March 2023 Playbill

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FINE PERFORMING ARTS 2022-2023

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers

FRIDAY,

MARCH 24

These programs are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

SUNDAY,

Bryan Lynch “The Road to Les Miz” MARCH 5

WELCOME TO NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

Welcome to another exciting year with North Central College’s Fine & Performing Arts! Whether this is your first or fiftieth time experiencing our performances and venues, we are thrilled you are here to join us for the 2022-2023 season, complete with events perfect for all ages!

At this time, we wish to say, “Thank you!” for your continued support of the arts at North Central College. Without patrons like you, it wouldn’t be possible to carry on our mission to bring world-class artists to our worldclass venues in Naperville. We hope you will join us in the coming months for several more sensational artists and performances.

We also wish to thank our Friends of the Arts donors, corporate sponsors, and restaurant partners for their

generous, and ever-appreciated support of the Fine & Performing Arts at North Central. Without them, we would not be able to bring our audiences these wonderful artists and performers or work toward future seasons of exciting fine arts events in our community.

We hope you are as thrilled as we are for the 2022-2023 season, and we are grateful you are here with us today. It’s show time!

Sincerely,

SEASON PERFORMANCES

Impresario event Shows that qualify for season subscription discount

North Central College student performance

FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS northcentralcollege.edu/show

2022-2023
EVENT DATES TIMES Chords for Kids Saturday, March 4 7 p.m. Theatre Dance Show Saturday, March 4 7:30 p.m. Theatre Dance Show March 4, 5 2 p.m. Brian Lynch “The Road to Les Miz” Sunday, March 5 3 & 6 p.m. Chicago Sinfonietta: UNAPOLOGETIC Saturday, March 18 8 p.m. DuPage Symphony Orchestra “Up Close & Personal: Our Talented Youth” Sunday, March 19 2 & 4 p.m. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers Friday, March 24 8 p.m. Chicago Harmony Sweepstakes Saturday, March 25 7:30 p.m. “The Importance of Being Earnest” March 30, 31, April 1 7:30 p.m. “The Importance of Being Earnest” April 1, 2 2 p.m. Fairytales on Ice “Beauty & The Beast” Sunday, April 2 3 p.m. Jazz Combo & Big Band Spring Concert Tuesday, April 11 7:30 p.m. Concert Winds Spring Concert Wednesday, April 12 7 p.m. Spring Choral “Finale!” Concert Friday, April 14 7 p.m. TheaterWorksUSA’s “Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School” Saturday, April 22 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. “The Wolves” April 27, 28, 29 7:30 p.m. “The Wolves” April 29, 30 2 p.m. Naperville Chorus “War & Peace” Saturday, April 29 7:30 p.m. Chicago Sinfonietta: BOUNDLESS Saturday, May 6 8 p.m. DuPage Symphony Orchestra “Up Close & Personal: Symphonic Song” Saturday, May 13 7:30 p.m. Lee Greenwood Friday, May 19 8 p.m. Alyssa Allgood Sunday, May 21 6 p.m.

SEASON SPONSORS

North Central College thanks our Fine & Performing Arts 2022 - 2023 season sponsors for their generous support.

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2022-2023 FRIENDS OF THE ARTS

BRAVO

$5,000 - $9,999

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MAESTRO $10,000+ BRAVO $5,000-$9,999 STANDING OVATION* $1,000-$4,999 ENCORE $500-$999 PERFORMANCE $250-$499 OVERTURE $100-$249 AUDIENCE $25-$99 Sneak preview of next year’s season Name recognition in program Name recognition in Wentz Concert Hall lobby Pre-sale opportunity for select performances Access to Impresario Society exclusive events Complimentary tickets to North Central Collegepresented events (per season)
Backstage meet and greet opportunity (subject to artist availability)
The 2022 - 2023 North Central College Fine & Performing Arts Season is made possible by the generous support of our donors. Make your impact; join Friends of the Arts today and start receiving exclusive benefits.
We apologize if we have inadvertently made an error concerning your gift. Please contact the box office at 630-637-7469 so we can correct our records.
*Deceased

BRIAN LYNCH “THE ROAD TO LES MIZ”

Sunday, March 5 at 3 & 6 p.m., Madden Theatre

BIOGRAPHY

Brian Lynch has been called one of the finest talents in American musical theatre when he toured the country as Jean Valjean in the Marius Company of “Les Miserables.” Among his many accolades, he was nominated for the South Florida Carbonella best actor award for his work as Valjean. Lynch also toured with “CATS” and “Aspects of Love”, performing on the road for over eight years. Before taking to the road, Lynch was a regular at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Summit, Illinois where he performed and choreographed for more than 10 years. Four of his Candlelight shows were nominated for Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award: “Grease”, “Follies”, “Zorba”, and “Bye Bye Birdie.” He received the best choreography award for “Grease”, where he also played the lead role of Danny Zuko. When he returned from the road, Lynch was hired by North Central College to teach acting and dance classes. As a member of the faculty, he designed the first musical theatre major at the college and directed their annual musical. Two of his productions were selected for the prestigious Region III Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts College Theatre Festival and performed at the festival. At North Central, he was the faculty member who led the team to create the Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center as well as Meiley-Swallow Hall. Recently retired from North Central College, he is thrilled to perform in the building that he was instrumental in building. Enjoy the show!

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK!

After the performance, we would love to hear your feedback on the experience and what you hope to see next in our venues. We invite you to take our short survey.

THE RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS

Friday, March 24 at 8 p.m.

Pfeiffer Hall

Bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries its own health warning!

It’s Bagpipes. It’s Rock. It’s Bagrock. AC/DC meets the poet Robert Burns. Where rock anthems sit comfortably alongside the great tunes from the glens and the mountains of Scotland.

It’s The Red Hot Chilli PIPERS—(NOT

the

Peppers!)—a

nine-piece ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers—who have been rocking the world from New York to Beijing to Melbourne and everywhere in between with musicianship of the highest order and a passion for pipes that will leave you breathless. The band has four music degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and all the pipers and drummers have played at the top level in bagpiping.

Since they walked away with the top prize on the primetime TV talent show, “When Will I Be Famous” in the U.K. in 2007, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers haven’t stopped for a breath, other than to inflate their bagpipes! Formed in 2002, The Chillis have fast become a global phenomenon, taking their signature ‘Bagrock’ sound to the masses with their unique fusion of rocked-up bagpipes and clever covers of popular songs from all genres. Their trademarked sound is a unique fusion of traditional pipe tunes—like “The Flowers of Scotland”, “The Hills of Argyll”, and “Amazing Grace” (done Chilli-style, of course!)—and contemporary anthems like Queen’s “We Will Rock You”, “Clocks” by Coldplay, “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol, “Let Me Entertain You” by Robbie Williams, and a fantastic rock medley of “Deep Purple”, “Smoke on the Water”, and AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”.

The Chillis have never been more in demand for their infectious style of feelgood music which appeals right across the age range to people all over the world. Theirs are the very best musicians from Scotland and across the globe—many holding World Champion titles and all serious players with impressive credentials and qualifications. There has never been anything quite like The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Feel the Chilli heat: It’s time to come closer to the fire!

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK!

After the performance, we would love to hear your feedback on the experience and what you hope to see next in our venues. We invite you to take our short survey.

BIOGRAPHY
FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS northcentralcollege.edu/show Lee Greenwood Friday, May 19 Alyssa Allgood Sunday, May 21 Fairytales on Ice “Beauty & The Beast” Sunday, April 2 UPCOMING PERFORMANCES APRIL AND MAY 2023 THEATERWORKSUSA’S “Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School” Saturday, April 22

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