Greg Shapiro - "Going Dutch!"

June 14, 2010

Shapiro came to Amsterdam in 1994 and never managed to get back to Chicago. Since joining Comedy Theater Boom Chicago, his voice and face have appeared Dutch commercials (Chevrolet, Holland Casino), television (GTST, ONM) and films (Phileine Zegt Sorry, Radeloos). He is now back in Chicago for a special for the Dutch Club.

Gregory Shapiro
noun.
Comedy newsman, actor & writer from Chicago, living in Amsterdam.

 experience.
- ‘Comedy Central News,’ Anchor
- Boom Chicago Comedy Theater
- BNR Newsradio; Sp!ts; Volkskrant.nl, Columnist
- 500+ corporate events as:
Speaker, Stand-up & MC / Host.

Shapiro’s cabaret career includes 2-man shows such as ‘Bye-Bye Bush’ & ‘Yankee Go Home,’ with Jon Rosenfeld. As a Solo Act, Shapiro performed the story of his Dutch passport (‘Greg Shapiro’s Going Dutch’) in Amsterdam and in Chicago for the Dutch Consulate at Second City Theater.
His writing has appeared in XM Magazine, Expats Magazine, Sum, The Amsterdam Times, The Scotsman, Sp!ts, and TimeOutAmsterdam.

currently.
- BNR Nieuwsradio: Wednesdays with Bas v Werven On the Move
- ‘Political Party’ with Maurice de Hond & Dutch candidates, Boom Chicago, 2010
- Solo cabaret show ‘How to Be Orange,’ tour 2010

Language

English 

Date and time

Monday, June 14, 2010
Doors open - 7 p.m.
Performance starts at 7:30 p.m. 

Location 

Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Chicago, Illinois 60622

Admission

$30 per Netherlands Club member; $40 per non-member

Contact person

Marieke van den Akker

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