ABOUT US
Who We Are
CCP is an alliance of advocates for the Art of Cabaret who have come together to promote public appreciation of Cabaret. CCP members include seasoned and aspiring performers, composers, lyricists, producers, directors, writers, presenters, venues and friends.
Our Mission
We promote the Art of Cabaret by educating performers, presenters, the media and the public at large; by encouraging the development of venues and new audiences; and by encouraging the establishment of professional standards for performance conditions.
Our Activities
We host meetings, performances, benefits, workshops, seminars and networking events. We collaborate with theatres, nightclubs, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, schools and others. We raise our operating funds through dues, donations, grants, and an annual gala performance.
CCP is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded in 1998 and dedicated with passion to the Art of Cabaret.
"For Chicago's growing community of cabaret performers. ...Chicago Cabaret Professionals, an aptly named advocacy group, [attests] to the depth of the city's cabaret talent."—Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
 Board of Directors
Daryl Nitz
President
Joan Curto
Vice-President
Cheryl Szucsits
Secretary
Alma Mendoza
Treasurer
Catherine Thomson
Director of Development
Laura Freeman
Beckie Menzie
Directors of Education
Michelle Greenberg
Marianne Murphy Orland
Directors of Membership
Elizabeth Doyle
Claudia Hommel
Directors of Operations
Carla Gordon
Melissa Young
Directors of Public Relations and Publicity
Jeff Dean
Jesse Pierce
Directors of Venues
Suzanne Petri
President Emeritus
Advisory Board
Bob Moreen, chairperson
Jonathan Abarbanel
Hilary Feldman
Tommy Hensel
Jim Jensen
Paul Levy
Denise McGowan
Dan Michel
Kevin Moore
Allen Nichols
Ken Price
Jeff Rossen
Denise Tomasello
Honorary Advisory Board
Ann Hampton Callaway
Ron Cohn
Gitta Jacobs
Michael Kerker
Lina Koutrakos
Andrea Marcovicci
Karen Mason
Amanda McBroom
Audrey Morris
Stanley Paul
Erv Raible
Rex Reed
Carol Weston
Julie Wilson
In Memoriam
Joyce Sloane
Margaret Whiting
Circle of Song Members
Kathleen Breski, Don & Denise Tomasello Conover, Jay Cook, Mimi & Bud Frankel, Marcia Fritz, Anthony & Susan Grosch, Rosemary Krimbel & John Garton, Mike & Nancy McEntee, Andi Miller, Floyd Mittleman , Alan & Carla Price, Allen & Lynn Turner, Richard Vazquez, Roberta (Bobbie) Zabel
Donors
Denise McGowan Tracy, Shelley MacArthur Farley, Dr. Herbert Slutsky, Carol Obertubbesing, Mike Epstein, Gitta Jacobs, Susan Martyus-Ehrlich, Barry Shapiro, K. M. Stelletello, Lolli Zarlin, Kathleen Breski, Ina Burd
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Funders
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
2007 Community Arts Assistance Program Grant
2007-8-9 & 2010-11-12 CityArts Program 1 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events |
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