Performance Info
http://www.americanbluestheater.com/season-news/waiting-for-lefty/
Previews Sept. 2-4, Opens Sept. 8, thru Oct. 2
Thursdays @ 8pm
Fridays @ 8pm
Sat. @ 5pm & 8pm
Sundays @ 2:30pm
Special events & Post-show discussions:
Fridays, Sept. 16, 23, 30 RIPPED: the Living Newspaper Project.
Sunday, Sept. 11 Town Hall: “Odets & WPA”
Sunday, Sept. 18 Town Hall: “Artists & Unions”
Sunday, Sept. 24 Town Hall: “Labor History in Chicago”
Sunday, Oct. 2 Town Hall: “Union Relevancy Now” debate (special guests TBA)
Cabaret Shows:
“Marlene Muzik: A Tribute To Marlene Dietrich” The Actress, The Music, The Desire This concert is a tour de force for Petri and a showcase of her performing versatility, where she takes her listeners on an eclectic and enjoyable musical journey. Songs include: The Laziest Gal In Town, La Vie En Rose, Honeysuckle Rose, Falling In Love Again and Jonny.
“On The Highway of Life...A Musical Journey” A truly fun and funny show about this crazy journey we call life! Featuring songs that will make you laugh and touch your heart--some of your favorites. Songs by the great couples Bricusse & Newley, Schmidt & Jones, Fred & Ginger, Steve & Eydie plus Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Joni Mitchell, Michael Smith. Songs include: Two Lost Souls, Two For The Road, No Two People, Jackson and Much More.
“A Touch Of Coward in the Night” The Words and Music of Noel Coward Suzanne and her cohorts celebrate Mr. Coward: composer, lyricist, playwright, screenwriter, actor, Las Vegas Cabaret star, and more. Songs include: Why do the Wrong People Travel? Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington, If Love Were All, Mad About the Boy
“Berlin to Broadway to Hollywood” The Music of Kurt Weill The evening features such brilliant Weill songs as Speak Low, Pirate Jenny, September Song, Barbara Song, Mack The Knife, The Saga of Jenny, It Never Was You and The Bilbao Song.
"A Marvelous Party!" An evening of musical characters “In this 4-star evening, Ms. Petri proves that she is not only a top notch interpreter of lyrics, but one of the best actresses in Chicago” Todd Shuman, Cabaret Hotline Songs include; Miss Otis Regrets, Milord, The Ladies who Lunch, I've Been To a Marvelous Party.
"I'm Still Here ... I Think" How a little fire can change your world, so Here's to Life!“ This four star show celebrates survival and living life to the fullest. Ms. Petri is certainly up to that, and she's put together one fun evening of song and celebration. “ Todd Shuman, Cabaret Hotline
"Cabaret Ladies” Love lost and found through the eyes of the ladies of the songs
"A Tribute to Beatrice Lillie” Lady Peel, "The Funniest Woman Alive," her story and her music, including "Maud", "I Hate Spring", "I'm So Weary of it All" and "There Are Fairies at the Bottom of our Garden."
"Live, Laugh, Love and All That Jazz” Broadway and Beyond Music of Sondheim, Kander and Ebb, Mercer, Arlen, Rodgers and Hart, and more
“Songs In the Key of Diva” American and European Cabaret Songs Of Dietrich, Brel, Piaf, Porter, Gershwin, Mercer, Arlen, Herman An evening can be tailored to a specific era or style from a wide repertoire of Cabaret, Jazz and Popular Song
"La Dishe Does La Tucker" The life and songs of Sophie Tucker.
Cabaret, Jazz or Popular Song Evenings. An evening can be tailored to a specific era or style from a wide repertoire.
