Sophisticated Ladies at Porchlight Music Theatre
Dates: (1/24/2020 - 3/6/2020 )
Porchlight Music Theatre |
1016 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago,IL 60610
Phone: 773.777.9884
Tickets: $20-$56
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A celebration of the artist many consider “the most important composer in the history of jazz,” this stylish salute to “The Duke” will transport audiences on a high-stepping, dynamic journey through the life and times of one of America’s greatest showmen.
From his early days at Harlem’s legendary Cotton Club through growing success at Carnegie Hall, on Broadway, in Hollywood and around the world, this elegant, Tony Award-nominated entertainment features Ellington’s biggest hits, including “Mood Indigo,” “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “I’m Beginning to See the Light,” “Hit Me With a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce,” “Perdido,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” “In a Sentimental Mood” and many others.
Music by Duke Ellington
Concept by Donald McKayle
Direction & Choreography by Brenda Didier & Florence Walker Harris
Music Direction by Jermaine Hill
- Al Hibbler
- Albany "Barney" Bigard
- Bill Katz
- Billy Strayhorn
- Bob Russell
- Don George
- Donald McKayle
- Duke Ellington
- Ervin Drake
- Gerald Wilson
- Hans Lengsfelder
- Harry Carney
- Harry James
- Irving Mills
- John Guare
- John Redmond
- Johnny Hodges
- Johnny Mercer
- Juan Tizol
- Lee Gaines
- Mack David
- Manny Kurtz
- Mitchell Parish
- Nick Kenny
- Paul Francis Webster
- R. Thiele
- Sid Kuller
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Porchlight Music Theatre Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Porchlight Music Theatre is at 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL.
Porchlight Music Theatre is the award-winning center for music theatre in Chicago. Through live performance, youth education and community outreach we impact thousands of lives each season, bringing the magic of musicals to our theatre home at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in the city’s Gold Coast and to neighborhoods across the city. Porchlight has built a national reputation for boldly reimagining classic musicals, supporting new works and young performers, and showcasing Chicago’s most notable music theatre artists, all through the intimate and powerful theatrical lens of the “Chicago Style.” Now in our 27th season, our quarter-century production history includes more than 70 mainstage works with 15 Chicago premieres and five world premieres. Porchlight’s commitment to the past, present and future of music theatre led the company to develop the Porchlight Revisits and New Faces Sing Broadway program series, both quickly becoming audience favorites.
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