The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) welcomes back The Second City for a hilarious Valentine's Day love-inspired comedy show. The Best of Second City: “With Love, from The Second City” is the perfect night out for those who love (or hate!) the holiday. Performances will take place at 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.
In the world-famous comedy company’s latest side-splitting production, The Second City takes shots at heartbreak, missed connections and the mire of human relationships in an evening that is sure to elicit raucous laughter for couples and singles alike. This show features some of the best sketches and songs from The Second City’s history plus the company’s trademark improvisation, making it the perfect date night or evening enjoyed with friends.
Photo by Timothy Schmidt
The cast for the performance includes George Elrod, Chas Lilly, Cat Savage, Annie Sullivan, Max Thomas and Adisa Williams. Music Director is Michael Oldham. Stage Manager is Rebecca Gilman.
The Second City opened its doors in 1959 in a small cabaret theater. Co-founded by Paul Sills, Howard Alk and Bernie Sahlins, The Second City has grown to become one of the most influential and prolific comedy empires in the world, developing an entirely unique way of creating art and fostering generations of comedy personalities. Some of the best-known Second City alumni include Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Ed Asner, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. The Second City has been awarded nearly 50 Jeff Awards recognizing theater excellence and honoring the company’s artists.
Tickets
McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, presents The Best of Second City: “With Love, from The Second City” at 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. Tickets are $30-$48. For tickets or more information visit www.AtTheMAC.org or call 630.942.4000. Please note: this show may contain adult language and themes.
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 at College of DuPage 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.