There is so much exciting stuff that I want to tell you guys about! I’ll just jump right in shall I?

I can still be seen in Meet John Doe with Porchlight Music Theatre through April 17th!

Click HERE for tickets!

MEET JOHN DOE

Music by Andrew Gerle, Lyrics by Eddie Sugarman

Book by Andrew Gerle and Eddie Sugarman, Additional Story by Matt August

“In a last-ditch effort to save her job, a newspaper columnist fabricates an anonymous letter from a reader threatening suicide over the state of the nation. Capitalizing on the public’s reaction to the letter, she convinces the paper not only to keep her employed, but to hire an out of work baseball player to be her “John Doe.” But can a social movement borne from a media ruse succeed as a catalyst for change?”

Critics are raving about Meet John Doe!

“Meet John Doe is a winning new musical with an old-fashioned heart, a stirring soul, rock-solid structure, and a rich collection of political and romantic themes ideally matched to our own tough times. As the song says, “Here’s to America.” Even more, here’s to the American musical. “

- Hedy Weiss, Chicago SunTimes

“…Porchlight took on a laudable challenge with Meet John Doe, a full-on new American musical, and this remains both an enjoyable and intriguing night out and, for most of us, a very welcome introduction to young Gerle’s formidable talents.”

- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

“You won’t find a more prescient musical in Chicago than Porchlight Music Theatre’s Meet John Doe.”

- Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times

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Only Hell in a Handbag Productions would DARE to release the fury of

TROGG! A Musical

Book and Music by David Cerda w/Cheryl Snodgrass & Taylor E. Ross

Directed by Scott Ferguson

Previews, May 13-15, 7:30 & 3pm

Opens May 16, 7:30pm

Runs Thurs.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 3pm until July 3.

Tickets $15-$28, The Chopin Studio Space

I am so excited to be part of Hell in Handbag’s new musical, TROGG! A Musical!!!!! I’m playing Katie Kling, the British Mod reporter who is trying to get to the bottom of the Trogg mystery!

“Hell in a Handbag Production is proud to unleash the fury that is TROGG! A Musical.  Loosely based on the final film of legendary actress Joan Crawford, TROGG, Hell in a Handbag’s Trogg! A Musical adds teenagers, rock and roll, and the beach to the mix with Handbag’s extra special touch that has made them Chicago’s leading purveyors of camp and parody theater.”

“See what happens when science clashes with religion, a caveman meets rock and roll and a town learns the true definition of being human in TROGG! A Musical, Hell in a Handbag’s first new musical in 6 years!”

SAVE BIG- GET ADVANCED DISCOUNTED

TROGG TICKETS STARTING MAR. 20.

CLICK HERE FOR $20 TICKETS

For a limited time!

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VIOLET

After TROGG! A Musical, I will be starting on a role and a show of a lifetime, Violet. The cast is phenomenal, the director is one of my favorite directors in Chicago, the Music Director is one of my favorite music directors in Chicago, and it’s with my beloved company. I am going to try so hard to do justice to this beautiful story. I feel so honored that I get to make that attempt. I can’t wait for this journey to begin!

“With music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, VIOLET is set in 1964 in the Deep South during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement. The story follows the growth and enlightenment of a bitter young woman accidentally scarred by her father. In hopes that a TV evangelist can cure her, she embarks on a journey by bus from her sleepy North Carolina town to Oklahoma. Along the way, she meets a young black soldier who teaches her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider.”

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Speaking of my company, Bailiwick Chicago, just before Violet we are producing the incredible musical PASSING STRANGE.  I assisted with casting administration on this show, and let me tell you, YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS. The cast is so good, the show is so good, the music is so good. Trust me. This one is special. We just launched a kickstarter campaign to help us fund this amazing production, we are almost halfway to our fundraising goal, but we can still use your help!

Here are a couple of ways you can help:

1) Donate or find our more information about the project and our kickstarter campaign by going here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/354916751/midwest-premiere-of-passing-strange

2) Come to our event featuring the star of PASSING STRANGE, Jayson Brooks, and his band JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound.

@ Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W. Grand (@ Halsted)

Featuring a live performance by JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

Sunday, March 27 from 7-11 pm

A Benefit Event for Bailiwick Chicago’s upcoming production of PASSING STRANGE

The Tony-award winning rock musical

Featuring JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

$30 – admission + open bar [beer + wine]

Drink Specials All Night!

Cash / Credit accepted at the door!

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WHEW! That’s it for now folks. Happy Spring!!!!

-Harmony