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Francesca Amari

The FrancescaTones - Francesca Amari Jazz Combo

Popular cabaret singer Francesca Amari's jazz duo or trio, playing favorite jazz standards from the Great American Songbook.

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Francesca Amari

Where the BOYS Are: Beatles, Bacharach & More

Great 'guilty pleasure' songs from such icons as Johnny Mathis, Neil Sedaka, Connie Francis & more!


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Francesca Amari

Songbirds: The Women in My Head

A cabaret tribute to some of the greatest female songwriters & singers, including Carolyn Leigh, Dorothy Fields, Christine Lavin, Carol King, Ella Fitzgerald, Linda Ronstadt, Eva Cassidy, Nancy LaMott , Andrea Marcovicci & more!


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Francesca Amari

Hip to Be Square: Guilty Pleasure Songs

Great 'guilty pleasure' songs from such icons as Johnny Mathis, Neil Sedaka, Connie Francis & more!


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Francesca Amari

You Make Me Laugh: A Love Song to Gilda Radner

A musical biography of Gilda Radner - her loves, life and brave battle with cancer, told  through great songs, funny stories and Gilda's own words.

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Francesca Amari

Cocktails & Cabaret w/ Francesca Amari


"Every Wednesday at 6:30 pm EST Cabaret singer Francesca Amari’s weekly live stream of great music, bad jokes and yummy cocktails, featuring songs of the Great American Songbook, pop, show tunes & more!"


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Arlene Armstrong

Dedicated to Duke: The Music of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

Arlene Armstrong brings the best of both jazz and cabaret to Dedicated to the Duke. Her vocals capture the freedom of jazz, with a rich lower register at times reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan, and supported, feminine top notes.


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Anne & Mark Burnell

The Brill Building Songwriters

A tribute to the hotbed of creativity in songwriting that came out of the Brill Building in New York city during the 1960's.  In its heyday there were over 165 music businesses in the Brill Building including writers Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Burt Bacharach  Hal David, Neal Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, Cynthia Weil. Barry Mann, Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, Carol Bayer Sager, producer Phil Spector, and singers Mama Cass, Aretha, Carly Simon, Bobby Darin, Ben E. King and the Drifters, James Taylor, Paul Anka, Dionne Warwick, Jim Croce, Paul Simon and so many more.


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Anne & Mark Burnell

A Holiday Cabaret

Anne & Mark Burnell have performed their Holiday Cabaret at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's African American Network and for the Contemporary Club at the Casino Club in Chicago.  Songs include standard Christmas tunes, parodies, and novelty songs. Either a duo or trio show with upright bass, they will bring a swinging atmosphere!  Sing along finale optional.


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Anne & Mark Burnell

Songs in Blue

Songs in Blue is an exploration of lyrics and titles from the Great American Songbook and popular music, with blue in them. Neil Diamond's Song Sung Blue has a jazz waltz arrangement, Rodgers & Hart's Little Girl Blue is beautiful ballad, and get down blues to stir the soul! Blue can give us a sense of longing, loyalty - a true blue friend, or peaceful serenity.


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Anne & Mark Burnell

Take Us Away - Dreams & Trains

After a year of lock down, we all need a getaway. Finding a perfect vacation spot or quick weekend getaway by train can be so exciting! Trains take us to near and far off locations, while seeing the countryside.  Taking leave in your mind can be an escape too! Dreams lead us to follow the path of our soul, our hearts desire. Take Us Away - The Dreams and Trains concert features "Take the A Train", "I Have Dreamed", "Night Train", All I Have to Do Is Dream", and more.


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Anne Burnell

Cry Me a River: The Music of Julie London

Julie London was an American nightclub, jazz and pop singer, film and television actress, and a former pinup model, whose career spanned five decades. She was noted for her smoky, sensual, husky voice and languid demeanor. While many know her as the character Dixie McCall, she released over 30 albums of pop and jazz standards during the 1950s and 1960s, with her signature song being the classic Cry Me a River. Other songs include Perfidia, Fly Me to the Moon, and Let There Be Love. She married songwriter and jazz pianist Bobby Troup ("Route 66") and later starred with him in the television drama Emergency! Billboard named her the most popular female vocalist for 1955, 1956, and 1957.


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Caryn Caffarelli

MOMufactured: Made Better thru Motherhood 

A funny and poignant insider’s look at motherhood and self-improvement.
Inventive storytelling and clever arrangements fuse folk, pop, and musical theater songs. You’ll laugh and cry and come away with both parenting resources and insight into what you’re mom was thinking!


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Eden Casteel

Kahn Artist: Madeline and Me

Eden Casteel was a frustrated teenage soprano in Ohio, until she saw Madeline Kahn on a beer commercial. In the hilarious, heartfelt show "Kahn Artist," Casteel shares how her life and singing were inspired by Kahn. Songs from Kahn's movies like "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein" blend perfectly with Casteel's incredible high notes and humor. Directed by Faith Prince, co-written with Rod Ferguson. Additional musical arrangments by Jim Rice and Bobby Peaco. 4th "Kahn Artist" performance at Davenport's Piano Bar 11/4/2022 with Beckie Menzie.



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Cynthia Clarey

Bridge Over Muddied Waters

The waters in our country have been muddied with hate, fear, and division.  What will turn the tide?  Join Cynthia as she traces where we've been and how we got here, finding truth, compassion, and even humor along the way. "Though a classically trained mezzo soprano (she now brings a low register of near-baritone oakiness), she gets what cabaret is... thoughtful and engaging." ~Cabaret Scenes" -- Cabaret Scenes Magazine


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Joan Curto

Everybody Says Don't: The Music of Stephen Sondheim

A celebration of the music of America's greatest living composer/lyricist, Stephen Sondheim.

"This show marks a high point in Curto's career, as well as an illuminating way to celebrate the riches of Sondheim's art." ~ Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune


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The Boomer Babes: Pam Peterson & Jan Slavin

Still Rockin'!

Still Rockin’! is an energetic homage to baby boomers.  Hilarious parodies are balanced with heartfelt songs by Bacharach, Joni Mitchell and more.  A rollicking medley of song snips by ’60’s One Hit Wonders brings down the house!  With zippy dialogue, lively choreography and luscious harmonies, The Boomer Babes inspire their audience to laugh at the challenges of aging, relive their colorful youth, and remember that there’s still a lot of living to do!


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Emily Cox

SWIPE LEFT: Dating in the Windy City Blows...

'Swipe Left' has been a featured production of the 2019 Chicago Fringe Festival, as well as the 2019 Elgin Fringe Festival. A featured participant in the inaugural 2020 Chicago Cabaret Week, 'SWIPE LEFT' will leave you laughing over one woman's wild misadventures with Chicago's local dating scene! Featuring original music by Ryan Scott Oliver and Pasek & Paul, 'SWIPE LEFT' is a musical comedy romp that is sure to delight!


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John Eskloa & Joannie Winter

Let's Duet

"... a show that puts the capital "E" in Entertaining... Joanie Winter and John Eskola dance, romp, and sing with aplomb, and reach their audience with laughter, heart, and their wonderful chemistry."~ Cabaret Scenes Magazine


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Hilary Ann Feldman

My Fair Audrey: a Musical Tribute to Audrey Hepburn

When you think of Audrey Hepburn, you think of timeless beauty.  But Audrey was so much more than a pretty face and a killer clavicle.  From WWII refugee to Academy Award winner, from UNICEF beneficiary to UNICEF ambassador, Audrey lead a remarkable and exemplary life.  Actress, fashion icon, wife, mother, and tireless humanitarian, Audrey is as much beloved today as she was half a century ago.  Join acclaimed Chicago cabaret artist, Hilary Ann Feldman for her touching, funny, and enlightening musical tribute to this extraordinary woman.  Pedal pushers and ballet flats optional!


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Hilary Ann Feldman

Hollywood & Broadway: A Fine Romance

Around the time Eddie Cantor was Makin’ Whoopee, a handsome young Hollywood spotted beautiful, old Dame Broadway across a crowded country. He flirted until she could resist no longer. Thus began a beautiful relationship – filled with creativity, challenges, intrigue and, of course, romance – that has lasted nearly a century. Experience Hollywood & Broadway's unique and remarkable love story, beautifully told through backstage stories, delectable anecdotes, and the best music of both worlds.


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Hilary Ann Feldman

Setting New Standards: The Great American Songbook Past, Present & Future


What makes a standard a standard? Why are songs from the Tin Pan Alley era so much a part of the public consciousness? Will songs written in the last 50 years every become so? What songs will those be, and who is writing them? These are the questions explored in Setting New Standards. Including in this remarkable evening of song are standards past (Berlin, Porter, Gershwin) and present (Beatles, Carole King), and perhaps even future (Goldrich & Heisler, John Bucchino).  Put on your time travelin' clothes, and join Hilary for a fascinating evening of standards through time!


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Hilary Ann Feldman

Laughing Matters: The Life & Laughs of Carol Burnett

The world has enjoyed a love affair with Carol Burnett for over fifty years. Her peerless, fearless character acting and delightful, self-effacing personality made her Lucille Ball’s rightful successor as the red-headed Queen of Television Comedy. Carol can do it all -- sing, dance, act, make you laugh, and break your heart. But it was the laughs that led her from hardship and poverty to becoming the shining star that audiences fell head over heels for (often while Carol was doing just that). Take a stroll into that famous little circle of light as Hilary, along with pianist/comic foil Beckie Menzie, guides your tour of Carol Burnett’s life and laughs and brings back some of her most memorable characters. You’ll be so glad you had this time together!


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Hilary Ann Feldman

BLESsings: Living On Elephant Time

Hilary Ann Feldman ("... a tour de force of cabaret, opera, and jazz" ~Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune) presents a special, multi-media performance about and for Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary (BLES) in central Thailand.  Journey with Hilary and three magnificent Thai elephants as they move from a life of slavery to one of true sanctuary.  Through songs, stories, and projected images, witness as they rediscover their wild selves, form a truly special family unit, and learn to be elephants again.  Learn the life secrets these magical creatures have always known. Discover a place where animals are the teachers and love is love is love.


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Hilary Ann Feldman

Songs That Almost Got Away

The world without Over the Rainbow? Crazy without Patsy Cline? Hard to imagine, but both songs just barely avoided oblivion before hitting their musical mark.  In fact, many of our most valued musical treasures never would have been discovered if it weren’t for the stars aligning just right.  Join Hilary Ann Feldman with Musical Director Beckie Menzie for an evening of almost-lost musical bullion. You’ll love this trove of treasures untold.  How many wonders can one hour hold? [Plenty!]


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Hilary Ann Feldman

I Get a Kick Out of NEW!

There really are great songs being written today. You may not hear them on the radio or in the latest Broadway show, but they're out there in abundance. Written with the same clever wit and wordcraft as songs from the Tin Pan Alley era, but filled with new energy and ideas.  Lyrical, touching, hilarious... these contemporary gems will delight audiences.  Join Hilary as she presents a trove of these modern treasures, along with some classics polished up new!


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Laura Freeman

Girls Like Us: It's My Party, the girls and the groups of the 1960's

Join Laura Freeman, menzieMenzie and Marianne Murphy Orland as they pay tribute to their favorites performers from the 1960's. The Supremes, Petula Clark, Janis Joplin...to name but a few! Join the party and have a great time.


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Laura Freeman

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Julie

A loving tribute to the icon, Julie Andrews. The show includes favorites from Mary Poppins, The Sound Of Music and My Fair Lady.


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Laura Freeman

Girls Like Us: Barbra, Bette and Bernadette

Laura Freeman, Beckie Menzie and Marianne Murphy Orland celebrate the lives and music of Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters.


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Laura Freeman, Marianne Murphy Orland, George Howe

It's My Party: Songs of the 60's and 70's

Songs from The Carpenters, The Supreme's, Lesley Gore, Petula Clark and more! Guaranteed to be a fun afternoon or evening! Laura Freeman, Marianne Murphy Orland, George Howe


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Laura Freeman

Girls Like Us: The music of Carole King, Carly Simon and Joni Mitchell

Laura Freeman, Beckie Menzie and Marianne Murphy Orland celebrate the music and lives of Carole King, Carly Simon and Joni Mitchell. They blazed the trail for the modern female singer/songwriter, and we grew up with their music; finding strength in their words, learning they were just Girls Like Us.


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Laura Freeman

Sentimental Journey...the music of Doris Day

Doris Day is loved by old and young alike! Having passed away in 2019, there is no time like the present to remind your audiences, of her mastery with a lyric and a story.
 

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Cory Goodrich

Art, Stories, and Songs, the Music of Folksong - Cory Goodrich

This 75 minute show will incorporates original artwork, stories from her memoir, Folksong: A Ballad of Death, Discovery, and DNA, and music from her album Long Way Around in addition to songs from her life and career.

Cory is an award winning actress, songwriter, author and artist, and recently made a DNA discovery that uprooted her world. Her album and memoir chronicle the story of her mother's death and subsequent revelations, and are at once both heartrending and heartwarming.


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Russ Goeltenbodt

Live at 65

After 4 sold out shows and 5 years, Russ Goeltenbodt returns to the Skokie Theatre with LIVE AT 65. Russ’ Skokie Theatre performances  include. Let’s Hear It For The Goy, Your Goyfriend’s Back, Oy to the World, and Russ Goeltenbodt No Foolin. Russ is currently the Entertainment and Marketing Director at Drew’s on Halsted. He has performed in New York, the Park West, Drew’s, Davenport’s, LaVilla Restaurant, LePiano, and various Senior Centers and events.


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Russ Goeltenbodt

Playing the Fool With Love

Falling in love, Losing Love, and Finding Love Again

Chicago musical favorite Russ Goeltenbodt, hailed as "moving" and "engaging." ~Cabaret Scenes Magazine


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Scotty Gryder

A One-Man Parade of Entertainment

With an energy and entertainment style all his own, Scotty Gryder (along with puppet partner Freddie and pianist Nick Sula), provides song, comedy, puppetry and big fat fun.  A consummate actor, Scotty can deliver a searing ballad that will leave you breathless.  An Emmy-award-winning makeup artist, he creates puppets and infuses them with personality, often playing the straight man to his own side-kick. You never know exactly what you're going to get with Scotty, but you know it's going to be great.  Buckle up!  It's a wacky ride!


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Jeff Harnar

I KNOW THINGS NOW: JEFF HARNAR sings SONDHEIM

Drawing from the words and music of Stephen Sondheim, Mr. Harnar creates a self-portrait of the emotional landscape of an openly gay New Yorker. Together with jazz piano virtuoso Jon Weber, the duo revisit an eclectic set list from Follies, Into The Woods, A Little Night Music, Road Show, Dick Tracy, Passion, Company and more, with a gender-bending fluidity, many songs having originally been introduced by women.  Music Director Jon Weber; Directed by Sondra Lee.  The show arrives directly from its premiere engagements at Feinstein’s/54 Below and Feinstein’s @ Vitello’s.

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Claudia Hommel

Paris in the Jazz Age

Storm in with Captain Jimmy Europe's 369th Infantry Hellfighter's Jazz Band, strut the cakewalk, shake the shimmy with Bricktop, dance the Charleston with Josephine Baker, swoon with Mistinguett and Maurice Chevalier, croon with Cole Porter, sing the blues with Duke Ellington, go avant-garde with Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, and Kurt Weill, and swing with the French "zazous". It's the "crazy years" between World Wars in jazz hot Paris. 

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Claudia Hommel & Elizabeth Doyle

Women of Paris - The City & the Songs of it's Divas

Claudia Hommel and singer-pianist Elizabeth Doyle distill the energy of Parisian music-hall with a dose of intimate Chicago-style cabaret to create a theatre-piece to transport you to Paris. You may not speak a word of French but you’ll understand every nuance of these women of song.


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Garrett Johannsen

Make Them Hear You

Garrett Johannsen loves to sing Broadway show tunes!  Put him in a room with a crowd of people and you're in for quite the night!  Performance spots include Carnegie Hall NY, Theatre Royal Windsor UK, Shaw Theatre London, Chicago's Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, The Civic Opera House, Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park and the Auditorium Theatre to name a few.  Garrett fills up a room with his amazing tenor belting.  Come hear an evening of some of the most memorable and praised show tunes from yesterday's Broadway Golden Age to tomorrow's sell out Broadway hits!  Garrett's "Make Them Hear You" cabaret is Broadway at it's finest!  


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Anita Kallen

The Cy Coleman Story: You Know His Music - if Not His Name!

If you've ever hummed along or tapped a foot to such memorable tunes as Witchcraft, Big Spender or I’ve Got Your Number, then you're already acquainted with a Cy Coleman melody, if not with the man himself. Join singer/actor Anita Kallen as she salutes the "unsung" musical genius of this Broadway and Billboard hit-maker. She’ll open the Coleman songbook, highlight some of his finest musical gems (and stories of his celebrity elbow-rubbing) and toast the “noteworthy” -- but not yet legendary -- Cy Coleman.


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Anita Kallen, Catherine Thomson

HERstory: A Century of Songwriting Sisters

The newest HERstory show celebrates the famous and not-so-famous women who have contributed to Tin Pan Alley, the Great American Songbook, the Broadway canon, & contemporary popular music with songs that span the decades. Anita & Catherine share songs by composers & lyricists from Carolyn Leigh, Dorothy Fields & Dana Suesse, to Carole King, Joni Mitchell & Gloria Estefan, among others, & entertain audiences with inspiring stories of how these women became part of the soundtrack of our lives. Audiences are giving it standing ovations!


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Anita Kallen, Catherine Thomson

HERstory: The 19th Amendment Turns 100!

Anita and Catherine celebrate – in song and HERstory – the rabble-rousing pioneers who won the right to vote for the women of America. With music by Sondheim, Lennon & McCartney, the Sherman Brothers, Parton, and others, they weave in the story of women’s suffrage from second-class citizenship at the nation’s founding to the nail-biting final days in the fight for ratification of the 19th Amendment. Their debut show sold out, and after the pandemic postponed 2020 bookings, they developed a virtual show for all who can’t see it “live.”


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Anita Kallen

That’s So Cliché! (But Music to My Ears)

All dressed up with no place to go? Put your best foot forward and take a fresh and funny musical romp through our favorite well-worn clichés and stereotypes. Anita Kallen serves up a solo cabaret show with a unique “linguistic hook,” exploring and celebrating all things cliché, with songs by Mercer, Webb, Bernstein, Ellington, Krall, and Lerner & Loewe, among others. "Cliché has the ingredients of fine cabaret, intelligence, wit….today’s confident shimmery Kallen has become a real entertainer.”


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Frieda Lee 

Love You Madly

A virtual excursion through the great American musical repertoire of the legendary jazz vocalists and composers. Born in Baltimore and raised in Philadelphia,  Frieda Lee  has lived a life dedicated to music. She graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Music Education. Since her debut at the Chicago's Fantasy Lounge two decades ago, Frieda has performed at every major showcase for jazz in Chicago's rich and diverse musical milieu. 

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Tammy McCann

Legendary Ladies of Jazz

At the end of the 1940's Jazz was dominated by a bluesy, New Orleans sound, and 4 unique women rose to prominence. Their distinctive styles of delivery and mastery of improvisation not only helped changed the direction of Jazz, but popular music as well. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, and Billie Holiday's interpretations became the soundtrack of our lives. Tammy McCann's sensitivity and artistry are brilliantly on display as she conjures up a time when great singing was in the service of romance.


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Beckie Menzie & Denise McGowan Tracy

Monday Night Live

MNL began in 2007 with a simple idea: provide professional and aspiring singers a sophisticated setting, an accomplished accompanist and an appreciative audience for them to try out new material, promote appearances, theatrical productions and new releases in an entertaining impromptu musical showcase. MNL has become one of the longest running open mic formats in Chicago. From jazz artists, cabaret performers, opera singers, pop vocalists and Tony-award nominees more than 700 musical talents have taken to the stage. Cast members from touring and local productions like "Hamilton", "Dear Evan Hanson", "Jesus Christ Superstar" and more from nearby theaters including The Goodman, The Lyric Opera, Porchlight Music Theatre, Kokandy Productions and Broadway in Chicago have long entertained Petterino's audiences.


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Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael

The Sound of Their Music   Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein

Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael celebrate the two most successful songwriting partnerships in musical theatre history. From the Golden Age of Rodgers & Hart’s wit and urban sophistication to the groundbreaking box-office hit shows of Rodgers & Hammerstein, “The Sound of Their Music” evokes the nostalgia of a more innocent and hopeful time. It’s an enchanted way to spend an evening!


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Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael

A Jim Of A Show

"Three Jim’s. Jimmy Webb, Jimmy Van Heusen and James Taylor.  50 years of pop music. Webb wrote many of the hit songs for Glen Campbell and The Fifth Dimension.  Van Heusen wrote many of the most popular ”Sinatra tunes,” and of course James Taylor.  “Up, Up and Away,” “My Kind of Town” and “Fire And Rain” are just a few of the hits featured in this highly-entertaining and nostalgic  “Jim of a Show.” "


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Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael

Cheek to Cheek w/ Fascinating Rhythms

Menzie & Michael have been hailed by critics for their remarkable re-imaginings of the works of Berlin & Gershwin and have performed in tributes to these songwriters at New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. The show will feature innovative arrangements of many of the writers greatest songs  including “ I Love A Piano,” “The Man I Love,” “ Stepping Out With My Baby” and “An American in Paris.” 


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Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael

The Piano Men

THE PIANO MEN celebrates three iconic piano men - Barry Manilow, Michael Feinstein & Billy Joel.  Menzie & Michael will reimagine many of the chart-topping hits as well as some rare finds of these three legendary men who have entertained and inspired us all at the piano for decades.


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Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael

Broadway - Our Way

Menzie & Michael, “one of the most compelling duos in cabaret today” (Chicago Tribune), bring their acclaimed “2 Singers - 1 Voice” sound to the music of Broadway. From “West Side Story”  and “Carousel” to  “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Hamilton”, don’t expect to hear the songs done as they were in the original shows…Beckie and Tom will sing Broadway, their way!


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Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael

ReImagine The Beatles

Called “Beyond Fabulous” by Chicago WFMT, Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael cleverly re-imagine 30 of the beloved songs of The Beatles, including “Eleanor Rigby”, “Yesterday,” “Come Together,” and “The Fool on the Hill.”  This will be the music of The Beatles like you have never heard before! The songs and the inside stories of the The Fab Four, the most phenomenal music group in history.


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Paul Motondo

The Crooners and Me

The Crooners – you know them all: Sinatra, Martin, Crosby, Damone and others. They made the music that defined a generation and will never go out of style. Join Paul as he honors The Crooners with many classic tunes you love. It’s an intimate and personal journey which proves that one can still be a Crooner today!

“…a fine interpreter having considerable vocal blessings… Motondo is brilliant as a ballad singer. Motondo’s interpretations are unembellished and real.”
~Cabaret Scenes Magazine



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Daryl Nitz 

Daryl Nitz Entertainment

Over the past 5 years, Daryl has been a regular at the Skokie Theatre, and participated in more than 25 productions. His centennial concert tributes to Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Elaine Stritch and Nat King Cole are often newsworthy. His composer-themed shows honoring Cole Porter, Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach, and Rodgers and Hammerstein are always a hit.



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Marianne Murphy Orland

If I Were a Carpenter - The Life & Music of Karen Carpenter

With hits like Close to You, Rainy Days and Mondays, and so many others, we evoke memories of days of young love and promise.  Marianne Murphy Orland (who is thrilled to say she's been hearing 'you sound like Karen Carpenter' since her teens) is the perfect talent to celebrate the music and life of Karen Carpenter.

"Murphy-Orland tends to convey sunshine in everything she sings."
~ Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune


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Anna Palermo

Vamp

Vamp... Good or bad? Which is best in the life of a femme fatale? From Mae West to the leading ladies of the musical Chicago, to the girl next door who longs to live on the edge. What does a man want in a woman? She must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a sexual goddess in the bedroom.

“Powerful Women both thought provoking and entertaining. Anna Palermo earned her place at the big kids’ cabaret table.” ~ Cabaret Scenes Magazine



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Craig Pomranz

The Power of Song

Winner- MAC Award New York's Best Male Vocalist!
Craig is back from London, Los Angeles and New York with his NEW show "The Power of Song”! Songs that resonate with us all in all its forms, to elevate our spirit, describe the ineffable, communicate with a loved one and help us get through the difficult times. International song stylist, Craig offers jazz/saloon singing at its best. Classic standards, reinterpreted pop songs and brand-new material, delivered with his own unique talent and compelling vocal style. He carries the tradition of Sinatra, Bennett, Streisand, Wilson and Chet Baker with a contemporary twist.



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Greta Pope

April in Paris

April in Paris celebrates American Jazz and the artists that took it to Paris during the early part of the 20th Century. This is the perfect after dinner entertainment for corporations, organizations, fraternities, sororities, senior groups and any other occasion for which entertainment is desired.



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Greta Pope

Two for the Road

This show features an array of top hits sung by Greta Pope, perfect for any occasion.



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Greta Pope

MOTOWN…Pride of The Motor City!

Hear all of your favorites
from the Motown Era, including: Ike and Tina Turner, Elvis, Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell, Dusty Springfield, The Supremes, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Inez and Charley Foxx, Sam Cooke, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Curtis Mayfield, and so many others.
For additional information and booking contact us!



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Greta Pope

International Interlude

This show features some of the top hits from all around the world, including but not limited to: Mademoiselle De Paris, Ochi Tchornia, Besame Mucho/Djelem Djelem, New York, New York/Chicago, La Vie En Rose, Bei Mir Bist Du Schein, Maria Elna, Lili Marlene, Djurdjevdan, I Get Ideas, Sorrento, Stormy Monday



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Greta Pope

Jazzy Broadway Baby

Jazzy Broadway Baby featuring loved Jazz hits from the ages.



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Greta Pope

Duke Ellington...The Man...The Music...The Legend!

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was one of the great American Composers of the 20th Century. Songs like:
*Satin Doll
*In A Sentimental Mood
*It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
*Take the "A" Train
and Lush Life

...Are all a part of this exciting show! Greta Pope is the daughter-in-law of Duke Ellington Vocalist Kay Davis and shares many wonderful stories of Kay's experiences with the legendary Duke Ellington Band.  Great Music, Great Times, Duke Ellington!



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Greta Pope

MOTOWN...Pride of the Motor City!

Hear all of your favorites
from the Motown Era, including:

Ike and Tina Turner
Elvis
Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell
Dusty Springfield
The Supremes
The Temptations
Smokey Robinson
Inez and Charley Foxx
Sam Cooke
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
Curtis Mayfield
and so many others



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Greta Pope

An Evening with the Music of Cole Porter

Enjoy the music of Cole Porter, one of America's most prolific composers. Greta will sing all of your favorites, including:

Anything Goes
Night and Day
You're the Top
Begin the Beguine..
and many more!


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Greta Pope

Paris Noir...American Jazz in Paris!

Paris Noir…American Jazz in Paris! celebrates American Jazz and the artists that took it to Paris during the early part of the 20th Century. Hear the songs of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Eartha Kitt, Nat King Cole and others.



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Spider Saloff

Spider Saloff Sings!

A lively evening of music from classic jazz to American songbook to original songs, all woven together with Spider’s special comedic storytelling and antidotes. Altogether a feel great time with the incredible Jeremy Kahn at the piano. A night not to be missed!



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Josephine Sanges

The Funny Girl in Me

2019 MAC Award and 2017 Margaret Whiting Award Winner, Josephine Sanges, celebrates the legacy of Fanny Brice by recalling her own experience playing the leading role in the 1995 Diocesan Theater Guild production of FUNNY GIRL. She puts her own personal stamp on songs from both FUNNY GIRL and FUNNY LADY as well reinvigorating a few of Fanny’s original, trademark songs from the Ziegfeld Follies and Hollywood films.



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Rachel Silvert

Love Songs are Weird, and other reasons I'm single

Join Rachel Silvert on a hilarious, and at times happily-ever-after bubble-bursting, adventure as she tramples through how even the most well-intentioned love song, and honestly the pursuit of love in general, is strange if you think about it just a moment too long.



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Jeannie Tanner

Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow with Jeannie Tanner celebrates the music of Harold Arlen, featuring many of Mr. Arlen’s unforgettable melodies including “I’ve Got the World on a String,” “One for My Baby” and his masterpiece - voted Song of the 20th Century, “Over the Rainbow.” Ms. Tanner will also perform original material she wrote just for this show. The audience can expect Tanner’s original pieces to pay tribute to Arlen's composition techniques and commitment to memorable melodies. Her love for his songs comes not only from being a vocalist and appreciating his wonderful standards, but also as a songwriter, reaching back over the decades to infuse his writing style with a few of her own tunes. 



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Gary Thomas

It Was A Very Good Year

Gary Thomas pays tribute to Frank Sinatra’s remarkable 1954 comeback. After a career slump, Sinatra returned to the spotlight with the release of Songs for Young Lovers in January, won an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity by March, and followed with the album Swing Easy in August. This performance highlights selections from these iconic albums along with beloved swingin' Sinatra classics, celebrating one of the greatest comebacks in entertainment history. 



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Denise Tomasello

Holding Court: Reflections & Memories from Chicago's Queen of Cabaret

A retrospective of Denise’s remarkable 40-year career that made her the toast of Chicago. Featuring an evening of her fan-favorite signature songs, the Great American Songbook, and show-stopping Broadway numbers, sharing highlights of her incredibly extensive career, this promises to be an unforgettable evening. She puts her indelible stamp on every song. The way she engages the audiences with her spontaneous, quick-witted repartee, Denise makes every performance a unique and special experience.


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Carolyn Wehner

Nightclub Favorites

Carolyn has been a nightclub and cabaret singer/pianist in Chicago and Milwaukee for over 30 years and has the songs and stories to prove it! An enjoyable hour of her audiences' top requested tunes along with many of her own personal favorites.


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Karen Willough

Mooning

Hear about the musical relationship humans have had with the Moon through the ages. Willough shares tales of myth, love, and even the dark side of the moon, with songs like “Fly Me to the Moon”, “Moon over Bourbon Street”, “Man in the Moon”, and more.



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Karen Willough

So This is Love?

Audiences 30 and older will delight in “So This Is Love?—a satirical view of movie love songs.” While sharing comical tales of middle-aged dating woe, post divorce, Willough presents music from Disney’s “Cinderella”, “Casablanca”, “My Fair Lady”, “Beaches” and more.



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Ellen Winters, Johnny Rodgers

Ella Mets Mel

"Sparks fly when Ella meets Mel. If singers Johnny Rodgers and Ellen Winters were paid by the note for their "Ella Meets Mel" concert, they'd be zillionaires." --Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune Winters and Rodgers show their abiding love for Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme in this tribute to the two most celebrated Jazz singers of all time.


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Kevin Wood

Sentimental Journeys - A Cabaret Travelogue

In his popular show, “Sentimental Journeys: A Cabaret Travelogue,” Kevin Wood invites you to join him on a cabaret staycation as he leads you on a world-wide tour through song and patter - blending personal stories with a wide-range of musical styles. Kevin performs a mix of standards as well as new, unknown tunes and original parody lyrics.  Comedy will be an integral part of the performance as well!


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Kevin Wood

Holidazed!

This is not your mama's holiday show! Crafted using old favorites and soon-to-be new favorites, Kevin's holiday show covers a wide range of emotions and holiday situations! Secular, Hanukkah and sacred music are included in this celebration of the seasons!


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Kevin Wood

Taking A Chance!

My newest cabaret show explores the chances we take in life, love, friendships, and more!  The show contains a mixture of familiar selections, often reinterpreted with a new vision as well as obscure newly crafter repertoire - serious as well as comedic. I invite you to "take a chance" and spend an hour with me. "a beautiful strong voice, a disarming manner that endeared...wonderful special material which he acted and performed to brilliant comic effect." - Steve Ross "...excellent storyteller." - Carla Gordon "the audience loved him." - Les Michaels


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Kevin Wood

Time In A Bottle

Kevin invites you to join him in a reminiscent journey using patter and song to remember the good and the bad and the laughter and the tears. As usual, Kevin blends comedy and warm, heart-touching ballads into a roller coast of emotions.


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Kevin Wood

Songs in the Key of Chicago

Singers and songwriters with a Chicago connection. 

“…a most effective storyteller.”

~ Carla Gordon, Cabaret Scenes

Featuring:
Carla Gordon • Cindy Firing • Barb Smith • 3-4 the Road + Friends • Cynthia Clarey • Irwin Berkowitz, percussion • Mark Burnell, music director


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