Music Theater Works

Upcoming Events

Music Theater Works’ FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Classic, Dance, Musical
Runs Aug 07Aug 17, 2025
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF shares the happiness and tears of a tight-knit Jewish community in Czarist Russia. Tevye, the town’s milkman, finds the long-held traditions that define his faith and family are threatened by a modern world that is encroaching on his beloved Anatevka. Don’t miss this lush and memorable score as it’s performed by Music Theater Works with a stellar cast and full orchestra.

Center Theatre at North Shore Center for Performing Arts
August 7 – 17
Book by Joseph Stein
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Bock
Directed by L. Walter Stearns
Music Directed by Michael McBride

Music Theater Works’ GODSPELL
Comedy/Drama, Musical
Runs Oct 23Nov 16, 2025
Day by day for more than 50 years, audiences have delighted in this modern musical fable that weaves together music, improv and infectious pop and rock songs. This GODSPELL finds a fractured and disconnected community gathered at a local diner discovering the transformative power of forgiveness and embracing radical love.

Production Sponsor: Whirled Peas Foundation In Partnership with Curt’s Cafe
North Theatre at North Shore Center for Performing Arts
October 23 – November 16
Production Sponsor: Whirled Peas Foundation
In Partnership with Curt’s Cafe
Book by John Michael Tebelak
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Music by Stephen Schwartz
Directed by Matthew Silar
Music Directed by Justin Kono

516 4th Street
Wilmette IL 60091
847-673-6300
MUSIC THEATER WORKS (formerly LIGHT OPERA WORKS) is a resident professional not-for-profit music theater in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1980. The mission is to produce and present various forms of musical theater from a variety of world traditions, engage the community through outreach and educational programs, and train artists in musical theater.