Past Events

Working In Concert presents an Albany Park Garden Concert: Road Trip RESERVE NOW! In this concert, we traverse North America to bring you musical postcards […]

Step into an unforgettable evening of music, storytelling, and soul as Lynn Colbert-Jones presents her dynamic cabaret concert. Blending powerful vocals, heartfelt narratives, and a […]

Working In Concert is bringing our Chicago-Paris love affair to Rockwell on the River during Chicago Cabaret Week! Claudia Hommel & friends are conjuring up […]

Experience an Extraordinary Musical Journey Across Genres This isn’t just a concert—it’s an immersive experience that uplifts the heart and soul. Reimagining Cabaret: The Genres Explored takes […]

Join us for Working In Concert’s SongShop Live concert and see what we’re bringing to the table. In advance of her opening for Chicago Cabaret […]

Carl Ratner and Christine Steyer join pianist Dana Brown for a classical date “From Chicago to Paris with Love” at Davenport’s Cabaret

*Recipient of Chicago BroadwayWorld Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance 2024* Black Voices in Cabaret’s “Reimagining Cabaret: The Journey Continues”Experience what the Chicago Sun-Times calls “incredible singing, and scatting, snapping and dramatic flair” that […]

Join Barbara Smith and Friends for an unforgettable evening with a stellar cast. We will take you “from roots to wings, where we come from […]

Come Celebrate Women in the Arts! Join us for our fourth annual International Women’s Day concert extravaganza on Saturday, March 8 at Good Shepherd Lutheran […]

An idyllic view overlooking the Chicago River sets the scene as chanteuse Claudia Hommel transports you to Paris and the river Seine at this pre-Valentines day performance. […]

RESERVE NOW! Or pay more at the door. Wednesday, January 22 at Rockwell on the River A cabaret of original songs and new takes on […]

National jazz radio favorites, Anne Burnell and Mark Burnell return to The Rhapsody Theater to perform their 21st annual Eve of the Eve. Joined by an array […]

Featuring soprano Christine Steyer, with Alyssa Arrigo on piano, and Becky Coffman on violin. Free admission, RSVP required. Lunch is available for purchase.

Patricia E. Tyson is a Chicago native, a registered nurse with a strong background in hospice and palliative care. Her life’s passion, however, is music. […]

Working In Concert presents a pre-season show Wednesday, December 11 at the beautiful Rockwell on the River. Songs of River Wonderland to celebrate the rivers […]

Presented by Black Voices in Cabaret as we continue exploring the many genres of cabaret. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE Featuring vocalists:Evelyn Danner, Sean Harris, Randy […]

From Piaf to Sinatra and Michel Legrand to his own original songs, Jean-Claude ORFALI, pianist, performs his jazzy and semi-classical arrangements of standards, French and […]

Barbier speaks to us of her experience as private secretary to Josephine, the great African-American performer beloved in France since 1925. Michele Barbier had the […]

Franklin Fine Arts Center, 225 W Evergreen (Old Town) The award-winning duo of Anne & Mark Burnell hosts an international cast to celebrate the twinning […]

Join us for a delightful afternoon of music and laughter with our light-hearted showcase, On the Funny Side of the Street. Led by the charismatic […]

Step into a world of timeless French elegance and vibrant flair with Piaf and Pizazz. This captivating concert brings the romance and magic of Paris to Chicago’s […]

Join us for an unforgettable night of music and emotion as Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion presents Isabelle Georges in “Oh La La!” on November 1st, […]

Imagine a world where cats, witches, circus acts, and songs in French, German, and English come together. This is the essence of the Chicago Paris […]

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Join Rosi Amador, award-winning Puerto Rican/Argentine Latin vocalist and percussionist from the Latin band Sol y Canto for an afternoon of improvisational singing Sponsored By […]

From swing to soul, from Broadway to the opera house, from jazz to blues, we’re taking a Southside trip through the wide world of cabaret. […]

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame and Working In Concert invite you to the Hyde Park house where Edgar Lee Masters wrote the classic Spoon […]

Get your tickets here Sunday, August 25, 2024, 3 pm to 6 pm $35 for single ticket, $60 for a pair of tickets. An extravaganza […]

The Old Town School of Folk Music and Working In Concert invite her legion of friends, colleagues and fans to honor the late Carol Weston […]

Save the date for “Speed Dating” and get ringside seats for “Outside the Ring” as Bellissima Opera brings us a double bill of the often […]

In honor of the twinning of Old Town Chicago and Montmartre of Paris, chanteuse Claudia Hommel and accordionist Sam Hyson are celebrating Bastille Day with […]

Our first garden concert of the season, Howie Pfeifer is at the keys and a coterie of singers will sing from the verandah: Patrick Davis, […]

An idyllic view overlooking the Chicago River sets the scene as chanteuse Claudia Hommel transports you to Paris and the river Seine. Come to Rockwell […]

The waters in our country have been muddied with hate, fear, and division. What are we going to do about it? Join Cynthia, along with […]

Chicago Cabaret Week returns for its third year! Unique in the U.S., the festival features a variety of blues, Broadway, R&B, jazz, American songbook, French […]

Join us for a Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion reunion concert at Steppenwolf theater and the launching of the Old Town-Montmartre neighborhood twinning project. Hosted by […]

This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of Mancini’s birth on April 16, 1924 and will include some of his most famous and memorable motion picture […]

Featuring Carrie Hedges, with Ruth Fuerst, and Evelyn Danner. Music Direction by Elizabeth Doyle From Sing for your Supper to Johnny One Note and lots […]

Our annual celebration showcasing women in the arts.Advanced reservation discount ends March 6. Singers Kimberly Jones, Janet Mensen Reynolds, Alison Meuth, and Christine Steyer are […]

Join Claudia Hommel at Le Piano for an evening with singer Gabrielle Goudard, Howie Pfeifer (piano), Patricia Spaeth (accordion), and Jim Cox (bass). Come for […]

Show and Dinner to brighten the short days of winter. SongShop Live presents a jump-for-joy songfest led by music director Howie Pfeifer with singers Susan […]

On Saturday, October 28, Oak Park’s Happy Apple Pie Shop will donate 10% of all their pies and mini-pie sales to Working In Concert’s Opera In The Classroom program. Since 2010, […]

Working In Concert President Christine Steyer will be offering two concerts this month. Steyer will be joined by Michael Finlay on piano and cellist Brian […]

Working In Concert President Christine Steyer will be offering two concerts this month. Steyer will be joined by Michael Finlay on piano and cellist Brian […]

The festival closes on Monday, September 4 with a buffet dinner show at the Péniche Balle au bond. We present the participants of the 5th international Cabaret […]

The Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion brings the eclectic sounds of Chicago — blues, jazz, American Songbook, folk and pop — to La Crémaillère in Montmartre, […]

The festival continues in Montmartre, where Chez ma cousine prepares the stage and the menu for a dinner show as we pay tribute to audacious […]

At the Studio Hébertot in the 17th arrondissement, this concert will feature brilliant American and French artists: Benjamin Legrand tells of travels with his father Michel, destined for […]

The Festival kicks off on August 31 with a Cabaret Fantaisie du Cirque (Circus Fantasy Cabaret) at Les Deux pianos in the 15th arrondissement.  The clowns arrive: […]

Singers from Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Paris perform in this musical tribute to Josephine Baker in her home region of Dordogne. Hosted […]

TRAVEL with us to FRANCE in 2023 The fifth Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion exchange takes place in Paris from August 28 to September 4, 2023. […]

Join us for our second summer friendraiser at a private garden in Albany Park. Swingin’ Sisters leads the pack with singers from SongShop and the Cabaret […]

In advance of Bastille Day, the Alliance Française de Chicago hosts an intimate plein-air concert in their beautiful courtyard. Getting an early start for Bastille […]

‘Opera Comes to the Cabaret’ al fresco fest and feast Fest: Music Direction by Carl Ratner, Howie Pfiefer, and Dana Brown featuring Susan Arjmand, Jessie […]

Click to RSVP Let’s meet at the beautiful salon of PianoForte Chicago for two delicious sets of songs, Better Together. — Being together is usually […]

Kick off Chicago Cabaret Week in style with Anne and Mark Burnell, Evelyn Danner, Hilary Ann Feldman, Cindy Firing, Jeanne Franks, Sean Harris, Claudia Hommel, […]

ORDER YOUR TICKETS TODAY! SONGSHOPLIVE.com/RSVP Songs for a Silly Season — of fools and kings, of fellows and follies, and much foolishness in Spring. Featuring […]

This all-female concert celebrates the contributions of women in the arts in song! Premiering a new vocal quartet: “Will They Remember Life Was Beautiful?”

The Guild Complex presents the Song and Verse as part of the Guild’s Musicality of Poetry series. The program will include performances from Black Voices […]

Christine Steyer offers a special session on Healthy Singing––A New Year’s Resolution for Vocal Health Register Today! Join award-winning soprano and voice teacher Christine Steyer […]

Solo singers (advanced amateurs and professionals) come together each week for “stage time” with an intimate audience of peers as we work on our performance […]

Solo singers (advanced amateurs and professionals) come together each week for “stage time” with an intimate audience of peers as we work on our performance […]

A concert for seasons and other things that change in us. Howard Pfeifer is music director, with singers Susan Arjmand, Evelyn Danner, Jeanne Franks, Ruth […]

Solo singers (advanced amateurs and professionals) come together each week for “stage time” with an intimate audience of peers as we work on our performance […]

Black Voices In Cabaret partners with the Guild Literary Complex for The Musicality of Poetry series featuring singer-storyteller Lynne Jordan and vocalist Arlene Armstrong, and […]

Our award-winning opera is live for the first time! Come see the Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts production up close and personal at OperaFest […]

Just in time for Halloween and World Opera Day, be inspired by masked balls of yore. Spend an exclusive evening with Bellissima Opera Artistic Director […]

A letter from Anne Burnell: Dear Friends,  Our first live Gala since 2019 is next month.  The 2022 Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gala will include performances by […]

NILES SENIOR CENTER (Illinois) PRESENTS Singer Claudia Hommel and accordionist Patricia Spaeth bring you the magic of Paris for a day. You’ll be humming “Bonjour […]

“Be Yourself. Everyone else is taken” Isabelle Georges returns to Chicago direct from Paris, August 19 to 22. Those who were fortunate to work with […]

SongShop Live presents a garden concert in Albany Park. USE THE FORM BELOW TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE. The garden is in bloom. For forty fortunate […]

Black Voices in Cabaret: “Celebrating Sisterhood” The Cliff Dwellers Club invites you to an exclusive dinner and show. Celebrating Women’s History Month, we feature these […]

An evening of French cabaret music at Norman’s Bistro Come kick up your heels with Claudia Hommel and accordionist Patricia Spaeth as we bring you […]

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Support the Future Perfect Opera premiere through this delicious musical event on Saturday, May 28.

A grand finale for both Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion and Chicago Cabaret Week 2022. In Person – In French & English. Ten performers from Paris […]

Reserve your place here! 2019 post-conference concert Cabaret Connexion participants are showcasing the work of our fourth international exchange of French and US performers. Be […]

With this duo, the interdisciplinary French artist Clotilde and the acclaimed American pianist and keyboardist Chris McCarthy deepen their collaboration. Opening with manouche-gypsy jazz by […]

At 5 PM, conference participants get to meet and greet while dining on an informal buffet in the front room at Davenport’s Cabaret. At 7 […]

The conference of Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion is a unique opportunity to advance the art of cabaret, for artists to create an intimate connection with […]

La conférence de la Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion est une occasion unique de faire progresser l’art du cabaret, pour les artistes de créer une connexion […]

Where: Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S. Ashland Ave in West Loop, Chicago. Street parking available.   Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour  Showtime: 7:30PM  […]

Making Jazz, Arthur Briggs and Josephine Baker French: Join an international conversation about the history of African-American artists living in France, the cross-cultural stories of […]

A torch song shares the deepest feelings of something longed for: Perhaps a lost childhood, a lost dream, or a lost love. A torch can […]

All about love —for friends, dogs, community or Mr. Right. Join us for a delightful gala-like event in two acts! We’ll escape the sappiest of […]

— A Tribute to Women in the Arts by Women in the Arts Tickets NOW! Award-winning female singers are centerstage for our 2022 International Women’s […]

START the NEW YEAR with Jazz-inspired SONGS Spider Saloff is back by popular demand. So much so we’re holding two sessions! Spider says: ” Hey […]

START the NEW YEAR with Jazz-inspired SONGS Spider Saloff is back by popular demand. So much so that we are holding 2 sessions! RESERVE NOW […]

Christine Steyer and Peter Storms: Women Hold Up Half The Sky, Oak Park Church of Beethoven, Oak Park, presents Women Hold Up Half the Sky, a […]

SongShop Live presents Invitation to a Voyage at the DePaul School of Music Recital Hall, Tuesday, December 14 at 7 PM. The spirit of thanks […]

We celebrate Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, the fiery pain and resilience of her life, her work, and her tumultuous marriage to muralist Diego Rivera. “Hear […]

  Le Piano, 6970 North Glenwood Avenue, Chicago 6 PM: Passed hors d’oeuvres with Red, White and Bubbly will be followed by cash bar and […]

LEARN MORE or SIGN IN to WATCH NOW We are bringing our acclaimed online opera in thanks to health care workers who have been on […]

Friendly Reminder Drew Fase and Patrick Davis backed by a 4 piece band we will perform all time favorite pop, soul, jazz, rock, blues and […]

Sunday, November 7, 2021, 3:00 p.m. First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S Woodlawn Ave Free-will donations are going to Chicago Children’s Choir and Working […]

Called by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. We had too much fun on our Ferris Bueller float with Ryan Stajmiger as […]

Working In Concert played with Chicago Cabaret Professionals and friends for Chicago’s Halloweek festivities: The Upside-Down Parade on October 23 in Washington Park. Sponsored by […]

Oct 3, 2021 @ 3:00pm Directors: Daniel Johnson, David Stephens Music Director: Elizabeth Doyle Where it all began…in Paris and Chicago. Spotlighting the exchange off […]

Sept 19, 2021 @ 3:00pm Directors: Anne Burnell, Kyle Hustedt Music Director: Mark Burnell A celebration of LGBTQIA artists featuring drag, burlesque, and dancers interwoven […]

Songs to celebrate summer, rose gardens, lazy afternoons, midnight walks, and moon dancing. Pianists: Elizabeth Doyle, Bobby Schiff, Dan Stetzel. Singers: Adrienne Minnes, Carrie Hedges, […]

Singer Claudia Hommel and accordionist Patricia Spaeth kick up their heels to bring you the magic of Paris for Bastille Day. You’ll be humming “Bonjour […]

SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Midsummer’s Dream” Sunday, June 27, 7 p.m. Garden gates open at 6:30 pm central time. Pianists: Elizabeth Doyle, Bobby Schiff. Singers: […]

SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Midsummer’s Dream” Saturday, June 26, 7 p.m. Garden gates open at 6:30 pm central time. Pianists: Elizabeth Doyle, Dan Stetzel Singers: […]

“Extraordinary! Compelling! Powerful and preeminently useful. In 59 minutes, this opera has endless possibilities and it will retain them even as COVID passes on.” “This […]

SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Coming Up Roses” Saturday, June 5th at 7 p.m. Pianist: Dan Stetzel Singers: Barbara Smith, Christian Halvorsen, Claudia Hommel, Evelyn Danner, […]

Tickets are now on sale: workinginconcert.org/covidopera A donation of $10 or more brings you to the Stage-Door to meet the artists in a Zoom room […]

Tickets are now on sale: workinginconcert.org/covidopera A donation of $10 or more brings you to the Stage-Door to meet the artists in a Zoom room […]

  Healing through Song Part 3 – Dream On (Sunday, March 28th) Room opens at 2:30 p.m. to meet and greet the artists and each […]

  Healing through Song Part 2 – I’m Here: See Me As I Am (Sunday, March 21st) Room opens at 2:30 to meet and greet […]

  Healing through Song Part 1 – I Know Where I’ve Been (Sunday, March 14th) Rooms open at 2:30 to meet and greet the artists […]

Black Voices in Conversation—A History of Cabaret (Sunday, March 7th) Moderated by Mark Ruffin Panel begins at 3:00 PM Central Time. Room opens at 2:30 […]

We all deserve a Brand New Day and what better than celebrating it with more than a dozen songs, a Valentine’s Day bouquet from some […]

We’re exploring song text and context, developing song setups and patter, and digging into the subtext of lyrics. We meet in a Zoom Room each Saturday.

Soprano Christine Steyer and singer-pianist Jean-Claude Orfali Guests: Paul Geiger and Huckleberry (as Rudolph the Reindeer) A livestream concert. Free admission. Register at this Zoom […]

    FIRST SHOWING: Soprano Christine Steyer and singer-pianist Jean-Claude Orfali Guests : Paul Geiger and Huckleberry (as Rudolph the Reindeer) A livestream concert. Free […]

Meeting online in Claudia’s Zoom room Come with one song or two, to work on TEXT, CONTEXT and SUBTEXT. You can speak the lyrics, sing […]

At the home of Claudia Hommel and Cappy Kidd (Albany Park, Chicago) Led by Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard and featuring Barb Smith, Carrie Hedges, […]

At the home of Claudia Hommel and Cappy Kidd (Albany Park, Chicago) Led by Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard and featuring Susan Dennis, Kyle Hustedt, […]

Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard. Featuring Barb Smith, Christian Halvorsen, Evelyn Danner, Sharon Waltham, and your host Claudia Hommel. SongShop Live presents our first live […]

We’re exploring song text and context, developing song setups and patter, and digging into the subtext of lyrics. We meet in a Zoom Room each Saturday.

SongShop continues this summer with online sessions to explore song text and context, setups and patter, lyrics and their subtexts. We meet via Zoom. The […]

— the second of three SongShop salon concerts of greetings and stories 4 PM at the home of Ruth Fuerst and Jim Block (Hyde Park) […]

The first of three SongShop salon concerts of greetings and stories 7:30 pm at the home of Louise Gale (Oak Park) Phil Caldwell at the […]

—Caryn Caffarelli’s double featurewith Andrew Blendermann at the piano; Dale Calandra, DirectorInventive storytelling and unexpected connections fuse folk, pop, and musical theater songs in a […]

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1 PM to 7 PM   CABARET CONNEXION singers who met and worked with Clotilde Rullaud in Paris welcome her back to […]

CABARET CONNEXION presents Spider’s workshop by popular demandat DePaul School of Music Recital Hall

Open Door Theater presentsJust Got Back from Paris, France… headed for Oak Park Returning from the CABARET CONNEXION Tour de France, we have tales to […]

Bellissima Opera’s Christine Steyer and Juliana Engel visit Chicago Public’s Kinzie 8th graders to work with students on the art design aspects of Future Perfect, […]

SEPTEMBER 12-22, 2019 Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion goes on a “Tour de France”. www.cabaretconnexion.org/concerts2019France.php

The Americans to Paris Roadshow: Chicagoland concerts summer 2019 LakeHouse Restaurant in Lake Bluff The cabaret cavalcade led by ELIZABETH DOYLE with AVA LOGAN, BARBARA […]

The Americans to Paris Roadshow: Chicagoland concerts summer 2019 Hunters Stage presents Passport to Europe and Beyond With Christine STEYER, Hollis BOLTON, Drew FASE, Terrence […]

The Americans to Paris Roadshow: Chicagoland concerts summer 2019 Cliff Dwellers Club presents a spectacular view, a scrumptious buffet,and wonderful songs to send our singers […]

The Americans to Paris Roadshow: Chicagoland concerts summer 2019 We’re kicking up our heels with a dinner show at Marchesa. PATRICIA SPAETH’s accordion greet yous […]

The Americans to Paris Roadshow: Chicagoland concerts summer 2019 “Trouble with the Boys” comes to Boystown: KYLE HUSTEDT, HOLLY McGUIRE, BARBARA SMITH, CLAUDIA HOMMEL, accompanied […]

Working in Concert presents —a concert celebrating the Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion, Christine Steyer, soprano and Jean-Claude Orfali pianist (of Cabaret Lapin Agile), guest soprano […]

With so many singers and so many songs to moon over, SongShop Live offered our annual gala in two parts. As varied as the phases […]

With so many singers and so many songs to moon over, SongShop Live offered our annual gala in two parts. As varied as the phases […]

April 30 and May 2—An arts-in-education residency of Cabaret in the Classroom brings Claudia to Westinghouse College Prep on Chicago’s Westside, to perform Paris in […]

A Soirée Musicale to support the Bellissima Opera premiere of Future Perfect composed by David Shenton. Hors d’oeuvres, mini recital of opera and songs by […]

March 28–29—Elizabeth Doyle and Claudia Hommel give an evening cabaret concert for the community, and a day in residence for Pine-Richland middle and high schools […]

Working in Concert comes to the Classroom: Souvenirs of Paris, 1950, Claudia Hommel’s cabaret performance for high school students from West Lafayette, Indiana, making their […]