May 31 - Sept 21, 2025
Now Open More than a wave, Hokusai & Ukiyo-e is a multi-faceted exhibition experience bringing Japan’s Shogun Era to life in a way you won’t experience anywhere else. The “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World” exhibition authentically brings 17th-century Japan to life through meticulously crafted recreations, immersive experiences, hands-on activities and historical exhibits. Visitors will…
Jun 24 - Jul 16
Alice in TV-Land Original Script Created Through Improvisation by the Cast and Director Directed by Daniel Millhouse Lights. Camera. Action! When Alice stumbles into the dazzling world of TV-Land, she is swept into a whirlwind of sitcoms, wacky gameshow hosts, and over-the-top personalities. But when the powerful producer, the Red Queen, starts calling all the…
July 11 - July 20 | Fri 7p, Sat 2 & 7p, Sun 3p
Rogers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II New Book by Douglas Carter Beane Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II Directed by Amelia Barrett Music Direction by Dan Brennan Choreography by Kyle Donahue Step into a storybook world brought to sparkling life with spectacular costumes, charming characters, and dazzling music.…
Saturday, July 19 | 11a-5p
Great Wave Print Fest Join us to see and purchase the works of over 20 Chicago area print artists, creating and selling works on site. Woodblock printmaking is the oldest form of printmaking, dating back to 220 AD China. Join us for demonstrations led by experienced COD printmaking students to create your own woodblock print.
Sunday, August 3 | 6-8p
New Philharmonic Concert Maestro Muspratt conducts New Philharmonic, the professional orchestra in residence at the MAC, in a free outdoor concert featuring the music of Debussy’s La Mer (The Sea), in honor of Hokuai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa. Food vendor: 302 Wheaton
Saturday, Oct 4 | 7:30p
Sunday, Oct 5 | 3p
Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Orff’s Carmina Burana Emily Bursan, soprano Richard Ollarsaba, baritone Thomas Aláan, countertenor NISO Symphony Chorus, Directed by Thomas McNichols Carmina Burana is a musical feast for the senses. New Philharmonic is joined with the 80-voice Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus and soloists to perform this powerful cantata of 24 poems written…
Saturday, Nov 1 | 7:30p
Sunday, Nov 2 | 3p
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Prokofiev Cinderella Paris Schutz, Narrator A candlelit symphony of love! Tchaikovsky composes our first tale of love, the overture-fantasy based on Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. This melodious theme of tragic love is one of the most splendid in Western Classical music. Step into the enchanted music of Prokofiev’s Cinderella where a fairy godmother…
Nov 20 – Dec 21 | Thur - Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p
Final chapter of the Christmas at Pemberley trilogy – secrets are revealed, arranged engagements and meddlesome siblings come together for the holidays By Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon Directed by Connie Canaday Howard Two best friends who have been overshadowed by older siblings find their own adventure and new relationships. In true Austen form, there…
Wednesday, Dec 31 | 1:30p, 5p, 8:30p
Alisa Jordheim, Soprano Ring in 2026 with Maestro Muspratt as he conducts a fun and exciting New Year’s Eve pops concert featuring a variety of light classics, Strauss waltzes, arias, guest singer, champagne and surprises! A joyous night of reflecting back while looking ahead together through music. * For All-in price, add $3/ticket. Add’l fees…
Jan 29 – Mar 1 | Thur - Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p
Crime doesn’t pay, but it sure is funny By Paul Slade Smith Directed by Kurt Naebig Laugh out loud funny from start to finish! A pair of inept police officers set up a sting operation to trap an embezzling mayor meeting his female accountant…in a pair of matching hotel rooms, what could go wrong? Confusion…
Saturday, Jan 31 | 7:30p
Sunday, Feb 1 | 3p
Alisa Jordheim, soprano Kate Tombaugh, mezzo soprano Lorenzo Parnell, Tenor Jonathan Wilson, Baritone NISO Symphony Chorus, directed by Thomas McNichols A dazzling evening of Broadway’s greatest hits, spanning over eight decades of show-stopping music! From the Golden Age classics of Rodgers & Hammerstein to the revolutionary works of Stephen Sondheim, the pop-infused anthems of Andrew…
Saturday, Apr 11 | 7:30p
Sunday, Apr 12 | 3p
Daugherty Harp of Ages Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Guest Artist: Nichole Young, Harp Modest Mussorgsky’s inspiration for “Pictures at an Exhibition” came from an art exhibition of paintings by his recently departed friend, Viktor Hartmann. Full of emotional ups and downs, this masterpiece takes you on a vivid journey through Mussorgsky’s imagination with each…
May 7 - Jun 7 | Thur - Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p
One woman. One Cake. One Hundred Years of Life. By Noah Haidle Directed by Steve Scott Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a…
