The BAER THEATER at MORGAN PARK ACADEMY 2153 W. 111TH STREET, CHICAGO 60643

Photo (L to R) Front row: Andy Breitbarth, Macoe Davis; Middle row: Hannah Hayes, Gretchen Woell, Ben Walker, Joelle Singer Jensen, Lauren Bourret; Back row: Dan Murphy, Sterlin Johnson, Leandra Ward. Photo credit: Camilla Joe-O'Keefe 
Chicago, IL: The Beverly Theatre Guild (BTG) is thrilled to announce its spring musical, Godspell – 2012 Revival. Directed and choreographed by Tor Campbell of Rogers Park, this production promises to be a not-to-miss rendering of the Broadway smash hit that originally debuted in 1971. Based on the Gospel of Saint Matthew, Godspell 2012 is the timeless tale of friendship, loyalty, and love in a masterful retelling of the original sensation. It uses song, dance, and a variety of storytelling techniques to relay the parables that Jesus shared with his disciples. Filled with high spirited musical styles ranging from pop to vaudeville, this theatrical celebration is a reminder that kindness, tolerance, and love should live on vibrantly.
Godspell was the first musical by award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose body of work includes Pippin and Wicked. The 2012 Revised Version has dazzling new arrangements and lyrics of its beloved songs, such as "Day by Day,” “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” and “Beautiful City,” that will be humming in your head long after the performance is over. 
This final show of BTG’s 2023-24 Season is produced by Tony Zawila (Scottsdale) and Richard Lara, Jr. (Scottsdale), with an artistic staff that includes Kathryn Cargill (Palos Heights) as Assistant Director, Sharon Mason (Ashburn) as Music Director, Michael Barr-Schinzel (Beverly) as Assistant Music Director, and Britta Schlicht (Roscoe Village) as Assistant Choreographer.
Starring in the lead role as Jesus will be Sterlin Johnson of Forest Park. The role of John the Baptist/Judas will be played by Ben Walker of Blue Island. The extremely talented ensemble cast consists of Rachel Berlinski (Worth), Lauren Bourret (Mt. Greenwood), Andy Breitbarth (Evergreen Park), Katie Beth Davis (Andersonville), Macoe Davis (Andersonville), Michael Gerardi (Beverly), Kallie Givens (Washington Heights), Hannah Hayes (Oak Lawn), Hannah Kennedy (Beverly), Betty Kort (Evergreen Park), Meg Massaro (Beverly), Sydney Milligan (Calumet Heights), Dan Murphy (Darien), Rose Murphy (Kenwood), Danielle O’Malley (Mt. Greenwood), Victoria Sanders (Ashburn), Joelle Singer Jensen (South Loop), Paul Wagner (Hammond, IN), Leandra Ward (Steger), and Gretchen Woell (Lakeview). 
The Beverly Theatre Guild is Chicago’s longest running community theatre company, dating back to the 1920s. BTG shows are performed at the Baer Theater, a 425-seat venue with state-of-the-art sound and lighting, located at 2153 West 111th Street on the campus of the Morgan Park Academy. Information on BTG may be found at www.beverlytheatreguild.org.
PERFORMANCES DATES: 
MAY 3, 2024 at 7:30 pm 
MAY 4, 2024 at 2:00 pm 
MAY 4, 2024 at 7:30 pm 
MAY 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm 
TICKETS: 
Adults: $25, Seniors/Active Military/Students: $23
Group Rates are Available
773.BTG.TIXS (284.8497) 
www.beverlytheatreguild.org 
VENUE: 
The BAER THEATER at MORGAN PARK ACADEMY
2153 W. 111TH STREET, CHICAGO 60643
 
GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com.
The Beverly Theatre Guild is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

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2024 Concerto Competition Winners Katie Gallagher and Eileen Moudou are the featured soloists for the University Symphony Orchestra’s spring quarter concert, performing Béla Bartók’s Viola Concerto and the first movement of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto in G minor respectively. For an inspirational close to the 2023-24 season, the USO will then present Sergei Prokofiev’s monumental Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100. Of this work, written in the summer of 1944 while the composer was living in an artists’ retreat north of Moscow, Prokofiev wrote: “I conceived of it as glorifying the grandeur of the human spirit...praising the free and happy man – his strength, his generosity, and the purity of his soul.”
Free admission. Donations gratefully accepted at the door: $10 general/$5 students
This concert will be livestreamed here on our website and on the Department of Music’s YouTube channel. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UChicagoMusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube.com/@UChicagoMusic</a>.

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A Duke Ellington Quasquicentennial
Duke Ellington’s influence throughout jazz history as a composer, pianist, orchestrator, and improviser is indisputable. With 2024 marking his 125th birthday, the UChicago Jazz Ensemble will celebrate by exploring a broad range of compositions drawn from Ellington’s oeuvre. From the Cotton Club in New York City of the late 1920s, to his masterful creations with bassist Jimmy Blanton in the 1940s, to his extended works of the 1950s and 1960s, the ensemble will perform a program of Ellington’s widely celebrated tunes as well as lesser performed gems. Come reminisce in tempo as the ensemble performs the works of this remarkable American composer. 
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This concert will be livestreamed here on our website and on the Department of Music’s YouTube channel. youtube.com/@UChicagoMusic.

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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

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The Chamber Orchestra showcases the vibrant energy of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga's Overture No. 1, the sultry rhythms of Emmanuel Chabrier's Habanera, and Suites from The Gordian Knot Untied by Henry Purcell, along with Gabriel Fauré's Élégie, featuring cellist Raphael Stone.
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Logan Center Penthouse 901, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL, 60637

The Early Music Ensemble completes its year-long commemoration of the life of William Byrd with a performance of the complete Mass for Five Voices. The program will also include instrumental music for crumhorns, recorders, and viols by Byrd’s contemporaries, including excerpts from John Dowland’s cycle of laments, the Lachrimae, or “Seven Teares,” with guest lutenist Braedon Hofmann.
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University Chorus

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The Arab Concert
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South Kenwood Avenue

The 57th Street Art Fair, on Saturday, June 1, 11am-6pm and&nbsp;Sunday, June 2, 10am-5pm the Midwest’s oldest juried art fair, will mark its 77th
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Whether you are looking for original works of art in glass, jewelry, leather, photography, printmaking, painting, sculpture, wood, ceramics and fiber art - you are sure to find something handmade, special and one of a kind at the 57th St Art Fair.

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FREE OUTDOOR JAZZ PERFORMANCES SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
First Fridays - June 7 (Hurricane Reggae Band), July 5 (Tony Carpenter), August 2 (Thaddeus Tukes), and September 6 (Corey Wilkes) from 12-2:30 p.m.Harper Court, 5235 S. Harper Court, Hyde Park (53rd Street and S. Lake Park Avenue). <a href="https://www.hpjazz.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2nKL9_xb5it_rAOUZ33yWhtDLuRpKoH0AHbbmH_Vafqt515Hu6hUWxTMQ_aem_AfFEHW5abkEJOLYTALG_JS5VGvuxhmZZsd5VENBbLEIEZCCQ-lOX-Tdigd5ixYbey0m9TpXhvct0nZbFkX-456PJ" rel="nofollow" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.hpjazz.com</a>
Parking The Harper Court parking structure will offer limited free parking between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Standard parking rates will apply for those entering the garage before 10 a.m. or exiting after 4 p.m. Enter on S. Lake Park Avenue just south of McDonald’s.
Seating Please bring your favorite chair. Limited seating will be available, but we cannot guarantee seats. Please, no seat saving.
Dining Enjoy Bob's Pizza, Chipotle, Daisy's Po-Boy &amp; Tavern, Deep Purpl, Ja’ Grill, Roti Modern Mediterranean, Stan’s Donuts &amp; Coffee, and Strugglebeard Bakery - all in Harper Court. Or sample one of the many great eateries on 53rd Street. For a complete list of restaurants go to <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwelcometohydepark.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0FzUtJtt9J97JNeo6xfkjEFsqi15ZCowY4KKxtcDoJLZ8U3EEYZdKLSz8_aem_AfGlV56PNMRij_Rm7ObfvrOZr-UghAwPlC8hlnaRzZSkZz2ki-KfUBedGjiWiBRjT2PhjlloRe3BXKSHLYAStLOE&amp;h=AT1nGjhGx4XpoXwsgM2rsvSyfOrgQBCn7S5omBK1ymEQYQ-5gGPWTKjPGUxVzHk4O6zHKZiOuDiMQ9UU6wDqkN5kEJn0YEy1Ovy9yi3GlPIFvJoT9rgThBJUZ4L2qyyMPtrxYSbGnLZzx4eVcpIvr-k&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT0NmUmLEawWtbHj612-1uATgijYtERT-V7phc5X_w-gJ2aZAOB2nB1DuN6r3BLrRcYeuO81IBnz_A9Wp9zZDeculWgF-sg0V8zvINSIx1gBx3WLNffh5KQC2BZmKkl3RtNV9Ys4kzX2Ps5mODz3E0OGR6IFgo1B5N6PLDEF5O8yw7TfuyOX" rel="nofollow" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">welcometohydepark.com.</a>
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Local Event: Jazz in the Court - Hurricane Reggae Band

Jazz in the Court - Hurricane Reggae Band

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Local Event: Jazz in the Court - Tony Carpenter

Jazz in the Court - Tony Carpenter

Friday July 5, 2024: FREE OUTDOOR JAZZ PERFORMANCES SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
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First Fridays - June 7 (Hurricane Reggae Band), July 5 (Tony Carpenter), August 2 (Thaddeus Tukes), and September 6 (Corey Wilkes) from 12-2:30 p.m.Harper Court, 5235 S. Harper Court, Hyde Park (53rd Street and S. Lake Park Avenue). <a href="https://www.hpjazz.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2nKL9_xb5it_rAOUZ33yWhtDLuRpKoH0AHbbmH_Vafqt515Hu6hUWxTMQ_aem_AfFEHW5abkEJOLYTALG_JS5VGvuxhmZZsd5VENBbLEIEZCCQ-lOX-Tdigd5ixYbey0m9TpXhvct0nZbFkX-456PJ" rel="nofollow" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.hpjazz.com</a>
Parking The Harper Court parking structure will offer limited free parking between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Standard parking rates will apply for those entering the garage before 10 a.m. or exiting after 4 p.m. Enter on S. Lake Park Avenue just south of McDonald’s.
Seating Please bring your favorite chair. Limited seating will be available, but we cannot guarantee seats. Please, no seat saving.
Dining Enjoy Bob's Pizza, Chipotle, Daisy's Po-Boy &amp; Tavern, Deep Purpl, Ja’ Grill, Roti Modern Mediterranean, Stan’s Donuts &amp; Coffee, and Strugglebeard Bakery - all in Harper Court. Or sample one of the many great eateries on 53rd Street. For a complete list of restaurants go to <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwelcometohydepark.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0FzUtJtt9J97JNeo6xfkjEFsqi15ZCowY4KKxtcDoJLZ8U3EEYZdKLSz8_aem_AfGlV56PNMRij_Rm7ObfvrOZr-UghAwPlC8hlnaRzZSkZz2ki-KfUBedGjiWiBRjT2PhjlloRe3BXKSHLYAStLOE&amp;h=AT1nGjhGx4XpoXwsgM2rsvSyfOrgQBCn7S5omBK1ymEQYQ-5gGPWTKjPGUxVzHk4O6zHKZiOuDiMQ9UU6wDqkN5kEJn0YEy1Ovy9yi3GlPIFvJoT9rgThBJUZ4L2qyyMPtrxYSbGnLZzx4eVcpIvr-k&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT0NmUmLEawWtbHj612-1uATgijYtERT-V7phc5X_w-gJ2aZAOB2nB1DuN6r3BLrRcYeuO81IBnz_A9Wp9zZDeculWgF-sg0V8zvINSIx1gBx3WLNffh5KQC2BZmKkl3RtNV9Ys4kzX2Ps5mODz3E0OGR6IFgo1B5N6PLDEF5O8yw7TfuyOX" rel="nofollow" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">welcometohydepark.com.</a>
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Local Event: Jazz in the Court - Corey Wilkes

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