Spotlight
Pride Films and Plays teams up with members of the Chicago Cabaret Professionals to see out 2016 and look toward 2017 with the revue 525,600 Minutes: A Cabaret. Denis McGowan hosts the show with Beckie Menzie at the piano. Confirmed artists for the evening include Joan Curto, Tom Michael, Hilary Feldman and more. Also on the bill is Jordan Phelps, a star of Pride Films and Plays' forthcoming production of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert. 525,600 Minutes: A Cabaret plays 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at The Broadway at the Pride Arts Center, N. Broadway. General admission tickets are $25 and VIP tickets are $35 ( includes a reception with prosecco and sweets ); call 800-737-0984 or visit PrideFilmsAndPlays.com .
Beckie Menzie is the accompanist for 525,600 Minutes: A Cabaret at the Pride Arts Center. Photo by Michael Calas
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By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan