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Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 P.M.
Experience the glamour of the Prohibition Era, but with a sound and swagger that is thrillingly new. As NPR raves, Lizzy and the Triggermen are “one part Eartha Kitt, one part Ella Fitzgerald, one part Amy Winehouse.”
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.
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.
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.
The Center
1 University Parkway,
University Park, IL 60484
Summer Box Office Hours (June 1 - July 31, 2026)
Tuesdays - Thursdays: 10A-4P
OPEN TWO HOURS PRIOR TO SHOWTIMES
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708.235.2222
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