Join us in Freedom Hall’s Nathan Manilow
Theatre "where every seat is a great seat" for music concerts, theatre and popular
attractions!
Hot 8 Brass Band
Friday, February 10, 2012
8:00 p.m. Tickets - $28
New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized
New Orleans street music for over a decade
playing the traditional Second Line parades and
performances filled with funk and energy! The
members of the Hot 8 Brass Band were born and
raised in New Orleans, they have performed at the
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and
festivals across the US and Europe, and were
featured in both Spike Lee documentaries When
the Levees Broke and If God is Willing and Da
Creek Don't Rise. Hot 8 has released three
critically acclaimed recordings and is featured
on the latest Blind Boys of Alabama recording.
“First-rate” The Village Voice
Visit their website at
hot8brassband.com This
performance is sponsored by Marlene Gallagher &
Shanti Thayil and SouthtownStar
Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00 p.m.
Tickets - $24
When the drum calls, the soul responds. Muntu
Dance Theatre of Chicago celebrates the human
spirit through traditional and social African
and African American dance. Muntu strives to
create an atmosphere of communal participation
while inspiring the audience to join in the
celebration. The concert includes work from
Muntu’s repertoire of West African and
contemporary dance, music and song designed to
invigorate, enliven and celebrate the collective
human spirit.
Friday, April 13,
2012
8:00 p.m. Tickets - $28
LUMA is a state of the art, cutting edge show
that uses the dark as a canvas and light as the
brush by combining rhythmic gymnastics,
juggling, magic, puppetry, physics, dance and
experimental methods with hi-tech
self-illuminated objects. LUMA has astonished
audiences of many world cultures with its
innovative, creative and revolutionary approach.
“[LUMA] will take you to far out
galaxies; Quite simply out of this world.” The
Herald (UK)
“Beguiling, bedazzling…truly magical. Turns an
audience of adults into a bedlam of kids” SF
Chronicle
Friday, December 2, 2011
8:00 p.m. Tickets - $28
Stars and Promises 2011, Echoes of Christmas
2011 marks the 11th year of touring for Peter
Mayer’s annual celebration of Christmas, “Stars
and Promises”. “Echoes of Christmas” will be a
celebration of the Christmas season in story and
song, featuring a tight knit group of superb
musicians that include; R. Scott Bryan, Marc
Torlina, Mark Holland, Chris Walters, and Maggie
Estes, plus state of the art production. Truly a
night of inspiring music that will lift your
spirits for the Holiday season!
The Marcya Daneille
"6" featuringChris GreeneinAll of Me
Saturday, November 19,
2011
8:00 p.m. Tickets -
$28
Park Forest native Jazz vocalist Marcya Daneille
and her sextet "6" return to Freedom Hall along
with featured artist, Chicago area rising star
saxophonist Chris Greene. Marcya's melodious
voice has been described as “...the perfect
blend of Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and
Sarah Vaughan with a dash of Billie Holiday,”
Chris Green described as “…an almost impossibly
nimble sax player…” "All of Me" promises a
soulful journey through classic Jazz Standards,
heartfelt Gospel and Contemporary crowd pleasing
grooves.
Friday, October 14, 2011
8:00 p.m. Tickets -
$24
A musical tribute to Carlos Santana covering
five decades of Santana hits. Inspired by the
incredible intensity of his music, Abraxas
shares a passion for recreating the electrifying
sounds of Carlos Santana. Audiences, without
exception, have been awed by the authentic
Santana sound that Abraxas delivers during their
stunning shows. With Abraxas, it’s all there:
the propulsive Latin percussion, the fiery lead
guitar work, the “groove” that connects to the
soul of the audience.
Park Forest Theatre, Musical Theatre, Music
Concerts, Dance Productions, Jazz Concerts, Chicago Theatre
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre offers
Music Concerts and Theatre for the following communities: Park
Forest, Frankfort, Mokena, Tinley Park, Orland Park, Homewood,
Flossmoor, Olympia Fields, Homer Glen, Beverly, Chicago, Oak
Lawn, Joliet, Manteno, Kankakee, New Lenox, Dyer, Munster, as
well as other regions
FREEDOM HALL NATHAN
MANILOW THEATRE I 410 Lakewood Boulevard
I Park Forest, IL 60466 I 708.747.0580
