MAC Announces 2024-2025 Season

The McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of the College of DuPage, is proud to announce its 2024-2025 Performance Series.

“Opening the season with PROUD Tina: 'The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner,’ * we’ve dubbed the season ‘Simply the Best,’” says MAC Director Diana Martinez, “and we think audiences will agree the star-studded lineup lives up to its name – ‘Hairspray’ director John Waters, Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody, Paula Poundstone, MOMIX and Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, to name a few.”

The MAC’s Performance Series season opens with PROUD Tina: "The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner”* preceded by the MAC’s free season kick-off party in the lobby that same evening (Sept. 7). Paula Poundstone, a regular panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!,” is next (Sept. 14). MALEVO, “America's Got Talent’s” thrilling all-male percussive dance group (Sept. 28) and Capitol Fools, the successor to musical political satirists The Capitol Steps (Sept. 29), completes September’s programming.

Additional season highlights include Scott Keo's tribute to Michael Bublé (Oct. 18), “A Conversation with Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody” (Nov. 9 & 10), MOMIX’s dazzling work of dance, illusion and whimsy “ALICE” (Feb. 2), the mesmerizing YAMATO Japanese taiko drummers (Feb. 23) and a special screening of the movie “Hairspray” with live commentary by Director John Waters (March 16). The MAC’s Season continues through May 4.

The season also includes two professional companies in residence – Buffalo Theater Ensemble and New Philharmonic. As previously announced, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble opens their 2024-2025 season with “The Outsider,” a timely and hilarious mock-up of modern American politics (press opening Sept. 6); and New Philharmonic opens its 2024-2025 season with “Ravel & Mahler” with guest pianist Winston Choi (Oct. 5-6). This concert also marks Maestro Kirk Muspratt’s 20th year and, in his honor, the MAC is hosting a ticketed celebratory dinner following the Oct. 6 matinee performance.

The season is now available to renewing subscribers. Subscriptions sales for the general public begin June 26. Single-show tickets go on sale July 24. A complete list of the season is viewable at AtTheMAC.org.

* Not associated with the Estate of Tina Turner.