Silk Road Cabaret: Broadway Sings the Silk Road presented by Silk Road Rising at Chicago Temple

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

"...Broadway Sings the Silk Road," conceived and curated by Silk Road artistic director Jamil Khoury, is not an angry show. But it is quietly provocative. And as you listen to its two dozen mostly well-known songs -- whose stage locales span the thousands of miles of the ancient Silk Road terrain from Japan and China to Italy -- you begin to hear them in new ways."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...The stories are touching, if repetitive, and David Rhee's how-I-got-that-show tale about landing a part in the Broadway company of Thoroughly Modern Millie segues nicely into "Stranger in Paradise" from Kismet. The intimate cabaret setting and ingratiating performances add up to a pleasant journey through novel musical territory."

ChicagoCritic - Highly Recommended

"...The concept works as one of the most refreshing cabaret revues I’ve seen in years. This cabaret show needs to be remounted at an established cabaret venue such as Drury Lane Water Tower since it is a new concept with terrific songs expertly sung and smartly staged. This innovative show stretches cabaret in new directions that need to be explored. Kudos to Jamil Khoury."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

"...Jamil Khoury has put together a marvelous song book with lots of surprises and with the cast they have on board, each song has the true feeling that an audience would expect from the lyrics and music as written by the composer. Between the pieces, we are told of stories that are in fact, happenings in the lives of those on stage. They bring to us a bit of who they are and these anecdotes add something very special for those of us in the audience. We are allowed into their lives and from these stories have more feeling towards the performers and the interpretations of the songs they sing."