Single event tickets for the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) 2024-2025 Performance Series touring events, as well as Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE) and New Philharmonic’s seasons, are on sale online, by phone and in person at the MAC Box Office. Highlights of the 2024-2025 MAC season include “A Conversation with Kathryn Grody & Mandy Patinkin” (Nov. 9 & 10), and the recently announced Michael Feinstein in “Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett” (Feb. 16) and The High Kings & Mary Black (March 1).
MAC’s Performance Series season opens with PROUD Tina: “The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner” preceded by a free kick-off party in the lobby (Sept. 7). Other season highlights include a frequent panelist on NPR’s weekly news quiz show, “Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me,” Paula Poundstone, (Sept. 14), “America's Got Talent” MALEVO, (Sept. 28), Capitol Fools (Sept. 29), Scott Keo's tribute to Michael Bublé (Oct. 18), MOMIX’s “ALICE” (Feb. 2), improv legends Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood (March 9), and a special screening of the movie “Hairspray” with live commentary by Director John Waters (March 16). The Performance Series season continues through May 4, 2025.
BTE opens a three-play season with “The Outsider,” (Sept. 5-Oct. 6) a hilarious mock-up of modern American politics (press opening Sept. 6); and New Philharmonic opens its five-program season with “Ravel & Mahler” featuring guest pianist Winston Choi (Oct. 5&6). A full list of all MAC Performance Series, BTE and New Philharmonic events is attached to this release.
In addition to professional productions, in 2024-2025 the MAC will host more than 60 College of DuPage Theater, Music and Dance performances and concerts. The MAC also offers free programming for the community throughout the year, including the Global Flicks film series and the 2024 Lakeside Summer Pavilion Series. Visit www.AtTheMAC.org for more information about these and other events.
Tickets
Single event tickets for MAC, BTE and New Philharmonic’s 2024-2025 season events go on sale at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 online at www.AtTheMAC.org, by phone at 630.942.4000 and in person at the MAC Box Office, 425 Fawell Blvd. Box Office hours are noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and two hours prior to performance.
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.
MCANINCH ARTS CENTER 2024 – 2025 SEASON
(Events, dates, artists and prices are subject to change)
Single event tickets for the MAC, BTE and New Philharmonic 2024-2025 seasons are on sale online at www.AtTheMAC.org, by phone at 630.942.4000 and in person at the MAC Box Office, 425 Fawell Blvd. Box Office hours are noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and two hours prior to performance.
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble: “The Outsider”
by Paul Slade Smith
Directed by Kurt Naebig
Sept. 5-Oct. 6, Press Opening Sept. 6
7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday
American Sign Language (ASL) performance 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26
$44
Please note: this play contains adult themes and language.
Showtime Australia Presents
PROUD Tina: “The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner”*
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7
$51-$72
*Not associated with the Estate of Tina Turner.
Related Special Event: Free Pre-Show Season Kick-Off Party in the MAC Lobby 6:30 p.m.
Paula Poundstone
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14
$40-$50
MALEVO
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28
$59-$69
Capitol Fools
3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 29
$42-$53
Please note: this event may contain adult themes and language.
New Philharmonic: “Ravel & Mahler”
Guest Pianist: Winston Choi
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5; 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6
$57
Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct., 12
$35 Adult | $10 Youth
Scott Keo – “The #1 Michael Bublé Tribute Worldwide”
7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18
Tickets: $46-$57
Electric Avenue – “The 80s MTV Experience”
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26
$46-$57
New Philharmonic: “The Best of John Williams 2.0”
7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1 & Saturday, Nov. 2; 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 3
$57-$67
“A Conversation with Kathryn Grody & Mandy Patinkin”
Moderated by Their Son, Gideon Grody-Patinkin
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9; 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10
$75-$100
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble: “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley”
by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon
Directed by Connie Canaday Howard
Nov. 14 - Dec. 15, Press Opening Nov. 15 (No show Nov. 28, added 3 p.m. matinee Nov. 30);
7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday
American Sign Language (ASL) performance 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5
$44
Please note: this play contains adult themes and language.
COD College Theater: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
Adapted by William J. Norris
Directed by Amelia Barrett
7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22; 2 & 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23 & Sunday, Nov. 24
$16 Adult | $14 Youth
The Second City: “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Sweater”
3 & 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 1
$31-$49
Please note: this event may contain adult themes and language.
The Four Phantoms in Concert
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7
$59-$76
Salt Creek Ballet: “The Nutcracker”
with New Philharmonic
1 & 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15
$46 Adult | $36 Youth
New Philharmonic: New Year’s Eve Concert
Guest Artist: Bass-Baritone Richard Ollarsaba
1:30, 5 and 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31
$70-$80
Sponsor: Sullivan Taylor Family Trust
New Philharmonic: “The Elixir of Love” by Gaetano Donizetti
Concert Opera in Italian with English Supertitles
Guest Vocalists: Alisa Jordheim (soprano), James Judd (tenor), Addie Rose Brown (mezzo-soprano), Jonathan Wilson (baritone) and David Govertsen (bass-baritone)
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25; 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26
$67
Sponsor: Frank Modruson & Lynne Shigley
Soloist Sponsor for Alisa Jordheim: John Rutledge and Betty Joseph
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble: “Native Gardens”
by Karen Zacarías
Directed by Steve Scott
Jan. 30- March 2; Press Opening Jan. 31
7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday
American Sign Language (ASL) performance 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20
$44
Please note: this play contains adult themes and language.
MOMIX: “ALICE”
3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 2
$55-$65
The Best of Second City
5 & 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15
$31-$49
Please note: this event contains adult themes and language.
Michael Feinstein in “Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett”*
4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16
$85-$100
* This show is not affiliated with the Tony Bennett Estate
The Barricade Boys
7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21
$60-$70
YAMATO – The Drummers of Japan
人の力 “Hito no Chikara” – The Power of Human Strength
7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23
$52-$72
The High Kings & Mary Black
7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 1
$79-$110
Rhythm of the Dance
7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 8
$49-$65
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: “Asking for Trouble”
4 p.m., Sunday, March 9
$65-$75
John Waters: “A Live Director’s Screening & Commentary of ‘Hairspray’”
3 p.m., Sunday, March 16
$62-$72
Please note: this event may contain adult themes and language.
New Philharmonic: “Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto” and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Guest Violinist: Yang Liu
7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 12; 3 p.m., Sunday, April 13
$57
The Doo Wop Project
7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 19
$46-$64
The Greatest Piano Men
7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 26
$48-$66
Black Violin
4 p.m., Sunday, April 27
Tickets: $65-$75
“iLUMINATE”
7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 3; 3 p.m., Sunday, May 4
Tickets: $59-$75