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MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Gorton Center - John & Nancy Hughes Theater 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest

$5 – $10

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Fri, January 16
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Gorton Center - John & Nancy Hughes Theater 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest

$5 – $10

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January 11, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Sun, January 11
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Mary Poppins Returns is a heartwarming musical that continues the story of the Banks family in London, decades after the original tale. Michael Banks, now grown, […]

$5 – $10

January 16, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Fri, January 16
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Hairspray is a lively musical set in 1962 Baltimore. It follows Tracy Turnblad, a cheerful teenager with big dreams and a big heart. Tracy loves to […]

$5 – $10

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LOCATION
400 East Illinois Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045

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(847) 234-6060
info@nullgortoncenter.org

Registered 501(c)(3)
EIN: 20-0484607

This program is is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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