Cleaning up during the 2018/19 awards season, plucky folk opera Hadestown garnered eight Tony Awards (including the coveted Tony for Best Musical), four Drama Desk Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards, and a Drama League Award. This came as no surprise given the production received much acclaim during both its Off-Broadway and Broadway runs, praised for its soaring imagination, vibrant retelling of a classic story, and a sumptuous score that evokes smoky New Orleans jazz and bubbling Americana-tinged folk. Don't miss out when the lauded musical hits the road on this hotly anticipated national tour!

Anne-Sophie Mutter has achieved much in her four-decade long music career, let alone being named of the greatest violin virtuosos of our time. She was awarded the esteemed Siemens Music Prize in 2008, was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London at just 22-years old, and has received four Grammy awards for solo orchestral and chamber music performances.

The Russian-British-Israeli classical pianist first found fame as a child prodigy and went on to have a far-reaching career performing his best-known interpretations of Romantic Era works, particularly those of Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Liszt. Showcasing artistry of the highest calibre and a powerful key-touch, the Grammy award-winning virtuoso has worked with almost all of the world's leading orchestras.

Unafraid of pushing boundaries by melding classical arrangements with haunting, often eerie electronic soundscapes and rock instrumentation, prolific neo-classical composer Max Richter has written a myriad celebrated works for stage, screen, ballet, opera and installation art. The in-demand music maker hits the road this year after announcing his upcoming album, In A Landscape,'. Fans eagerly anticipating Richter's ninth studio album can look forward to its release on September 6 via Decca.

Olivier-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti's wonderful musing on male friendship, Hymn, makes its Chicago debut! Hymn explores the fraternal bonds between two black men in their middle age, charting the nuanced familial relationships they each hold. Premiering at London's Almeida Theatre and originally set in the UK capital, Chakrabarti has specially created a fresh adaptation tailored for CST, re-setting the play in Chicago with the city's vibrant cultural backdrop.

The self-taught singer, songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist has redefined 21st-century artistry and is a force to be reckoned with. Two solo albums and three Grammy Award nominations later and Alison is back, channeling the rhythm-first, improvisational energy of great female artists everywhere! Not only has Alison carved a legacy for herself in the music industry through soul-stirring music, but she has also used her platform to elevate, educate, and inspire.

Canadian guitarist, producer and nuevo flamenco star Cook turns his lighting quick fingers to flamenco, rumba, jazz plus various other forms of world music into his work. A Juno Award winner, he has also received accolades from Acoustic Guitar magazine, and is a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. To top that off, he has also sold more than 1.5 million worldwide, cementing himself as a global guitar superstar.

Indie rock ain't dead and bands like Hippo Campus are proving its alive, kicking and evolving to new heights! Formed in 2013 when frontman Jake Luppen, guitarist Nathan Stocker, bassist Zach Sutton and drummer Whistler Isaiah Allen met at the Saint Paul Performing Arts Conservatory in their native Minnesota, the quartet quickly became a fixture in their local indie scene before graduating to the mainstream with the release of their debut album Landmark in 2017.