Debra Davy

On June 23, 2026, Conductor Steven Reineke, who is currently Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Principal Conductor/Artistic Advisor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per forming Arta, and Principal Pops Conductor of the Houston and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, led The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in A Musical Tribute to John Williams and Steven Spielberg. The concert is part of the programming for America 250 at Symphony Center, 220 S.

The South Florida based YI Love Jewish and Chicago-based Arts Judaica, both groups devoted to presentations celebrating and exploring Jewish culture, and to combating anti-Semitism through the weapon/lens of dramatic art, are currently staging a limited engagement of the Chicago Premiere production of L. M. Feldman’s theatrical mosaic A PEOPLE, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago through July 5, 2026.

CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC, called The Summer Blockbuster of Magic Shows, is currently being presented at the richly decorated and elegant Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, through August 23, 2026. It’s a high-energy, ultra-fun experience, awe-inspiring for kids and adults alike.