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RING OF KEYS Meetup and Screening
November 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Join Ring of Keys, the artists’ service and advocacy organization supporting queer women, trans, and non-binary musical theater artists for a bit of community and the screening of our 2023 concert Queering the Canon: Jerry Herman, featuring Chicago Keys!
At 7pm, we invite all current Chicago-based Keys and anyone interested in joining to meet up for a social hour with Executive Director, Aislinn Frantz (she/her).
At 8pm, we’ll invite in anyone else who would like to catch our concert of Queering the Canon: Jerry Herman, originally performed at The Ubique, with direction by Elizabeth Swanson (they/she), music direction by Harper Caruso (she/they), and brand new queer songs and performances of Herman standards by the Key community.
Tickets are $15 for non-Keys and $5 for Keys.
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