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Chicago's acclaimed Jefferson Award nominated actress and winner of the After Dark Award for 'Outstanding Cabaret Artist' and the Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gold Coast Award, Suzanne Petri stars in her celebrated one-woman tribute to screen legend Marlene Dietrich. An Evening With Marlene: A Tribute to Marlene Dietrich the Actress, the Music, the Desire will be performed for three nights only at Davenport's, 1383 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago on Thursday, March 1, Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at 8pm. There is a $20 cover charge with a two-drink minimum. Due to the high demand for this limited run, reservations are recommended by calling 773-278-1830 or online at www.DavenportsPianoBar.com.

Chicago's acclaimed Jefferson Award nominated actress and winner of the After Dark Award for 'Outstanding Cabaret Artist' and the Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gold Coast Award, Suzanne Petri stars in her celebrated one-woman tribute to screen legend Marlene Dietrich. An Evening With Marlene: A Tribute to Marlene Dietrich the Actress, the Music, the Desire will be performed for three nights only at Davenport's, 1383 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago on Thursday, March 1, Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at 8pm. There is a $20 cover charge with a two-drink minimum. Due to the high demand for this limited run, reservations are recommended by calling 773-278-1830 or online at www.DavenportsPianoBar.com.

Zombie Joe's Underground presents their fast-paced, high-impact production of Shakespeare's passionate tragedy, about two star-cross'd lovers whose untimely deaths unite their feuding families.

We chat with Broadway baby Kritzer, who relives her 1990s Jersey high school years in her new cabaret act.

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, and Tony-nominated director Sheryl Kaller (Broadway's Next Fall and Off-Broadway's Adrift in Macao) present DANGEROUS BEAUTY, starring Jenny Powers (Broadway's Grease as Rizzo and Little Women as Meg) as Veronica Franco. The world premiere musical features book and verse by Jeannine Dominy (Warner Bros' Dangerous Beauty and Fox's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir), lyrics by Amanda McBroom(Pasadena Playhouse's Heartbeats and 'The Rose'/Bette Midler) and music by Michele Brourman (TV's The Land Before Time andUniversal Studios' The Little Engine that Could) and will be presented in association with Susan Dietz and Tara Smith. The production opens on February 13, 2011, at Pasadena Playhouse (39 South El Molino Avenue).

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, and Tony-nominated director Sheryl Kaller (Broadway's Next Fall and Off-Broadway's Adrift in Macao) present DANGEROUS BEAUTY, starring Jenny Powers (Broadway's Grease as Rizzo and Little Women as Meg) as Veronica Franco.

Three Cat Productions celebrates the holiday season with two exciting programs at the Skokie Theater.

Three Cat Productions celebrates the holiday season with two exciting programs at the Skokie Theater.

Digital broadcast network Babelgum announced today the first tri-platform (online, mobile and offline) competition for animation and anime, the Babelgum Animatron Film Festival. The competition will culminate in a special public screening program, The Hamptons Animation Showcase, at the 2010 Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) in October.

Chicago Cabaret Professionals (CCP) and Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut Street, announce three new Musical Mondays performances due to the out success of the monthly cabaret concert series launched in 2008. All shows in the Musical Mondays at Drury Lane series begin at 7:30 p.m. at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place. Tickets 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 $10.00 in the Water Tower Place garage with validation. More information on CCP can be found at www.chicagocabaret.org.

Chicago Cabaret Professionals (CCP) and Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut Street, announce three new Musical Mondays performances due to the out success of the monthly cabaret concert series launched in 2008. All shows in the Musical Mondays at Drury Lane series begin at 7:30 p.m. at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place. Tickets 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 $10.00 in the Water Tower Place garage with validation. More information on CCP can be found at www.chicagocabaret.org.

This season's Broadway production of A Catered Affair, the new musical with book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino and directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle will begin preview performances March 25 at the Walter Kerr Theatre

The University of Chicago International House presents a much-anticipated performance of the acclaimed Jazz Fauré Project on Sunday November 18 at 2PM at 1414 East 59th Street at the University of Chicago, only 20 minutes from Downtown Chicago.