Capathia Jenkins to Headline Pride Films and Plays' SIMPLY SENSATIONAL Benefit

Pride Films and Plays' annual fall benefit, Simply Sensational, celebrates the greatest songs written for women in the Broadway canon, with Broadway great Capathia Jenkins headlining.

Descend the stairs below 4707 N Broadway to the speakeasy cabaret at Uptown Underground and hear Broadway's greatest songs for women performed by the best women - and men - in Chicago's musical theater scene.

A select number of VIP tickets are available for the benefit at $150, and include a pre-show reception with appetizers and open wine bar at 6 pm at Uptown Underground, 4707 N Broadway. VIP ticket holders also enjoy reserved center-section seating for the 7:15 pm performance. General Admission tickets are $75 and include the performance and a post-show dessert reception. For tickets call 1 800 737 0984 or purchase on line at ww.pridefilmsandplays.com.

Capathia Jenkins was featured in the record setting NBC LIVE telecast of The Wiz. On Broadway she has appeared in Newsies, Martin Short-Fame Becomes Me, Caroline, or Change, The Look of Love, The Civil War. Off-Broadway she was seen in Nora Ephron's Love Loss and What I Wore, (mis)Understanding Mammy-The Hattie McDaniel Story, (Drama Desk Nomination) Caroline, or Change, Godspell. She has appeared in 30 Rock, The Sopranos, Law & Order and much more. She also has performed with many symphony orchestras around the world, including the Cincinnati Pops and the Hong Kong Philharmonic." www.capathiajenkins.com

Simply Sensational features musical direction by Robert Ollis, and is directed by David Zak. The evening benefits the programming of Pride Films and Plays, and the renovation of the Pride Arts Center in January 2017.

Pride Films and Plays changes lives through the generation of diverse new work (or work that is new to Chicago) with LGBTQ+ characters or themes that is essential viewing for all audiences. We accomplish this mission through fully-staged productions, writing contests and staged readings, film screenings, and special events. We foster long term relationships with artists to create programming that is as diverse, unique, and complex as the community we represent. In 2015, Huffington Post called PFP "A powerful and empowering entity." The company acquired its two performance spaces at 4139 and 4147 N, Broadway in July 2016, renaming the spaces the Pride Arts Center. PFP is a member of the Smart Growth Program of the Chicago Community Trust. Pride Films and Plays is a member of the LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and The League of Chicago Theatres. For more information, visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com or call 1.800.737.0984.