Chicago Cabaret Professionals Add Another Performance

 Present

 Monday July 14 is nearly SOLD OUT, so Musical Mondays adds a Tuesday, July 15 Performance!

 
Chicago Cabaret Professionals (CCP) and Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut Street, present "Those Were The Days:  The Heydey of Chicago Nightlife" on Monday, June 16 and "All American Songwriters" on Monday, July 14 and Tuesday, July 15, part of the new Musical Mondays at Drury Lane ongoing cabaret events. The Tuesday, July 15 concert was just added due to popular demand. This series was launched following the tremendous success of the first CCP/Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place collaboration in February, My Fair Cabaret. All shows in the Musical Mondays at Drury Lane series begin at 7:30 p.m. at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago.  Tickets to all shows are $25.00 and are on sale now by calling the Box Office at 312-642-2000 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Discounted parking is available from $8.50 in the Water Tower Place garage with validation. More information on CCP can be found at www.chicagocabaret.org. The June and July performances are as follows:
 
Those Were the Days: The Heyday of Chicago Nightlife 
Monday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Featuring Audrey Morris saluting Jazz Great Oscar Peterson and host Rick Kogan
 
Spend an evening remembering the great Chicago clubs from yesteryear. Once again "visit" the London House, Mr. Kelly's, the Gold Star Sardine Bar, Punchinello's and other unforgettable Windy City night spots with your host WGN/Chicago Tribune's Rick Kogan.  Chicago Legend Audrey Morris pays tribute to her friend, late Jazz great, Oscar Peterson. Directed by Anne Burnell, with musical direction by Mark Burnell, the current line-up of performers includes Amy Cole, Ester Hana, Jeanne Lambert, Ava Logan, Bob Solone and Spider Saloff.
 
All American Songwriters
Monday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m.
The Music of Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, and more!
 
What month is better than July to honor ten of America's best songwriters? The music of the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, Richard Rodgers and others continues to enrich the American tapestry. At press time, the cast includes Joan Curto, Rob Dorn, Elizabeth Doyle, Laura Freeman, Tom Michael, KT McCammond , Daryl Nitz, MaryMonica Thomas and Robert Whorton. Carla Gordon serves as director, with Beckie Menzie as musical director and cabaret journalist Jeff Rossen hosts.
 
All shows in the Musical Mondays at Drury Lane series are Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago. Tickets to all shows are $25.00 and are on sale now by calling the Box Office at 312-642-2000 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Discounted parking is available from $8.50 in the Water Tower Place garage with validation. For more information on CCP can be found at www.chicagocabaret.org.
 
CCP is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded in 1998 and dedicated with passion to the Art of Cabaret. The organization consists of performers, producers, writers, directors, venues, composers, lyricists and lovers of cabaret. Their mission is to help members learn and grow as artists and to promote the art of cabaret through the education of members, audiences and the community through meetings, performances, benefits, workshops and networking. CCP raises money through membership dues, donations and benefit performances in order to present showcases, classes and workshops, maintain their website, hotline and database, and produce throughout the year. CCP has provided outreach services to schools and local educational programs. Annually, they present a Gala Benefit and A Holiday Cabaret, benefiting Teen Living Programs (since 1999) and Save The Children, as well as several showcase series for members and audiences. The CCP also collaborates with theatres, producers, venues and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.