Tony Award winner and Evanston native Jessie Mueller returns to the Northwest suburbs to perform Saturday, April 18, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg.
The Virgil is the setting for most of the ambitious but ultimately cramped horror-comedy “They Will Kill You,” a wonderful vehicle for its star, Zazie Beetz, while not exactly fulfilling in either the horror or comedy modes.
Spring has sprung (sort of), and Easter Sunday (April 5) is almost here. This means that suburban restaurants are planning festive buffets, brunches, visits with the Easter bunny and more.
Riverdance brings its world tour “Riverdance 30 — The New Generation” to Aurora’s Paramount Theatre this weekend, while Shen Yun performs at the Rosemont Theatre. Plus, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago presents “Civic Plays Copland 3” during a free concert in Naperville.
Grab your baskets and get ready to hunt for eggs and meet the Easter Bunny at events across the suburbs now through April 11.
Make plans for the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Step Afrika! Evolution at the Hemmens in Elgin, comedian Dwayne Kennedy performing as part of the Copley Comedy Series and more.
Goodman Theatre stages a revival of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and TheatreWorksUSA brings the family-friendly “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System” to the McAninch Arts Center.