Working In Concert concerts

  • Mar 22, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – *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 left the crowd “rapt from start to finish.”  Join us on Saturday, March 22nd, as Reimagining Cabaret*, the acclaimed series created, produced, and directed…

  • Barbara Smith and Friends

    Mar 21, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – 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 and where we soar.” Carolyn, Tirzah, Joyce, Sonia, Lou Ella, Julia and Molly and Barbara – all fantastic singers –…

  • International Women’s Day 2025

    Mar 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – 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 Church. Doors open at 7 pm. Stay for the afterglow reception with the artists. Bellissima’s IWD 2025 Concert features an…

  • Feb 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 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. Come to Rockwell on the River on February 12th for the songs and stories; stay for the dinner, drinks, and moment to dance…

  • SongShop Live presents”Fresh Airs”

    Jan 22, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – 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 jazz, pop, R&B, and Broadway tunes. Join our singers at the magical Rockwell of the River, Acclaimed pianist Howie Pfeifer…

  • River Wonderland cabaret

    Dec 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – 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 and wonders in our life with a seasonal flair! ORDER TICKETS TODAY! Music Director Howie Pfeifer withJohn Eskola, Ruth Fuerst,…

  • Dec 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – 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 Johnson, Lynne Jordan, Ava Logan, Holly McGuire, Madeline Morgan, Margaret Murphy-Webb, David Stephens, Gabriel Valentino, Darcelle Williams, Gene Williams Music…

  • Toujours l’amour!

    Nov 9, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – 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 International music. Join him as he takes you on a musical journey with his various improvisations and variations on the…

  • Nov 9, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – 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 extraordinary opportunity to be Baker’s private secretary from 1968-1971. She later returned to lead a circus, release three song albums,…

  • From Chicago to Paris with Love

    Nov 4, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – 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 of Old Town Chicago with Montmartre Paris. Ava Logan and Elizabeth Doyle are featured with songs from Cole Porter &…

  • On the Funny Side of the Street

    Nov 3, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 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 led by Angelina Réaux (San Diego), this performance promises to bring a smile to your face and a spring to your step as…

  • Piaf & Pizazz

    Nov 2, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 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 River North neighborhood, celebrating the heart-stirring songs of the legendary Edith Piaf. Expect an unforgettable evening where classic French chansons meet the lively…