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JEKYLL AND HYDE IN CONCERT to be Presented at BrightSide Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2024

BrightSide Theatre will perform the Broadway musical JEKYLL AND HYDE in a concert presentation at North Central College’s Madden Hall, for two weekends in January. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Review: BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - October 20, 2024

What did our critic think of BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA at BrightSide Theatre? ...

BrightSide Theatre Will Co-Sponsor Blood Drive in Honor of DRACULA


by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2024

BrightSide Theatre, in honor of its season-opening production of the play DRACULA, is co-sponsoring a blood drive with the Naperville Women’s Club and the Versiti Blood Center of Illinois, on Saturday, October 5 from 9 am to 1 pm....

BrightSide Theatre Announces Casting For DRACULA


by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2024

BrightSide Theatre announced the cast for DRACULA, running from October 18 to November 3. The company will also co-sponsor a blood drive on Saturday, October 5....

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - June 08, 2024

What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at BrightSide Theatre?...

BrightSide Theatre Announces 2024-25 Season SPELLS AND SUPERSTITIONS With Two Musicals And Two Plays


by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2024

BrightSide Theatre reveals its 2024-25 season, 'Spells and Superstitions,' featuring two plays and two musicals including DRACULA, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, and PIPPIN....

Cast Set for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Brightside Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2024

Full cast and crew have been revealed for BrightSide Theatre’s upcoming production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets....

Review: DEATHTRAP at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 11, 2024

This is the description of Ira Levin’s comedic-thriller Deathrap. It is running through March 24 at BrightSide Theatre in Naperville. It ran on Broadway for 4 years and was made into a successful film starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon. ...

Cast Set for DEATHTRAP at Brightside Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 05, 2024

Full cast and crew have been revealed for BrightSide Theatre’s upcoming production of Ira Levin’s DEATHTRAP, the longest-running comedic thriller in Broadway history, and the fifth-longest-running Broadway play of all time....

Brightside Theatre To Perform CHESS IN CONCERT February 9-18


by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2024

Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak are excited to continue BrightSide Theatre's SEASON 12 – The Season of Passion – with the masterful musical CHESS IN CONCERT. ...

Past Shows

DRACULA
10/18 - 11/3/2024


BrightSide Theatre presents an adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale Dracula, directed by Jay Fontanetta. Running from October 18 to November 3, this production tells ...

Deathtrap
Deathtrap
3/8 - 3/24/2024


Holding the record for the longest running comedic thriller on Broadway, DEATHTRAP is the story of the world-famous thriller playwright Sidney Bruhl, who is suffering ...

Mean Girls, Jr.
Mean Girls, Jr.
3/9 - 3/17/2024


A condensed, author-approved version of the Broadway musical based on the 2004 film. Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing ...

Don't Dress For Dinner
3/3 - 3/13/2022

MAMMA MIA!
6/5 - 6/21/2020


MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...

Steel Magnolias
3/6 - 3/22/2020


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NINE
NINE
2/7 - 2/9/2020

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
6/7 - 6/23/2019


The French Riviera shimmers with laughter and high jinks in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," a musical brimming with infectious tunes and witty lyrics. Sophisticated conman Lawrence ...


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FAME JR
3/9 - 3/17/2019


From the hit motion pictures, television series, and international stage success, FAME is nothing short of a global phenomenon.  Set during the last years of ...

HAIRSPRAY
6/8 - 6/24/2018


This fun-loving new musical delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out-- and change is in the air. Lovable ...

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
11/3 - 11/19/2017


THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, one of the most romantic stories ever written, is now an irresistible, two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Based on the ...

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR
3/11 - 3/19/2017


strongTHOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR./strong is a high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. It?s the zany new 1920?s musical that ...

SPAMALOT
6/3 - 6/19/2016


Monty Python's Spamalot lovingly lampoons the legend of King Arthur in a side-splitting musical extravaganza. Prepare for an irreverent and hilarious journey as we follow ...

LEGALLY BLONDE JR.
2/20 - 2/28/2016


Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, ...

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
12/4 - 6/28/2015


The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious ...

DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR
3/7 - 3/15/2015


Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here ...


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...


Join Alice's madcap adventures in Wonderland as she chases the White Rabbit, races the Dodo Bird, gets tied up with the Tweedles, raps with a ...

URINETOWN
3/16 - 3/17/2013


One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, URINETOWN is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when ...

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