Dance shows, comics coming to MAC

Posted June 05, 2015 5:50 pm

Daily Herald staff report

Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood of TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway" and the Moscow Festival Ballet with "Cinderella" will highlight the upcoming 2015-2016 season at the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

The arts center announced its performance schedule for the 2015-2016 season on Friday.

Tickets go on sale to the public in person at the center's box office, 425 22nd St., on Saturday, Aug. 15; online at atthemac.org on Sunday, Aug. 16; and by telephone at (630) 942-4000 on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Upcoming shows include:

• "MAC Motown: Signed, Sealed, Delivered" featuring the Motown Experience, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 ($125).

• New Philharmonic with classical music concerts, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 ($49); 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 ($49); 2, 6 and 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31 ($65); 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 ($55); and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17 ($49).

• Bee Gees Night Fever, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 ($40-$49).

• Alvin Ailey II dance company, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 ($45-$50).

• Mentalist Mike Super, winner of NBC's "Phenomenon" and a finalist from "America's Got Talent," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 ($45-$55).

• National Acrobats and Circus of the People's Republic of China, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 ($36-$51).

• Best-selling author Erik Larson discusses his newest title "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania," 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 ($38-$45).

• The Second City at 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 ($32-$46), and 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 ($32-$46).

• Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 ($55-$75).

• Moscow Festival Ballet with "Cinderella," 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10 ($45-$55).

• Jessica Fellowes, British journalist and author, and niece of "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes, discusses "Downton Abbey," 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 ($35-$55).

• Fiesta Mexico-Americana! featuring Los Lobos with Ballet Folklorico Mexicano, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 ($55-$75).

• The Montana Repertory Theatre presents Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning drama "All My Sons," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5 ($35-$45).

• Artists of the Monterey Jazz Festival, featuring Patti Austin, Terrance Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and Justin Brown, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11 ($55-$65).

• Jazz artist Ramsey Lewis, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12 ($49-$65).

• Thodos Dance Chicago with "A Light in the Dark: The Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan" and other works, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19 ($40-$45).

• The Capitol Steps, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 23 ($42-$49).

• The MAC's Playhouse Theatre performers include Turtle Island Quartet, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 27 ($45-$48); Close to You, Music of the Carpenters, 8 p.m. Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19 ($39-$45); and Hot Club of San Francisco, 8 p.m. Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2 ($45-$48).

For information, visit atthemac.org.

Singer Patti Austin is showcased in the Artists of Monterey Jazz Festival concert on Friday, March 11, at the McAninch Arts Center. Courtesy of Carol Friedman

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