This year’s Ravinia Festival’s schedule has begun—in genres ranging from jazz to comedy to classical music to hip-hop will be part of the season.
According to Ravinia’s website, remaining shows involve quartet Well-Strung (June 24); lesbian singer Janis Ian (June 24); out actor/musician Alan Cumming (July 13); Audra McDonald and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (July 15).
Other shows include a tribute to Leonard Bernstein (July 27); the observations of Whoopi Goldberg (Aug. 3); Steve Martin and Martin Short (Aug. 12); Culture Club, the B-52’s and Thompson Twins (Aug. 31-Sept. 1); actor/hip-hop musician 50 Cent (Sept. 6); and crooner Tony Bennett (Sept. 8)
See Ravinia.org.