MaryMonica Thomas

Patty Morabito

Gail Becker

MaryMonica Thomas

MaryMonica Thomas' captivating stage presence, smooth voice, and thoughtful song interpretations have delighted cabaret audiences in Chicago at Toulouse on the Park, The Gentry, Voltaire, Chicago Cultural Center, The Royal George Theater and The Mercury Theater. She is pleased to have debuted her shows “Sepia Tones: The Music of Dorothy Dandridge” and “The Summer Knows” to critical acclaim at Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret. In addition, Ms. Thomas had the special privilege to perform her French cabaret for the grand opening of the prestigious Le Meridien hotel on Michigan Avenue, Maxim’s on the Gold Coast, and has performed at other prestigious hotels and clubs such as Windsor’s Cigar Lounge in the Palmer House Hilton, Philander’s at the Oak Park Carlton, and the University and Standard Clubs in Chicago. She is the recipient of the 2002 After Dark Award for Outstanding Cabaret Artist.

MaryMonica is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with a major in Communications.She started her career as a singer/dancer, and appeared regionally in musicals at Drury Lane Oak Brook, Candlelight Dinner Theatre, Apple Tree Theatre, Pheasant Run Theatre, and Northlight, where she recorded the Chicago Theatres On The Air premiere of “Working”, starring Charles Durning.

Currently, MaryMonica keeps passengers dancing the night away while she croons tunes with the Emerald Deck Band on the Odyssey, a luxury cruiseship sailing out of Navy Pier. Learn more about MaryMonica at her web site www.marymonicamusic.com.  

Patty exploded onto the Chicago Cabaret scene directly from New York City, armed with a solid theatrical background and a "golden throat" (Chicago Tribune). She has quickly become a familiar face at venues such as Toulouse on the Park, Pops for Champagne, The Royal George Theatre Cabaret, The Mercury Theatre, Philanders, Voltaire, The Gentry, and Eighty-Eights (nyc).

Patty is a 1998 Eugene O'Neill Cabaret Symposium graduate selected from an extensive nationwide search. 
She was a featured soloist in the Chicago Humanities Festival (2000 & 2001) in the Songwriters Now with people such as David Freidman, Babbie Green, Carol Hall, Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, and Julie Gold. Patty participated in the Cabaret on the Record series that had its Chicago debut (May 2001) with such performers as Karen Mason and Spider Saloff.  She performed in the First and Second Annual Chicago Cabaret Conventions in March 2002 and 2003, held at the Park West, as well as the NYC Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention October 2002 at the Town Hall. 

Patty both performed in and directed the critically accclaimed Alternative Songwriter Series at Davenport's. The shows "Grapefruit Moon, the music of Tom Waits" and "Naked, the music of Leonard Cohen" ran for an overwhelming 9 month period!

Patty is thrilled to announce the release of her debut CD, A Delicate Hour. It is available online at LML RECORDS, www.pattymorabito.com, and DAVENPORT'S CABARET. Look for it at Amazon.com and Tower Records. 

Patty Morabito

Gail Becker

“Ms. Becker’s rendition was touching and beautiful.” --Todd Schuman/Cabaret Hotline Online

Gail is a native to Chicago, having grown up in Batavia, Illinois.  She has been performing ever since she could remember and pursued it at college where she received BFA in Theatre Performance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Gail has been no stranger to the cabaret world, having been at it for over ten years.  She's been seen at numerous venues such as The Big House, Voltaire, The Gentry, Magnum's, Tommy Gun's, The Royal George Cabaret, The Mercury Theatre, Bailiwick Cabaret, and Davenport's .  She has debuted all three of her shows, “When’s Recess?”, “Naughty & Nice”, and most recently “Can’t Stop Talking, the songs of Betty Hutton”, which earned her a four star review, at Davenport's.

Gail can also be seen in the theatre community.  She has worked at Theatre at the Center in  Munster, Indiana, Clock Tower Theatre in  Rockford, Pegasus Players, Prologue Theatre and many others. Gail spends her days as a Program Manager for AccuRadio, an Internet radio station. She can be heard on one of their Channels called Cabaretdio.com, which specializes in cabaret music. She also enjoys choreographing high school musicals for her hometown, Batavia, IL.   Currently, Ms. Becker is expanding her career including voice-over work, she hopes to someday narrate books. Click here to see more about Gail at her web site.