Sunday picks: Reduced Shakespeare Company, Alonzo Bodden
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After tackling Shakespeare and world history, the Reduced Shakespeare Company looks inward to humor for "The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)" playing today at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $36-$38. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2
No place like home
Check out hundreds of displays of home improvement and remodeling products and services, with information from local and national experts, at the Home and Garden Expo at Players Sports and Events Center, 1740 Quincy Ave., Naperville. Visitors can attend seminars, sample wines at wine-tasting booths and watch live cooking demonstrations. Free admission and parking. (630) 953-2500 or foxvalleyhomeshow.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 3
Habit harmony
Time is running out to catch the professional regional premiere of "Sister Act." The Broadway musical featuring a disco score by Alan Menken is in its day of performances at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $50-$55 plus taxes and handling fees. (847) 634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com. 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, April 3
Illinois virtuosos
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra recognizes famed Illinois violinists in the concert "Rachel Barton Pine Plays Dvorák: A Tribute to Maud Powell" this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $30-$65. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3
'Seascape'
Performing Arts at Oakton stages Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Seascape," which focuses on a middle-aged American couple as they vacation by the sea and examine their relationship and future, at Oakton Community College's Studio One, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Tickets cost $10 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors, and $6 for groups of 15 or more. (847) 635-1900 or oakton.edu/tickets. 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3
Standup man
Fans of NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" and NBC's "Last Comic Standing" won't want to miss seeing Alonzo Bodden performing standup comedy this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $22 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, April 3
Upcoming concerts
Elgin Symphony Orchestra with violinist Rachel Barton Pine: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at The Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. Classical. $30-$65. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org.
Music of the Baroque with "The Monteverdi Vespers" concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Divine Word), 2001 Waukegan Road, Techny. Classical. $27-$75. (312) 551-1414 or baroque.org.
Count Basie Orchestra: 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Fitzgerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. Jazz. $30. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.
Minneapolis Guitar Quartet: 4 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Guitar ensemble plays music of Argentina, Spain and Finland, with a special tribute to musical artist Prince. $8-$23. (847) 543-2300 or jlcenter.clcillinois.edu.
Lowcountry, Legacy At Heart, Capital Vices, When Night Falls, Deville, Walrus Attack: 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Metal, hard-core. $10. (312) 923-2000 or houseofblues.com.
The Stolen, They Found Us, Ariel Ryder, The Youthful Grey, The Browns, Glum And Grey: 6 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. Rock, alternative rock. $8-$10. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.
Meat Loaf: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Rock. $59-$79. (800) 982-2787, ticketmaster.com or geneseetheatre.com.
David Gilmour: 8 p.m. Monday, April 4, and Friday, April 8, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. Rock. $70-$160. ticketmaster.com.
Iron Maiden: 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. Rock. $39.50-$89.50. ticketmaster.com.
Wild Daisy Band: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Cube at Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road, Des Plaines. Country. No cover. (847) 795-0777 or riverscasino.com.
10 String Symphony, Dickie: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Fitzgerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. Acoustic roots. $12-$15. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.
Reid Etter: 10 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. Acoustic rock. No cover. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
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