“Celia” Star Anissa Gathers to Perform at the Chicago International Salsa Congress Feb. 14 at the Westin O’Hare

“Celia” Star Anissa Gathers to Perform at the Chicago International Salsa Congress Feb. 14 at the Westin O’Hare

Star of the Off-Broadway Hit to Offer Sneak Preview of Highly Anticipated Musical

CHICAGO, IL (February 8, 2010) – Cardenas Marketing Network (CMN) and the Chicago International Salsa Congress announced that Anissa Gathers, star of the Off-Broadway hit, “Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz,” will be performing select songs from the upcoming musical, which begins its one-week run in Chicago Mar. 18 at the Athenaeum Theatre. The live performance is scheduled to take place during the 9^th Annual Chicago International Salsa Congress on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 10:00 p.m. CST at the Westin O’Hare, located at 6100 N. River Road in Rosemont, Ill.

Media interested in covering the event, please contact Diana Lopez at dlopez@cmnevents.com. For more information on the 9^th Annual Chicago International Salsa Congress, including show and ticket information, please visit www.chicagosalsacongress.com. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the Westin O’Hare Box Office beginning Wednesday, Feb. 10.

From Mar. 18-21, Chicago audiences will be taken on a 60-year journey through the life and music of the late “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz, from her humble beginnings in Cuba to her international superstardom. Told through the eyes of her husband Pedro Knight, the show features a superb ensemble of 16 singers, dancers and musicians in a live performance that highlights the global music icon’s greatest hits.

To purchase tickets for “Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz” during its limited run at Chicago’s Athenaeum Theatre, please call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, please visit www.celiacruzthemusical.com.

CELIA: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF CELIA CRUZ

Athenaeum Theatre – 2936 N. Southport in Chicago

Thursday, Mar. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 20 at 5:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, Mar. 21 at 3:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

NOTE: Performances will contain Spanish dialogue except for the Sunday, Mar. 21 performance at 7:00 p.m., which will contain English and Spanish dialogue (bilingual). All songs during all shows will be performed in Spanish.