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Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
10/24 - 11/17/2024


A “HOT” event for the fall as named by North Shore Magazine. The frighteningly fantastical musical arrives just in time for Halloween to make audiences ...

Caesar's Circus
11/27 - 12/1/2024


Caesar's Circus makes its world premiere at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts from November 27 to December 1, 2024, featuring Frank Ferrante ...


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Cast Set For CAESAR'S CIRCUS at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts


by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2024

“Caesar’s Circus,” an all-new show starring one of Chicago’s most beloved performers, Frank Ferrante, announces its full cast that includes a diverse array of performers from a variety of locales specializing in juggling, contortionism, singing, aerial acrobatics, clowning and more....

Full Cast Set for CAESAR'S CIRCUS Starring Frank Ferrante at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 02, 2024

“Caesar’s Circus,” an all-new show starring one of Chicago’s most beloved performers, Frank Ferrante, revealed its full cast at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts....

Music Theater Works Announces Cast And Creative Team For LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS


by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2024

Music Theater Works announced the cast and creative team for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, running from October 24 to November 17. The production will feature direction by Rudy Hogenmiller and choreography by Clayton Cross....

Review: THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK at Northlight Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - September 15, 2024

Now receiving its Chicagoland premiere, Northlight Theatre’s THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK features brilliant performances and moments of exquisite stagecraft, though the play’s lean script occasionally saps the production of necessary tension and greater thematic depth....

League Of Chicago Theatres Announces Fall Highlights


by A.A. Cristi - August 28, 2024

Chicago will continue to produce some of the most exciting work in the country this Fall. Offerings from the city’s more than 250 producing theatres include a wide variety of plays and musicals, as well as comedy, dance, festivals, and more. ...

Frank Ferrante To Star In All-New Show CAESAR'S CIRCUS Debuting At Skokie's North Shore Center


by A.A. Cristi - August 20, 2024

Frank Ferrante will star in the all-new show CAESAR'S CIRCUS, promising a unique blend of comedy and circus performances....

Four Theatres Co-Commission Lauren Gunderson LITTLE WOMEN


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 15, 2024

Lauren Gunderson's adaptation of LITTLE WOMEN has been co-commissioned by four theatres, bringing a fresh take on the classic novel to the stage. Learn more about the productions....

Music Theater Works Announces CAROUSEL Post-Performance Domestic Abuse Discussion


by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2024

Music Theater Works will host a post-show discussion on domestic abuse this Saturday, Aug. 17, providing a platform for audience engagement and awareness on this critical issue....

Review: CAROUSEL at Music Theater Works At The North Shore Center For The Performing Arts


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - August 11, 2024

What did our critic think of CAROUSEL at Music Theater Works At The North Shore Center For The Performing Arts?...

Photos: Music Theater Works' CAROUSEL


by Blair Ingenthron - August 10, 2024

Music Theater Works’ second production of its 2024 season, Carousel, in the Center Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie is now playing through August 18. Check out photos here!...

Past Shows

Haydn's Creation


The creation of the world as told in the Book of Genesis springs to life through vivid musical pictures. Music Director Dame Jane Glover leads ...

Birds, Frogs, Crickets, & Dogs


The animal kingdom comes alive through charming works for orchestra under the direction of Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer. Dogs bark in Vivaldi’s “Spring” Concerto ...

The St. John Passion


An intimate and deeply human account of Christ’s betrayal, suffering, and death, Bach’s  Passion According to St. John  sets scripture and poetry in emotionally moving, ...

Music of the Baroque: Windy City


Politics may have prompted Chicago’s nickname, but wind and water are at the heart of its identity. Dame Jane Glover leads a program impishly inspired ...

Viva Vivaldi!


Viva Vivaldi! Baroque favorite Antonio Vivaldi takes center stage in a celebration of the 345th anniversary of his birth. The chorus brings “intensity and brilliance” ( ...

The Mozart Requiem
The Mozart Requiem
9/17 - 9/18/2023


Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus, Orchestra, and international opera stars Susanna Phillips, Paula Murrihy, Manase Latu, and Michael Sumuel in ...

Benise Fiesta


It’s one hot night as Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” and his Emmy Award-winning production come to town as part of his global tour. ...

Music Theater Works: Pippin
Music Theater Works: Pippin
6/1 - 6/25/2023


The unforgettable score of PIPPIN has shown multiple generations how to forge your own path in the world. Imaginatively presented through multiple revivals of a ...

Ensemble Español's Flamenco Passion 2023


The Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater returns to the North Shore with FLAMENCO PASSION concerts featuring the full company with guest artists and musicians from ...

The St. Matthew Passion


Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion speaks as urgently of compassion and hope today as it did 300 years ago—and when Music of the Baroque ...

London Calling


“When one is tired of London,” said Samuel Johnson, “one is tired of life. Because there is in London all that life can afford.” English ...

Music of the Baroque: Reginald Mobley Sings


Celebrated countertenor Reginald Mobley wields a voice that is “pure of tone, immaculate in his articulation” ( The Herald ) in a program of powerfully ...

Baroque Heroes


Guest conductor Patrick Dupr Quigley explores the concept of hero in an energetic, whimsical program. The soloist is the hero of C. P. E. Bachs ...

Handel's Jephtha


The new season opens with Music of the Baroques first performance in over three decades of Handels final oratorio. Working furiously while his eyesight was ...

The Brothers Haydn


The musical brothers Haydn were no strangers to sibling rivalry. Joseph traveled in fancy musical circles in Esterhzy; Michael set up shop in Salzburg where ...

Bach's Easter Oratorio


Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus, Orchestra, and four world renowned soloistsYulia Van Doren, Elizabeth DeShong, James Gilchrist, and Michael Sumuelin ...

Classical Heroines


Led by Nicholas Kraemer, Classical Heroines explores the tension between 18th-century operatic heroines traditional roles as wives, girlfriends, and lovers and the undeniable sheer power ...

McGill Plays Mozart


Mozart scholar Dame Jane Glover joins forces with Chicago native and New York Philharmonic principal clarinet Anthony McGill for Mozarts gorgeous Clarinet Concerto. Mozarts haunting ...

Music of the Baroque presents The Chevalier-


Music of the Baroque, in partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, and Concert Theatre ...

Music of the Baroque presents The Chevalier-


Music of the Baroque, in partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, and Concert Theatre ...

Music of the Baroque: A Thanksgiving Messiah


The celebrated Music of the Baroque Chorus makes its first regular season appearance since December 2019 in Handels most iconic oratorio: Messiah. Nicholas Kraemer leads ...

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