The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) hosts stars from London’s West End when The Barricade Boys take the stage at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18. The four award-winning vocalists, all “Les Misérables” alumni, perform a wonderfully entertaining music mix ranging from pop to opera. Broadway World calls The Barricade Boys, “One of the slickest, most professional, best put-together concerts seen on either side of The Atlantic;" and BritishTheatre.com says, “You could hardly do better than to spend a couple of hours in the company of these fine entertainers.”
The program includes selections from popular musicals including “Phantom of the Opera,” “Miss Saigon,” “Jersey Boys” and, of course, “Les Misérables,” as well as hits by Queen, Elton John and The Beatles. Throughout the show the group will share stories of performing in the West End and the friendship they have developed over time.
The Barricade Boys was formed when “Les Misérables” alumni Scott Garnham, Kieran Brown, Craig Mather and Simon Schofield set out to create an audience experience that favored musical songs blended beloved pop, rock and swing numbers. The Barricade Boys collectively boast an impressive list of West End credits, including “Mamma Mia!”, “Wicked,” “Billy Elliot,” “The Book of Mormon,” “The Sound of Music,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and “Phantom of the Opera.”
Tickets
McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, presents The Barricade Boys at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 18. Tickets are $60-$70. For tickets or more information visit www.AtTheMAC.org or call 630.942.4000. Box Office hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. and two hours prior to the performance.
About the MAC
McAninch Arts Center is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; 186-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and a versatile black box Studio Theatre), outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, plus the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 100,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.
The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. For more information about the MAC, visit www.AtTheMAC.org or @AtTheMAC on Facebook and Instagram.
Support for the McAninch Arts Center is provided in part by Bank of America, Brookdale Senior Living Glen Ellyn, the DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville, Anonymous, Sullivan Taylor Family Trust, The DuPage Foundation, Ball Horticultural, Clayco, Enjoy Illinois, Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation; Wight & Company, WDCB 90.9 FM and College of DuPage Foundation.
Established as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization in 1967, the College of DuPage Foundation raises monetary and in-kind gifts to increase access to education and to enhance cultural opportunities for the surrounding community. For more information about the College of DuPage Foundation, visit www.foundation.cod.edu or call 630.942.2462.