CABARET
NEWS
CHICAGO - MIDWEST
SUZANNE PETRI CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF "DAS GRAND TOUR"
2006 Outstanding Cabaret Artist, After Dark Award Winner Suzanne Petri
follows her Live CD "A Marvelous Party!" with her debut studio CD "Das
Grand Tour." The official release party is Friday, May 25th at DAVENPORT'S
(1383 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830 - http://www.davenportspianobar.com/
). This CD is the culmination of several years of work with her musical
director Bob Moreen and engineer Bud Johnson of Red Brick Recording
plus many talented musicians and artists who helped make this project
become a reality.
The CD contains original songs by Luke Nelson, Chad
Willetts, David Finkle and Bill Weeden as well as many of Suzanne's
special favorites by Kurt Weill, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Noel Coward
and Marlene Dietrich. The title takes its cue from the 'grand tour'
of music on the CD and the song 'Das Chicago Song,' which has become
Suzanne's signature song. Musicians include Chicago legend of the
piano and accordion, Joe Vito, sax and bass clarinet great Dez Desormeaux,
Jim Cox on bass, one of Chicago's busiest and best, musician/composer
Chad Willetts and long time friend, composer/pianist/singer Lonie
Walker and members of her band: bassist Joe Thomas and percussionist
Luiz Ewerling. These fine musicians and wonderful collaborators are
scheduled to appear at the DAVENPORT'S CD Release Celebration.
Suzanne Petri has brought her marvelous voice, vivacious
performance style and wry sophistication to dozens of stages as an
actor, singer and director. She has worked at such theatres as the
Goodman, Steppenwolf, Next Theatre, Eclipse, Apple Tree and American
Theater Company where she is an ensemble member, appearing as Aunt
Eller in the Jeff Award Recommended 'Oklahoma!' Mrs. Peachum in "The
Threepenny Opera," "Kid-Simple" and "Lie Of The Mind." In 2006 she
was honored to appear at the New York Cabaret Convention Jazz at Lincoln
Center as well as The Chicago Cabaret Convention at Park West Theater
presented by Donald Smith of the Mabel Mercer Foundation.
A passionate advocate of cabaret, Suzanne is the president
and a founding member of the CCP (Chicago Cabaret Professionals -
http://www.chicagocabaret.org/ ) She was a 2000 Cabaret Symposium
fellow at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. She has played cabarets
from Maxim's Nancy Goldberg International Center, the Chicago Cultural
Center to the University Club of Chicago, The Chicago Humanities Festival,
The Underground Wonder Bar, Cyrano's Caf' Simone to the late great
Toulouse on the Park. She and her musical director, the multi talented
Bob Moreen are pleased to present this CD and continue with many upcoming
collaborations.
CD's are available at http://www.suzannepetri.com/
, as well as at iTunes and CDBaby.com.
There is a $15 Cover Charge plus a 2-drink minimum.
$7.50 cover for members of CABARET HOTL;INE ONLINE and Chicago Cabaret
Professionals.
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