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The Big Gay Cabaret at Mercury Theater Chicago

Dates: 8/9/2024 - 8/10/2024

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The Big Gay Cabaret features the long-awaited reunion of Alexandra Billings and Honey West, performing together for the first time in 20 years. Taking place at Mercury Theater Chicago, the show highlights LGBTQIA+ talent from Hollywood, Broadway, and the local Chicago scene, offering a vibrant mix of singers, drag performers, comedians, and musicians. Alexandra Billings is celebrated for her roles in Wicked and Transparent, while Honey West is known for her performances in Priscilla Queen of the Desert and A Little Night Music. This event promises a night of entertainment celebrating the diverse aspects of the queer community.

News About The Big Gay Cabaret at Mercury Theater Chicago

Claybourne Elder to Perform at The Big Gay Cabaret Series in October

September 26, 2024

Claybourne Elder, star of COMPANY and HBO's THE GILDED AGE, will present 'I Wanna Be Bad,' a cabaret and stand-up show exploring sex, fatherhood, and more with music from Sondheim, the Great American Songbook, and Whitney Houston at The Big Gay Cabaret Series at The Mercury Theater's Venus Cabaret. Purchase tickets now!

Ginger Minj Brings THE BIG GAY CABARET to Venus Cabaret Theater

January 19, 2024

Ginger Minj, star of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Hocus Pocus 2,” together with the team that brought Golden Gals Live!  to Chicago, present The Big Gay Cabaret at Venus Cabaret Theater at Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport. 

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The building that houses the Mercury opened in 1912 as a silent film nickelodeon, named The Blaine Theatre after the actor and former Senator and Secretary of State James G. Blaine. The Blaine became obsolete when talking pictures became popular nationwide in 1928. The building served a variety of uses until 1994 when it was purchased by theater producer Michael Cullen and transformed into a live theatre, named the Mercury Theatre. In 2010 the building was sold again and reopened as Mercury Theater Chicago under the direction of Walter Stearns, a veteran theater director, and producer. Mercury Theater Chicago is thrilled to be part of the city's vibrant theatre community, boasting record-setting long runs, employing hundreds of artists, and recognized with dozens of award nominations. Mercury Theater Chicago's team includes Christopher Chase Carter (Artistic Director), Kristi Martens (Managing Director), Walter Stearns and Eugene Dizon (Executive Producers), and Honey West (Cabaret Director). In addition, Mercury Theater Chicago's second performance space, Venus Cabaret, offers a unique intimate theatrical experience complemented by specialty cocktails.

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