Gypsy Jazz Spectacular Featuring lePercolateur and Chicago Licorice Sticks
Chopin Theatre Mainstage (1543 W. Division Ave. Chicago, IL 60642)
- Full Price:
- $12.00
- Our Price:
- $6.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Gypsy Jazz Spectacular have expired.
The last date listed for Gypsy Jazz Spectacular was Wednesday March 16, 2011 / 8:00pm.
Currently at Chopin Theatre Mainstage:
Jamaica, Farewell, a Powerful One-Woman Show, at Chopin Theatre
- Full Price:
- $35.00
- Our Price:
- $17.50
Debra Ehrhardt's acclaimed solo show Jamaica, Farewell is based on a mostly true story about the playwright's journey to the USA from Jamaica in the turbulent 1970s of the Manley Era. As an 18-year-old secretary in Kingston, Jamaica, Ehrhardt and her passion for America bump into a handsome CIA agent over a bowl of oxtail soup. She decides to squeeze through the pinhole of opportunity with the help of this love-struck American. Her way out of Jamaica is blocked by many obstacles: an alcoholic father, a Bible-spouting mother, the price of an air ticket and U.S. government suspicions. The boundary between bravery and foolishness becomes blurred as she becomes more desperate. When she agrees to smuggle a million dollars in cash to a mysterious contact somewhere in Miami, the agent becomes her unwitting accomplice. NAACP Award-winner Ehrhardt plays every part. Jamaica, Farewell is directed by Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and has been optioned for film by a major Hollywood producer. Learn More
More Information About Gypsy Jazz Spectacular
Website
http://globalgroove.ning.com/events/lepercolateur-gypsy-jazz
Description
Gypsy jazz group lePercolateur consists of frontwoman Nicole Peterson-Pearce; Marielle deRocca-Serra on violin; Stacy McMichael on the upright bass; Sam Random, resident songwriter of the company’s songs “Dancing in the Kitchen” and “All I Want is You,” on guitar and vocals and Kevin Rush on lead guitar. This fresh, fun collection of local musicians endeavors to put a hip, current twist on a classic musical style and delivers to their crowds with spruced up standards and cleverly covered contemporary hits along with hours of entertainment that have them on their feet and singing along at each show.
Special guests: Stephen Lynerd on vibraphone & Zoey Witz on guitar!
Opening act: Lil' Ricki & the Licorice Sticks