Metropolis announces upcoming Artists Lounge series

Posted June 15, 2017 1:00 am

Donica Lynn, Heidi Kettenring and Michael Mahler are among the Broadway veterans and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning performers scheduled for Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's upcoming season of the Artists Lounge Live Series.

The Arlington Heights theater and performer/producer Michael Ingersoll (Under the Streetlamp, "Jersey Boys") announced the upcoming season of the series, which showcases theater artists in a cabaret setting.

The series commences Sept. 7 with John Michael Dias ("Jersey Boys") saluting singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka in "Breaking Up is Hard To Do: Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits!"

Jared Bradshaw ("Jersey Boys," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") channels Bing Crosby alongside a female trio playing The Andrews Sisters in "Swinging on a Star" (Dec. 14).

Donica Lynn pays homage to the legendary Aretha Franklin in "Queen of Soul" (Feb. 28, 2018). That's followed by performer/composer/lyricist Michael Mahler (composer of "October Sky" and "Hero") in "Silly Love Songs: The Paul McCartney Collection" (April 19, 2018).

Katie Deal ("Always, Patsy Cline") pays tribute to Cline, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette in "Country Sunshine: The Legendary Ladies of Nashville" (June 6, 2018).

The 2017-2018 series concludes with Heidi Kettenring ("Wicked" "Beauty and the Beast") performing Broadway and pop music standards by Irving Berlin, The Beatles, Barbra Streisand and others (Aug. 22, 2018).

Tickets are $45 and $50. They're available by phone (847) 577-2121 or online at metropolisarts.com.

Heidi Kettenring, who earned a Jeff Award for her performance in Marriott Theatre's "The King and I," performs as part of the Artists Lounge Series at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. Courtesy of Amy Boyle Photography/Marriott Theatre

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