Spring is here, and the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus is in the mood to put on a show.
Fortunately, ‘In the Mood’ IS the show—and, cheap puns notwithstanding, it’s going to be packed with all the great music, subversive fun and dubious taste that audiences have come to expect from the chorus.
‘In the Mood’ pays homage to everything from saccharine 1940s war movies to crooning balladeers to swingin’ big-band standards. It’s all burnished with CGMC’s velvety vocals, and some of it is even slightly tarnished with CGMC’s signature irreverence.
‘This is a big show,’ warns CGMC Artistic Director Patrick Sinozich. ‘We’ve packed it with so much music and so many dance numbers that we had to get three choreographers. And we still found room to squeeze in an Ann Miller tribute.’
In addition to a 21-gun arrangement of its title song, ‘In the Mood’ also features great 1940s-era tunes like ‘One O’Clock Jump,’ a saucy ‘Something for the Boys,’ a hyper-patriotic ‘Praise the Lord (and Pass the Ammunition)’ and even a sexy ‘Stuff Like That There,’ which was immortalized by Bette Midler in the movie For the Boys.
‘In the Mood’ runs Friday, April 15, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 16, at 5 and 8:30 p.m. in the historic Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. Tickets are available in person at the Athenaeum Box Office and via Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com or 312-902-1500). There’s a link to ticket information at the CGMC web site (www.cgmc.org).
Call (773) 296-0541.