Best bets this week: Amy Schumer, holiday shows & more

Posted December 17, 2018 5:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Amy Schumer performs standup comedy at the Chicago Theatre at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 18 and 19. Associated Press, 2015

Crooner Christmas

Jeff Award-nominated actor Evan Tyrone Martin pays tribute to a beloved 20th century crooner in the concert "An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas" on Tuesday at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $55.83. (847) 634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com. 3 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18

Evan Tyrone Martin stars in "An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Courtesy of JPM Photography

Holiday pops

Music director Kirk Muspratt conducts the visiting Northwest Indiana Symphony in a "Holiday Pops Concert" on Tuesday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $52-$57. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18

Pat McGann returns to Zanies in Rosemont.

Local comedian

Chicago-area comedian Pat McGann ("The Standup Project," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert") performs a series of standup shows starting Wednesday at the Zanies at Parkway Bank Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $25 plus a two-item purchase. For ages 21 and older. (847) 813-0484 or rosemont.zanies.com. 8 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, Dec. 19 to 21; 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22; 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29

'I Feel Pretty'

Tickets are scarce to catch two standup shows this week starring comedian and actress Amy Schumer on Wednesday and Thursday at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $128.50 (sold out, but turnbacks may become available). (800) 745-3000 or thechicagotheatre.com. 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 19 and 20

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