Beginning Wednesday, July 10, Naperville’s BrightSide Theatre will begin its annual SUMMER IN THE PARKS free concert series which will be performed in nine locations in Naperville, Lisle, Bolingbrook, and Downers Grove.
In celebration of BrightSide Theatre’s 13th Season, each hour-long concert, rightfully named Enchanted Broadway: A Magical Journey of Showtunes and Superstitions, will feature songs from fantastical Broadway musicals including Into The Woods, The Wizard Of Oz, Pippin, Wicked, The Addams Family, Shrek The Musical, Xanadu, Beauty And The Beast, The Lion King, Little Shop Of Horrors, Spamalot, and many, many more.
Audiences are invited to bring chairs or blankets, pack some snacks, and get ready to soak up the magical musical melodies at their nearest park concert. The August 17 concert at Roger C. Clear Performing Arts Center will be ASL interpreted.
The concerts will be conceived and directed by BrightSide Theatre Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass. Performers will include BrightSide Theatre favorites Julie Ann Kornak, Michelle Bolliger, Meghan Kessel, Christine Ronna, Jon Cunnigham, Brady McNeil, and Zach Gibson. The singers will be accompanied by a live band composed of the musicians Phill Videckis and Mitch Johnson (Keys), Bill Winters and Chris Crisanti (Drums/ Percussion), Heather Winters and John Havrilla (Reeds), Chris Griffiths (Bass).
The full schedule of dates and locations is listed below. For more information, visit www.brightsidetheatre.com
Wednesday, July 10
Downers Grove Swim & Racquet Club
5560 Fairview Ave, Downers Grove
Time: 7-8pm
Sponsored by Downers Grove Swim & Racquet Club
Thursday, July 11
95th Street Community Plaza
Wagner Family Pavilion
3109 Cedar Glade Drive, Naperville
Time: 7-8pm
Sponsored by Naperville Park District
Wednesday, July 17
Millennium Carillon Amphitheatre
443 Aurora Ave., Naperville
Time: 7-8pm
Sponsored by Naperville Park District
Wednesday, July 24
Country Lakes Park
1835 N. Aurora Road, Naperville
Time: 7-8pm
Sponsored by Naperville Park District
Friday, August 2
Naperville Band Shell
Central Park
Time: 7-8pm
Sponsored by BrightSide Theatre
Thursday, August 8
Ranchview Park
1727 Ranchview Dr., Naperville
Time: 7-8pm
Sponsored by Naperville Park District
Sunday, August 11
Community Park Bandshell
1825 Short Street, Lisle
Time: 2-3pm
Sponsored by Lisle Park District
Saturday, August 17
Bolingbrook Jubilee*
Roger C. Clear Performing Arts Center
375 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook
Time: 12-1pm
*ASL Interpreted
Sponsored by Bolingbrook Jubilee
Sunday, August 18
Arrowhead Park
711 Iroquois Avenue, Naperville
Time: 2-3pm
Sponsored by Naperville Park District
