One of the most beloved classics of all time, OLIVER! is the wildly successful British musical based on the Charles Dickens novel. After a successful opening run in the West End in 1960, OLIVER! has brought Dickens’ ageless characters to life, enjoying numerous critically acclaimed runs and revivals in the United States and England. Audiences will follow orphan Oliver Twist as he embarks on a life-threatening adventure through the dismal streets of nineteenth-century England. The sensational score includes Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, As Long As He Needs Me and many more.
Boeing, Boeing June 13, 2013 - August 4, 2013
BOEING, BOEING was revived in 2007 after an undeniably successful seven-year run in the West End. The Wall Street Journal hailed Boeing-Boeing as one of “the funniest plays to hit Broadway in ages” and The Daily Telegraph said it was “the funniest show on the London stage.” This charming revival focuses on Bernard, a jet setting architect living in Paris. He has been successfully juggling three flight attendant fiancés with the help of his reluctant housekeeper who keeps track of everyone’s comings and goings. Mayhem follows soon after the arrival of an old college pal as flights are delayed, schedules change and chaos ensues.
The laughs come fast and furious when Bernard finds himself struggling to keep up with his overwhelming amorous lies. Audiences will have to fasten their seat belts for a roaring ride that will take them up, up and away!
Next to Normal August 15, 2013 - October 6, 2013
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey and Music by Tom Kitt
We are honored to present the regional premiere of Next To Normal, one of only eight musicals in history to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
This riveting story is an intricate dissection of a ‘normal’ American family. Driven by an incredible score (which won Tony Awards for Best Original Score AND Best Orchestrations) the narrative burrows into family secrets long since buried. This is a musical that asks the question: Can the seemingly perfect family survive an insurmountable event and tender the untenable. A story whose mere description would destroy it- see it before anyone reveals it's secrets.
Hello, Dolly! October 17, 2013 - January 5, 2014
HELLO, DOLLY! has become one of the most enduring musical theater hits, enjoying three Broadway revivals and international success that included being made into the film that was nominated for seven Academy Awards. HELLO, DOLLY! played for 2844 performances on Broadway at the St. James Theatre with Carol Channing in the title role. At the time it was the longest playing Broadway musical. The show's album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. HELLO, DOLLY! tells the story of Dolly Levi, a brassy widow with a knack for matchmaking. Dolly takes a trip to New York to meet a millionaire, Mr. Vandergelder, whom has been courting another woman – but Dolly is soon to change that! “Hello, Dolly!” is the story of turn-of-the-century widowed matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi, who, after cunningly negotiating marriages for others through a series of comic romantic entanglements, ultimately finds her own match. “‘Hello, Dolly!' is a magical piece of musical theater filled with memorable songs such as ‘Put On Your Sunday Clothes,' ‘Before the Parade Passes By' and ‘It Only Takes A Moment.' Show-stopping dance numbers like ‘Dancing' and ‘The Waiter's Gallop' are combined with beautiful turn-of-the-century costumes to create a musical the whole family will enjoy.
Young Frankenstein January 16, 2014 - March 23, 2014
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks' classic comedy masterpiece, hailed by the American Film Institute as one of the funniest movies of all time. The story follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein as he attempts to complete his grandfather's masterwork and bring a corpse to life. Together with his oddly shaped and endearing helper Igor, his curvaceous lab assistant Inga, and in spite of his incredibly self-involved madcap fiancée Elizabeth, Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster- but not without scary and quite often hilarious complications. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is scientifically-proven, monstrously good entertainment - it’s ritzy, glitzy and blitzfully funny!
LIVE THEATRE
Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center 100 Drury Lane
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
Phone: 630.530.8300
Box Office: 630.530.0111
