Sondheim in the Park

Friday 14
Cabarah
Lurie Garden South Stage; 4, 5pm. Cabarah performs some of Sondheim’s big-group numbers.
Jazz
Lurie Garden/Great Lawn Stage; 4:15, 5:15pm. Judy Roberts, Greg Fishman and Paulinho Garcia give these show tunes a jazz twist.
Jeremy Kahn and Friends
Wrigley Square Stage; 4:30, 5:30pm. Actors from Wicked—Heidi Kettenring, Telly Leung and Gene Weygandt—join jazz pianist Kahn.
Sondheim in the Park Concert
Jay Pritzker Pavilion; 6:30pm. See listings.
Sondheim’s Women
Chase Promenade South Stage; 8, 9pm. Theater students from the Chicago College of Performing Arts sing Sondheim’s ladies.
Lucky Plush Productions
Lurie Garden South Stage; 8:15, 9:15pm. Dancers offer fanciful interpretations while musicians and singers accompany.
White Horse Theater
Chase Promenade North; 8:30, 9:30pm. Storefront troupe White Horse bends the genders of some solo and group numbers.

Saturday 15
Cabarah
Lurie Garden South Stage; 1, 2pm. See Friday 14.
Pacific Overtures
Lurie Garden/Great Lawn Stage; 1:30, 2:30pm. Cast members from Pacific Overtures’ recent Broadway revival, including Joe Foronda and Telly Leung, offer some samples.
The Frogs
Central Chase Promenade Stage; 2, 3pm. Jazz group Allos IV performs a medley from The Frogs.
Sondheim on the Balcony
North Balcony Stage; 2:30, 3:30pm. Cabaret artists Naomi Ashley, Ben Benedict, Rosalyn Kerins and Colleen McHugh pipe up on the balcony.
Eighth Blackbird
Great Lawn/Lurie Garden Stage; 3:30, 4:30pm. This post-classical chamber music group will be joined by guest vocalists for original arrangements.
Assassins and more
Lurie Garden South Stage; 4, 5pm. Storefront troupe Open Eye Productions presents highlights from Assassins and others.
Sondheim on the Balcony
North Balcony Stage; 5, 6pm. Cabaret singers, such as Tom Michael and Beckie Menzie, take their turn on the balcony.
Jeremy Kahn and Friends
Great Lawn/Lurie Garden Stage; 5:30, 6:30pm. Stars from Wicked and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee join jazz pianist Kahn.
Sondheim in the Park Concert
Jay Pritzker Pavilion; 7:30pm.

Sunday 16
Cabaret
North Balcony Stage; 1, 2pm. Duo Colleen McHugh and Miriam Plotkin and the trio Foiled Again put their own stamp on Steve.
Chicago Cello Society
Lurie Garden South; 1:30, 2:30pm. Eight cellos interpret A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd, while Lauren Curnow sings limey murderess Mrs. Lovett.
Chicago Children’s Choir
Wrigley Square; 2:30, 3:30pm. The Children’s Choir performs from Follies, Into the Woods and others.
Opera Singers
North Balcony Stage; 3, 4pm. Classically trained vocalists Michelle Areyzaga, Levi Hernandez, Bill McMurray, Scott Ramsay and Jessye Wright take to the balcony.
A Sondheim Diva
Lurie Garden South; 3:15, 4:15pm. Sondheim vet Marilynn Bogetich sings selections.
Sunday
Great Lawn; 4:30pm. The Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus performs several Sondheims—ending, naturally, with “Sunday.”