Spring Cabaret Announced At The Old Town School Of Folk Music

This Spring, Chicago Cabaret Professionals is presenting two unique concerts - Musical Mondays - that showcase the talents of more than 25 local cabaret artists. The all-ages concerts will be at Szold Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood.

The first concert, scheduled for Monday, April 4, pairs popular veteran cabaret performers with Chicago's brightest new talents performing torch songs. The second concert, on Monday, May 9, will feature pop songs re-imagined in a cabaret style. The May 9 performance will also be a part of the inaugural Chicago Cabaret Week (May 6 to 15), with multiple cabaret events taking place at popular music venues around Chicagoland - with artists performing blues, jazz, burlesque, pop, comedy, Broadway and the standard American Songbook.

"We are excited to relaunch Musical Mondays at the Old Town School, which is a fabulous venue for many types of performance," said Anne Burnell, president of Chicago Cabaret Professionals. "If you love music or are just curious what makes cabaret a unique art form, these shows present a wide variety of talent and you'll experience what Chicago has to offer."

Chicago Cabaret Professionals began Musical Mondays in 2008, and for several years the shows were at Water Tower Place, before moving to Victory Gardens Theater and Skokie Theatre in 2015. Due to the pandemic, the series has had a two-year hiatus.

According to Burnell, "This series has always been unique because Mondays are usually a 'dark night' for theaters, when no performances are scheduled, and we've found it's a perfect opportunity for audiences to experience cabaret in these venues. With this relaunch of Musical Mondays, we created themes for each of the shows, with a terrific lineup of performers."

Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music is the largest community school of the arts in the U.S. and a non-profit organization committed to celebrating American music and global cultures.

Musical Mondays events

PASSING THE TORCH - GENERATIONS OF CABARET

Monday April 4, 2022 at 7:30 pm.

A torch song shares the deepest feelings of something longed for: Perhaps a lost childhood, a lost dream, or a lost love. A torch can also mean wisdom, tradition, or knowledge. This exciting, original concert will pair popular cabaret veterans as they share the stage and decades of wisdom with Chicago's brightest new talents. The performers include: Lindsey Jane Bullen, Mark Burnell, Lou Ella Rose Cabalona, David Edelfelt , Carla Gordon , Claudia Hommel, Ava Logan, Jace McCloy, Grace McDonnell, Jameson Wentworth, and Ellen Winters Reynolds. The show is produced by Marty Balogh and Anne Burnell and directed by Carla Gordon, with musical direction by Mark Burnell.

POP GOES THE CABARET!

Monday, May 9, 2022 at 7:30 pm.

What happens when pop music and cabaret meet? This exciting original concert features pop songs from yesteryear and today performed by members of the Chicago Cabaret Professionals. Hear the songs of Michael Jackson, Linda Ronstadt and more...re-imagined in a cabaret style. The performers include: Neely Benn, Wydetta Carter, Cynthia Clarey, Joan Curto, T. Patrick Davis, John Eskola, Laura Freeman, Cathy Glickman, Cory Goodrich, Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael, Marianne Murphy Orland, Anna Palermo, and Joan Winter. The show is produced by Laura Freeman, and directed by Wydetta Carter, with musical direction by Beckie Menzie and featuring percussionist Irwin Berkowitz.

Musical Mondays Concerts will be at the Old Town School of Folk Music

The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall

4545 N Lincoln Ave

Chicago, IL 60625

773-728-6000

Tickets are available at the Old Town School box office and the Old Town School website. $30 or $28 for members of the Old Town School.

To order tickets online

PASSING THE TORCH - GENERATIONS OF CABARET

Monday April 4, 2022 at 7:30 pm.

https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2022/04-04-2022-chicago-cabaret-professionals/

POP GOES THE CABARET!

Monday, May 9, 2022 at 7:30 pm.

https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2022/05-09-2022-chicago-cabaret-professionals/

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