The Den Theatre today announced Sommore: The Chandelier Experience will be Friday and Saturday, August 23 - 24, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. each night at The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are now on sale at www.thedentheatre.com or by calling (773) 697-3830.
Sommore: The Chandelier Experience
Friday, August 23, 2024, at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 24, 2023 at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $36 - $60
Sommore will be performing up close and personal for the first time in Chicago in over a decade.
Sommore reigns as the undisputed “Queen of Comedy.” This trendsetting, highly-acclaimed veteran entertainer is widely considered one of America’s top funny women. With a winning combination of class and sass, Sommore offers audiences a hilarious yet piercing look at today's issues from a woman’s perspective. She is frank and fearless in her routines, tackling topics that range from the mundane to the controversial with wit, intelligence, and style.
Praised by critics, respected by her peers, and adored by a diverse fan base, she performs her stand-up act to sold-out audiences across the country, and she is among the top-grossing stand-up comedians in the United States and abroad. Oprah Winfrey proclaimed her “a force to be reckoned with in the new millennium.”
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Sommore has had a meteoric rise to the top of her field and has been a trailblazer for women in the comedy business since her beginning in 1995. The comedienne, actress, writer, executive producer, entrepreneur, and television host has created an undisputed name for herself as the “Queen of Comedy.”
Sommore is incredibly talented and hilarious and has made a mark in every genre of entertainment. The self-proclaimed "Chandelier" can be seen in films such as Friday After Next, Soul Plane, and Something New; and television series, including the Academy Award-winning series The Parkers and The Hughleys.
She has been a featured guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View, and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. She was also interviewed on CNN Headline News about her phenomenal artistic and financial success as a comedienne, and was profiled in Comedy Central’s Special Women in Comedy program.
Sommore has written, self-produced, and performed in her own one-woman comedy specials: The Queen Stands Alone (2008/Comedy Central), Chandelier Status (2013/Showtime), The Reign Continues (2015/Showtime), A Queen with No Spades (2018/Showtime), and most recently, Queen Chandelier (2023/Netflix). She also self-produced and hosted All the Queens Men (2018/BET), a quartet of her opening acts she hand-picked to feature in a network-televised production.
With her current success, there seems to be no stopping this renaissance soman. Her chandelier status is shining brighter than ever, from center stage to the big screen to behind-the-scenes writing, producing, and directing her own path to success. With her fresh approach to comedy, her distinctive style, and her groundbreaking accomplishments in the entertainment industry, she is a true “Queen of Comedy,” – a title she plans to hold for years to come.
Also appearing at The Den Theatre in August 2024:
Corey B
Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets: $22 - $36
Rick Glassman
Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $22 - $40
Windy City Comedy Fest (special preview)
Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets: $15 - $35
Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour
Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 - $35
Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet Podcast
Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets: $25 - $47.50
Jiaoying Summers
Friday, August 16, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $22 - $50
Daniel Weingarten
Friday, August 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $26 General Admission
Rafi Bastos: UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY TOUR
Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25 - $45
José Rafael Guzmán
Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets: $22 - $40
Keith Pedro
Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets: $22 - $37
About The Den Theatre
The Den Theatre opened in 2010 in the Wicker Park neighborhood with just a single theatre space. Now celebrating its thirteenth year, Co-owners Ryan Martin and Carol Cohen, along with their talented and dynamic staff, have developed The Den into a multi-level, live entertainment venue that boasts five intimate and unique theaters ranging from 50 – 300 seats. In addition, the first floor houses The Den Bar & Lounge – a full-service bar where audiences gather before and after performances to share a drink and commune with like-minded culture-hounds. Today, The Den is focused on providing world-class stand-up comedy and cultivating its first love – the theatre. The Den is home to four resident theatre companies including About Face Theatre, The Artistic Home, First Floor Theater and Haven. Hundreds of other companies, artists and comedians from Chicago and beyond have called The Den home – from national names to local stars, and The Den consistently plays host to a lineup of exciting and diverse talent. As a building created for interdisciplinary arts, The Den has accommodated a wide variety of programming, including plays, musicals, stand-up comedy, improv, dance, film screenings, seminars and speaking engagements. For additional information, visit www.thedentheatre.com.
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