Past Events

2023

Opening Night! Chicago Cabaret Week 2023

Opening Night! Chicago Cabaret Week 2023

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, […]
April Fools and Follies

April Fools and Follies

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 […]
Black Voices In Cabaret - Musicality of Poetry

Black Voices In Cabaret – Musicality of Poetry

Feb 28, 2023    
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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 […]
Healthy Singing––Our New Year's Resolution for Vocal Health

Healthy Singing––Our New Year's Resolution for Vocal Health

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 […]

2022

SongShop Live presents "Things Change"

SongShop Live presents "Things Change"

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 […]
29 Nov

SongShop Fall sessions

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 […]
Women in Music, Song, and Verse

Women in Music, Song, and Verse

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 […]
The Stars Come Out at Night

The Stars Come Out at Night

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 […]
Talking to Petals & Strangers

Talking to Petals & Strangers

Aug 20, 2022    
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 presents: "Celebrating Sisterhood"

Black Voices in Cabaret presents: "Celebrating Sisterhood"

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 […]
Bastille Day, July 14th - dinner & show!

Bastille Day, July 14th – dinner & show!

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 […]
Josephine Baker and the legacy of fervor

Josephine Baker and the legacy of fervor

A grand finale for both Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion and Chicago Cabaret Week 2022. In Person – In French & English. Ten performers from Paris […]
"Making jazz, Arthur Briggs, and Josephine Baker French" - an online international round table

"Making jazz, Arthur Briggs, and Josephine Baker French" – an online international round table

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 […]

2021

Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Black Voices in Cabaret & The French Connection

Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Black Voices in Cabaret & The French Connection

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 […]
Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Cabaret Burlesque & Great American Songbook

Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Cabaret Burlesque & Great American Songbook

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 […]
Healing through Song Part 3 - Dream On

Healing through Song Part 3 – Dream On

Mar 28, 2021    
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  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

Healing through Song Part 2 – I'm Here: See Me As I Am

Mar 21, 2021    
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  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

Healing through Song Part 1 – I Know Where I've Been

Mar 14, 2021    
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  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

Black Voices in Conversation—A History of Cabaret

Mar 7, 2021    
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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 […]