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LIFESTYLE & ARTS

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

06/22 06/23/13

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Light Opera is
heavy on top
performances
Open House Sunday, 6/23, 1-4 pm
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640 Vernon Avenue

Glencoe, IL 60022

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Annie Get Your Gun will appear at

Light Opera Works later this year.

I once heard someone say In Chicago
there are two kinds of people Lake People
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General Manager Bridget McDonough said.
I think we appeal to Lake People people
who are looking for something a little more
different, a little more unique.
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of professional musical theater performances at the Cahn Auditorium in
Northwestern University in Evanston. The
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space to Wilmette two years ago and is
housed in the repurposed Duxlers Auto
Care garage.
A rarity in musical theater nationwide,
Light productions are always original
orchestrations with a full orchestra.
I think the main thing about Light
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halfway between the worlds of theater and
classical music, McDonough said. We consider the music aspect of musical theater
to be very important.
During general auditions in January,
Lights artistic director, music director and
casting director will hear upwards of 800
people in search of quality opera singers.
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town to cast someone, but we try to cast
in [the Chicago area] if we can,
McDonough said.
Light often draws from the North Shore.
Highland Park resident Stacey Flaster will
be directing Lights production of Cabaret,
which opens Aug. 10. Flaster has also
directed Carousel and The Secret
Garden with Light. Kenilworth resident
and percussionist Debbie Katz-Knowles will
also be starring in Cabaret as part of four
members of the orchestra who will be playing onstage as part of the shows live band.
Evanston and the North Shore are very
supportive of the arts, McDonough said.
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dont want to go all the way downtown to
see professional performances.

McDonough also notes many small businesses on the North Shore have been partners with Light through being dining
partners, sponsors and donating to silent
auctions and fundraisers.
Joining arts organizations like
Northlight Theatre, Next Theatre, and the
symphonies of Lake Forest, Northbrook
and Evanston, McDonough said Light
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You come here and

youre going to see
local talent maybe youre going to
see someone on our
stage who, a year
later, is going to be
on Broadway.
| Bridget McDonough
Many cast members of Light productions
have gone on to Broadway, or conversely,
had careers on Broadway or opera careers
around the world and come back to the
Chicago area and performed with Light.
Chicago Magazine named Nick Sands (who
starred as Henry Higgins in Lights proGXFWLRQRI0\)DLU/DG\ Best Actor of
the Year in 2011. James Harmss performance of Don Quixote in Man of La
Mancha was named one of the top ten
performances of the year by Chicago
Tribune critic Chris Jones.
You come here and youre going to see
local talent maybe youre going to see
someone on our stage who, a year later, is
going to be on Broadway, McDonough said.
You really get a chance to see some great
talent and be surprised by it.