LOW's 'My Fair Lady' Nick Sandys, Remy Bumppo artistic director and First Folio Theatre artistic associate, reprises his role as prickly phonetics professor Henry Higgins in Light Opera Works' revival of "My Fair Lady," the Alan Jay Lerner and ...

Comedy guy Multihyphenate comedian-actor-writer-director-producer Louis C.K. (FX's “Louie,” “Horace and Pete”) performs his standup at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N State St., Chicago. $50. (800) 745-3000 or thechicagotheatre.com. 11 p.m. Friday, June ...

Actor and author Ethan Hawke will be in Naperville next week to celebrate the release of "Indeh," his new graphic novel cowritten with Greg Ruth. Hawke, who has starred in movies such as "Dead Poet's Society" and "Training Day," will discuss the b...

Hops and pop Expect plenty of brews and music at the Two Brothers Summer Festival 2016, which features the bands Cold War Kids, Lord Huron, The Lone Bellow, Phox and more. The festival is this weekend at RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora. $25 ...

'It's De-Lovely' Expect an outpouring of jazzy melodies and innuendo-filled lyrics in the intimate concert "Joan Curto Sings Cole Porter, From Major to Minor" at North Central College's Madden Theatre, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $30-$35. ...

• Former First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter, NBC News correspondent Jenna Bush Hager, introduce their new picture book, "Our Great Big Backyard!," in an Anderson's Bookshop-sponsored program at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at Pfeiffer Hall, on the ...

Twistin' the Night Away Chester Gregory, an acclaimed Broadway veteran who started out in Chicago's theater scene, performs the music of Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke in his revue, "It's a Man's World," at Elgin Community College's Blizz...

Returning home Comedian Kevin McCaffrey returns to his suburban roots for a series of standup sets at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $20 plus a two-item purchase. (630) 524-0001 or stcharles.zanies.com. 8 p.m. Friday, ...

Concerts and comedy lead the weekend in the suburbs. Here are five ideas. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar. Steel Beam premiere: The Scanlon family's annual Independence Day celebration on Cape Cod goes awry in “When Not That Good Will Do,...

Benatar belongs The four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter behind the hits “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and “Love is a Battlefield,” among others, brings her intrepid style to the Genesee Theatre for “A Very Intimate Acoustic Evening With Pat Be...