Musicians, Poets, Filmmakers Round Out the Final CHICAGO LIVE! 3/17
Jam-packed with comedy, musical performances and commentary, CHICAGO LIVE! is a weekly live stage show, taped for WGN Radio, that showcases who and what is making news in Chicago. Featuring topical comedy sketches by members of the award-winning The Second City, interviews with newsmakers and athletes, and rare, up-close performances by talent typically headlining theater and music club stages, Season Two continues at the intimate Chicago Theatre Downstairs, 175 N. State Street, Thursday evenings, through March 17, at 6:30pm. Following each show will be a "meet and mingle" reception with the cast. Season two is sponsored by The Nielsen Company.
Presented by the Chicago Tribune, in partnership with The Second City, CHICAGO LIVE! is a fast-paced 60-minute program, building a bridge between the newsroom and the audience. Hosted by Rick Kogan, a veteran Chicago reporter, author and radio/TV personality, CHICAGO LIVE! utilizes the abundance of talent from each institution. The live shows are taped for broadcast (and podcast) on WGN Radio (720AM) Saturdays at 11 pm. Show recaps and behind-the-scenes footage are also available at www.chicagolive.com.
The talent lineup for CHICAGO LIVE! on Thursday, March 3 includes:
CEO of Johnson Publishing and former White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers, interviewed by Tribune columnist Phil Rosenthal
Local blues musician Rob Stone
Kevin Coval and Louder Than A Bomb high school poetry slam competition finalists
Poetry Slam founder Marc Smith
Chicago Sake founders Kerry Tamura and John Robinson speaking with Tribune writer Lauren Viera. Sake tastings will be provided during the post-show reception.
Owner of City Provisions, Cleetus Friedman, interviewed by Tribune reporter Monica Eng
Director of Interfaith Youth Core, Eboo Patel, speaking with Tribune religion reporter Manya Brachear
Tribune columnist Mary Schmich interviewing Ronit Bezalel, Brenda Schumacher and Mark Pratt, the filmmakers behind the documentary Voices of Cabrini
Kyra Kyles with a Track-Off competition of emerging Chicago musical talent
Irish Singer/Musician Paddy Homan performing
Former Irish Queen and "Chicago's Irish Diva" Catherine O'Connell , joined by the newly crowned 2011 Queen, Sarah Gorecki
Alt-country hero Robbie Fulks with a live acoustic performance
Plus more great guests to be announced!
CHICAGO LIVE! will return for Season Three this Spring, May 5 - June 9.
CHICAGO LIVE! is one part of Trib Nation, an outreach initiative of the Chicago Tribune, which includes event series like Chicago Forward: Conversations About the Future, a series of live gatherings of policymakers exploring issues of great importance to the Chicago region; programs led by columnists and personalities; a Lit Series including the Printers Row Lit Fest, Tribune literary prizes and monthly Author Talks; and TribU, a multi-platform series focusing on personal and professional enrichment of classes and seminars. For 163 years, the Chicago Tribune has been a market-leading newspaper publication of Tribune Company. Reaching three million readers each week in the greater Chicago area, the publication is known for its award-winning journalism. The Tribune's news focus is centered on the Chicago experience, community issues and government, the local economy and business, as well as entertainment, culture and sports. For more information, please visit www.chicagotribune.com/tribnation.
The Second City is the nation's premier developer of improv-based comedy and home to generations of the comedy world's most influential artists. Additionally, The Second City is a diverse entertainment company that operates the largest school of improvisation in the country, a corporate communications division that brings improv training to a wide array of businesses and a new media division that leverages the legendary company's expertise in topical, short form content across a variety of platforms.
The Nielsen Company is a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and related assets. The privately held company has a presence in approximately 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA. For more information, please visit www.nielsen.com.
Tickets for CHICAGO LIVE! are on sale now and priced at $20 and include a meet & mingle reception (with cash bar) following each taping. Tickets are available at The Chicago Theatre box office, 175 N. State Street, all Ticketmaster outlets, and Ticketmaster phone charge (1.800.745.3000) or can be purchased online at www.thechicagotheatre.com and www.ticketmaster.com. For more information or to download a podcast of all CHICAGO LIVE! programs, please visit www.chicagolive.com.
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