Cabaret with a View Presents Suzanne Petri: "Celebrate the Holidays with Marlene" December 20, 2010

Cabaret comes to Millennium Park this winter with an all-new series, Cabaret with a View, where audiences have a chance to sit on the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion to experience music in an intimate setting and a climate controlled environment. Presented by Millennium Park, the new series kicks off with Suzanne Petri in a one-woman tribute to screen legend Marlene Dietrich called “Celebrate the Holidays with Marlene.”

Tickets are $15 and are available here or by calling 312.742.TIXS (8497).

In a tour-de-force concert that showcases her performing versatility, Petri will take the audience on an eclectic musical journey.  She will be joined by Jim Cox on bass and Dez Desormeaux on reeds with Bob Moreen as Musical Director, performing Dietrich classic songs including Boys In the Backroom, Falling In Love Again and Jonny.

From stage to TV, nightclubs to concert halls, including New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, Suzanne Petri has established herself as one of Chicago’s premier entertainers. She has performed at some of the city’s top stages including Park West, Drury Lane Water Tower, Davenport's, Maxim's, Katerina's, Cyrano's and Toulouse on the Park.  A nationally recognized cabaret artist, Petri has been featured at the Chicago Humanities Festival and the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Cabaret Conventions in New York and Chicago. An ensemble member of American Blues Theater, she has produced, directed and...

Official Website: http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/event.aspx?id=1212