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Chicago cabaret artists Catherine Thomson and Anita Kallen (HERstoryMusicalShows.com) bring their popular Trailblazers show to a luncheon program at Glenview Park District, saluting the gutsy gals who boldly defied society’s conventions - going where no woman had gone before - and achieved groundbreaking female “Firsts.” With songs by Harold Arlen, Stephen Schwartz, Dolly Parton, Tom Lehrer, Kander & Ebb, and Sara Bareilles, among others, Anita and Catherine share inspiring stories of amazing women and their trailblazing triumphs. Check out video clips from the show‘s debut here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EV9PooZhwI $35 for members/$40 for non-members; Register for the 3/19 program here: https://glenviewparks.org/ (Activity Code 2000018A).

Roots and Wings: Where we Come from Music Director: Dan Stetzel

The Chicago History Museum is celebrating Women’s History Month with a performance of HERstory: Trailblazing Female Firsts. The HERstory duo, Catherine Thomson and Anita Kallen, salute the gutsy gals who boldly defied society’s conventions - going where no woman had gone before - and achieved groundbreaking female “Firsts.” With songs by Harold Arlen, Stephen Schwartz, Dolly Parton, Tom Lehrer, Kander & Ebb, and Sara Bareilles, among others, Anita and Catherine share inspiring stories of amazing women and their trailblazing triumphs. Check out video clips from the show‘s debut here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EV9PooZhwI Learn more about the Chicago History Museum‘s Event here: https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/commemorative-day-womens-history-month-2025/

*Recipient of Chicago BroadwayWorld Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance 2024* Experience what the Chicago Sun-Times calls “incredible singing, and scatting, snapping and dramatic flair” that left the crowd “rapt from start to finish.” Join us on Saturday, March 22nd, as Reimagining Cabaret*, the acclaimed series created, produced, and directed by Lynn Colbert-Jones, returns to the Logan Center for the Arts. Hosted by Margaret Murphy-Webb, with Theodis Rodgers, Jr. leading an extraordinary lineup of musicians, this unforgettable evening will take audiences on a thrilling journey through musical genres and leave them uplifted and wanting more. The cast is an outstanding collection of singers from different genres and generations. Making their BVIC début: Bobbi Wilsyn, Tammy McCann, Jason Warrior, Sayveior, Sheran Goodspeed Keyton, Laura Stilwell, Kenneth Fobs, Malik Muhammad (viola) Returning cast: Margaret Murphy-Webb, Evelyn Danner, T. Patrick Davis, Sean Harris, Rae-Myra Hilliard, Randolph Johnson, Lynne Jordan, Ava Logan, Holly McGuire, Madeline Morgan, Sonia Oyola, Gabriel Valentino, Darcelle & Gene Williams. Tickets are available now at https://tiny.cc/BVICatLogan WEBSITE & INFO: https://blackvoicesincabaret.org TICKET PRICE: $45 Regular, $65 VIP, $20 Student/Child DATE: Saturday, March 22, 2025 TIME: 7-9:30 PM LOCATION: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts – 915 E. 60th St.Chicago, IL 60637 TRANSIT: CTA Redline to 63rd, 63 Bus East/ Green Line Cottage Grove, two block walk/ #4 Bus from Loop to Cottage Grove and 63rd Street, one block walk PARKING: Free lot and street parking available. CBS News Clip Sun-Times Feature Article NBC First Show Coverage #chicagomusic #cabaret #concert