North Shore Live Performance Series Showcases Suburban Theater, Music

GLENCOE, IL — Local tourism boosters this month launch a new six-week series of live shows to promote local theater and concert venues.

The first-ever North Shore Live event kicks off on March 17, with a variety of participating venues offering special promotional prices to upcoming performances, promising to shine a spotlight on the evening entertainment and theater that is setting the suburbs abuzz.

The event is sponsored by Chicago's North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, a 15-year-old local tourism bureau funded by contributions from businesses and nearly a dozen local governments in the north and northwest suburbs.

“For many areas outside Chicago, there is little to do after the dinner hour,” said Gina Speckman, the bureau's executive director.

“The richness of the theatrical and musical talent that perform in our unique venues help make visitors choose and then return to Chicago’s North Shore as a preferred destination," Speckman said in a statement.

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The 2024 North Shore Live series includes more than 30 events or performance series through April 28.

Discounted tickets are available to more than a dozen of them, including shows at the Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Music Theater Works in Wilmette, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie Theatre and Northlight Theatre in Skokie and the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University.

To take advantage of special offers to save 20 percent or more off ticket prices to the shows listed below, check for the discount codes available from the visitors bureau.

Full list of discounted shows:

• Music Theater Works presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 7, 2024 - March 31, 2024
• Sondheim Tribute Revue, March 8, 2024 - April 28, 2024
• Ireland with Michael, March 22, 2024
• Saint-Georges' Sword & Bow, March 24, 2024
• the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, March 29, 2024 - April 21, 2024
• Rooted, March 21, 2024 - May 5, 2024
• Mandy Gonzales, April 6, 2024
• Nat Geo Live: Rise of T. Rex, April 7, 2024
• Joshua Redman, April 17, 2024
• How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Map, April 19, 2024 - April 28, 2024
• The 93rd Annual The Waa-Mu Show, April 26, 2024 - May 5, 2024
• Monsieur Chopin A Play with Music, April 10, 2024 - May 12, 2024
• Brooklyn Laundry, April 11-May 12th.
• Bienen School of Music Presents: Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, April 27, 2024