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2009-2010 Season
Preview
Subscription and member tickets on sale Aug.
10 by phone and in the Box Office.
Individual tickets for all performances on sale beginning Aug. 24 by phone, in
the Box Office or
online.
For a full
season brochure, e-mail
millerb@morainevalley.edu.
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Stars of the Fine and Performing Arts Center
The Fine and Performing Arts Center has begun a membership program that
offers area schools assistance in purchasing tickets to our Theater for
Young Audiences performances and other family shows. Every $5 donated
purchases a ticket for a local student! Each membership can help ensure
that more children have the opportunity to experience live theater. For
more information on how to become a member, call (708) 974-5500 or
e-mail
boxoffice@morainevallley.edu. |
 Gala
Season Opener
Kevin Moore presents
Score-by-Score: The Best of Broadway Musicals
Celebrating Rodgers & Hammerstein
Saturday, Oct. 3, 7:30
p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
A unique opportunity to hear some of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatest
works and learn about the inspirations for the music and lyrics. Six
outstanding Chicago cabaret artists will perform numbers from musicals
such as Oklahoma!, South Pacific, King and I, and The Sound of Music.
Performers include Anne Burnell, Laura Freeman, KT McCammond, Beckie
Menzie, Tom Michael, and Daryl Nitz, with Kevin Moore of AM1530 WJJG as
emcee. |
 John
Waters: “This Filthy World”
Saturday, Oct. 17, 7:30
p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
An evolving mix of stand-up, spoken word and theater that Waters
describes as "a feel-good lecture if you're a happy neurotic." This
rapid-fire act celebrates the film career and joyously appalling taste
of the man William Burroughs once called “The Pope of Trash.”
Adult content. For mature audiences only. |
 Allan Vaché presents
A Benny Goodman Centennial
Tribute
Saturday, Nov. 21, 7:30
p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
Benny Goodman’s clarinet helped define a whole new style of music in the
1930s: Swing. His classic recordings of popular songs and dance music,
so powerful and exciting then, still captivate us today.
Benny Goodman became a bona fide star, and jazz was transformed as the
Swing Era was born. |
 ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3
Written by Maripat Donovan with Mark Silvia
Saturday, Nov. 14, 7:30
p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
Sister is now offering up her hilarious lessons on the Sacraments of
Marriage and Last Rites, including her own wacky version of “The
Newlywed Game.” Classroom participation is a must, so bring along your
sweetie and a sense of humor for some quality time with Sister, the
feistiest couples counselor in town. |
 Natalie MacMaster: Christmas From Cape
Breton
Friday, Dec. 11, 7:30
p.m.
$35 general public/$30 seniors/$25 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster is one of the most versatile and
exciting young musicians on both the folk and Celtic music scenes.
MacMaster is equally adept at setting the house on fire with her
exceptional band as she is at hypnotizing the crowd while alone in the
footlights."To call Natalie
MacMaster the most dynamic performer in Celtic music today is high
praise, but it still doesn't get at just how remarkable a concert artist
this Cape Breton Island fiddler has become."
The Boston Herald |
 Broadway Revue in Color: Hit Songs from
Black Broadway Shows
Featuring Gordon Michaels
Saturday, Jan. 16, 7:30
p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
This musical revue features show-stopping numbers from most of the
well-known traditional black musicals from Broadway, including
selections from Dreamgirls, Five Guys Named Mo, Ain't
Misbehavin’, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Porgy & Bess, The
Wiz, The Lion King, and others. Gordon Michaels’ delivery
seems almost effortless and his stylistic range is diverse. |
 The Second City: 50th Anniversary Tour
Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:30
p.m.
$20 general public/$15 seniors/$10 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
One show. Fifty years. A million laughs. The Second City has been
touring its trademark wit and satire for half a century. Get ready for a
night of rolling in the aisles and rocking with laughter!
“Crazy, surreal, wacky comedy on the spot, pulled out of thin air.”
Kalamazoo Gazette |
 American English
The Complete Beatles Tribute
Saturday, Feb. 20, 7:30
p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
American English performs songs covering the entire career of the
Beatles from 1963-1970. With precise attention to every musical detail,
along with costume changes, vintage instruments, and special effects,
they magically give you “The Complete Beatles Tribute.”
“American English is so realistic it’s scary!”
Jim Peterik of Survivor and Ides of March |
 Spencers Theatre of Illusion
Friday, March 26, 7:30
p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
You’ll cross over a threshold of disbelief and be captivated only
moments after this husband-and-wife team of Kevin and Cindy take the
stage. Something extraordinary happens when these performers and their
audience – sharing an intimate space and a singular moment – discover
the wonders of the impossible.
“The Spencers have taken the art of illusion to an entirely new level by
infusing it with all the emotional dynamics of good theatre.”
Post Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo. |
 Thodos Dance Chicago
Saturday, April 17, 7:30
p.m.
$20 general public/$15 seniors/$10 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
“Breathtakingly athletic,” “fiercely complex,” “powerfully beautiful,”
performing “vibrant choreography” are but a few of the critical
accolades that Thodos Dance Chicago has received since its inception.
This ensemble of well-rounded artists brings you contemporary dance
incorporating a variety of dance forms created with an innovative flair. |
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 Tamburitzans of Duquesne University
Saturday, April 24, 7:30
p.m.
$20 general public/$15 seniors/$10 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
American’s longest-running multicultural song and dance company, the
Tamburitzans of Duquesne University is a unique ensemble of talent young
folk artists dedicated to the music, songs and dances of Eastern Europe
and neighboring fold cultures – a carousel of style and color from the
first note to the final stomp. |
 Golden Dragon Chinese Acrobats
Saturday, May 15, 7:30
p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of a time honored
tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago. Award-winning
acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and
contemporary music, and theatrical techniques create a show of
breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty.
“The Cat in the Hat, with his cake on a rake, has nothing on the Golden
Dragon Acrobats. Kids have every reason to love the Golden Dragons.”
Newsday |
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