Plan ahead: Louie Anderson returns to Improv, Pat Hazell gets nostalgic in Glen Ellyn
Boomer nostalgia
Look back at 1950s and '60s American pop culture in the comedy show "The Wonder Bread Years starring Pat Hazell" on Sunday, April 28, at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $39-$44. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28
Piano virtuosity
Pianist Wael Farouk tackles the complex Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in performance with the Lake Forest Symphony on Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, at College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $29-$49; $15 students. (847) 295-2135 or lakeforestsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19
Life with Louie
Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Louie Anderson ("Baskets," "Life With Louie") returns to perform four standup sets on Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $28 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7 and 9:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8