(left to right) Cody Dericks, Jess Thigpen, Gary Smilty, Gerald Richardson and Colleen DeRosa in CPA Productions’ DAPHNE’S SUNSET, with book and lyrics by Kevin Jaeger, music by Alex Mitchell, directed by Mark Lococo and music direction by Justin LaFo Photo

From: Photo Flash: The 3rd Annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival

Underscore Theatre Company is pleased to present its third annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, featuring 14 new musical productions. Created to showcase and support Chicago's burgeoning field of musical theatre creators, this year's festival will be held August 9 - 28, 2016 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. Each production will receive four performances during the Festival. The full schedule (Tuesdays - Sundays) and can be found at www.cmtf.org, with tickets currently on sale ($20 per show, $200 all-festival rush passes). The press "sneak preview," featuring a sampling of songs from the 2016 Festival, is Monday, August 8 at 7:30 pm.