New Romantics Relive 1980s pop hits when the famed British band Culture Club ("Karma Chameleon," "I'll Tumble 4 Ya") performs in concert on Thursday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $45-$150. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com...

A Texas media company produced "Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics.," a one-hour documentary about Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, because no Illinois production house would touch the project, fearing political and economic retribution fr...

Persian, he says Laugh along with Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani ("Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!") as he performs standup at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $33-$55 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 24...

Classical crossover See how classical music intertwines with hip-hop when Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus perform as Black Violin on Sunday at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $40-$50. (630) 637-7469 or finear...

Glassy gourds Marvel at more than 4,000 handblown pumpkins and other autumnal-inspired pieces at the 6th annual Glass Pumpkin Patch starting Wednesday at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle. $14; $12 seniors; $9 youth ages 2 to 17. (...

Southern rocker Fans of late 1980s and '90s country rock hits like "Country Club," "Help Me Hold On," "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" and more won't want to miss Travis Tritt in concert tonight at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$89. (...

Olympic champs See Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and other members of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Teams perform as part of the 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions on Thursday at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $29-...

Blues Buddy There seems to be no stopping 80-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy. The Kennedy Center honoree performs in concert on Saturday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$175. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m. Saturday...

Magic to do Fans of Broadway hits like “Wicked,” “Pippin” and “Godspell” won't want to missing seeing the concert Stephen Schwartz & Friends presents “Defying Gravity” at Belushi Performance Hall at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawe...

Standup sets Comedian Tom Clark (NBC's "Outsourced," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend") returns to perform a series of standup gigs starting Wednesday at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $22, plus a two-item purchase. (847) 813...