Milly’s Orchid Show celebrates its “29 Years and Holdin'” anniversary show at the Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., on Saturday, July 29, at 8 p.m.
The show will feature Brigid Murphy as host Milly May Smithy and band Expo 76. Some of the other acts slated to be featured include Blue Man Group, Karol Kent’s Cubs trilogy, Paula Killen, Marc “Poetry Slam” Smith and Robert Cornelius. There will also be a special letter from David Sedaris, Milly’s back-up dancers the Coal Diggers, the Snack Seat and more.
Milly’s Orchid Show is a variety show that started Dec. 16, 1987, in the back room of Lounge Ax on Lincoln Avenue. In 1990, the show moved to the Park West. It is created and produced by Murphy, who also hosts the show as the wise-cracking country singer Milly May Smithy.
Tickets are available at the Park West box office and online at bit.ly/2rFRjRW.