Dionne Lea is returning to Chicago with her 2023 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award-nominated cabaret, The Way It Is...Now.
From women's power to Black power, marriage to mortality, mom life to empty nest life, and much more, Dionne leads audiences on an entertaining ride through an eclectic, curated collection of stories with new and classic songs we all know and love.
In a one-woman show co-produced with Emmy Award-winning actor, Keith David, Dionne will inspire you to think, dance, sing-along, contemplate, and celebrate LIFE - The Way It Is...Now. Come join the journey!
Music Director: Keith Harrison Dworkin
Venus Cabaret Theater is at 3741 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL.
It Was A Very Good Year-Sinatra, '54 (2/25/24-2/25/24)
Gary Thomas and the Tom Toms IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR: SINATRA, '54 (9/29/23-9/30/23)
Call Me Elizabeth (6/16/23-6/18/23)
Betti & Bruce: Trapped in Chicago! (6/23/22-6/23/22)
Videos
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Les Misérables
Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park (7/26 - 8/11) | |
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Sondheim Tribute Revue
Skokie Theatre (8/8 - 8/18) | |
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Re-Writing the Declaration
The Center for Performing Arts (11/1 - 11/3) | |
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Footloose
Prairie Lakes Theater (9/27 - 10/13) | |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)
Cadillac Palace Theatre (9/10 - 9/15) | |
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GreenRoom Improv
Raue Center For The Arts (8/31 - 8/31) | |
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Queens of Rock and Soul
The Center for Performing Arts (10/6 - 10/6) | |
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“Better Person” with comedian Billy D. Washington
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (8/23 - 8/23) | |
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