Illinois Conservatory for the Arts (ICA), a non-profit arts education institution in the Western suburbs, announces the headliners for its 5th annual A Night of Broadway benefit Gala & Concert. Featuring a star-studded lineup of Broadway royalty singing favorites from Broadway and beyond accompanied by a 20-piece live orchestra, this year’s performers are Tony Award Nominee for Hello, Dolly! Kate Baldwin, GRAMMY-Award Winner for Come From Away Jenn Colella, Tony Award Nominee for Ragtime Nichelle Lewis, Tony Award Nominee for Side Show Emily Skinner, Broadway’s Elphaba Jessica Vosk, and GRAMMY-Award winner for Death Becomes Her and Rockford native Michelle Williams. Veteran Broadway music director Matthew Croft leads the orchestra. A Night of Broadway takes place at Hotel Arista, 2139 City Gate Ln, in Naperville, on Saturday evening, February 20, 2027.
Attendees have the option of purchasing a ticket for either the full evening gala or the concert-only program. Full gala tickets, which start at $300, include a cocktail hour starting at 5:30 PM followed by a plated dinner, pre-concert entertainment and auction, and a DJ-hosted, open-bar, after party where guests can mingle with the performers. The concert-only ticket at $150 includes the 7:30 PM performance and access to the after party. Both full-gala and concert-only tickets include valet parking. New this year, audiences who are unable to make it to Naperville for the in-person performance can purchase a ticket to watch the event live via Livestream for $85.
Tickets for A Night of Broadway are on sale now and can be purchased at ilconservatory.org/events.
“ICA has never had to turn away a student due to financial difficulties,” said ICA Executive Director Dylan Ladd. “And that is all thanks to our generous donors and the money we raise annually at this incredibly special event. Once again, we will bring in some of the most celebrated performers on Broadway to not only entertain our audiences, but also to inspire our students who are the next generation of theater makers.”
About Illinois Conservatory for the Arts
Founded in 2020, the Illinois Conservatory for the Arts (originally Academy of the Arts) is a non-profit educational institution in Naperville. Led by professional artists, Executive Director Dylan Ladd and Artistic Director Chadaé Nichol, ICA offers high-level arts education for adolescents and teens through year-round extracurricular classes and weeklong intensives. The Studio is ICA’s evening and weekend classes in music, dance, and theatre taking place in four eight-week sessions throughout the year. IMPACT is ICA’s weeklong musical theatre intensives offered during summer and winter breaks for middle and high school students that bring top professional artists from Broadway, TV & Film and beyond to work with students on growing their skills.
For more information, visit ilconservatory.org.