Gregory Alan Isakov tours behind his Grammy-nominated album “Evening Machines,” which NPR praised as showcasing his “emotionally evocative songwriting style rich in narrative detail and beautifully atmospheric.” Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now residing in Colorado, the singer-songwriter, when not writing and recording, spends time running a farm that provides produce to local restaurants and food banks.Sparks’ latest album, “A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip,” was released in 2021. Wider notice came with Edgar Wright’s 2021 sprawling documentary film “The Sparks Brothers,” and also with the movie musical “Annette,” on which they collaborated with director Leos Carax. The pop-rock duo played a pivotal role in musical movements from glam rock to new wave to synth-pop and have had a longtime following in Europe if not so much in the United States. Fifty years into their career, brothers Ron and Russell Mael, who make up the cult band Sparks, are having a renaissance.The winners of the Joffrey Academy of Dance Winning Works Choreographic Competition - Audrey Ipapo Baran, Edson Barbosa, Taylor Carrasco and Derick McKoy - present their new pieces, performed by dancers of the Joffrey Studio Company and the Joffrey Academy Training Program, at a “Winning Works” showcase March 18-20 at MCA Theater, 220 E.From March 18-April 16 at Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Mary Margaret O’Brien, a former nun, ready to play bingo and talk about Easter traditions ranging from why Easter is never on the same day to why we love/hate Peeps. Vicki Quade’s trivia-filled “Easter Bunny Bingo” returns with Mrs.From March 23-April 24 at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. Vero Maynez stars Rachel Lambert directs. First Folio Theatre presents Phil Timberlake’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma,” a light-hearted comedy about young Emma’s goodhearted attempts at matchmaking. From March 17-April 24 at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Part historical drama, part contemporary satire. “Isaac’s Eyes” is playwright Lucas Hnath’s take on the history of science, which he centers around Isaac Newton and his would-be mentor, British scientist Robert Hooke.From March 18-April 9 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. In the one-man show, Jim Ortlieb stars as a man desperate for connection, bent by isolation and deeply in love with the audience itself. American Blues Theater presents the Chicago premiere of “Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight,” written and directed by John Kolvenbach.
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