CYT brings ‘Narnia’ to life as a musical

Christian Youth Theater Chicago, Aurora Area, will present “Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.”

C.S. Lewis’ children’s classic story has been adapted for theater with original music and more adventure. This musical follows Lucy, her sister, Susan, and her brothers, Peter and Edmund, as they enter the magical kingdom of Narnia through the back of an old wardrobe. Be a part of the adventure as the children help Aslan the Lion save Narnia from destruction by the evil White Witch.

Performances are at 9:30 and 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17; 11:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18; 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at Oswego East High School Performing Arts Center 1525 Harvey Road, Oswego. The show, recommended for all ages, runs about two hours with one intermission.

Tickets cost $8 to $12 presale, plus an added $2 at the door. Group, child, senior and school discounts are available. For tickets, call (847) 516-2298 or visit www.cytchicago.org/> www.cytchicago.org.

Christian Youth Theater is a nonprofit, educational theater arts program for students 4-18 in the Aurora, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kenosha, Lake, McHenry, Oak Park, and Rockford Metro areas and has approximately 6,000 students per year. Each area offers summer camps and after-school classes in dance, voice, drama and theatrical specialties, and performs three fully staged musical productions per year. CYT is nondiscriminatory and welcomes all children. CYT also offers an inclusion program which assists students with special needs to participate in classes and productions, as well as CYT@School, after-school theater arts available to public or private schools.