The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) is pleased to announce the addition of “The Michael Jackson HIStory Show” to the 2024-2025 Season. The performance will take place on Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. This spectacular music tribute and full-scale production honoring the King of Pop, Michael Jackson is presented by Showtime Australia, the producers of the MAC’s sold-out 2024-2025 season opener, “PROUD Tina: The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner.” Please note: This is a tribute show and is not associated with the Estate of Michael Jackson.
“The Michael Jackson HIStory Show” showcases Jackson’s creative genius and unsurpassed talent with riveting live performances evoking his early days as a member of the Jackson 5, his groundbreaking theatrics in the 80s and his continued domination of Pop culture into the 21st century. Songs will include “Thriller,” “Billie Jean,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Bad,” “Beat It,” “ABC,” “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough,” “Human Nature,” “PYT,” “They Don’t Really Care About Us” and more. This event features triple-threat performer Garth Field as Jackson, backed by a live band and dancers plus authentic choreography and costumes and state-of-the-art sound, theatrical lighting and effects.
Michael Jackson (1958-2009) is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over his four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance and fashion made him a global figure in popular culture around the world. Jackson’s “HIStory World Tour” took place Sept. 7, 1996 through Oct. 15, 1997. It was the third and final worldwide solo concert tour by Jackson and covered Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa and North America.
Tickets
McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, presents “The Michael Jackson HIStory Show” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 15. Please note: This is a tribute show and is not associated with the Estate of Michael Jackson.
Tickets are $51-$72. To order or for more information visit www.AtTheMAC.org or call 630.942.4000.
About the MAC
McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; 186-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and a versatile black box Studio Theatre), outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, plus the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 100,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.
The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. For more information about the MAC, visit www.AtTheMAC.org or @AtTheMAC on Facebook and Instagram.
Support for the McAninch Arts Center is provided in part by Brookdale Senior Living Glen Ellyn, Anonymous, College of DuPage Foundation, Sullivan Taylor Family Trust, DuPage Foundation, Ball Horticultural, Frank Modruson & Lynne Shigley, Enjoy Illinois, Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Media Sponsor is WDCB 90.9 FM, Hotel Sponsor is DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville.
Established as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization in 1967, the College of DuPage Foundation raises monetary and in-kind gifts to increase access to education and to enhance cultural opportunities for the surrounding community. For more information about the College of DuPage Foundation, visit www.foundation.cod.edu or call 630.942.2462.