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• Million Dollar Quartet

  • Start
    08/14/2024
  • End
    12/29/2024
  • Location
    Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Pl., Suite G, Aurora, IL 60506

  Four Legends. One Night. Music History Made.

  You may have loved Million Dollar Quartet in 2017 at Paramount Theatre – now imagine it set in Sun Studio itself. The new Stolp Island Theatre was designed to immerse you in the experience so you can say “I was there!”

  On December 4, 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins had a chance encounter at Sun Studio in Memphis. What transpired 
was one of the greatest impromptu jam sessions in music history.

  The music that filled the studio that fateful night delves into the foundation of Blues, Country, Rock and Rockabilly, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Walk the Line,” “Great Balls of Fire,” and more.

  You’ll experience the highs and lows of these four legends as they navigate the intricacies of fame, and the personal price they pay to live the dream.

  Buy tickets here 

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• Elf Jr

  • Start
    11/23/2024
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • End
    11/24/2024
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Lincoln Cultural Center 240 Warren Ave Kankakee, IL 60901

  Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. 

  $15 per ticket. Please visit www.kvta.org for more information.

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• Steel Magnolias

  • Start
    01/31/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • End
    02/02/2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    KVTA Black Box Theatre 1 Stuart Dr. Kankakee, IL 60901

  The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

  Concerned with a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor, the play is alternately hilarious and touching—and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters.

  Adults (ages 18+) ~ $20 Per Ticket

  Seniors (ages 65+) ~ $17 Per Ticket

  Youth (ages 3-17) ~ $17 Per Ticket

  Please visit www.kvta.org for more information.

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• Frosty Festival

  • Start
    03/01/2025
  • End
    03/02/2025
  • Location
    Debut Theatre (1205 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089)
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  Illinois Theatre Association's 6th Bi-Annual Community Theatre Festival

  March 1 & 2, 2025 

  As the early March winds blow through, Illinois Community Theatre's will warm the stage with talent. 

  Your company is invited to to participate in this AACT State Competition. 

  A $500.00 Prize will be awarded to the winning performance to defray the cost of performing at the Regional Competition.

  Interested? Use this link to register.

  Registration is due by December 31, 2024 
  (A late fee of $25.00 will be assessed after that date)

  Registration Fee:
  ITA Members- $100.00 per group or $20.00 each participant

  Non ITA Members- $200 per group or $30.00 each particiapnt

  Financial Need? 
  The ITA has grants to defray the registration fees. For more information, contact Melissa Lagowski at info@illinoistheatre.org

  Performance Criteria can be found by using this link 

  Questions? 
  Contact Alka Sharma, ITA Community Theatre Division Representative.
  at Communitytheatre@illinoistheatre.org

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• SHREK JR

  • Start
    03/15/2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • End
    03/16/2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Lincoln Cultural Center 240 Warren Ave Kankakee, IL 60901

  Everyone's favorite ogre is back in this hilarious stage spectacle, based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film and outrageous Broadway musical. Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical.  It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance.  Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek JR. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.

  Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he's handed a task - if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn't be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.


  Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 2:00 pm

  Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 7:00 pm 

  Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 2:00 pm

  $15 Per Ticket. Please visit www.kvta.org for more information 

  
  

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• Matilda

  • Start
    04/11/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • End
    04/13/2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Lincoln Cultural Center 240 Warren Ave Kankakee, IL 60901

  Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda has won 47 international awards and continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages around the world.

  Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves to punish those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!

  Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs and an unforgettable star turn for a young actress, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

  Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm

  Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2:00 pm 

  Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 2:00 pm

  
  

  Adults (ages 18+) ~ $20 Per Ticket

  Seniors (ages 65+) ~ $17 Per Ticket

  Youth (ages 3-17) ~ $17 Per Ticket

  Please visit for www.kvta.org more information.

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