Xanadu

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE *YOU* ARE MAGIC
Slap on your roller skates, hike up your leg warmers, and prepare for the glitter explosion of Xanadu, the laugh-out-loud musical stage adaptation of the 1980 film 

Carrie

She goes from victim to woman in charge... and then everybody dies. A morality tale set in high school. This is one prom you don’t want to miss, so get a date, a tux or gown, a corsage, and be there!

Mary Poppins

You’ll be singing along to these classic tunes: A Spoonful of Sugar, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Feed the Birds and Let’s Go Fly a Kite. The perfect Springtime fantasy. You can almost smell the cherry blossoms on Cherry Tree Lane!

RISE! 2017 Annual Benefit

The Wiz

Join arms and "Ease on Down the Road" with Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man & Lion. "Freedom, you see, has got our hearts singing so joyfully!"

Joseph

Near West universalizes this Judeo-Christian story and puts a 2016 stamp on it. Joseph like you've never seen it before!

Urinetown

This hysterically irreverent sociopolitical musical satire comes to the Near West stage with an all-youth cast! A spoof on practically everything, including musicals themselves.

2016-17 Season

Assassins

On the eve of the 2016 Presidential Election, Near West's Summer Teen/Young Adult Theater presents Stephen Sondheim's examination of the American dream, the haves and the have-nots, and guns.

Show Boat

Our intergenerational spring blockbuster! Large, racially diverse cast, lavish sets and costumes, and a steam boat on stage!!! 

2016 Annual Benefit: LET THE SUN SHINE

Our 2016 Annual Benefit was a rousing success! Scroll below for a video & photos from the event!

Godspell

WINTER CHILDREN’S PRODUCTION, FULL OF LOVE, SEARCHING AND SENTIMENT

Scrooge!

This classic story of awakening and redemption features all the songs from the film, including the Oscar nominated song "Thank You Very Much"

The Snow Queen

Be spirited away by this new musical adaptiation of Hans Christian Andersen's fantastical coming-of-age adventure, which inspired the hit Disney movie Frozen.