Cupid is Still Cranky, Lakeshore Shows, Sandy Takes a Break Heading to LA Comedy Fest
The Cupid Players, Chicago's long-running musical sketch comedy group, which is more than happy to poke its finger in the eye of schmoopy romantic concepts of love, is celebrating four years of performances at i.O. with an anniversary show on May 4 at 10:30 PM in the Del Close Theater at i.O. Their one night only special show will feature "audience favorite archival material" which is not currently part of their show.
May 2 and 3 only, The Lakeshore Theater is presenting "Alphabetical Order," a musical comedy show written and performed by Loyola alum Mark Nutter. Also performing will be Cynthia Carle and special guests The International Fingers. Nutter has performed at Second City and the Goodman Theater, and has gone on to write for Saturday Night Live and Third Rock From the Sun.
Chris Lee and Ben Seeder of Sandy Takes a Break will be performing at the L.A Comedy Festival on May 15 at 8:00 PM and May 17 at 9:30 PM at the McCadden Place Theatre. Check out this interview with Ben Seeder in a Northwestern publication, in which Beth Kligerman, Second City's director of talent, says about Seeder, “Without naming names, his talent puts him in an elite group.” Seeder has also been mentored by Chicago improv master David Pasquesi, all of which indicates we can expect some amazing things from Seeder and company in the very near future. Comedy Central recently posted two videos from the Sandy Takes a Break showcase on their site - videos can be seen on their website, and on their MySpace page.
