JAI RODRIGUEZ
Friday/Saturday, March 15 & 16 at 8pm and Sunday March 17 at 5pm
Tickets are $45/$55
Post Meet & Greet an additional $25.
The Big Gay Cabaret focuses on LGBTQIA+ performers celebrating all aspects of the queer community, from Hollywood and Broadway to local Chicago talent.
The Cabaret will feature well known singers, drag performers, comedians, musicians and more.
The Big Gay Cabaret will be playing once a month starting in March of 2024 at The Mercury Theater's Venus Cabaret located at 3745 N.Southport Ave., Chicago, IL 60613
Best known as the Culture Guy from the original Queer Eye, EMMY Award winner Jai Rodriguez is no stranger to the stage. He was cast as Angel in the Broadway musical RENT at age 18 making him the youngest person cast in a leading role in that show. In 2003, Jai made history as the ‘Culture Vulture’ in the original ‘Queer Eye Fab Five,’ alongside his castmates Ted Allen, Carson Kressley, Kyan Douglas and Thom Filicia. The show, which ultimately shaped American television and cultural representation of the LGBTQ community, lasted from 2003 through 2007 and along the way, picked up both a Primetime Emmy Award and a GLAAD Media Award for ‘Outstanding Reality Program,’ as well nominations from the PGA Awards, People’s Choice Awards and Teen Choice Awards.
Since then, Jai has become a regular fixture in TV and film with roles in such shows as Greys Anatomy, Malibu Country, Bones, The Rookie, Fantasy Island, Uncoupled and BROS to name a few. When he's not on set Jai regularly tours with cabaret shows having just played 3 packed nights at the legendary 54 Below in NYC.