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Working In Concert concerts

  • Two Concerts with Christine Steyer

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    Christine Steyer

    Oct 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – 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 Hoffman in a unique program of seldom performed works. Click the link below to get tickets. October 27 in Schaumburg

  • Cabaret Connexion Showcase

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    Lydia Stux

    Sep 4, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – 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 Connexion with singers from the Philippines, Romania, Spain, both coasts of the USA, Chicago, and Paris.  Jeanne Franks chanteuse et…

  • Chicago Sounds

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    Claudia

    Sep 3, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm – The Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion brings the eclectic sounds of Chicago — blues, jazz, American Songbook, folk and pop — to La Crémaillère in Montmartre, where we celebrate the twinning of neighborhoods Montmartre and Old Town Chicago. Led by Anne and Mark Burnell with Ava…

  • Audacious Women / Les femmes audacieuses

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    Lydia Stux

    Sep 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – 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 women performers.   The repertoire of Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, Joséphine Baker, Eartha Kitt, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Cher and…

  • My History in Song / Mon histoire en chanson

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    Lydia Stux

    Sep 1, 2023 @ 9:15 pm – 11:15 pm – 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 Hollywood; Isabelle Georges and her melting pot, from Judy Garland to Jacques Brel, via Nino Rota and Yiddish music; the raising of Lynne…

  • Circus Fantasy Cabaret/Cabaret Fantasie du Cirque

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    Lydia Stux

    Aug 31, 2023 @ 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm – 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: Clovis the musicopath and his partner Patrick Pernet, Anne Fromm and her Weill Circus (the Brechtian music of Kurt Weill), and Paulus the Cabaret Geek, direct…

  • In the footsteps of Josephine Baker / Sur les traces de Joséphine Baker

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    Lydia Stux

    Aug 28, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – 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 by Michèle Barbier, Baker’s former secretary. Stefan Kukurugya at the piano. Our host Michèle Barbier, with singers Sue Berke, Jeanie…

  • Cabaret Connexion 2023 conference and festival in Paris

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    Claudia

    Aug 28, 2023 – Sep 4, 2023 @ All Day – 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. Our mission is to “advance together the art of cabaret”. The itinerary includes 20 hours of workshops and master…

  • Birds, Bees, And Other Beasts

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 30, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – 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 Connexion travelers including David Hoffman, the Swingin’ Sisters (Barbara, Carolyn and Tirzah), René Lara, Christian Halvorsen, Ruth Fuerst, Staci Kelley,…

  • Bonjour Paris!

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    Claudia

    Jul 12, 2023 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm – 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 Day — “Bonjour Paris” with Cabaret singer Claudia Hommel July 12 at the Alliance Française de Chicago Wednesday at 6:30…

  • Blooming Opera and Cabaret

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – ‘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 Bolger, Susan Lewis Friedman, Dominique Frigo, Rose Guccione, Sean Harris, Claudia Hommel, Elisabeth Howard, Rosalind Hurwitz, Carl Ratner, Katie Rub,…

  • April Fools and Follies

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    Claudia

    Apr 2, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – 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 Andy Bossov, Emily Buckner, Jeanne Franks, Ruth Fuerst, Beth Halevy, Carrie Hedges, Claudia Hommel, Daniel Johnson, Staci Kelley, Cristina Marinescu.…