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  After a more than 2-year hiatus, “Cabaret Queen” will perform the timeless music of the Great American Songbook back by a 17-piece orchestra at 3 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the Des Plaines Theatre. “Denise Tomasello in Concert: Celebrating Decades of Music and I’m Still Here,” will highlight songs in the tradition of Sinatra, Bennett, Streisand, Minnelli and Garland. Known for her glamorous and glitzy, Las Vegas-style performances, Tomasello has headlined for the likes of Jackie Mason, Don Rickles and Alan King at iconic Chicago venues, as well as top spots in New York and Las Vegas. For more, …

Embracing the Great American Songbook while fellow high schoolers were dancing to ’70s rock, Denise Tomasello has emerged as Chicago’s quintessential chanteuse. Known as “Chicago’s Queen of Cabaret,” Denise Tomasello has been entertaining audiences in many of the area’s finest venues for decades. After a nearly three-year hiatus from show business, this acclaimed chanteuse is once again taking to the stage with her stirring interpretations of the Great American Songbook. Tomasello is a native of Melrose Park, where she attended Proviso East High School. Her mother worked at Amling’s Flowerland, and her father was a delivery driver for the old …