music Theater Works


by Kathleen Anwar - December 26, 2023

What did our critic think of SHREK THE MUSICAL at Music Theater Works?...

Photos: Music Theater Works SHREK: THE MUSICAL Now Playing Through December 31


by A.A. Cristi - December 22, 2023

Music Theater Works’ final production of its 2023 season, Shrek: The Musical, in the Center Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, is now playing through December 31. Shrek: The Musical is directed by Johanna McKenzie Miller, choreographed by L...

Past Shows

Birds, Frogs, Crickets, & Dogs


The animal kingdom comes alive through charming works for orchestra under the direction of Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer. Dogs bark in Vivaldi’s “Spring” Concerto ...

The St. John Passion


An intimate and deeply human account of Christ’s betrayal, suffering, and death, Bach’s  Passion According to St. John  sets scripture and poetry in emotionally moving, ...

Music of the Baroque: Windy City


Politics may have prompted Chicago’s nickname, but wind and water are at the heart of its identity. Dame Jane Glover leads a program impishly inspired ...

Viva Vivaldi!


Viva Vivaldi! Baroque favorite Antonio Vivaldi takes center stage in a celebration of the 345th anniversary of his birth. The chorus brings “intensity and brilliance” ( ...

The Mozart Requiem
The Mozart Requiem
9/17 - 9/18/2023


Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus, Orchestra, and international opera stars Susanna Phillips, Paula Murrihy, Manase Latu, and Michael Sumuel in ...

Benise Fiesta


It’s one hot night as Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” and his Emmy Award-winning production come to town as part of his global tour. ...

Music Theater Works: Pippin
Music Theater Works: Pippin
6/1 - 6/25/2023


The unforgettable score of PIPPIN has shown multiple generations how to forge your own path in the world. Imaginatively presented through multiple revivals of a ...

Ensemble Español's Flamenco Passion 2023


The Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater returns to the North Shore with FLAMENCO PASSION concerts featuring the full company with guest artists and musicians from ...

The St. Matthew Passion


Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion speaks as urgently of compassion and hope today as it did 300 years ago—and when Music of the Baroque ...

London Calling


“When one is tired of London,” said Samuel Johnson, “one is tired of life. Because there is in London all that life can afford.” English ...

Music of the Baroque: Reginald Mobley Sings


Celebrated countertenor Reginald Mobley wields a voice that is “pure of tone, immaculate in his articulation” ( The Herald ) in a program of powerfully ...

Baroque Heroes


Guest conductor Patrick Dupr Quigley explores the concept of hero in an energetic, whimsical program. The soloist is the hero of C. P. E. Bachs ...

Handel's Jephtha


The new season opens with Music of the Baroques first performance in over three decades of Handels final oratorio. Working furiously while his eyesight was ...

The Brothers Haydn


The musical brothers Haydn were no strangers to sibling rivalry. Joseph traveled in fancy musical circles in Esterhzy; Michael set up shop in Salzburg where ...

Bach's Easter Oratorio


Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus, Orchestra, and four world renowned soloistsYulia Van Doren, Elizabeth DeShong, James Gilchrist, and Michael Sumuelin ...

Classical Heroines


Led by Nicholas Kraemer, Classical Heroines explores the tension between 18th-century operatic heroines traditional roles as wives, girlfriends, and lovers and the undeniable sheer power ...

McGill Plays Mozart


Mozart scholar Dame Jane Glover joins forces with Chicago native and New York Philharmonic principal clarinet Anthony McGill for Mozarts gorgeous Clarinet Concerto. Mozarts haunting ...

Music of the Baroque presents The Chevalier-


Music of the Baroque, in partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, and Concert Theatre ...

Music of the Baroque presents The Chevalier-


Music of the Baroque, in partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, and Concert Theatre ...

Music of the Baroque: A Thanksgiving Messiah


The celebrated Music of the Baroque Chorus makes its first regular season appearance since December 2019 in Handels most iconic oratorio: Messiah. Nicholas Kraemer leads ...


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