October 2021
America
America, originally scheduled for November 20, 2020 has been rescheduled to October 30, 2021.
Founding members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell (along with former band mate Dan Peek) met in high school in London in the late 1960s and quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song "A Horse With No Name." America became a global household name and paved the way with an impressive string of hits following the success of their first #1 single. Fifty years later, these friends are still making music together, touring the world and thrilling audiences with their timeless sound.
Find out more »November 2021
JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING: MMXXI Tour
A lot of talented children have probably been asked by a parent to entertain family and friends, maybe in the living room, maybe sing a little, play an instrument. No big deal and a good way to get used to performing for others. But when Jason Bonham was a small child and got called in to entertain, the family friends he played his drums for could be anyone from Jimmy Page to some of the guys from the group Bad Company.
Find out more »Gary Allan
With the allure of a modern-day outlaw, Gary Allan has won over fans, peers and critics with his signature blend of smoldering vocals, rebellious lyrics and raucous live performances. While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan has remained true to his artistic voice each step of the way. Allan re-signed with Universal Music Group Nashville in 2016, the label home for the entirety of his twenty plus year career. He is currently finishing up work for his upcoming EMI Nashville release.
Find out more »Kevin James
KEVIN JAMES will entertain patrons at the Rialto Square Theatre on Friday, November 5, 2021 at 7:00 pm. Kevin James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom.
Find out more »Kevin James
Due to overwhelming demand, a second performance of KEVIN JAMES has been added at the Rialto Square Theatre on Friday, November 5, 2021 at 9:30 pm.
Find out more »CHICAGO
Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era" by former President Bill Clinton, the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in at #4, the highest charting American band in the chart’s history, in Billboard Magazine's recent Top Bands And Duos. And Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Easily excitable Neal Page (Steve Martin) is somewhat of a control freak. Trying to get home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his wife (Laila Robins) and kids, his flight is rerouted to a distant city in Kansas because of a freak snowstorm, and his sanity begins to fray. Worse yet, he is forced to bunk up with talkative Del Griffith (John Candy), whom he finds extremely annoying. Together they must overcome the insanity of holiday travel to reach their intended destination.
Find out more »Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake's enthralling story, timeless score, and unforgettable choreography grew in popularity over time, making it the most in-demand ballet in the world.
Find out more »Brian Culbertson
An Evening with Brian Culbertson Featuring Marcus Anderson Tickets $59.50, $49.50, $39.50 (additional fees may apply) Doors open one hour prior to showtime; Seats open 30 minutes prior to showtime. About Brian Culbertson Over the course of crafting a 20-album catalogue and architecting more than 30 Billboard No. 1 singles as a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Brian Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz and he makes a funk record. Call him an R&B artist…
Find out more »MasterChef LIVE!
MasterChef Live! brings MASTERCHEF & MASTERCHEF JUNIOR directly to fans and foodies alike…LIVE on stage! The family-friendly show will feature head-to-head cooking demonstrations and fun (sometimes messy!) challenges with past MASTERCHEF & MASTERCHEF JUNIOR contestants, and an overall immersive audience experience fun for all ages.
Find out more »Josh Turner Holiday & The Hits
From the very start of his career through chart-topping hits like “Your Man,” “Would You Go With Me,” “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” and “All Over Me,” Turner has immersed himself in country music’s history and its iconic figures. After all, this is someone who, as a student at Nashville’s Belmont University, took an open gate on Johnny Cash’s property as a sign he should knock on the legendary singer’s door and introduce himself.
Find out more »A Very Rialto Christmas Making Merry Music!
Kick off your holiday season with the Rialto Square Theatre and a special concert from Nick Thomas and guests. Join us starting at 6:00PM as we light the marquee, officially kicking off the holiday season with Home for the Holidays sponsor, ComEd.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage encompasses each of your favorite scenes from the original animated television show, with more fun, more music, and more finding the true Christmas spirit. After the final bow, the show crescendos into a celebration of song as the audience is invited to join the Peanuts gang in singing traditional Christmas songs and carols.
Find out more »Teddy Bear Tea – 9:30am
The Rialto Square Theatre holiday tradition continues. Young and old alike will enjoy this family tradition featuring delicious food and family fun complete with a special appearance by St. Nick himself and a keepsake teddy bear. A ticket is required for all in attendance and space will fill up quickly!
Find out more »Teddy Bear Tea – 12:30pm
The Rialto Square Theatre holiday tradition continues. Young and old alike will enjoy this family tradition featuring delicious food and family fun complete with a special appearance by St. Nick himself and a keepsake teddy bear. A ticket is required for all in attendance and space will fill up quickly!
Find out more »DAUGHTRY – The Dearly Beloved Tour
Daughtry, one of the most visible and consistent Rock & Roll torchbearers of the 21st Century, has sold over 9 million albums and 16million singles worldwide as well as selling out concerts across the globe.
Find out more »Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker
This holiday favorite fairytale ballet is perfect for the entire family. The magical production features lavish costumes, exquisite sets, including a Christmas tree that grows before your eyes, and sensational choreography by ballet master, Kenneth von Heidecke. Journey through the land of whirling snowflakes and visit the kingdom of the Sugar Plum Fairy. This is one holiday tradition you won’t want to miss.
Find out more »December 2021
Merry Little Soiree Featuring the Nova Soul Quartet – Dec. 1
Local favorite, Nova Soul will present an evening of holiday themed music. Enjoy an evening of drinks, food, and music by Nova Soul. Reservations are required. Each table of two will receive a charcutarie board, bottle of wine, and two Rialto stemless wine glasses to remember the magical evening.
Find out more »Big Bad VooDoo Daddy’s Wild & Swingin’ Holiday Party
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s unique and spirited “Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party” has become an eagerly anticipated annual family event.
Find out more »Kansas Announces – Point Of Know Return Anniversary Tour at Rialto Square Theatre
America’s preeminent progressive rock band, KANSAS, will be embarking on the final leg of their popular Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour stopping at the Rialto Square Theatre on Saturday, December 4th, 2021, at 7:30 pm.
Find out more »Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular
Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular brings the joy and excitement of the holiday season to your theater like never before. This all-new production features some of the greatest holiday songs of all time performed with the world-renowned cast of Cirque Musica. Experience the chills, thrills, and excitement of the best Cirque performers from around the world performing to your holiday favorites.
Find out more »Halestorm
Since their inception in 1998, Halestorm have toured extensively with a diverse variety of artists, including Eric Church, Joan Jett, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, ZZ Top and Evanescence.
Find out more »MY NAME IS NOT MOM
“My Name Is NOT Mom” is a hilarious journey through motherhood where fans can lighten up and let loose with the ladies who got them through the pandemic. Boasting a combined social following of over 12 million and after helping scores of moms get through quarantine, the comedic trio will share their take on mothering through the sleepless nights of the toddler years, the trials of middle school madness, and an occasional temptation to physically attack their high schoolers. The unique live event will feature stand-up, stories, and videos from the online community and audience interaction to create an up-close and personal experience that will leave fans laughing the night away.
Find out more »Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley come together again to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. Sun Records, now donned with a Christmas tree, garland, and mistletoe, rings with the sounds of the season and the chart toppers that made these four famous. Follow along with the gang’s usual antics as we journey through a story of Christmas past, present, and future. It's a jam-packed evening of holidays hits and classic characters you won't want to miss!
Find out more »Keillor & Company – A PRAIRIE HOME HOLIDAY
Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard join together for an evening of December Cheer, stories and songs about love and family and a Christmas sing-along, and the news from Lake Wobegon on December 11, 2021 at 8:00 PM at the Rialto Square Theatre.
Find out more »Santa’s Secret Workshop
Does your child want to make a secret gift for someone special? Bring them to Santa’s Secret Workshop where they will create and wrap a special holiday gift for the recipient of their choice. While your child is crafting, you will enjoy holiday theme activities, food, and drinks with fellow parents. Reservations required.
Find out more »It’s a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas family fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943 and is in turn loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol. The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his personal dreams, to help others in his community, and whose suicide attempt on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers). Clarence shows George how he, George, has touched the lives of others and how different life would be for his wife Mary and his community of Bedford Falls if he had not been born.
Find out more »MOTOWN CHRISTMAS
“A Motown Christmas” starring the Motown Experience kicks off the Holiday Season with a family- oriented, sing-along holiday spectacular at the Rialto Square Theatre on Tuesday, December 14th @ 7:30 pm.
Find out more »Merry Little Soiree Featuring The Nova Soul Quartet – Dec. 15
Local favorite, Nova Soul will present an evening of holiday themed music. Enjoy an evening of drinks, food, and music by Nova Soul. Reservations are required. Each table of two will receive a charcutarie board, bottle of wine, and two Rialto stemless wine glasses to remember the magical evening.
Find out more »Martina McBride Joy of Christmas Tour 2021
Martina has sold over 20 million albums to date, which includes 20 Top 10 singles and six #1 hits. She has earned more than 15 major music awards, including four wins for Female Vocalist of the Year from the Country Music Association, and won three Academy of Country Music for Top Female Vocalist. Martina has been awarded 14 Gold Records. Nine Platinum honors, three Double Platinum Records, and two Triple Platinum Awards.
Find out more »The Polar Express
Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"; "Cast Away") reunite for "Polar Express," an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Find out more »American Legion Band Concert
The Joliet American Legion Band will bring the sounds of the season to life on the Rialto Square Theatre stage. Enriched in tradition, military sharpness and musical integrity, these musicians are delighted to bring you an unforgettable performance with their tremendously rousing musical spirit. A ticket is free in exchange for a generous food/non-perishable donation.
Find out more »Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain's main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.
Find out more »January 2022
The Greatest Showman
Growing up in the early 1800s, P.T. Barnum displays a natural talent for publicity and promotion, selling lottery tickets by age 12. After trying his hands at various jobs, P.T. turns to show business to indulge his limitless imagination, rising from nothing to create the Barnum & Bailey circus. Featuring catchy musical numbers, exotic performers and daring acrobatic feats, Barnum's mesmerizing spectacle soon takes the world by storm to become the greatest show on Earth.
Find out more »February 2022
Shaun Boothe: The Unauthorized Biography Series
The Unauthorized Biography Series is a critically acclaimed musical project that celebrates the world’s greatest cultural icons through biographical rap songs – Repackaging History through Hip-Hop.
Find out more »Dinosaur World Live
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, October 29, 2021 Tickets: $30.00, 20.00, $15.00 (additional fees may apply) With the stunning use of puppetry, dinosaurs become life-like on stage. Dinosaur World Live presents a host of pre-historic creatures including ever child’s favorite Tyrannosaurus Rex, along with the Giraffatitan, Microraptor, Segnosaurus, and Triceratops. The show introduces Miranda, a daughter of paleontologists who grew up surrounded by dinosaurs on an island off the coast of South America. She has brought her pals to the shores…
Find out more »A Star is Born
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers -- and falls in love with -- struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer until Jackson coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jackson fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
Find out more »Buddy Guy
NiteLite and VenuWorks announce BUDDY GUY will grace the stage of the Rialto Square Theatre on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 7:30 pm. Opening for Guy is Ronnie Baker Brooks.
Find out more »March 2022
Postmodern Jukebox: The Grand Reopening Tour at Rialto Square Theatre!
Over the past decade, Postmodern Jukebox has grown from a viral phenomenon into a worldwide juggernaut, amassing more than five million subscribers on their YouTube channel, growing from Bradlee’s tiny apartment in Astoria, Queens, to a Los Angeles studio befitting the bandleader’s increasingly ambitious vision.
Find out more »The Life and Music of George Michael
The Life and Music of George Michael is coming to Rialto Square Theatre on Sunday, March 6, 2022! The Life and Music of George Michael is a brand new immersive concert-style show that chronicles the amazing journey George Michael had with music and his fans.
Find out more »Rocketman
Young Reginald Dwight changes his name to Elton John and collaborates with singer-songwriter Bernie Taupin to become one of the most iconic figures in pop history. Set to his most beloved songs, it's the epic musical story of Elton John, his breakthrough years in the 1970s and his fantastical transformation from shy piano prodigy to international superstar.
Find out more »Church Basement Ladies
This beloved show features four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and the problems of a rural Minnesota church.
Find out more »RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles
RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES, originally scheduled for May 8, 2020 and April 22, 2021, has been rescheduled to March 24, 2022. Tickets for the original dates will be honored at the March 24, 2022 show. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled show date please contact your point of purchase for a refund. Refunds will be available for 30 days, through May 8, 2021.
Find out more »April 2022
Casablanca
Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who owns a nightclub in Casablanca, discovers his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Laszlo is a famed rebel, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country.
Find out more »May 2022
The Avengers
When Thor's evil brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), gains access to the unlimited power of the energy cube called the Tesseract, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), director of S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a superhero recruitment effort to defeat the unprecedented threat to Earth. Joining Fury's "dream team" are Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner).
Find out more »Gary LeVox
VenuWorks and NiteLite are thrilled to announce Gary LeVox will bring his One on One Live! Tour to the Rialto Square Theatre on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 7:30 pm.
Find out more »Carrot Top LIVE
Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson has been making audiences around the world laugh for more than three decades. Since his debut on “Star Search”, Carrot Top has soared to success and became one of the most recognizable entertainers in the world. Since 2005, fans have flocked to his Las Vegas headlining residency at Luxor Hotel and Casino to catch comedy’s King of Props induce sidesplitting laughter with his current take on pop culture, music, and headlines of the day in a continually evolving show.
Find out more »June 2022
MIRANDA SINGS
Colleen Ballinger is a multi-hyphenate actor, comedian, trained vocalist, writer and executive producer. She is best known for portraying her character, ‘Miranda Sings,’ a personality that is the polar opposite of Ms. Ballinger. Colleen has amassed over 30 Million followers across her social media and passed 3.5 billion views on YouTube.
Find out more »Toy Story 4
Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang embark on a road trip with Bonnie and a new toy named Forky. The adventurous journey turns into an unexpected reunion as Woody's slight detour leads him to his long-lost friend Bo Peep. As Woody and Bo discuss the old days, they soon start to realize that they're worlds apart when it comes to what they want from life as a toy.
Find out more »July 2022
The Sandlot
When Scottie Smalls (Thomas Guiry) moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.
Find out more »August 2022
Bridesmaids
Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a single woman whose own life is a mess, but when she learns that her lifelong best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), is engaged, she has no choice but to serve as the maid of honor. Though lovelorn and almost penniless, Annie, nevertheless, winds her way through the strange and expensive rituals associated with her job as the bride's go-to gal. Determined to make things perfect, she gamely leads Lillian and the other bridesmaids down the wild road to the wedding.
Find out more »September 2022
Grease
Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Welcome to the singing and dancing world of "Grease," the most successful movie musical of all time. A wholesome exchange student (Olivia Newton-John) and a leather-clad Danny (John Travolta) have a summer romance, but will it cross clique lines?
Find out more »October 2022
Hocus Pocus
After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches' book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.
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