The special ROSE20 20% discount on Feb. 1 – 14 ticket purchases also extends to timed tickets for the most anticipated event of summer 2021,“Frida Kahlo: Timeless.” “The College and the MAC are closely following all CDC and state regulations. It is our hope that public health officials will deem cultural institutions safe to re-open in time for us to have the Kahlo exhibition in the summer of 2021,” says “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” Executive Director/MAC Director Diana Martinez.
A list of the shows eligible for the 20% off ROSE20 discount is attached to this release. Streaming performance tickets are on sale now at www.AtTheMAC.org or by phone at 630.942.4000. The MAC Box Office is open Monday - Saturday, 12 noon – 5 p.m. Tickets and more information about “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” (June 5 – Sept. 6, 2021) are available at www.Frida2021.org. The ROSE20 discount is not valid in conjunction with other offers or valid on previously purchased tickets. Tickets subject to availability.
The MAC encourages everyone enjoying their programming to consider making a donation to support the MAC’s ongoing ability to continue to provide fun, creative and thought-provoking programming.
About the MAC
The McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage is located at 425 Fawell Blvd., 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 236-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and the versatile black box Studio Theatre), the 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. Visit www.AtTheMAC.org or www.facebook.com/AtTheMAC for more information.
The MAC’s 2020-2021 Season is made possible in part with support by DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville, WDCB 90.9 FM and the College of DuPage Foundation.
“Frida Kahlo: Timeless” is presented by Bank of America and made possible through support from Ball Horticultural Company, Nicor, Wight & Company.
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.
Programs at the MAC are partially supported through a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Tickets for the following events are eligible for a special 20% discount* when purchased Feb. 1-14 with the code ROSE20. For tickets or more information visit AtTheMAC.org or call the MAC Box Office at 630.942.4000.
The MAC Box Office is open Monday – Saturday, 12 noon – 5 p.m.
The ROSE20 discount is not valid in conjunction with other offers or valid on previously purchased tickets.Tickets subject to availability.
New Philharmonic: “The Music of John Williams”
On demand through Feb. 28
$40 per household
Due to popular demand, New Philharmonic is happy to announce they are making their season opener, “The Music of John Williams,” available on demand now through Feb. 28. With a cinematic career spanning more than six decades and honors including 24 Grammy Awards, five Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards, Williams is regarded as one of the greatest American composers of his time. This pre-recorded concert, originally streamed Oct. 23, includes selections of his music from popular films “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Jaws;” as well as music from the Harry Potter, Superman and Star Wars series. This concert is sponsored by the JCS Fund of the DuPage Foundation.
New Philharmonic: “A Night of Broadway and Opera”
On demand through Feb. 28
Featuring Alisa Jordheim (soprano), Kate Tombaugh (mezzo-soprano), Jesse Donner (tenor)
and Bill McMurray (bass/baritone)
$40 per household
Four acclaimed guest artists join New Philharmonic in a program of works from some of the best-loved Broadway musicals and operas. The first half of the program will feature selections from Bizet’s “Carmen,” Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi,” Saint-Saëns’ “Samson and Delila,” Lehar’s “Merry Widow” and Herbert’s “Mlle. Modiste.” The second half will include works from Berlin’s “This is the Army,” Rogers and Hart’s “Allegro,” Herman’s “Hello, Dolly,” “I Have a Dream” from Schönberg’s “Les Misérables,” Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Sunset Boulevard,” and Hamlisch’s “The Way We Were” and “A Chorus Line.” This concert is presented with the support of an anonymous Soloist Sponsor.
“Piaf! The Show”
7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 28
$25 per household
More than half a million tickets have been sold internationally for this fitting tribute to the French singer-songwriter, cabaret performer and film actress Edith Piaf. The show was featured in a special presentation at Carnegie Hall on January 6, 2017 on the 60th anniversary of Edith Piaf's last performance at the famous venue. Conceived and directed by Nice-based theater producer Gil Marsalla and starring Anne Carrere in the title role, this show is a compilation of Piaf’s memorable songs,including “Padam…Padam,” “Hymne a l’Amour” and “Non, Je ne Regrette Rien,” arranged to reflect Piaf’s life, from street performer to international star.
The Texas Tenors
7 p.m., Sunday, April 11
$50 per household
By popular demand, The Texas Tenors –Marcus Collins (“The Contemporary Tenor”), JC Fisher, (“The Romantic Tenor”) and John Hagen (known simply as “The Tenor”) – return to the MAC for a live-streamed performance direct from the Belushi Performance Hall stage. They are Billboard Magazine's #10 Classical Artist in the World for 2019 and considered the most successful touring group in the history of “America's Got Talent.” With their country roots, the Tenors effortlessly mingle multiple styles and genres with elegant, classical melodies and note configurations in a show that is perfect for the whole family.
New Philharmonic: “Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos”
Premieres 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 17, then on demand through June 15
Featuring Guest Pianist Wael Farouk
$40 per household
This concert features Rachmaninoff’s Concerto 1 in F-sharp minor, Concerto 2 in C minor and Concerto 3 in D-minor. Concerto 2 is one of Rachmaninoff’s most enduring works while Concerto 1 was actually Rachmaninoff's second attempt at a piano concerto and is very different from his later works. Rachmaninoff’s Concerto 3 in D minor builds to what has been described as the Everest of piano concertos. Featured pianist Farouk has performed on five continents in such venues as the White Hall in St. Petersburg, Schumann's house in Leipzig, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, where his solo debut performance in 2013 was described as "absolutely masterful." He was last seen at the MAC in “Beethoven: Five Piano Concertos | One Pianist” (2018).
New Philharmonic: “A Salute to Frida”
Featuring Jesse Donner (tenor)
Premieres 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 15, then on demand through June 15
$40 per household
In anticipation of the summer 2021’s “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” exhibition, New Philharmonic presents a concert celebrating the Hispanic heritage of Frida Kahlo. Selections will include Mexican composer Agustín Lara’s “Granada,” a work that has been covered by everyone from acclaimed Mexican tenor Néstor Mesta Cháyres to Frank Sinatra to Placido Domingo; Danzón No. 2 by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez and “La Virgen de la macarena” by popular Mexican trumpeter, Rafael Méndez; plus "Tico-Tico no fubá," a Brazilian choro song written by Zequinha de Abreu; “Castilla” and “Tango” by Spanish composer Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual; "Malagueña," a song by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona and “Bolero” by French composer Maurice Ravel.
Tickets and more information about “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” (June 5 – Sept. 6, 2021) are available at Frida2021.org.
The ROSE20 20% discount is not valid in conjunction with other offers or valid onpreviously purchased tickets.Tickets subject to availability.
“Frida Kahlo: Timeless”
June 5-Sept. 6, 2021
Timed Tickets: $18
The exhibition, on view June 5 to Sept. 6, 2021, will be the largest Frida Kahlo exhibition in the Chicago area in more than 40 years, and is hosted by the Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at the College of DuPage (COD). It will feature a 26-piece collection on loan from the Museo Dolores Olmedo as well as a multimedia timeline, 100+ photographic images from the artist’s life, a family-friendly children’s area and a Frida Kahlo inspired garden designed by Ball Horticultural Company, enabling museum-goers of all ages to grasp an understanding of Kahlo’s life and work through a variety of contexts. The exhibition and related programming are organized by “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” Executive Director Diana Martinez (Director of the McAninch Arts Center) in collaboration with Justin Witte, “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” Curator (CCMA Curator). For more information, visit Frida2021.org or follow the exhibition on social media @CleveCarneyMuseumofArt.