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Theatre Works<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: October 16 &#8211; November 8<\/div>\n<div>Debuts Friday, Oct. 16 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale: Friday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>New Faces Sing Broadway 1987 with host Larry Adams<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: November 6 &#8211; November 29<\/div>\n<div>Debuts: Friday, Nov. 6 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale: Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Zoot Suit<\/div>\n<div>In collaboration with L.A. Theatre Works<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: November 27 &#8211; December 20<\/div>\n<div>Debuts: Friday, Nov. 27 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale: Friday, Oct.\u00a030 at 10 a.m.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Happy Holidays from Porchlight!<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: December 11 &#8211; January 3, 2021<\/div>\n<div>Debuts: Friday, Dec. 11 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale: Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. Central<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>And Porchlight continues its FREE virtual programming with\u00a0Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable with host Artistic Director Michael Weber, Movie Musical Mondays, WPMT PRESENTS: Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio and PORCHLIGHT BY REQUEST.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-content-editor\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider-base divider-solid\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#A3CDA2\" height=\"1\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/1101116784221\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div align=\"center\">PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE KICKS OFF THE FALL SEASON\u00a0WITH BROADWAY BY THE DECADE, NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1987 AND A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Porchlight Adds New Original Productions and Collaboration with<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">L.A. Theatre Works\u00a0to its Virtual Offerings this Fall with FREE and<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Pay-to-View Options<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>CHICAGO \u2013 Porchlight Music Theatre announces its schedule for fall 2020, offering a variety of free and pay-to-view options for virtual experiences. The new programs include original Porchlight productions of Broadway by the Decade, New Faces Sing Broadway 1987 and Happy Holidays from Porchlight! and musical audio broadcasts, with Chicago roots, from L.A. Theatre Works: Working and Zoot Suit. These offerings are in addition to Porchlight\u2019s continued free online programs: Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable with host Michael Weber, Porchlight by Request, Movie Musical Mondays and WPMT Presents: Classical Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>After purchasing a ticket to any of Porchlight\u2019s paid options, ticket holders will receive an email with a link and password to view the chosen performance for 72 hours. Information on each production is listed below and may be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001qRADApizLDAzKa8CvmLI7uZ7MS9V9LTx2th4vxwWXogdEbo_O9uTJ_oVDISlP-RYcQOkadkXqC5rzUPd7dD7VKCDo-RyIgKxYqJ-tqiHdUJWkEf2jhs-VnrRv42qAAJ5GlaHkhqYRY1OTJs3OX0NfyUrCboNkSO5&amp;c=Z9CBbt2iCB9Rw2c9efD7zb2W872szqV207Ce8DyzjjfX5vDumS3E1w==&amp;ch=htwJEJTWZD7Xcm01UdhNV2tlAXfwvbkHuOyNnSq3hcYHZvy-yOf-Pw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Broadway by the Decade<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: September 25 &#8211; October 25<\/div>\n<div>Debuts Friday, Sept. 25 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>Director: Michael Weber<\/div>\n<div>Music Director: Michael McBride<\/div>\n<div>Cast: Stephen Allen Jr., Neala Barron, Darilyn Burtley, Lucy Godinez, Donterrio Johnson, James Earl Jones II, Michelle Lauto and<\/div>\n<div>Michael McBride<\/div>\n<div>Production team: Eric Backus (audio engineer and sound mixing); Alex Rhyan (director of production); Christopher Pazdernik (casting &amp; company manager); Ben Balmer (production assistant) and Austin Packard (videographer and video editing)<\/div>\n<div>Ticket Price: $15-$50<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale now.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Porchlight Music Theatre\u2019s Artistic Director Michael Weber takes the audience on a guided tour of Broadway\u2019s musical history from the late 1800s to the present day. Weber shares the story of how the American idiom, the musical, evolved decade by decade with musical performances designed especially for this production starring Porchlight favorites performing songs\u00a0from Show Boat, Girl Crazy, Funny Girl, Chicago, Les Miserables, Disney\u2019s Beauty and the Beast, Waitress and more.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Working<\/div>\n<div>In collaboration with L.A. Theatre Works<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: October 16 &#8211; November 8<\/div>\n<div>Debuts Friday, Oct. 16 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>By Studs Terkel<\/div>\n<div>Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso<\/div>\n<div>Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor<\/div>\n<div>Director: Scott Shwartz<\/div>\n<div>Original Music by Dave Ossman, on piano, and John Harvey, on percussion<\/div>\n<div>Cast: Eileen Barnett, Orson Bean, Harry Groener, Kaitlin Hopkins, Michael Kostroff, Kenna Ramsey, Vickilyn Reynolds, Vincent Tumeo and B.J. Ward with the chorus including\u00a0James Donato, Leilani Hays, Melissa Justin, Steve Kirwan, Linda Langford, Steve Lanter, Lynsey Shmukler Jones, Michael Shutt and Jodie Verdu<\/div>\n<div>Original Music: Dave Ossman, on piano, and John Harvey, on percussion<\/div>\n<div>Ticket Price: $15-$25<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale: Friday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m.<\/div>\n<div>In a special arrangement with L.A. Theatre Works, Porchlight will host the first revised and updated version of this 1970s cult classic based on the legendary book by Studs Terkel. With a cast of twenty Working is a rousing musical for anyone who has ever punched a clock, a cow or a supervisor\u2014or wanted to.<\/div>\n<div>This is the original radio broadcast recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in March 1999.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>New Faces Sing Broadway 1987<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: November 6 &#8211; November 29<\/div>\n<div>Debuts: Friday, Nov. 6 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>Director: Christopher Pazdernik<\/div>\n<div>Music Director: David Fiorello<\/div>\n<div>Host: Larry Adams<\/div>\n<div>Cast: Anna Marie Abbate, Isabella Andrews, Ciera Dawn, Taylor DiTola, Timothy Foszcz, Cameron Goode, Garrett Griffin, Parker Guidry, Devon Hayakawa and Kelan Smith<\/div>\n<div>Production team: Christopher Pazdernik (director); David Fiorello (music director\/accompanist); Alex Rhyan (director of production); CastleLight Productions (video, editing\u00a0and audio services) and Michael Weber (artistic director)<\/div>\n<div>Ticket Price: $15-$50<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale: Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Filmed on-site at Chicago\u2019s historic Studebaker Theatre, the popular New Faces Sing Broadway cabaret series returns, virtually, this fall with host Larry Adams and a line up of up-and-coming performers from Chicago\u2019s music theatre scene. New Faces Sing Broadway 1987 is an entire Broadway season in 90 minutes and includes hit songs from Les Miserables, Into the Woods, Me and My Girl and other musicals from the 1987 Broadway season.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Zoot Suit<\/div>\n<div>In collaboration with L.A. Theatre Works<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: November 27 &#8211; December 20<\/div>\n<div>Debuts: Friday, Nov. 27 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>By Luis Valdez<\/div>\n<div>Incidental Music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero<\/div>\n<div>Director: Luis Valdez<\/div>\n<div>Music Director: Daniel Valdez<\/div>\n<div>Cast: Marco Rodriguez, Kinan Valdez, Daniel Valdez, Alma Martinez, Primavera Flor-Valdez, Lakin Valdez, Gregory Itzin, Xochiquetzal Candelaria, Estrella Esparza, Ruben C. Gonzalez, Raul Cardona, Daniel Chac\u00f3n, Katrina Valdez, Seth Millwood, Spencer Garrett and Al Ruscio<\/div>\n<div>Ticket Price: $15-$25<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale: Friday, Oct.\u00a030 at 10 a.m.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a special arrangement with L.A. Theatre Works, playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the unrest in Los Angeles following 12 Latino youths being unjustly convicted by a biased judge to examine the zoot suit culture of the 40s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is the original radio broadcast recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July 2001.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Happy Holidays from Porchlight!<\/div>\n<div>Available for viewing: December 11 &#8211; January 3, 2021<\/div>\n<div>Debuts: Friday, Dec. 11 at 12 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>Director Artistic Director Michael Weber<\/div>\n<div>Ticket Price: $15-$50<\/div>\n<div>Tickets on sale: Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Porchlight Music Theatre debuts a holiday \u201cget together,\u201d virtually, to celebrate the start of the winter season. This holiday special features Porchlight favorites performing holiday classics and winter-themed songs from a variety of music theatre productions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This fall, Porchlight continues to offer free programming via its social media channels including <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001qRADApizLDAzKa8CvmLI7uZ7MS9V9LTx2th4vxwWXogdEbo_O9uTJ6nDJK3X_Snen-eJi-W0znD8xUlnMb4qJjjjBVlS3NRqu5dBzwQ6330I0VXDaimdEM9GRfFj0sZmjtxgDmCVeBqzu0nst0nIkoAuK4hRLxgG9m5UPGccrHVj8lnknQuVvQ7sF-dJx3od&amp;c=Z9CBbt2iCB9Rw2c9efD7zb2W872szqV207Ce8DyzjjfX5vDumS3E1w==&amp;ch=htwJEJTWZD7Xcm01UdhNV2tlAXfwvbkHuOyNnSq3hcYHZvy-yOf-Pw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youtube.com<\/a>.\u00a0The continuing online Porchlight programming is:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable with host Artistic Director Michael Weber<\/div>\n<div>Every other Saturday at 7 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>FREE<\/div>\n<div>Stephen Sondheim\u2019s storied career is discussed show by show every other Saturday at 7 p.m. Central with special guests from the worlds of Chicago\u2019s theater scene, Broadway and national music theatre presenters.<\/div>\n<div>Dates TBA<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The fall season launches with Weber talking with Deanna Dunagan (Tony Award-winning actor for August: Osage County, who appeared in the world premiere of Bounce at the Goodman, directed by Hal Prince), Chris Jones (Chicago Tribune chief theater critic and culture columnist, New York Daily News Broadway and WBBM-TV critic) and Michael Mahler (Jeff Award-winning actor, music director, composer\/lyricist whose credits include creating additional lyrics for the Broadway revival of Miss Saigon as well as music direction for Road Show at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre) about Sondheim\u2019s Road Show. Previously titled Bounce and before that Wise Guys and Gold!, Road Show, with music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by John Weidman has a fascinating history, a complex evolution and has never appeared on the Great White Way but had productions in Chicago, Washington D.C. and off-Broadway.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Porchlight presents some complementary content, with a cocktail: I\u2019ll Drink to That. A new episode of this series hosted by Porchlight Board Member and Hearty Boy Steve McDonagh debuts each Friday before a Sondheim episode. McDonagh, in his own original way,\u00a0shares a cocktail recipe, pairing it with that week\u2019s Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable with host Michael Weber&#8217;s episode.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Movie Musical Monday<\/div>\n<div>Every Monday at 7 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>FREE<\/div>\n<div>Each week a noteworthy host and special guest join in a ZOOM conversation about a musical movie with musical and movie fans. It\u2019s like a book club for movies where attendees are asked to watch the movie before the chat and come prepared for an hour of conversation, fun facts and more.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Monday, Sept. 21: Fiddler on the Roof with host WGN\u2019s Paul Lisnek (New Faces Sing Broadway 1964) and special guest Iris Lieberman (Billy Elliot the Musical, How to Succeed\u2026, Paramount Theatre\u2019s Fiddler on the Roof.).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>WPMT PRESENTS: Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio<\/div>\n<div>Every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Central<\/div>\n<div>FREE<\/div>\n<div>Debuting this past summer and continuing into fall is Porchlight\u2019s WPMT PRESENTS: Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio. Artistic Director Michael Weber introduces musicals from the early to mid 20th century as they were heard on network radio programs such as The Lux Radio Theatre and The Theatre Guild on the Air, often featuring members of the original Broadway casts. A bonus feature to some of the\u00a0series\u2019 episodes are special guests joining Weber in conversation about that day\u2019s broadcast. Past guests have included Mitchell J. Fain (discussing Strike Up the Band) and Christie Chiles Twillie (discussing Carmen Jones).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Sept. 22: WPMT PRESENTS: High Button Shoes<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Sept. 29: WPMT PRESENTS: Girl Crazy with special guest playwright\/lyricist Stephen Cole<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Oct. 6: WPMT PRESENTS: A Connecticut Yankee<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Oct. 13: WPMT PRESENTS: This is the Army<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Oct. 20: WPMT PRESENTS: Lady Be Good<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Oct. 27: WPMT PRESENTS: Phantom of the Opera with special guest, Chicago actor\/playwright\/teacher Tom Mula<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Nov 10: WPMT PRESENTS: The Student Prince<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Nov 17: WPMT PRESENTS: Allegro<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Nov 24: WPMT PRESENTS: Holiday Inn<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Dec 1: WPMT PRESENTS: Maytime<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Dec 8: WPMT PRESENTS: The Lemon Drop Kid<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Dec 15: WPMT PRESENTS: Babes in Toyland<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Dec 22: WPMT PRESENTS: Meet Me in St. Louis<\/div>\n<div>Tuesday, Dec 29: WPMT PRESENTS: On Your Toes<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>PORCHLIGHT BY REQUEST<\/div>\n<div>via Facebook, debut times vary<\/div>\n<div>Fans of music theatre and others may request a show tune with a dedication and, in a &#8220;Command Performance,&#8221; a favorite Porchlight artist customizes this song. Past Porchlight By Request videos have been dedicated to family members, front line responders, teachers and others.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Porchlight may change any of the above information for productions, artists, etc, due to new updates from the CDC or local government regarding up-to-date COVID-19 precautions and instructions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ABOUT PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE<\/div>\n<div>As the home for music theatre in Chicago now in its 26th\u00a0season, Porchlight Music Theatre is nationally recognized for reimagining classic productions, supporting new works and showcasing musical theatre\u2019s noted Chicago veterans and rising stars. Porchlight elevates the genre by providing intimate and powerful music theatre experiences through the lens of the \u201cChicago Style.\u201d The 2017\u20132018 year marked a milestone for Porchlight as the company became an Artist In-Residence at the historic Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago\u2019s Gold Coast.\u00a0Porchlight\u2019s rich history includes the staging of more than 70 productions with 15 Chicago premieres and five world premieres. Through Porchlight\u2019s \u201cOff the Porch\u201d new works program, the musicals of the next generation are developed and given a first audience.\u00a0Porchlight&#8217;s education programming serves schools, young artists, hobbyists and emerging professionals. Its musical theatre summer camps returned for the fourth smash year in 2020, virtually and in-person, developing skills in young performers and offering scholarships to qualifying students. The company\u2019s many accolades include 33 Black Theatre Alliance nominations and 178 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations resulting in 42 Jeff Awards. In 2020, Porchlight Music Theatre\u2019s first year in the \u201cLarge Theatre\u201d tier of the Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, Porchlight was honored with 11 nominations in both technical and artistic categories.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"># # #<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div>Porchlight Music Theatre is partially supported by generous contributions from the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation, Actors\u2019 Equity Foundation, Allstate, Bayless Family Foundation, Michael Best &amp; Friedrich LLP, Chapman | Spingola, Attorneys at Law, the Gaylord &amp; Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Elegant Event Lighting, Elevate Energy, James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki Family Foundation, Hearty Boys, Hopsmith, A.L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation, the MacArthur Fund for Arts &amp; Culture at the Prince Foundation, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, Daniel and Genevieve Ratner Foundation, The Saints, Dr. Scholl Foundation, the Stuart Family Foundation,\u00a0the Topfer Family Foundation and Walton Street Kitchen. The season program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency, and by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs &amp; Special Events.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-content-editor\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider-base divider-solid\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#A3CDA2\" 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