Plan ahead: DeRay Davis plays the Improv in Schaumburg

Posted December 09, 2019 5:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Chicago comedian

Chicago comedian DeRay Davis returns to perform five standup shows from Friday to Sunday, Jan. 17 to 19, at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $38-$49 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18; 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19

British tenor Ian Bostridge performs with Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang at Wheaton College on Friday, Jan. 24. Courtesy of Sim Canetty Clarke

Art songs

British tenor Ian Bostridge and Chinese classical guitarist Xuefei Yang perform music of John Dowland, Benjamin Britten, Franz Schubert and more from their album "Songs from Our Ancestors" on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Wheaton College's Edman Chapel Auditorium, 401 E. Franklin St., Wheaton. $45. (630) 752-5010 or wheaton.edu/ArtistSeries.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24

Star-crossed dancing

The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa, Ukraine, performs its touring version of Prokofiev's Shakespeare-inspired ballet "Romeo and Juliet" on Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $35-$65. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26

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