NO ONE HERE BUT US WITCHES: A Special Cabaret Event

NO ONE HERE BUT US WITCHES, a fun, campy and touching witch-themed cabaret conceived by Harmony France, will perform June 22 and June 29, 2015 at 8 pm at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway in Chicago. Featuring Chicago actresses Sydney Charles, Harmony France, Amanda Horvath and Danni Smith, the two-night only cabaret is directed by Geoffrey Bleeker with musical direction by Aaron Benham. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. $15 tickets are available for students, military members, and veterans. Tickets are currently available at uptownunderground.net. A cash bar is available and guests must be at least 21 years of age.

In NO ONE HERE BUT US WITCHES, a witch-themed cabaret conceived by Chicago actress Harmony France, we experience the unlikely meeting of Elphaba, Maleficent, Ursula and Glinda as their stories collide in a surprising, hilarious, yet touching tribute to everyone’s favorite witches. Featuring homages to Wicked, Into the Woods, Frozen, The Little Mermaid, The Witches of Eastwick, Hocus Pocus and more, NO ONE HERE BUT US WITCHES is an evening filled with critically-acclaimed, award-winning actresses sharing the untold story of what happens when we stop being polite and start being witches.

“When I was growing up I always loved the witch characters in film and animation because I thought they were powerful, beautiful, flawed and true individuals,” comments author Harmony France. “I wrote this cabaret to celebrate those often misunderstood characters. It will be an outrageous, exciting, fun evening with a cast that is not only a power-house collection of high-caliber actresses, but are also powerful, beautiful, and truly individual women. It is about time for this coven to hit audiences in Chicago!”

Scheduled to perform are Jeff Award, Black Theater Alliance, and Broadway World Award nominee Sydney Charles (Mercury Theater’s Color Purple, Bailiwick Chicago’s Dessa Rose, Theo Unique’s Smokey Joes Cafe), Broadway World Award winner and multiple Jeff Award nominee Harmony France (Sister Act National Tour with Troika Entertainment, Paramount Theatre’s Fiddler on the Roof, Bailiwick Chicago’s Violet), Broadway World Award winner Amanda Horvath (Writers Theatre’s A Little Night Music, Chicago Shakespeare’s Follies, Bailiwick Chicago’s Murder Ballad) and four-time Jeff Award winner Danni Smith (Marriott’s City of Angels, Bailiwick Chicago’s The Wild Party, Theo Ubique’s Passion) finishes up the dynamic line-up.

PRODUCTION DETAILS:

Title: NO ONE HERE BUT US WITCHES

Conceived by: Harmony France

Musical Arrangements: Aaron Benham and Timothy Boyd

Director: Geoffrey Bleeker

Music Director: Aaron Benham

Cast: Sydney Charles, Harmony France, Amanda Horvath and Danni Smith.

Location: Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway, in Chicago

Dates: Monday, June 22 & Monday, June 29, 2015

Curtain Time: 8 pm

Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Tickets are currently available at uptownunderground.net. $15 tickets are available at the door for students, military members and veterans with ID.

About the Author

Harmony France is a Chicago-based actress/singer just finishing the national tour of Sister Act (Troika Entertainment). She is the casting director at Bailiwick Chicago as well as a teaching artist at Actor’s Training Center. She wrote and performed her one-woman cabaret A Piece of Sky at Davenport’s Piano Bar, Bailiwick Repertory Theater and 3160. She has worked at Bailiwick Chicago, Paramount Theatre, Profiles Theatre, Light Opera Works, Porchlight Music Theatre, Steppenwolf Garage, Peninsula Players, Victory Gardens Theater, Theatre at the Center and Bohemian Theatre Ensemble, among others. Select performance roles include Violet (Violet), The Witch (Into the Woods), Emma (Tell Me on a Sunday), Ruth (Dessa Rose), and Mother (Ragtime). Harmony has received a Broadway World Award for Best Actress in a Musical, an After Dark award for Best Ensemble, and two Jeff Award Nominations for Best Actress in a Musical. This cabaret is dedicated to her family, Eric, Danni and Sheldon.

About the Venue

Uptown Underground, located at 4707 N. Broadway, is Chicago’s premiere entertainment destination dedicated solely to the works of Burlesque, Cabaret, Music, Magic, and Comedy.