{"id":2357416,"date":"2026-04-03T19:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2357416"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:33:18","slug":"howie-mandel-lily-allen-the-jackie-wilson-story-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/howie-mandel-lily-allen-the-jackie-wilson-story-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Howie Mandel, Lily Allen, The Jackie Wilson Story and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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See this week\u2019s streaming picks in the video player above.<\/strong>\u00a0Music rights prohibit us from posting the Weekender<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

CHICAGO \u2014 Check out this week\u2019s \u2018The Weekender\u2019 for the latest\u00a0comedy specials, plays and musicians\u00a0coming to the Chicagoland area this weekend.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s another big weekend for stand-up comedy. Comedy superstar Shane Gillis comes to the United Center<\/a> through Saturday.<\/p>\n

Comedy legend Howie Mandel, along with special guest Preacher Lawson<\/a>, performs at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.<\/p>\n

At the Arie Crown Theater,<\/a> catch the Legends of Laughter Tour featuring Earthquake, Lavell Crawford, and more.<\/p>\n

Funnyman Sammy Obeid visits The Den Theatre in Wicker Park<\/a> through Saturday.<\/p>\n

In music, singer-songwriter Lily Allen brings her latest tour to the Auditorium Theatre<\/a> through Saturday.<\/p>\n

English rockers The Last Dinner Party play The Salt Shed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rapper Freddie Dredd performs at the House of Blues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spanish singer-songwriter Rusowsky comes to Thalia Hall.<\/a><\/p>\n

On stage, the Black Ensemble Theater brings back its hit production of The Jackie Wilson Story.<\/a> Hear the music and see the show through April 26.<\/p>\n

The Lookingglass Theatre on Michigan Avenue presents the offbeat play White Rooster,<\/a> where a young woman is pulled into a world of curses and mystery after a family tragedy. It runs through April 12.<\/p>\n

Lyric Opera presents a musical tribute to the art of Frida Kahlo. See El \u00daltimo Sue\u00f1o de Frida y Diego<\/a> before the curtain comes down for the final time Sunday night.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of Easter activities and egg hunts happening all weekend long, including Lincoln Park Zoo\u2019s Spring Egg-Stravaganza.<\/a><\/p>\n

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