Fine & Performing Arts

This week ranks as one of the highlights of the 2009-2010 Fine & Performing Arts Season at North Central College with performances by Michael Feinstein and ABBA Mania.

Michael Feinstein

Feinstein is one of the premier interpreters of American popular song and has been a household name since the success of his 1988 one-man Broadway show “Isn’t It Romantic?” He maintains a busy touring schedule and is nationally recognized for his commitment to the American popular song, both celebrating its art and preserving its legacy for the next generation.

He performs at 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14 in Pfeiffer Hall. Get information about tickets at http://finearts.northcentralcollege.edu/x48322.xml.

ABBA Mania performs at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 in Pfeiffer Hall. The world’s No. 1 touring ABBA tribute concert, ABBA Mania has been delighting audiences of all ages since 1999, selling out theaters and concert halls internationally. ABBA Mania is not only for life-long, diehard ABBA fans of the Swedish supergroup, but for the new generation of fans who never had the opportunity to see ABBA live. Hit after hit includes “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” “Mamma Mia,” “Take A Chance On Me” and many more.

Information about tickets is available at http://finearts.northcentralcollege.edu/x48323.xml.

“Cats” is the second-longest-running musical in Broadway history, and Naperville-area audiences can enjoy this popular Andrew Llloyd Webber play this weekend at North Central College.

Based on the poems of T.S. Elliot’s “Old Possums Book of Practical Cats,” “Cats” is a story of the tribe of Jellicle cats who gather in a junkyard the night of the Jellicle Ball to celebrate who they are.

“Cats” will be staged in Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5; 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7; and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. Tickets are only $15/adults and $10/students and senior citizens.

A special performance for school groups will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Tickets are $5; chaperones and teachers are free. “Cats” is perfect entertainment for the entire family.

Call the Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or buy tickets online.

Cats

It’s Homecoming Week at North Central College, and you’re invited to enjoy fine & performing arts events as part of the celebration. Check out a full schedule of activities—which include a parade and a football game versus Wheaton College—at www.northcentralcollege.edu/homecoming.

Women's Chorale

You can catch two performances of three outstanding North Central College ensembles, the Women’s Chorale, Concert Choir and Concert Winds. The ensembles will perform first as part of the Outstanding Alumni Awards & Recognition Program.  at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. The annual Homecoming Concert is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. Both events are in the Wentz Concert Hall.

Starting Thursday, Oct. 22 and continuing through Sunday, Oct. 25, edgy Chicago theatre comes to Naperville with performances of “Love Song” in Meiley-Swallow Hall.

Also this week, North Central College hosts the screening of “The Band Plays On,” a documentary by Naperville Community Television celebrating the 150-year anniversary of the Naperville Municipal Band. The documentary will premiere at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. The band will present a concert immediately following the premiere. Admission is free.