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SUMMARY:GATEWAY LOUNGE | Around Sinatra’s Piano Bar
DESCRIPTION:DATE:  Sunday\, April 19th\, 2026   \nTIME:  05:00 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors Open 04:00 p.m. \n18+ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets:\n16 VIP tix at $45/each\nThe rest are $30 GA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Around Sinatra’s Piano Bar” – A Night of Classic Glamour & Timeless Song\nSingers Barb Bailey & Bill Serritella proudly announce the debut of their new show – “Around Sinatra’s Piano Bar” – on Sunday\, April 19th in The Gateway Lounge at the Copernicus Center in Chicago.\nTogether\, Barb and Bill recreate the intimate magic of Frank Sinatra’s legendary piano bar during the years he co-owned the Cal Neva Resort (1960–1963). Their show playfully poses the question:\n“What singers will visit Frank’s piano bar tonight?” \nAbout the Artists\nBarb Bailey\nA veteran music agent\, Barb also sings\, writes and produces shows for herself and her clients nationally. Found abandoned as a baby in a cardboard box in Wheeling\, WV\, Barb’s life story is one of triumph and purpose. As she says:\n“It doesn’t matter how we start out in life. What matters is what we do with it.” \nLast year\, Barb was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities\, and she continues to “pay it forward” through her music and advocacy. \nBill Serritella\nBill tours extensively with Ocean’s Rat Pack\, portraying the Chairman of the Board himself. Serritella also performs in a variety of shows as a solo act or paired with other co-stars. \nRaised in the Chicago area with a close knit\, large Italian family\, Sinatra recordings were played constantly. Bill developed a deep appreciation for Sinatra’s phrasing\, tone and effortless cool. \nOcean’s Rat Pack was awarded “Best Tribute Band” last fall at the Josie Independent Music Awards — presented on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. \nA Celebration of the Golden Era\nIf the glory days of various artists from the Rat Pack era\nexcite you — then you will love Barb and Bill in “Around Sinatra’s Piano Bar.”\nStep back into a time of elegance\, storytelling\, and unforgettable music — where anything can happen\, and anyone might walk through the door. \n\n\n\n\nWWW\n\n\n\n\nWWW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Producer: BARB BAILEY ENTERTAINMENT | barb.bailey1@gmail.com
URL:https://gatewaytheater.org/event/around-sinatras-piano-bar/
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SUMMARY:GATEWAY LOUNGE | Soulful Seventies Sounds: Music That Moved Black American… & The World
DESCRIPTION:► DATE:  Monday\, March 9\, 2026  TIME:  7:00 p.m. \n► Copernicus Center Doors Open 6:00 p.m. \n► 18+ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets:\n$20 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSoulful Seventies Sounds celebrates both the music and performers that helped define and direct many of the changes in both the Black community\, and American in general\, during the 1970s. Politics\, Culture\, Love and more are explored during this musical journey through some of the most musically creative years in American history. \nFirst debuted at Davenport’s Cabaret in June 2024\, the program features songs from Marvin Gaye\, Stevie Wonder\, Diana Ross\, Dionne Warwick\, The Four Tops\, Gloria Gaynor\, The Temptations\, Curtis Mayfied and the Impressions\, the Five Stairsteps and more. \nPresented by vocalist David Stephens with Music Director Beckie Menzie and our Special Chicago Guest Artists: Joyce Thomas and T. Patrick Davis. \n\n\n\n\nWWW
URL:https://gatewaytheater.org/event/gateway-lounge-soulful-seventies-sounds-music-that-moved-black-american-the-world/
CATEGORIES:Cabaret
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SUMMARY:VALENTINE'S DAY Special | Sideshow Villains’ Deviant Cabaret - 7 Deadly Sins Masquerade
DESCRIPTION:Sideshow Villains’ Deviant Cabaret – 7 Deadly Sins Masquerade\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 14\, 2026 | Doors 5:30pm | Show 7pm \nSideshow Villains’ Deviant Cabaret 7 Deadly Sins Masquerade is a live music\, circus and theater event that questions the nature of sin. This is the 3rd annual performance from the band Sideshow Villains whose music tells tales of criminality\, revenge\, and murder set to an eclectic mix of Americana musical styles that evoke 70’s film soundtracks\, Hollywood westerns\, smokey jazz clubs\, and vaudevillian burlesque acts. The Deviant Cabaret performers will astound you with their fearlessness and skill as they embody the 7 deadly sins and a few lesser known sins as well. \nArrive in your most exquisite finery or disguise. Masquerade masks are encouraged and will be available to first 100 people who come unprepared. \nSideshow Villains\nVALENTINE’S DAY AFTER-PARTY at GALE STREET INN!\n\nYou’ve already embraced the Seven Deadly Sins…Now finish the night with the most tempting one of all: dessert.\nJoin us at the Gale Street Inn after the GATEWAY THEATER at Copernicus Center’s Sideshow Villains: Deviant Cabaret – 7 Deadly Sins Masquerade for a Valentine’s after-party just down the street\n 2 drinks + dessert for $30 – 8:30pm to close – just show us your event ticket!  – RESERVE A TABLE HERE\nSideshow Villains Featuing:\n\nDante Ingram – vocals\, puppetry\, and silks – Sideshow Villains is her latest project – https://sideshowvillains.com\nMark Faje – dangerous comedy – AKA Mark the Knife/The World’s Most Dangerous Comic – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy_EPsKSazJHWk9ngXr9NEQ\nBenjy Radinsky – stage manger\, pulls\, and crew – http://Benjyradinskycircus.com\nCamille Swift – trapeze and whips – AKA Femme Fénix – https://cryptidproductions.com/- https://cryptidproductions.com/\nChris Siebold – guitar – Chris is a guitarist\, composer/songwriter\, arranger\, singer\, free-lance journeyman – https://www.facebook.com/ChrisSieboldMusic/\nDalia Shafie – rope – Dalia is an aerial rope artist based in Chicago\, IL\, USA – https://www.instagram.com/dalpal25/\nDevoror (Michael House) – cube – Devoror is an aerialist on multiple apparatus – https://www.instagram.com/mdevorar/\nGreg Nergaard – bass –  www.surabhiensemble.org\nHayley Larsen – cyr wheel – Hayley is a multidisciplinary circus performer specializing in Cyr wheel and duo aerial – https://www.hayleydynamo.com/\nJaime Ruiz – horn – https://www.facebook.com/penguinfh\nJoe Dorenbos – percussion – Joe is Chicago native\, versatile free-lance drummer\, and composer of profoundly unserious songs about Bears\, Meat\, Spiders\, Piranhas\, Flags\, Shopping Carts\, Neighbors\, and Men who play the Flute.\nLydia Tewksbury – lyra/hoop – Lydia is a multimedia performance artist specializing in aerial hoop – https://www.facebook.com/lydia.tewksbury\nMissile Kid – Missile Kid is a multidisciplinary menace to society whose work explores the nuances of Queer & neurodivergent identity\, somatic analysis\, and physical extremity through movement experiment – https://www.facebook.com/luke.virgilio.13\nNathan Hunter – accordion – avid pianist\, accordionist\, and vocalist with performance styles range from classical to eclectic Americana. He also teaches piano and accordion at the Old Town School of Folk Music and runs a justice-oriented environmental law practice.
URL:https://gatewaytheater.org/event/sideshow-villains-deviant-cabaret-7-deadly-sins-masquerade/
CATEGORIES:Cabaret,dance
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SUMMARY:GATEWAY LOUNGE | Jefferey Cooke- “My Christmas Spectacular 2025!”
DESCRIPTION:Jefferey Cooke- “My Christmas Spectacular 2025!”\nDoors 2pm | Show 3pm \nJefferey Cooke and his “My Christmas Spectacular” returns to the Chicago cabaret scene for a 4th holiday season. Please join us for a blow-out holiday celebration that is bound to push the limits of “good taste”! For One Night Only\, after three years at Venus Cabaret Theater\, Cooke and Company are celebrating this years’ holiday at the Gateway Theater Annex @ The Copernicus Center. “My Christmas Spectacular 2025!” promises to revive the best of the last three years… combining “classics” with new material\, brand new parody “Christmas Carols”\, more audience participation\, total cheesiness mixed with games\, prizes\, and surprises! More Songs\, Props\, Costume Changes\, and as usual… MORE SEQUINS! \nMusical Direction: Mr. Chuck Larkin \nSpecial Guest: Miss Camille DeAngelis
URL:https://gatewaytheater.org/event/gateway-lounge-jefferey-cooke-my-christmas-spectacular-2025/
CATEGORIES:Cabaret
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SUMMARY:GATEWAY LOUNGE | Chicago Sounds - Off to Paris!
DESCRIPTION:► DATE:  October 12\, 2025  TIME:  4:00 p.m.\n►  Copernicus Center Doors Open:  3:00 p.m. • Theater Doors Open: 3:30 p.m. • All ages welcome\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: $30 GA | $40 VIP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCabaret Connexion presents\nChicago Sounds – Off to Paris! \nChicago singers head to Paris in an international exchange with over 30 performers! “Chicago Sounds – Off to Paris” is the second of our preview concerts with direction by Anne Burnell and Howie Pfeifer and Mark Burnell at the piano. \nThe Parisians (and YOU) are in for a panoply of musical genres that make Chicago sing! Blues\, jazz\, R&B\, classical\, musical theatre and burlesque. \nPerformers include Carolyn Broquet\, Anne Burnell\, director\, Valerie Chestnut\, Deborah Good\, Kathryn Hahn\, Claudia Hommel\, Elisabeth Howard\, Tirzah Joy\, Lauren Lassen\, Ava Logan\, Patricia Mosley\, I’m M$ B’Havin\, Sonia Oyola\, Barbara Smith\, The Swingin’ Sisters\, Suzie Telep\, Darryl Thomas\, Beverly Tyree\, Patricia Tyson\, Robin Watson\, Mark Burnell\, piano\, Howie Pfeifer\, piano \n\n\n\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProducer: Working In Concert: Cabaret Connexion | Contact: Claudia Hommel claudia@workinginconcert.org.
URL:https://gatewaytheater.org/event/gateway-lounge-chicago-sounds-off-to-paris/
CATEGORIES:Cabaret
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SUMMARY:GATEWAY LOUNGE | Barbara Smith and Friends: Off to Paris
DESCRIPTION:► DATE:  September 28th\, 2025 TIME:  4:00 p.m.\n\n► Copernicus Center Doors Open:  3:00 p.m.\n►21+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: $30 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet ready to be transported to Paris with a delightful show by Chicago cabaret performers Barbara Smith and Friends’ . Their upcoming concert performance\, “Off to Paris!”promises to deliver the charm of Parisian cabaret right here in beautiful Chicago. \nFeaturing an incredible lineup of talent\, including Carolyn Broquet\, Tirzah Joy\, Sonia Oyola\, Julia Hawkins\, Lou Ella Rose\, David Hoffman\, Claudia Hommel\, and Musical Director Daniel Stetzel\, you’ll be treated to a captivating mix of classic songs and a few fresh additions to your playlist. \nStep into the Gateway Lounge for an up-close and personal cabaret show brimming with French flair\, where every note invites you to experience the magic of cabaret in a way that’s both engaging and unforgettable. This is a night you won’t want to miss as we send off our Chicago artists on their Parisian tour with Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion\, a global singer exchange based here in Chicago! \nTickets are $30\, and proceeds will be donated to the Cabaret Connexion Scholarship Fund \nSunday\, September 28\, 4:00 pm\nGateway Lounge at the Copernicus Center\n5216 West Lawrence\nChicago\, IL 60630
URL:https://gatewaytheater.org/event/gateway-lounge-barbara-smith-and-friends-off-to-paris/
CATEGORIES:Cabaret
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SUMMARY:Remembering Gwen Pippin
DESCRIPTION:We are the-We-Haven’t-Quit-Our-Day-Job-Yet-Singers. \nThe need to sing is burning inside us\, crazy to get out. So off we go to the OldTownSchool of Folk Music. We take Singing:Performance with Gwen Pippin\, or maybe we’re one of her private students. Three times a year we gather together and sing for friends\, family & each other. \nWe are amateurs and proud of it. Many of us waited till later in life to start singing\, but our desire to sing is so strong that we push through our wall of fear and do it anyway. We have no intention of becoming professional singers … maybe. Truth be told\, we would if we could … still might\, some of us. Otherwise\, we’re very excited about performing at our outings.
URL:https://gatewaytheater.org/event/remembering-gwen-pippin/
CATEGORIES:Cabaret
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SUMMARY:GATEWAY LOUNGE | Baby Boomer Songwriters with Anne and Mark Burnell
DESCRIPTION:Anne Burnell & Mark Burnell The Baby Boomer Songwriters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n► DATE:  July 31st\, 2025  TIME:  7:30 p.m.\n► Gateway Lounge (formerly The Annex) Doors Open 6:30 p.m.\n► All ages welcome\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: $30 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnne Burnell & Mark Burnell\nBaby Boomer Songwriters of the Brill Building\nBaby Boomers Carole King\, Burt Bacharch\, Neil Sedaka\, Lieber and Stoller and more wrote the songs of a generation in New York’s famous Brill Building. The hit makers wrote for Aretha\, Ben E. King\, the Drifters\, and Dionne Warwick\, including “I Feel the Earth Move”\, “Laughter in the Rain”\, “Save the Last Dance for Me”\, “The Look of Love” and so many more! Presented by award-winning Chicago performers Anne Burnell & Mark Burnell and their band\, will bring classic harmonies\, and piano jazz arrangements to these treasured songs.
URL:https://gatewaytheater.org/event/baby-boomer-songwriters-with-anne-and-mark-burnell/
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