CHICAGO, IL (February 7, 2012) Mayne Stage presents this week's lineup of shows with improv group One Group Mind, two night comedy showcase with Double Header and Kevin Moore presents Broadway Score By Score: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber. Tickets for all performances are on sale now and can be purchased by calling (866)468-3401 or online at www.maynestage.com .
Mayne Stage proudly announces "We Get Along" Amy & Freddy's New CD Release, Very Vocal Productions presents Mayne + Broadway: A Cabaret Concert Series andjazz vocalist Gregory Porter. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased by calling (866)468-3401 or online at www.maynestage.com .
Just Announced
"We Get Along" Amy & Freddy's New CD Release
Thursday, March 15 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 general admission | $25 reserved
Chicago adored cabaret duo Amy & Freddy release first album in seven years "We Get Along" at Mayne Stage. Amy & Freddy have produced four successful and unique albums; "Amy and Freddy- the debut", "Life is a Cabaret", "Naturally Flawless and Feeling Good", recognized and praised nationally by audiences and critics alike. They are also the proud multi-recipients of both the Gay Chicago Magazine "After Dark" and Chicago Free Press "Pressie" awards.
This season marks Amy & Freddy's 15th anniversary performing together, gracing the stages coast-to-coast, both large and small, and in over 20 countries with their one-of-a-kind wit and musical prowess. They have had the pleasure of opening and sharing the spotlight with some familiar (and some not so familiar) names including Kathy Griffin, Mary Wilson and the Supremes, Phyllis Diller, Bea Arthur, Jennifer Holiday and Judy Gold to name a few. In 2009, Amy & Freddy were featured on national television on Entertainment Tonight as part of their work with the NBC reality show "America's Got Talent." They remain dedicated to their community involvement having presented numerous charity concerts over the years, raising over $15 million for LGTB charities worldwide.
Very Vocal Productions presents Mayne + Broadway: A Cabaret Concert Series
Sunday, March 25 at 2pm
Sunday, June 10 at 2pm
Sunday, October 28 at 2 p.m.
Very Vocal Productions presents Mayne + Broadway: A Cabaret Concert Series, a three part engagement highlighting distinct periods in Broadway history: Golden Age, Mega Musicals and Jukebox musicals. Each concert will be performed by Chicago adored cabaret performers including John Vincent Mahady, Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael, Joan Curto and Laura Freeman. Chicago Tribune raves about producer and performer Mahady, "You find few artists that give as much on stage as John Vincent Mahady" and performers Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael as "one of the most compelling duos in cabaret today." Tickets for all three performances can be purchased at a discounted rate.
Gregory Porter
Sunday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15 general admission | $25 reserved
Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Gregory Porter is taking the jazz scene by storm. Jazz luminary Wynton Marsalis called Porter, "a fantastic young singer." The New York Times raves, "Gregory Porter has most of what you want in a male jazz singer, and maybe a thing or two you didn't know you wanted."
Porter, being deeply influenced by Nat King Cole, wrote and starred in semi-autobiographical musical titled "Nat King Cole and Me: A Musical Healing." Porter often is compared to the late greats, as Jazz Times writes, "The intersection of Kurt Elling and Sammy Davis Jr. may seem an unfathomable junction, but that's exactly where you'll find Gregory Porter." His debut album "Water" received a Grammy nomination in 2010 for Best Jazz Album. Porter was also nominated for a Tony and Drama Desk Award for his performance in "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" a musical that was reviewed by New York Times as "a powerhouse line up of vocals."
In Performance This Week
One Group Mind
Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30
Tickets: $10|$5 with student ID or Improviser's Guild ID or zip code 60626
Mayne Stage presents three improv shows every Tuesday at 7:30pm, 8:30pm and 9:30pm featuring One Group Mind. Members of this group have gone on to be featured on successful television shows, including The Office, Community, Arrested Development, Saturday Night Live and Reno911!. Headlining every Tuesday evening performance will be the One Group Mind main stage team, Tricky Mickey.
Double Header
Featuring: Adam Burke and Kelsie Huff
Support acts: Dave Stinton, David Drake and Natalie Jose
Friday, February 10 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 11 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 general admission | $20 reserved
Double Header brings you the most promising stand-up comics in Chicago, alongside two of the strongest headliners in town. Each night will feature the same supporting lineup, but in different roles, so audiences are guaranteed two entirely different shows. Local comedian Kelsie Huff headlines Friday's Double Header performance. Huff writes and performs one woman shows around the city and her most recent show "Bruiser: Tales from a Traumatized Tomboy" garnered rave reviews. Time Out Chicago wrote, "Huff animates her 60-mintue solo show with an elastic face and a striking gaze, the irises of her aquamarine eyes popping from the whites like double exclamation points...wicked sense of timing and knack for surprise." Huff currently performs stand-up around Chicagoland and leads the all lady comedy showcase, "the kates," at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square and coproduces and performs in "Stardust Showcase" at Undergound Lounge in Wrigleyville.
On the bill for Saturday's performance is local comedian Adam Burke. Originally from the UK, Adam Burke began performing stand-up after writing a piece on comedy for a Chicago magazine. Before long, Burke became a fixture at Midwestern shows and showcases. His absurdist, verbose comedy covers not only the vagaries of life in his adopted hometown of Chicago, but also the usefulness of mammoths, dogs who study law, and the importance of gangland grammar. He has performed as part of the Bridgetown and JFL Chicago Comedy festivals, appeared on WGN 720 AM radio, and was listed as one of the "Top 20 Comedians in Chicago" by Comedy.com . Burke has opened for a wide variety of comedians including Jeff Ross, Jake Johannsen, Maria Bamford, Doug Benson, Bo Burnham, Brendon Burns and Robin Williams.
Kevin Moore presents Broadway Score by Score The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber
Sunday, February 12 at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20 general admission | $25 reserved
Mayne Stage is proud to welcome Kevin Moore presents Broadway Score by Score The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber. Come hear the music of Andrew Lloyd Weber from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to the Phantom of the Opera sequel Never Say Die. Songs from all of Weber's great shows- Sunset Boulevard, Cats, Evita, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love, Song and Dance, and more, are included in this concert featuring Chicago's top vocalists: Ken Baker, Anne Burnell, Laura Freeman, Heather Moran, and Daryl Nitz. Music direction by George Howe with Nick Christensen on percussion. Kevin Moore is the award winning host of a popular and critically acclaimed WSBC radio talk show "The Kevin Moore Show."
Mayne Stage and Act One Pub are located at 1328 and 1330 W. Morse Avenue in Rogers Park, Chicago. With a nod to the historic past of this grand facility, the venue and pub deliver the best in food and entertainment to Rogers Park. The state-of-the-art venue provides the perfect setting for a broad spectrum of live performances, including concerts from all music genres, comedy acts and theatrical shows, private parties and corporate events. The intimate house allows the artist and audience to interact on a level not found at any other venue in Chicago. Act One Pub is the perfect spot to grab a drink or a bite to eat, for a night on the town or just hanging out in the neighborhood. Mayne Stage and Act One are easily accessible via the Morse red line stop or Lake Shore Drive/Sheridan Road, and valet parking is available during all performances for only $5.
Visit www.maynestage.com or call (773) 381-4551 for more information.
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Full biographies and additional information on these and all performances scheduled at Mayne Stage are available through the press office. To arrange press credentials, contact Laura Bluett at 773-381-4562 or Laura.Bluett@MayneStage.com
Directions: Red Line, exit at Morse stop and walk one block east
From Sheridan Road, turn West on Morse
Valet parking available for just $5 on show nights
Plentiful street parking available during weeknights
