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Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts is an award-winning performing arts program dedicated to creating extraordinary theatre experiences in an empowering, inclusive, and enriching environment.

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Spring classes

Enrollment for Spring Classes is Now Open

MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS

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Legally Blonde the Musical JR

April 17 at 7pm
April 18 at 7pm
April 19 at 3pm & 7pm

April 24 at 7pm
April 25 at 7pm
April 26 at 3pm and 7pm

Performers age 10-14

Tickets Available Now

Sweeney Todd

Encore Presents

SWEENEY TODD

May 9 at 7:30pm
May 10 at 3:30pm and 8pm
May 11 at 3:30pm

May 15 at 7:30pm
May 16 at 7:30pm

Performers age 14-18

Tickets Available Now

SAVE THE DATE FOR SUMMER

Summer Camp 2025 is Now Open for Enrollment.

 

Summer 2024 in Review

9 weeks. 13 musical theater productions. Over 360 kids aged 5-18.

Thank you to our amazing staff, artistic teams, families, and campers for participating and making 2023 a summer to remember!

 

Join us for the

JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL

Junior Theater Festival (JTF) is the world’s biggest and best celebration of young people performing musical theater. JTF brings together student musical theater troupes from all over the world for a weekend of musical theater mayhem and madness!

 AWARDS

  • 2025 Best in Festival, JTF Atlanta (Something Rotten JR)
  • 2025 Best Festival Performer, JTF Atlanta (Nolan Maddox, Something Rotten JR)
  • 2024 Outstanding Performance, JTF Sacramento (Shrek, JR)
  • 2024 Outstanding New Works Showcase, JTF Atlanta (Hans Christian Andersen, JR)
  • 2024 Outstanding Choreography, JTF Atlanta (Newsies JR)
  • 2024 Outstanding Performance by an Individual, JTF Atlanta (Oliver Schnizlein, Newsies JR)
  • 2023 Outstanding Performance, JTF Sacramento (Music Man, JR)
  • 2022 Outstanding Showcase (Broadway Junior Revue: Pure Imagination)
  • 2022 Excellence in Music (The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, JR.)
  • 2022 Outstanding Performance by an Individual, (William Daly, The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, JR.)
  • 2021 Outstanding Performance (Seussical, Kids)
  • 2021 Excellence in Dance (Shrek, JR.)
  • 2021 Overall Best Male Performer (Alejandro Medina, Shrek, JR.)
  • 2020 Excellence in Dance (The Little Mermaid, JR.)
  • 2020 Outstanding Production (Aristocats, Kids)
  • 2020 Overall Best Male Performer (Mateo Haro, Aristocats)

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MADISON STREET THEATER: OUR ARTISTIC HOME

Ovation Academy is the resident performing arts company of Madison Street Theatre (MST) in Oak Park, IL. Located just 5 minutes from Chicago's western border, MST rents space to companies of all sizes in its 192-seat mainstage, 50-seat black box, dance studio, and lesson rooms.