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Celebrate National Coming Out Month with Melissa Young in OUT AND PROUD: A Rainbow Celebration. Join the celebration in Chicago as Young takes you on a musical LGBTQ Rights timeline, featuring the music of icons like Judy Garland, Dolly Parton, Bette Midler, and Lady GaGa. Don't miss this one-night-only event. Get your tickets now!

The Pride Arts Center's summer season will kick off on Sunday, June 3 at 7:30 pm in the PAC's Broadway venue with Melissa Young's OUT AND PROUD: A RAINBOW CELEBRATION.  Young will perform and emcee a musical and comedic tour of LGBTQ history that will also feature in its cast Nick Sula, Daryl Nitz, Jeannie Tanner and Dan Riley, performing some of the most iconic songs of the LGBTQ movement.

In addition to its just-announced "PAC Pride Fest" of five fully-staged plays, the Pride Arts Center will host another five special events and performances. The lineup will include the cabaret events OUT AND PROUD by Melissa Young, and Alan Palmer's FABULOUS DIVAS OF HOLLYWOOD; Pride Films and Plays' semi-annual WEFEST celebration of Chicago's queer female, non-binary and trans artists., the final PRIDE FILM FESTIVAL of the '17-18 season and an improv comedy show by CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY.

Melissa Young's tour of the LGBTQ movement through song and comedy returns with a little help from Chicago's best Cabaret stars at the Pride Arts Center. 

After multiple sold out performances, the Fleetwood Mac tribute show, Say You Love Me, returns with a special RUMOURS edition celebrating 40 years of one of the highest selling Rock albums and bands of all time!

Challenging weather conditions didn't damper the spirits of the inaugural New Brighton Seaside Festival at the weekend, with thousands turning out on the Wirral coast to enjoy this new event.

The New Brighton Seaside Festival is fast approaching and has all the right ingredients for an amazing weekend.

bloody well everyone needs to strap themselves in for Paramount Theatre's bold new production of Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Click below to watch scenes from the show!

Some, others, many and bloody well everyone need to strap themselves in for Paramount Theatre's bold new production of Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Some, others, many and bloody well everyone need to strap themselves in for Paramount Theatre's bold new production of Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

weAREproductions is raising funds via a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to help the development of their new show, SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT: THE MUSICAL, coming to MCL Theatre in Chicago, April 2017.

After several sell-out performances, Chicago's hit concert SAY YOU LOVE ME: Fleetwood Mac Turns 40 is back with old favorites and new songs, playing one night only tonight, March 26, 2016 at Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Scroll down for a first look at the show!

After several sell-out performances, Chicago's hit concert SAY YOU LOVE ME: Fleetwood Mac Turns 40 is back with old favorites and new songs, playing one night only on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Scroll down for a first look at the show!

In honor of the 10th anniversary of Bailiwick Repertory's Jeff Award-winning production of PARADE, Bailiwick Chicago will present a special one night only staged concert of the musical on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 7:30 pm at The Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave. in Chicago. Original Director David Zak and Music Director Alan Bukowiecki (both Jeff Award winners) return once again to helm the Tony Award-winning drama by Pulitzer Prize winner Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy, The Last Night of Ballyhoo), with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison County, Songs for a New World) and co-conceived (and directed on Broadway) by Harold Prince. Tickets for PARADE are available online at www.bailiwickchicago.com.

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre is extending its production of "Cats" through February 20, 2011. It was originally scheduled to close January 2, 2011.

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre is extending its production of "Cats" through February 20, 2011. It was originally scheduled to close January 2, 2011.

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre is extending its production of "Cats" through February 20, 2011. It was originally scheduled to close January 2, 2011.

70's nostalgia is no slouch market. But I couldn't help feeling like Platinum (the newly revised 1978 musical) at the Fringe didn't really capitalize on that.

The new developmental production of Platinum (www.PlatinumTheMusical.com) starring Donna Bullock (Ragtime, City of Angels, A Class Act) will play the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) as part of the 2010 NY International Fringe Festival.

A new developmental production of Platinum (www.PlatinumTheMusical.com) starring Tony Award nominee Liz Larsen (The Most Happy Fella, A New Brain) and Sarah Litzsinger (Beauty and the Beast, Amour) will be presented by UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival.