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Bad Bunny brings his “Most Wanted Tour” to Chicago’s United Center Thursday through Saturday, March 28-30.

Things to do March 29 to April 4: Bad Bunny, Easter events and more

Mark your calendars for performances by Bad Bunny and comedian Bianca Del Rio, a host of Easter events and more happening this week.

Steve Martin reflects on his life and long career in the documentary “Steve! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces.”

The irony of Steve Martin’s life isn’t lost on him

“STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, splits Steve Martin’s story in two halves. One depicts Martin’s stand-up as it unfolded. The other captures Martin’s life as it is today — riding electric bikes with Martin Short, practicing the banjo — with reflections on the career that followed.

Blues woman Ivy Ford performs at The Venue in Aurora this weekend.

Best Bets: Waukegan blues woman Ivy Ford at Aurora’s Venue, Herbie Hancock in Chicago

Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.

Executive producer Diarra Kilpatrick plays an amateur sleuth on the new television series “Diarra From Detroit” on BET+.

‘Diarra from Detroit’ offers a fresh take on the detective genre

A date, and what happens after, is at the center of a new comedic mystery series Diarra Kilpatrick created, executive produces and stars in for BET+ called “Diarra From Detroit.”

Maria Morales holds the Tievoli pizza at Tievoli Pizza Bar on Tuesday in Palatine.

At local pizza places, costs are taking a larger share of the pie

The price of nearly everything that goes into making a pizza — from cheese, tomatoes and flour to boxes and wages — has gone up since the pandemic, making it a challenge for local restaurateurs to find that profit margin sweet spot.

Amanda Drinkall is luminous as fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois in Paramount Theatre's “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

Paramount Theatre’s long-delayed revival of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ is stellar

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Paramount Theatre to postpone its revival of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire,” audiences will find that this taut, smoldering production was worth the wait.

Shakira celebrates the official release of her new album, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.”

How Shakira turned pain into art on her first album in seven years, ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’

Shakira, the boundary-breaking Colombian performer, has been remarkably consistent since beginning her career in the early ’90s. In reality, the last few years haven’t been kind to her. On “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” her first new album in seven years, she transforms her pain into art.