'Christmas Queens' Dec. 21 at Park West
Murray & Peter present a holiday spectacular with contestants from RuPaul's Drag Race singing songs from their new CD Christmas Queens on Monday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m. at the Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave.
Willam will host, with performers including Alaska Thunderf**k, Katya Zamolodchikova, Jinkx Monsoon, Ginger Minj and Sharon Needles
Tickets are $35-$50 ( with $75 VIP passes available, as well ); visit eTix.com or the Park West box office, or call 800-514-3849 .
Levi Kreis show Dec. 18 at Davenport's
Tony Award- and Outer Critics Circle-winning singer/songwriter Levi Kreis will perform his show, "Home for the Holidays," at Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave., on Friday, Dec. 18, at 8 p.m.
Best known for originating the role of Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical Million Dollar Quartet, Kreis has also appeared on such shows as The Young and the Restless, The Vampire Diaries, Mob Wives and So You Think You Can Dance. He has released six albums to date.
Admission is $28but free for veterans. ( Veterans should email Levi4Vets@gmail.com to be put on the guest list. ) See DavenportsPianoBar.com .
Artemis Singers shows Jan. 23-24
The nonprofit Artemis Singers ( www.artemissingers.org ) will present "Wildest Dreams," a concert where lesbian feminists musically share their visions, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie.
Among other things, the group will present the liberty piece, "Universal Dream," by Jenni Brandon with text by Meta Hellman, Artemis Singers president, and Jane Addams.
Tickets for "Wildest Dreams" are a suggested donation of $15 in advance and $20 at the door for adults. Admission for seniors ages 65 and older and for children ages 12 and younger are a suggested donation of $10; visit artemiswildestdreams.brownpapertickets.com/ .
City Winery to host philharmonic series
City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph St., is hosting the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra's fall Sunday brunch series.
The three-part monthly series kicked off Oct. 25 with classical songs of longing, and culminates Dec. 20 with Christmas cuts.
The Dec. 20 shows is "St. Nick in Shades: Fresh Riffs on Holiday Tunes."
See www.CityWinery.com/Chicago.
'Chicago' in the Loop next May
Broadway in Chicago announced that the Tony Award-winning hit Chicago will play the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. for a limited engagement on May 10-15, 2016.
Chicago is the longest-running U.S. musical in Broadway history.
With a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.
Group tickets for 10 or more are now on sale by calling Broadway in Chicago Group Sales at 312-977-1710; individual tickets will go on sale at a later date. For more information, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com .
'Sing-A-Long' at Music Box in Dec.
The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., is presenting its 32nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long as well as a double feature of the classic films White Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life.
The events will take place through Thursday, Dec. 24.
To view a full schedule of showtimes and to purchase tickets ( $10-$24 ), visit www.musicboxtheatre.com/collections/2015-annual-music-box-christmas-show .
Windy City Times fall calendar of events at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .