(From left) Khnemu Menu-Ra, Dani Brady, Jill Waycie on piano and Jean E. Mueller-Burr will perform "3 Stages of Love" at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro Fridays in September. (Photo by Chad Wise/for Ghostlight Ensemble)
Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra recently sat down with Patch NorthCenter to discuss his cabaret 3 Stages of Love, which begins this Friday, September 8, at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro.
Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable. And what better way to explore all the various sides to love than in a three-part cabaret using – at least some – words and songs that people already know.
Chicago theatre artist Khnemu Menu-Ra has spent a decade crafting his 3 Stages of Love – a three-part semi-autobiographical work that features a blend of Shakespeare and song, as well as original pieces.
“I love how the intimacy of a cabaret setting can create a personal, creative flexibility to share classic favorites in a fresh frame or connect more contemporary material to the broad palette of influences from which it sprang,” Menu-Ra said.