The themed dinner will be sliced and served up at Lawry's (100 E. Ontario St.) for $135 per person (includes tax and gratuity). Guests will first enjoy the demon barber of Fleet Street in the widely acclaimed musical thriller, Sweeney Todd, at 2 p.m. at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, followed directly by a themed dinner at Lawry's.
The menu includes:
Act One
"Bloody Margery" Shooter (non alcoholic) & Mrs. Lovett's Mini Meat Pie
Act Two
Lawry's Original Spinning Bowl Salad
Sour Dough Bread & Sweet Cream Butter
Intermission
"Blood Orange" Intermezzo
Act Three
Lawry's "Special Cut" of Prime Rib of Beef, Au Jus
Whipped Cream Horseradish
Yorkshire Pudding
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Choice of Creamed Spinach, Creamed Corn or Buttered Peas
*Fish and Vegetarian options, available
Final Curtain
"Drizzled" English Trifle
Freshly Ground Coffee or Hot Tea
To order the Sweeney Todd Dinner-Theatre Package, please call Sharon Fine at Lawry's The Prime Rib, (312) 787-5000 ext. 25.
Sweeney Todd, the legendary demon barber, hell-bent on revenge, has taken up residence at the Cadillac Palace. The barber and his enterprising neighbor plot to slice their way through London's upper crust. Justice will be served – along with lush melody, audacious humor and bloody good thrills. Directed by Tony Award-winner, John Doyle, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, this dazzling reinvention of a magnificent musical thriller is set to stun theatergoers as never before. "Innovative, intimate and ingenious, this revolutionary new production of Sweeney Todd is an event theatergoers will be talking about for years," claims The Wall Street Journal.
Sweeney Todd runs through May 4 at the Cadillac Palace Theater. For tickets and more information, visit www.broadwayinchicago.com or call (312) 902-1400
Lawry's The Prime Rib, Chicago
Miniature Meat Pies
(as inspired by Mrs. Lovett's Fine Baked Goods)
Defrost 4 sheets Puff Pastry – available from the freezer section of the grocery
Lightly sauté in Olive Oil
1/2 cup finely diced Carrots
1/2 cup finely diced Celery
1/2 cup finely diced Yellow Onion
Set aside
Sauté 1 1/2 pounds Lean Ground Beef, drain
Prepare Lawry's Gravy Mix per instructions (available in your local grocery)
Combine vegetables, beef and 1 1/2 cup Lawry's Gravy with 1/4 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt. Simmer for five (5) minutes.
Spray muffin pan with non-stick spray. Line each muffin mold with puff pastry. Add meat mixture. Top each mold with a circle of puff pastry (to adhere top pastry to bottom, lightly brush edges with lightly whipped egg and pinch edges together,)
Bake 10 to 15 minutes in a pre-heated 375 degree oven.
Serve and enjoy!
