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Ralph Lampkin, Jr. and Lampkin Music Group bring cabaret to the newly renovated Stage 773 Cabaret Room in a series of Saturday night concerts, concluding with a New Year's Eve performance featuring Chicago favorite Hollis Resnik with musical director Doug Peck.

Ralph Lampkin, Jr. and Lampkin Music Group today announced their intent to bring cabaret to the newly renovated Stage 773 Cabaret Room in a series of Saturday night concerts, concluding with a New Year's Eve performance featuring Chicago favorite Hollis Resnik with musical director Doug Peck.

Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguard, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, present the United States premiere of Boojum! Nonsense, Truth, and Lewis Carroll.

This show has only been staged one other time in its entire existence, in Australia in 1986, and certainly deserves a wider viewing. It is "Boojum!: Nonsense, Truth and Lewis Carroll," and it is on the boards at the DCA Theater on Randolph Street (now through December 19), a co-production of Chicago Opera Vanguard and Caffeine Theatre.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Burlesque,' 'Tangled,' Monday night's weekly showtune happenings, 'Miracle On 34th Street,' various holiday theater remounts, 'Boojum!,' more....

Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguard, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, present the United States premiere of Boojum! Nonsense, Truth, and Lewis Carroll.

Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguard, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, present the United States premiere of Boojum! Nonsense, Truth, and Lewis Carroll.

Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar is pleased to announce FLIP FLOP: The 80s, a gender-bent evening of cabaret performances set to the tune of a bangin' 1980s lineup. The event will take place on Monday, August 23 at Sidetrack (3349 N. Halsted) starting at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar is pleased to announce FLIP FLOP: The 80s, a gender-bent evening of cabaret performances set to the tune of a bangin' 1980s lineup. The event will take place on Monday, August 23 at Sidetrack (3349 N. Halsted) starting at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Playing each Thursday through Sunday from now until May 1, 2010, the 1993 off-Broadway musical "Hello Again" is on the boards at the Heartland Studio space on Glenwood Avenue, courtesy of the Bohemian Theatre Ensemble. With book, music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa.....

A 10th year celebration of the anniversary of the restoration of the Morris Performing Arts Center will take place on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

A 10th year celebration of the anniversary of the restoration of the Morris Performing Arts Center will take place on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

Alright, I have to confess that I was prepared for a night of processed cheese melting under stage lights. I personally cannot stomach holiday-themed theatre (regardless of the holiday) and this was the second Halloween-themed show I reviewed in the past three weeks. However, I am happy to say that I was completely wrong about this show. The production recalls the decadent intimacy of an old-time cabaret. If you're lucky to get in, you don't want to leave.

The incomparable Alexandra Billings reunites with Bailiwick family and friends in a very special concert event CELBRATE BAILIWICK WITH ALEXANDRA BILLINGS AND FRIENDS co-produced by Bailiwick and Lampkin Music Group.

The incomparable Alexandra Billings reunites with Bailiwick family and friends in a very special concert event CELBRATE BAILIWICK WITH ALEXANDRA BILLINGS AND FRIENDS co-produced by Bailiwick and Lampkin Music Group.

Porchlight Music Theatre, Chicago's most awarded musical theatre invites guests to enjoy their first annual Holiday Sing Along Monday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. Porchlight Music Theatre's award winning actors will sing popular holiday songs and invite guests to join in the fun.

Accomplished live entertainment executives Brian Becker and Scott Zeiger announced today the formation of BASE Entertainment, a producer, presenter, venue programmer, and operator involved in live, theatrical entertainment and content on a worldwide basis