Tony Winner LaChanze to Headline Chicago Theatre Workshop's First Season Benefit

Chicago Theatre Workshop announces their inaugural benefit with Tony Award winner LaChanze on August 20, 2016 at The Edge Theater in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.

This one-night-only event will include a sneak peek of Chicago Theatre Workshop's upcoming season featuring performances by some of Chicago most celebrated performers. The sneak peek will feature numbers from Wicked City by Chad Beguelin & Matthew Sklar and Little Miss Sunshine by James Lapine and William Finn.

In addition to performances, the benefit will include a cocktail reception and a live auction featuring prizes from local and national vendors, including a premium house seat ticket package to the Chicago production of Hamilton. Tickets are $100.00, $125.00 or $150.00 and can be purchased at the company's website, www.chicagotheatreworkshop.org.

LaChanze's credits include The Color Purple (the 2006 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical), Once on This Island, Ragtime, Company and Uptown It's Hot. This will be the singer's first solo appearance in Chicago and will be followed by a mix and mingle with the audience.