Elizabeth Doyle News

Discover new musicals and plays from Chicago-area writers at the 2024 New Play Festival, hosted by Chicago Writers' Bloc at Theater Wit from May 5 - 19.

Celebrate International Women's Day 2024 with the Inspire Inclusion Concert, featuring the songs of African-American composer Florence Price. Join award-winning female singers at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park for a night of music and empowerment.

Award-winning female singers are centerstage for the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) concert. Bellissima Opera & Song's 3rd Annual IWD Extravaganza will be presented at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park. 

Chicago Cabaret Professionals has announced their 2024 schedule for “Musical Mondays”— with three unique Monday evening cabaret concerts showcasing the talents of more than 40 cabaret artists. Learn more about the series here!

As a celebration and a tribute to the acclaimed composer and songwriter Cole Porter, Chicago Cabaret Professionals will present a “LET'S MISBEHAVE — the Wit and Genius of Cole Porter' in March. Learn more about the performance here!

Each year, the American Alliance for Theatre & Education honors exceptional individuals as well as organizations for the high-quality work they perform in the field of theatre with and for young audiences.

See photos from Working In Concert’s 2nd annual International Women’s Day concert - A Tribute to Women in the Arts brought to the Oak Park area.

Working in Concert has announced its Second Annual International Women's Day Concert, “Will They Remember Life Was Beautiful - A Tribute to Women in the Arts.” The concert will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, in the  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Oak Park. 

This week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

This month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents  some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more  information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551. 

Feinstein's/54 Below presents Elizabeth Doyle and David Edelfelt in “De-Lovely: An Evening of Cole Porter” on April 19, 2022. With songs ranging from the playful, to poignant, to comedic, these two singers/pianists will take audiences on a journey through Cole's life, from his small town Indiana beginning to Paris, Broadway, and Hollywood.

Never before has there been a collection of Chicago's African American singers, Parisian Cabaret, LGBTQIA artists, and the classic American standards all coming together to celebrate 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret!

Chicago has a unique place in the history of cabaret, being the first American city to nurture hundreds of clubs with the intimate and often improvised entertainment first found in Paris in the 1880s.

Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre has announced that Will Kiley and Samantha Beach Kiley have accepted the position of Education Directors for the summer of 2020. Having been such an asset to the youth theatre summer camps last year, Will and Sam will make the transition smooth as they take the helm of these programs.

American Alliance for Theatre & Education has announced the winners of their 2019 awards. This annoucement comes before AATE's 32nd annual conference which will be held in dynamic and vibrant New York City from August 1-5, 2019. Take a look at the winners below!

The Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion announces its next singers' exchange, a 'Tour de France' from September 12-22, 2019. Thirty performers (most from Chicago) comprise the US delegation.

The story of visionary architect Daniel H. Burnham and Chicago's great World's Fair comes to life in Lost and Found Productions' world premiere musical BURNHAM'S DREAM: THE WHITE CITY, with book and lyrics by June Finfer, music and lyrics by Elizabeth Doyle, direction by Erik Wagner, music direction by Paul W. Thompson and choreography by Jessica Texidor.

The story of visionary architect Daniel H. Burnham and Chicago's great World's Fair comes to life in Lost and Found Productions' world premiere musical BURNHAM'S DREAM: THE WHITE CITY, with book and lyrics by June Finfer, music and lyrics by Elizabeth Doyle, direction by Erik Wagner, music direction by Paul W. Thompson and choreography by Jessica Texidor. Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the 1893 World's Fair, this lively new musical will play June 1 - July 1, 2018 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.theaterwit.org, by calling (773) 975-8150, or in person at the Theater Wit Box Office. The press opening is Monday, June 4 at 7 pm.

Open Door Theatre presents April in Paris at 902 S. Ridgeland Ave in Oak Park, Illinois. LYNNE JORDAN (Big Diva), TY COOPER (jazzbird), ELIZABETH DOYLE (singer-composer) and chanteuse CLAUDIA HOMMEL have songs and memories of Paris ready to bloom (Elizabeth at the keyboard and Jim Cox on bass). We're synchornizing our songs with our cohorts in Paris who are launching le Printemps du Cabaret on the same day.

The story of visionary architect Daniel H. Burnham and Chicago's great World's Fair comes to life in Lost and Found Productions' world premiere musical BURNHAM'S DREAM: THE WHITE CITY, with book and lyrics by June Finfer, music and lyrics by Elizabeth Doyle, direction by Erik Wagner and choreography by Jessica Texidor. Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the 1893 World's Fair, this lively new musical will play June 1 - July 1, 2018 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.theaterwit.org, by calling (773) 975-8150, or in person at the Theater Wit Box Office.