Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Tickets: $49/$39/$29/$64

Children and Students: $20

 

 

Lizzy & the Triggermen transport you back to the glamour of the Prohibition Era, but with a sound and swagger that is thrillingly new. As NPR raves, they are “one part Eartha Kitt, one part Ella Fitzgerald, one part Amy Winehouse.”

The band is currently having a viral moment after their electrifying performance of Irving Berlin’s anti-fascist anthem “When That Man Is Dead and Gone” began circulating widely online, bringing national attention to their bold blend of vintage jazz, theatrical storytelling, and razor-sharp wit. With new representation and growing buzz across the music world, Lizzy & the Triggermen are quickly becoming one of the most exciting acts in the vintage pop revival.

The show is a “joyously subversive” (Broadway World) mixture of vintage pop, show tunes, and biting originals that highlight Lizzy's wicked sense of humor (which she previously used to create Emmy-nominated TV shows). Like the great tunes of the 1930s which so inspire them, their music boldly tackles our modern troubles and turns them into killer dance songs that fill you with joy the way only a wailing horn section can. As their debut EP succinctly states: they make “Good Songs for Bad Times.”

The band is helmed by operatically-trained Lizzy Shapiro, who Broadway World hailed as "a powerhouse vocalist and songwriter" and the New Times raved is "dripping with badittude." She teamed up with legendary musician and arranger, Dan Barrett (who played with and arranged for Benny Goodman). Their 2020 debut album, "Good Songs for Bad Times," hit #3 on the iTunes Jazz Charts alongside jazz royalty Miles Davis and Kamasi Washington. They quickly went from performing in speakeasies to selling out top venues across the country, playing sold out shows at top jazz festivals (Tucson Jazz Festival) and breaking glass ceilings for swing music, including touring with Squeeze, co-headlining festivals alongside Samara Joy, Nancy Sinatra, and be chosen for SXSW.

But the star power doesn’t stop with Lizzy. It emanates through her entire incredible band, a multi-generational dream team of crushers who have played with everyone from Harry Connick Jr. to Woody Herman to Rachel and Vilray.

 

SHHH! Do you want to know a secret?

Arrive early for Lizzy & The Triggermen and Unlock the Secret of 30 Years Behind the Curtain...

 

 

STAGE DOOR SPEAKEASY

Saturday, April 25 at 6 PM
$30
Limited to 100 Guests

Before Lizzy & The Triggermen take the stage, slip past the velvet rope and into a hidden Prohibition-era cocktail party celebrating 30 unforgettable years at The Center.

This immersive anniversary experience transforms the Green Room into a vintage speakeasy filled with music, glamour, and high-energy hijinks.

What’s included: Secret Entry Password, Specialty Drink, Toast, Dessert

 

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
Funding for the Illinois Arts Council and its programs is provided by the State of Illinois and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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