Backstage Chicago with Lisa Fielding Audacy

This month on Backstage with Lisa Fielding, we switch things up and talk with paleontologist and scientist JingMai O'conner

In the latest episode, we talk with an iconic Chicago-based children's choir that was created in a direct response to the civil rights movements to bring people of all background together.

rom being an AGT finalist, a professional juggler, a family man, a proud Ukrainian and entertainer, Viktor Kee and his contortionist wife, Ulzii Mergen talk about their experiences in the spotlight.

We're turning the lights up and opening the curtains wide for Backstage Chicago with Lisa Fielding. We talk with organizers of the Chicago International Film Festival and directors of films who have been featured there.

This week on Backstage Chicago, She's one of the few women calling the shots backstage in the live performance industry. Rachel Tobias has been the stage manager for the Lyric Opera for 20 years. She calls herself the air traffic controller of every stage production. We'll talk to Rachel about being a mega multi-tasker and what it feels like when the curtain rises and falls and why the adrenaline rush arrives AFTER the show is over.

This week on Backstage Chicago, Lisa sits down with a group of performers bringing the first Cabaret Week to the city of Chicago May 6 - May 16. Each performer talks about the joys of live performance and the road to discovering their creative talents.