The Oak Ridge Boys Giordano Dance Chicago NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE SERIES INFORMATION INSIDE: Branford Marsalis • Cabaret • Classical • Contemporary • Dance • Family Shows • Jazz • Performing Arts Sara Evans Celtic Woman Welcome to North Central College’s 2012-2013 Fine and Performing Arts Season. elcome to another great year in the arts join us at Eric Hutchinson, Five for Fighting or Marc Wat North Central College. We want to Cohn. The Wentz Concert Hall stage will be graced start by thanking everyone who helped make this with one of the finest performers in the business a successful program. With 14 performances today, Bernadette Peters. After seeing her perform completely sold out last season, we hope to build in Pfeiffer Hall, I cannot wait to hear her sing in the on the success. Thank you for supporting the arts in intimate perfection of Wentz Concert Hall. Naperville at North Central College. If you’ve not The company founded by the man who is the reason yet experienced a performance at the greatest arts I have a career in the arts, Giordano Dance Chicago, facilities in the area, you’re in for a treat! We recently will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a presentation presented American rock band, Switchfoot. One of in April. Ballroom dance fans shouldn’t miss this the band members, Chad Butler, summed up the performance! The company will teach a master experience all visiting artists have here. “We had a class in ballroom dance immediately following the great experience here at North Central College. The show, so get ready to literally dance with the stars. venue, the crew, the hospitality ... It was all wonderful North Central College will host a performance by ... But, the best part of today was definitely the people the incomparable country superstar Sara Evans, a here. We really enjoyed ourselves. Thank you for rollicking Christmas with the Oak Ridge Boys, and having us.” I look forward to another great season! even the Russian National Orchestra and Vienna After Celtic Woman Christmas, one patron told me Boys Choir for our classical music fans. With this I needed to retire. He could not see how we could lineup, why would you go anywhere else? possibly top what we had done with that concert. The entire 2012-2013 season will be spectacular! Instead of retiring, I decided to bring Celtic Woman Take a look through the pages of this season’s “A Christmas Celebration–The Symphony Tour” back brochure and contact the North Central College for a second season. And since that show sold out Box Office to buy your tickets today. Be part of so quickly, we have added a second performance something great. And thank you for supporting this year. If you were among the lucky ones who the arts at North Central College. saw that magnificent performance, here is your chance to come back—and bring your friends. We are always looking to bring you the best variety Brian Lynch of artists, so we offer something for everyone. If Fine Arts Director you are a fan of a more contemporary sound, then North Central College Hear what others have to say about WentZ Concert HalL “What a beautiful, beautiful room. It sounds amazing. I love this hall.” YO-YO MA, cellist, onstage, Oct. 1, 2011 “We’re trying to get out to the suburbs more, and that level of beauty at Wentz, of the venue and of the sound, doesn’t exist elsewhere in Chicago.” TIM MUNRO, flutist, eighth blackbird, Chicago Magazine, Dec. 14, 2011 Cover photo credit: Branford Marsalis photo by Eric Ryan Anderson 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 2 | The 2012-2013 North Central College Fine and Performing Arts Season is shaping up to be exciting for everyone! Thanks to our many contributors, world-renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Wynton Marsalis, Celtic Woman and many more have performed in our venues. But the cost of performance tickets only covers half our expenses to bring these great artists to the College’s stages. The generous support from the Friends of the Arts ensures the northcentralcollege.edu/show College can continue to bring world-class performers to our world-class venues. Join Friends of the Arts today and receive exclusive benefits. Sneak Name Name Premier viewing Reception with Presidents Backstage Dinner at YOUR preview of recognition recognition in for the Schoenherr North Central Club pass to all North Central GIFT next year’s in program Wentz Concert Gallery openings College Membership performances College with season Hall lobby and receptions special guest (when available) special guest Impresario $10,000 + Bravo $5,000 - $9,999 Standing Ovation $1,000 - $4,999 Encore $500-$999 Performance $250-$499 Overture $100-$249 Audience $25-$99 See page 30 for donation information or visit northcentralcollege.edu/friends-of-the-arts. Giordano Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Dance Chicago Dionne Warwick Marc Cohn Vienna Boys Choir Bernadette Peters NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE JUNE 2012 Event Price Page # June 29, 30 Summer Musical, “The Wizard of Oz” $15, $10 5 JULY 2012 Event Price Page # July 1, 6, 7, 8 Summer Musical, “The Wizard of Oz” $15, $10 5 July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Summer Musical, “Princess Ida” $15, $10 5 July 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Hot Jazz–6 Cool Nites $20, $15 5 July 27, 28, 29 Summer Musical, “South Pacific” $15, $10 5 AUGUST 2012 Event Price Page # August 3, 4, 5 Summer Musical, “South Pacific” $15, $10 5 August 23, 24, 25, 26 Organic Theater: “Rhinoceros” $30, $20 5 September 2012 Event Price Page # September 21 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 6 September 23 Eric Hutchinson $50, $40 6 September 27 Five For Fighting $65, $55, $50 6 September 27, 28, 29 “Sin” $5, $3 6 September 29 Chicago Sinfonietta: “Performance. Art.” $50, $40, $10 6 O ctober 2012 Event Price Page # October 3 Choral Invitational Festival $5, $3 7 October 6, 7 Dionne Warwick $65, $55, $50 7 October 11, 12, 13, 14 “The Flu Season” $10, $8 7 October 13 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Great Expectations” $30, $26, $16, $12 7 October 21 Ailey® II $25, $15, $10 7 October 25 Bernadette Peters $125, $100 8 October 26 Homecoming Kickoff Concert Free 8 October 27, 28 Sara Evans $70, $60, $55 8 November 2012 Event Price Page # November 2 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 8 November 2 Chicago Sinfonietta: “Día de los Muertos” $50, $40, $10 8 November 4 Chicago Chamber Musicians $30, $25 8 November 8, 9, 10, 11 “Kiss Me Kate” $15, $10 9 November 10 Theatreworks USA: “The Velveteen Rabbit” $10, $5 9 November 13 Instrumental Invitational Festival $5, $3 9 November 14 “The Fall Great Evening of Jazz” $5, $3 9 November 17 Mary Wilson stars in “Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project” $50, $45 9 November 18 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “British Masters” $30, $26, $16, $12 9 December 2012 Event Price Page # December 2 Theatreworks USA: “A Christmas Carol” $10, $5 9 December 8, 9 Celtic Woman “A Christmas Celebration - The Symphony Tour” $95, $85, $80 10 December 13, 14, 15, 16 Organic Theater: “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” $30, $20 10 December 16 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “A Ralph Covert Holiday” $10, $8 10 December 21 The Oak Ridge Boys “Christmas Time’s a Comin’” $60, $50, $45 10 northcentralcollege.edu/show | 3 | 630-637-SHOW (7469) Artists, times and locations are subject to change North Central College performance 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 4 | JANUARY 2013 Event Price Page # January 4 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 11 January 12 Marc Cohn $40, $30 11 January 17, 18, 19 “Float” $5, $3 11 January 20 Chicago Sinfonietta: “Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” $50, $40, $10 11 January 27 Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael “All in the Musical Family” $35, $30 11 FebrUAry 2013 Event Price Page # February 1 Parsons Dance $25, $15, $10 12 February 7, 8, 9, 10 TBA–Faculty Directed Production $10, $8 12 February 8 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 12 February 9 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Shakespeare in Music” $30, $26, $16, $12 12 February 16 Chicago Jazz “A Tribute to Ray Charles” $35, $30 12 northcentralcollege.edu/show February 17 David Burnham “Mostly Broadway” $35, $30 13 February 20 Winter Choral Concert $5, $3 13 February 24 Russian National Orchestra $75, $65 13 February 28 “Xanadu” $15, $10 13 MArcH 2013 Event Price Page # March 1, 2, 3 “Xanadu” $15, $10 13 March 1 “An Evening with Branford Marsalis” $60, $50 13 March 8 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 14 March 9 Chords for Kids Free 14 March 9 “One Night of Queen” $45, $35, $30 14 March 16 Theatreworks USA: “Junie B. Jones” $10, $5 14 March 16 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Legends and Literature” $30, $26, $16, $12 14 March 17 Vienna Boys Choir $60, $50 18 March 21, 22, 23, 24 Organic Theater: “The Emigrants” $30, $20 18 March 24 Spider Saloff “Cole Porter, Swell Party!” $35, $30 18 AprIL 2013 Event Price Page # April 5 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 18 April 10, 12 Explore the Sound V $7, $3 18 April 13 Giordano Dance Chicago $25, $15, $10 18 April 14 Glory Crampton “Out of My Dreams” $35, $30 19 April 18 Concert Winds Return From Tour Concert $5, $3 19 Theatreworks USA: “Alexander and the Terrible, April 20 $10, $5 19 Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” April 20 Chicago Sinfonietta: “Arab Spring” $50, $40, $10 19 April 25, 26, 27, 28 “The Taming of the Shrew” $10, $8 19 April 27 CALJE $30, $25 19 April 30 Chamber Singers Metamorphosis Concert $5, $3 20 MAY 2013 Event Price Page # May 3 Chicago Chamber Musicians $30, $25 20 May 9, 10, 11, 12 “Way to Heaven” $10, $8 20 May 11 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “.