The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) is happy to announce the addition of streaming options for this season’s presentations of Salt Creek Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” and New Philharmonic’s “New Year’s Eve Concert.” A streaming ticket offers one-time access for the household to view performance either a live performance (set date/time) or on demand (available beginning following day). Streaming tickets for “The Nutcracker” and New Philharmonic’s “New Year’s Eve Concert” on sale now.
"We are thrilled to be offering live performances at the MAC the season but we also know many audience members last season enjoyed the ease and accessibility of the streaming experience. So, thanks to the incredible COD and MAC staff, are adding streaming tickets for two of our most popular holiday presentations this season,” says MAC Director Diana Martinez.
Salt Creek Ballet: “The Nutcracker”
With Tchaikovsky’s Score Performed Live by New Philharmonic
2 and 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 18 and 1 and 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 19
Theater Tickets: $46 Adult | $36 Youth
Streaming Tickets: $46 per household
(Streamed Live Performance 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 18; On Demand available 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 – 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25)
New Philharmonic welcomes back Salt Creek Ballet to present a holiday tradition: Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” This magical full-scale production features accompaniment from New Philharmonic – a rare opportunity to see this magnificent ballet set to live music.
New Philharmonic: “New Year’s Eve Concerts”
1:30, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31
Guest Baritone Ted Allen Pickell
Theater Tickets: $67-$77
Streaming Tickets: $67 per household
(Streamed Live Performance 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31; On Demand available 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1 – 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2)
Guest Baritone Pickell, last seen by MAC audiences in the New Philharmonic’s 2017 sold-out production of “The Mikado,” reteams with New Philharmonic and Maestro Muspratt ring in the New Year with a celebratory program of waltzes, polkas, arias, light classical and pops. Pickell has been hailed for his “powerful voice” (CASA Magazine) and “tremendous” singing (San Diego Reader). This concert is sponsored by STG Divorce Law.
Ticket Information
For tickets or more information, visit www.AtTheMAC.org or call 630.942.4000. The Box Office is open Tuesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. and one hour prior to performance.
Special ticket prices are available for groups of 10 or more for both theater and on demand tickets. For more information contact Kat Kazmierski at kazmierskik@cod.edu or call 630.942.3026.
Sharing the Spirit of the Season
The MAC Giving Tree is accepting food donations for the COD Fuel Pantry and books, candles, board games, socks/slippers and more for Metropolitan Family Services DuPage. Visit www.AtTheMAC.org for details.
MAC COVID-19 Protocols
McAninch Arts Center values the safety and health of the audience, staff and artists, and is following the CDC, State and Local health department safety guidelines.
Policies include:
• Masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required for everyone over the age of 2.
• Tickets are scanned touchless upon arrival.
• Digital programs are available.
• Hand-sanitizing stations are available at entrances.
If a patron is not feeling well, has a fever, has been exposed to anyone symptomatic for COVID-19, or has recently been tested and waiting results, they are requested to postpone their visit for another day and contact the Box Office to reschedule or request a refund.
About the MAC
The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; the 186-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and the versatile black box Studio Theatre), the outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, the Cleve Carney Art Gallery 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. Visit www.AtTheMAC.org or www.facebook.com/AtTheMAC for more information.
Support for the McAninch Arts Center is provided in part by the G. Carl Ball Family Foundation; DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville; Arts Midwest; The National Endowment for the Arts; the Illinois Arts Council Agency; WDCB 90.9 FM and the College of DuPage Foundation.
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.
The 2021-2022 MAC Season celebrates the memory of Joan Frank, for a lifetime of service, thanks to the support of family and friends.