It was just announced that Story Pirates will be at Rialto Square Theatre on Saturday, May 11. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 8 at 10 AM.

Story Pirates, the 2022 Webby and iHeart Radio Awards Winner for Best Children’s Podcast announced today the launch of the second leg of their first-ever national tour, Story Pirates: The Amazing Adventure Tour. The eight-city tour launches on May 1, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa at the Englert Theatre and culminates on May 11, 2024, at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, Illinois. The tour includes Story Pirate Eric, from the popular The Story Pirates Podcast, Alex and Andrew from Story Pirates Presents SPTV, and a video appearance by fan favorite DJ Squirm-a-Lot. Story Pirates Live on Stage: The Amazing Adventure will include sketches based on ideas from children in the audience as well as hit songs from the podcast including “Cats Sit on You” and “Fart Out Loud Day.”

In addition to being recognized as one of the best podcasts for children by The New York Times, Vulture, WIRED and Parents, Story Pirates also has published a critically acclaimed book series with Random House, produced award-winning albums featuring artists like Lin-Manuel Miranda, and produces SPTV for public television in markets nationwide to further their pursuit of nurturing and inspiring the big thinkers, dreamers, and creative problem solvers of tomorrow. With over 75 million downloads, the Story Pirates Podcast takes stories written by kids and turns them into comedy and original songs. Made up of talented comedians, songwriters, and frequent celebrity guests, Story Pirates inspire kids to create, bringing laughter to kids and grownups of all ages with hilarious sketches, catchy original songs from all genres, and interviews with the creative geniuses (kids!) behind the stories. They have an impressive roster of Story Pirates alumni including Emmy and Tony Award nominee Amber Ruffin, Oscar and Tony Award nominee Stephanie Hsu, Emmy nominee Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Michelle Wolfe and Kristen Schaal. Past special guests of the podcast include Julie Andrews, Kristen Bell, John Oliver, Dax Shepard, Sara Bareilles, Sasheer Zamata, Cecily Strong, Billy Eichner, Natasha Rothwell, Claire Danes, and more.

Story Pirates: The Amazing Adventure Tour Get ready for Story Pirates: The Amazing Adventures Tour, featuring fan-favorite songs from the multi-award-winning Story Pirates Podcast and improvised sketch comedy based on ideas from kids in the audience. The Story Pirates believe that all kids are creative geniuses, and they’re ready to prove it with their fast-paced, hilarious, and inspiring show for the whole family. Featuring Eric from the Story Pirates Podcast, plus a cast of the funniest Story Pirates actors, singers, and comedians around. VIP experiences are available in each city. For more information on Story Pirates: The Amazing Adventure Tour please visit storypirates.com/live.

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The Story Pirates are an award-winning family media company that brings together top comedians, musicians, designers, best-selling authors and incredible teachers to amplify the words, ideas, and stories of kids on the world stage. They are best known for their multi-award-winning, top-downloaded family podcast, the Story Pirates Podcast. With over 70 million downloads, the podcast takes stories submitted by kids and turns them into sketch comedy and songs. The Story Pirates have released critically acclaimed middle-grade books with Random House Children’s Books and several award-winning albums, all based on ideas from kids around the world. These songs and sketches are often performed on the podcast or their albums by artists and celebrities like Kristen Bell, John Oliver, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sara Bareilles, Seth Myers, and many more. The Story Pirates have also produced the first Looney Tunes podcast for Warner Brothers Animation, Bugs, and Daffy’s Thanksgiving Road Trip, which was featured on NPR. Their latest endeavor is Game On, a sports-themed podcast for families created in conjunction with Audible and Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media. In partnership with their
non-profit arm, Story Pirates Changemakers, Story Pirates Studios produce Story Pirates Presents: SPTV which is currently in its second season airing on public television in various cities. Story Pirates Changemakers, brings life-changing arts and literacy tools to under-resourced schools and communities. This multiple award-winning arts education organization brings excitement to literacy learning. For more on the Story Pirates please visit storypirates.com.

For more on The Story Pirates Podcast, Story Pirates Live!, and upcoming events, please visit storypirates.com.

For more information on Story Pirates Changemakers please visit storypirateschangemakers.org

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The Story Pirates Podcast is available wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

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It was just announced that Maddie & Tae will be at Rialto Square Theatre on Thursday, June 6. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 8 at 10 AM.

Award-winning duo Maddie & Tae channel their unbreakable bond and “some of the tightest harmonies on Music Row” (Rolling Stone) into their new single “Heart They Didn’t Break,” out now. Together as longtime friends and music collaborators, Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr co-wrote each track on their latest 1-2 punch project Through The Madness Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The pair previously drew praise for their No. 1 debuting The Way It Feels album, including the 3X Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Die From A Broken Heart.” With “Die From A Broken Heart” topping the country airplay charts, Maddie & Tae became the first and only female twosome with multiple No. 1s.

Maddie & Tae first broke out in 2013 with their brilliant counter to bro-country, the Platinum-selling smash, “Girl In A Country Song,” which took Country radio by storm, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and establishing them as only the third female duo in 70 years to top the Country Airplay charts. They took home Group/Duo Video of the Year (“Woman You Got”) at the 2022 CMT Music Awards, and were recently nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 57th CMA Awards. They have earned trophies from the Radio Disney Music Awards and CMA Awards, along with multiple ACM, Billboard and CMT Music Award nominations. Maddie & Tae have received widespread praise from Associated Press, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, The Tennessean, The Washington Post, Glamour and others. The celebrated duo has toured with country music’s hottest stars including Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, and Brad Paisley. Their headlining Here’s To Friends Tour kicks off this spring. For more information, visit www.maddieandtae.com.

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It was just announced that Haunted Objects Live! will be at Rialto Square Theatre on Wednesday, October 23. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1 at 10 AM.
Haunted Objects Live!
Chilling, True Tales from the Newkirk Museum of the Paranormal

Are you ready to uncover the chilling true stories behind the world’s most haunted objects? Join Greg and Dana
Newkirk (Travel Channel’s Kindred Spirits, Amazon Prime’s Hellier) for an interactive presentation that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

As two of the world’s only full-time paranormal investigators, the Newkirks have spent their lives collecting and caring for cursed artifacts, possessed dolls, and other creepy artifacts said to display supernatural activity. Now you can experience their spine-tingling true tales yourself!

During this presentation, the Newkirks will take you on a journey through history, folklore, and true-life accounts of encounters with objects that seem to possess a life of their own. Learn the untold truth about famous cursed objects like the Crying Boy Painting, discover why the Dybbuk Box is scarier than the demon it’s rumored to imprison and tag along as Greg & Dana reveal how they broke the curse of the Catskills Crone! You’ll even have the opportunity to help the Newkirks create a new haunted artifact, live and in person, with just the power of your mind!

This interactive stage presentation is a must-see event for anyone interested in the paranormal, history, or just looking for a good scare!

TERRIFYING TRUE TALES INCLUDE:

• THE CRACKING MAN: a mysterious clown doll behind ghostly sightings of an eyeless, mummified corpse!
• THE CRYING BOY: a legendary cursed painting believed to have sparked dozens of mysterious house fires throughout Britain!
• THE CRONE: a strange carving that appears to have caused terrible luck for the hikers who stole it from a cave!
• THE DYBBUK BOX: blamed for terrible tragedies, this sealed container holds something scarier than a demon!
• THE DARK MIRROR: this ritual mirror reflects the darkest fears of those who dare to gaze into its inky depths!
• AND MORE SURPRISES!

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It was just announced that TOAST – The Ultimate Bread Experience will be at Rialto Square Theatre on Wednesday, May 1. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 23 at 10 AM.
TOAST is the No. 1 Tribute in the world to the 70’s hit band, BREAD!
With a surprising fidelity rarely heard from a live tribute band, their sound is often described as “spot on” to the original recordings. Audiences everywhere rave about closely their live performances sound like the cherished records they listened to back in the day.
“BREAD VIRTUALLY INVENTED soft rock in the early Seventies, and the group’s biggest hits — ‘Make It With You,’ ‘If,’ ‘Baby I’m-a Want You’ and ‘Everything I Own’ — remain staples on lite-rock radio.” – Rolling Stone
Over their career, Bread scored 13 hits on Billboard’s Top 100!! The two surviving members of Bread (David Gates & Robb Royer) are happily retired and enjoying their time with family and the fruits of their musical careers. Enter TOAST – The Ultimate Bread Experience who does everything possible to keep the legacy of Bread alive.
TOAST presents a “feel-good” show that includes all of Bread’s top hits and brings all the memories flooding back quickly which makes their concert truly “rise” to the top as one of the favorite concerts of audiences everywhere!

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Announced today, Becky Robinson, comedian, actor, and viral video star, will be at The Rialto Square Theater with “Becky Robinson: She Gone Tour” on Sunday, April 21. Tickets are ON SALE NOW.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Becky Robinson is an LGBTQ+ LA-based comedian, writer,
actor and voice-over star. You may also know her as the “Entitled Housewife”, the outspoken
viral golf character Becky created to help spread laughter during the pandemic. Her explosively unique character antics and viral videos have racked up millions of views and fans across social media. Becky’s one-woman show, The Heavy Pour Tour sold out in theaters, comedy clubs and country clubs across the country September 2021 – 2022.

She’s back on the road again with an all-new variety show starring Becky’s wild cast of original characters. Becky Robinson: The She Gone Tour starts in 2023 including international dates. Always committed to connecting with her fans, Becky launched Start at Birth, an original podcast series capturing hilarious memories, behind the scenes stories and moments of vulnerability.

In addition to touring internationally as a stand up comedian, Becky was named a JFL Montreal New Face of Comedy where her stand out multi-character performance landed her a sketch show development deal and a number of voiceover jobs with DreamWorks, Nickelodeon and Netflix. In 2016, Becky was cast on MTV’s Wild ’N Out with Nick Cannon where she also put out a Wild ’N Out Stand Up Special. Becky was the voice of “Parker J. Cloud,” an exuberant former rain cloud on a mission to brighten up everyone’s day, in Nickelodeon’s all-new animated series Middlemost Post.

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It was just announced that Pat McGann will be at Rialto Square Theatre on Friday, May 17. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 9 at 10 AM.
Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups in the comedy world. A relative latecomer to the scene, Pat began stand up at the age of 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd.

A father of 3 young children, Pat’s appeal stems from his quick wit & relatable take on the family. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theaters, and to arenas, including 4 sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes performances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and the Nashville Comedy Fest. McGann still calls Chicago home.

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