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'Judy & Liza' tribute March 5-April 5
2020-02-19
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The tribute show "Judy & Liza—Once In A Lifetime: The London Palladium Concert" will be presented at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., March 5-April 5.
Shows will be Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.; also, there will be matinees on March 19 and 26 at 2 p.m. in place of evening performances those two days.
Actresses Nancy Hays and Alexa Castelvecchi star in this approximately 95-minute concert ( with a 10-minute intermission ), recalling the iconic 1964 concert of Judy Garland and 18-year-old daughter Liza at London's Palladium Theatre. Solos like "The Man That Got Away," "Gypsy in My Soul" and "Over the Rainbow;" favorite duets "Chicago" and "Get Happy/Happy Days;" and special medleys are all backed by the c jazz-combo arrangements of Jeff Award recipient Robert Ollis, the music director.
Tickets are $20-$25 each; see JudyLizaTribute.com and GreenhouseTheater.org, or at 773-404-7336. |
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