Welcome to Lyric Theatre @ Illinois- a vibrant community that embraces a wide range of opera and musical theatre.
The 2019-2020 season will be full of works to excite our curiosity, challenge our assumptions, deepen our understanding and lift our spirits. First, in collaboration with Allerton Park and Retreat Center, we offer Songs for a New World, the first musical from Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Bridges of Madison County.) This moving collection of powerful songs with a driving, exquisitely crafted score examines life, love, and the choices that we make. Next, Leos Janaček's The Adventures of Little Sharp-Ears, directed by Sarah Wigley, immerses us in the beauty and majesty of the natural world, celebrating the circle of life in the human and animal world. The lush and ground-breaking score was played at Janaček's funeral at the composer's request and will be conducted by Andrew Megill.
In honor of the Krannert Center's 50th anniversary, the resident producers- Lyric Theatre, Theatre, and Dance- are joining forces to present the classic Kander and Ebb work, Cabaret. Set in 1931, in Germany's Weimar Republic, it follows the lives of the performers and clientele of the Kit Kat Club as the country moves in a very dark direction. Directed by Latrell Bright, with choreography by Elliot Emadian and music direction by Julie Gunn, this iconic musical is by turns thrilling, entertaining, terrifying and tender.
We are proud to represent the breadth and depth of sung theatre in our productions, workshops, and classes. We continue to develop new masterpieces in collaboration with Beth Morrison Projects and other colleagues, and to nurture the creative and performing leaders of the 21st century. We are so proud of our students and of their commitment to excellence and creativity. And we are so grateful to you, our audiences. Thank you for supporting Lyric Theatre @ Illinois!
In honor of the Krannert Center's 50th anniversary, the resident producers- Lyric Theatre, Theatre, and Dance- are joining forces to present the classic Kander and Ebb work, Cabaret. Set in 1931, in Germany's Weimar Republic, it follows the lives of the performers and clientele of the Kit Kat Club as the country moves in a very dark direction. Directed by Latrell Bright, with choreography by Elliot Emadian and music direction by Julie Gunn, this iconic musical is by turns thrilling, entertaining, terrifying and tender.
We are proud to represent the breadth and depth of sung theatre in our productions, workshops, and classes. We continue to develop new masterpieces in collaboration with Beth Morrison Projects and other colleagues, and to nurture the creative and performing leaders of the 21st century. We are so proud of our students and of their commitment to excellence and creativity. And we are so grateful to you, our audiences. Thank you for supporting Lyric Theatre @ Illinois!
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