Best bets: 'Rock of Ages' returns; Blackpink plays Rosemont's Allstate Arena
Metal musical
"Rock of Ages," the long-running 2009 Broadway jukebox musical that shoehorned in 1980s heavy metal hits into a plot about Los Angeles gentrification, returns with a 10th anniversary tour starting on Tuesday at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., Chicago. $16.50-$121.50. (800) 745-3000 or broadwayinchicago.com. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, April 23-26; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 27; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28
Keen on cash
Collectors of rare coins and more won't want to miss the Central States Numismatic Society 80th Anniversary Convention starting on Wednesday at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg. $10. (847) 303-4100 or centralstatesnumismaticsociety.org/convention. 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 26; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27
Pop girls
Tickets are scarce to see the South Korean pop group Blackpink and its "2019 World Tour" with Kia on Thursday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. River Road, Rosemont. $178-$198.50; $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 24
Tickled ivories
Cabaret performers Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael pay tribute to artists like Billy Joel, Barry Manilow and Michael Feinstein with their show "The Piano Men" on Thursday at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $30-$35. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25
Melville in music
Chicago Opera Theater stages the Windy City premiere of composer Jake Heggie's 2010 opera "Moby-Dick" for two performances only at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago. $45-$145. (312) 704-8414 or chicagooperatheater.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28