The Danny Kaye Musical: Free Dinner Promo!

 
Theatergoers to The Kid From Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Musical will now receive an extra treat. With the purchase of a full price ticket to select performances through July 4, free dinner will be included at Cullen's, 3741 N. Southport Avenue.  Dinner will consist of three courses; soup or salad, the choice between four different entrees and dessert. Drinks and gratuity are not included. Space is limited.
 

The Kid From Brooklyn :The Danny Kaye Musical, the critically-acclaimed new musical based on the life of entertainment legend Danny Kaye, is currently running at the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago, for a limited engagement through August 24, before making its way to New York City in the spring of 2009.
 
This local engagement follows an unprecedented sell-out run in Los Angeles' El Portal Theatre, where The Kid From Brooklyn now holds the record for the longest-running, highest-grossing show on the mainstage of the El Portal Theatre.  The show's engagement was twice extended because of popular demand for tickets.
 
Directed by Peter J. Loewy, with book by Mark Childers and Peter J. Loewy, and musical direction by Charlie Harrison and David Cohen, The Kid From Brooklyn stars Helen Hayes Award Winner, Brian Childers as Danny Kaye and Karin Leone as Sylvia Fine, with Christina Purcell and Adam LeBow.
 
Based on the turbulent and triumphant life of Danny Kaye, this intimate musical portrayal chronicles Kaye's career and his relationships on and off the stage as we follow the rise of Danny Kaye from an undisciplined improvisational comic to his success under the guidance of his wife, Sylvia Fine.  An amazingly versatile pair of supporting players appears and disappears throughout the performance creating distinct and believable portrayals of a myriad of luminaries who are interwoven with Kaye and Fine:  Eve Arden (with whom Kaye was both professionally and romantically linked from the time they first paired on Broadway), Samuel Goldwyn, Kitty Carlisle, Cole Porter, Vivien Leigh, Billy Rose, Laurence Olivier, and handfuls of other fascinating characters.  Backed by a live four-piece ensemble, musical highlights include Tchaikovsky, By Jingo, Minnie the Moocher & Inchworm. The Kid From Brooklyn features the work of musical greats, including Sylvia Fine, Rodgers & Hart, Frank Loesser & Cole Porter, to name a few.
 
Tickets for The Kid From Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Musical, are priced at $42.50 for Wednesday and Thursday performances and $48.50 for performances Friday through Sunday. Preview performances are priced at $32.50 for Wednesdays and Thursdays; and $38.50 for performances Friday through Sunday. Tickets are available by phone at 773.325.1700 or online at www.thekidfrombrooklynmusical.com. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more are available by calling Group Theater Tix at (312) 423-6612 or visiting www.grouptheatertix.com.  The performance schedule for The Kid From Brooklyn is Wednesdays at 2pm, Thursdays at 8pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm; and Sundays at 2pm.