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Sarah Siddons Society Presents the "Siddons at Seventy Soirée"

Featuring Performances by Kate Baldwin and Heidi Kettenring - Monday, July 25, 2022 at Davenport's

Pictured: (left to right) Kate Baldwin and Heidi Kettenring are the featured performers at The Sarah Siddons Society’s upcoming “Siddons at Seventy Soirée.”
Pictured: (left to right) Kate Baldwin and Heidi Kettenring are the featured performers at The Sarah Siddons Society’s upcoming “Siddons at Seventy Soirée.”

The Sarah Siddons Society is pleased to celebrate its seventieth anniversary with the Siddons at Seventy Soirée, featuring special performances by past award honorees Kate Baldwin and Heidi Kettenring on Monday, July 25, 2022 at Davenport’s, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Chuck Larkin will provide musical direction. The evening begins with a reception from 6 – 7 pm followed by performances in Davenport’s intimate cabaret. Tickets ($125) are currently available at sarahsiddonssociety.org. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

Kate Baldwin is a past recipient of the Sarah Siddons Society Award and has been nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Awards for both Finian’s Rainbow and Hello, Dolly! Heidi Kettenring is a past recipient of the Sarah Siddons Society Leading Artist Award (formerly Leading Lady) as well as the Joseph Jefferson Award, nine Jeff Award nominations, an After Dark Award and the Richard M. Kneeland Award. Both are graduates of Northwestern University.

Since its inception, the mission of the Society has been to fund scholarships to promising theater arts students at top Chicago area universities including; The Theater Department, Columbia College; The Theatre School at DePaul University; Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and Northwestern University School of Communications. For additional information, visit sarahsiddonssociety.org.

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