Program

20-minute intermission: music by Daniel Currie

Meet the cast

Jacob Beaver

Sherry Becker

Colleen Bruton

Daniel Currie

Grace Currie

Mary Currie

Michael Currie

Rowan Currie

Ann Marie Decker

Hannah Decker

Crystal Hall

Michael Holstine

Liz Hutchinson

Dan Keller

Stuart Vance

Jake Elkins

Mandy Duran

Matt Garcia

Austin Farms

Drew Rachow

Anna Lowery

Katie Ulrich

Andrew Toniolo

Meet the combo

Kirsten Currie Tait, piano

Frankie Paredes, drums

Hunter Thoms, bass

Dakota Rolfe, guitar

Meet the MC

Austin McWilliams

Featuring

Fox Valley Youth Chorus

Greg McMahill, director

Pat Doctor, director

Artistic Staff

Artistic & Music Director: Kirsten Tait

Executive & Music Director: Grace Currie

Staging & Technical Director: Michael Currie

Choreographer: Ann Marie Decker

Music Director: Liz Hutchinson

Music Director: Andrew Toniolo

Vocal Coach & Audition Consultant: Colleen Bruton

Programming Consultant: Rowan Currie

Assistant Choreographer: Hannah Decker

Graphic Designer: Catherine Currie

Social Media: Grace Currie, Mary Currie

Public Relations: Ashlee Garcia

Special Thanks

Andrew Toniolo – mic plots

Ann Marie Decker – props

Ashlee Garcia –  press releases and PR ideas

Catherine Currie – photographing and designing the poster

Chris Bauler – providing audition space at Two Brothers Roundhouse

Daniel Currie – combo transcriptions

Ethan Isaacson – PR help

Greg McMahill –  supervising and directing the Fox Valley Youth Chorus

Lucy Currie – raffle and general emotional support

Mary Currie – managing the TikTok page

Pat Doctor – recruiting the children to sing

Richard Peck and RJ Recording and Sound

Tom Tait – sharing home for rehearsal space

Abby Kott

Arlene Hawks

Aubrey Waddick

Austin McWilliams

Chris Currie

Chuck Hiscock

Francesca Fridman

Hailey Cohen

Holy Angels School

Jen Pauley

Jim Olson

Jodi Taylor

Jon Cooke

Julianne Vickers

Ken Ruffalo

Kerry Proczko

Kristina Parro

Lindsay Cirrincione

Meg Papadolias

Melissa Mercado

Melody McCormick

Michael Fudala

Monica Currie

Richard Peck

Ron Wirth

Sarah Garcia

The Venue staff

Tom Tait

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Whitney Martino

Zoe Reisman

Sponsors

About us

Founded in 2021 in Aurora, Illinois, City of Lights Theatre & Cabaret is a family business, entertaining Aurora and Chicagoland audiences with quality musical theatre selections in a relaxed atmosphere, featuring local, semi professional artists.

City of Lights Theatre & Cabaret provides a professional, yet refreshingly affordable musical experience to Fox Valley audiences through ticket sales, investments, and support from local businesses. They have performed at Two Brothers Roundhouse, Davenport’s Piano Bar & Cabaret in Chicago, and Blackberry Farm Pavilion. In one year, the group produced three sold-out cabarets and will produce their first full-length musical in summer 2024.

Pending 501C3 approval.

Meet Hannah Decker! Hannah’s involvement with City of Lights Theatre over the last three years has helped make our organization blossom into what it is today. Her contagious energy and positivity make our rehearsals so much fun!🤪 Hannah will p
We are two weeks away from our first weekend performance of Moonlight Cabaret: Dreamscapes🌙 Buy your tickets today at cityoflightstheatre.org/dreamscapes ☁️
Meet Michael Holstine! Michael has performed with City of Lights Theatre for the past two years and we’re so happy to welcome him back for his third summer! He always lends a helping hand in rehearsals and does it with a smile on his face. You&
Staging rehearsal for “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman💫✨#Dreamscapes
Meet Rowan Currie! She is our programming consultant and does a fantastic job at molding our shows thematically into the performances you see! Rowan will perform “Cinderella Medley” in this summer’s cabaret. She’s a great pers
Meet Mary Currie! Mary is our social media director (hi it’s Mary!😉) Her featured songs include “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “What Does He Want of Me?” Mary is also one of the many teachers included in our cast t
The performers of Moonlight Cabaret: Dreamscapes worked extra hard at today’s choreography rehearsal! Huge thanks to Ann Marie Decker for creating movement for “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat” and “Who Will Buy?”
Meet Grace Currie! Grace’s dedication to City of Lights Theatre has been instrumental in the development of our organization. Grace’s featured numbers include “For the First Time in Forever” and “A Million Dreams.”
Check out Sherry, Faride, and Hannah rehearsing “At the Ballet” from A Chorus Line. Choreographed by Hannah Decker, this song puts the listener into a dreamscape of various memories of ballet dancers looking for an escape from the harsh r
Meet Daniel Currie! Singing as bass, his voice will provide warmth in several of our cabaret group songs including, “Once Upon a December” and “Our Time.” This recent West Aurora graduate will take on the stage performing as H
“My Shot” choreography rehearsal✨🇺🇸 #DreamscapesCabaret
Meet Sherry Becker! Sherry has performed with City of Lights Theatre in our past three cabarets and we are thrilled to welcome her back for her fourth! Sherry will perform “Distant Melody” from Peter Pan and “At the Ballet” as
Tickets are now on sale for Moonlight Cabaret: Dreamscapes! Head to our website and reserve your tickets for our July performances. 🌙 Show dates: July 7 & 14 | 3 pm & 7 pm
Meet Katie Bartosik! We are thrilled that she’s returning for her second show with City of Lights Theatre. Katie will perform in “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” and “Our Time” as well as several chorus numbers. Work
Dreamscapes T-shirts are now on sale! We are fundraising to produce our first full-scale musical in 2025 and we need your help! For every t-shirt you order, we will enter your name into a raffle to win 5 free tickets to Moonlight Cabaret: Dreamscapes
We’re baaaaaack✨ First full group rehearsal for Dreamscapes Cabaret was splendid! It was great to reunite with returning performers and also welcome our brand new performers to the group. It sure is going to be a dreamy summer!💫 #cityoflightst