Most recently she can be found regularly at Lark, Joy District, and STK.Ĭhicago radio waves have broadcasted several “live from the club” mix shows with Laura B. Other residencies also included Manhole, Hunters, and Club Escape, all in Chicago. Her experience has kept her working hard hailing over 13 years of residency at Excalibur/Vision Chicago’s largest Nightclub and over 16 years residency Hydrate Nightclub Chicago’s premier gay club where she still reigns. This talent kept Laura B a buzz and moved the “Bee” into Queen Bee status. Open format remains her specialty, but make no mistake: she has held residencies with specific genres including house, hip hop, and top 40. Her ability for any music genre has had the crowds moving in the clubs since 1982 in Chicago. Packed dance floors and long lines prevail at clubs when Laura B is spinning. CGMC has performed the National Anthem multiple times at world-famous Wrigley Field and for the WNBA Chicago Sky. Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 2001 and currently has four cd-recordings available: Cool Yule, featuring jazzy holiday selections I Will Be Loved Tonight, a collection of their favorite love (and not-so-in-love) songs Favorite Things, their second celebration of holiday music and So Happy Together: Festival Gems, featuring all live performances from their appearances at the last three quadrennial GALA Festivals. Most recently, CGMC proudly sang “America the Beautiful” for the Illinois Marriage Equality Act bill-signing ceremony and was the featured guest choral performer for the star-studded concert, Broadway Rocks, with the Grant Park Music Festival in 2011. They have also brought entertainment back home, hosting choruses from across the United States and Europe to sing with the chorus here in Chicago. Pinafore and our original work – Ten Commandments – The Musical traditional choral concerts and intimate cabaret presentations-all punctuated with their signature joyous irreverence.ĬGMC has traveled extensively across North America, representing Chicago in cities including Montreal, New York, Denver, Miami, Los Angeles, and New Orleans. Their always-memorable performances have included original musical revues five popular productions celebrating the Sidetrack show tune experience full-length book musicals including The Wizard of Oz, The Mikado, H.M.S. For the last three decades, they have entertained audiences across the continent with innovative musical programming, exploring everything from love to politics to the sometimes fabulous, sometimes challenging world of being gay-often all at the same time. The Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus (CGMC) has been an integral part of Chicago’s cultural and gay communities since 1983. Through colorful performances that blend traditional choral music with musical theater, jazz and pop, and a gay aesthetic, they seek to delight their audiences, enrich their members and explore issues relevant to LGBT people and their allies-enlivening Chicago’s cultural landscape and creating a better community for all. “Choral, Cabaret and Musical Theater all Rolled into One”Ĭhicago Gay Men’s Chorus is an inclusive, community-based performing arts organization that creates musical experiences to entertain and enlighten, inspire change, and build community.
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