Sunday picks: New York touring players 'Twist' Gilbert & Sullivan

Posted May 10, 2015 6:00 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

G&S cabaret

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players perform cabaret takes on comic operettas like "The Mikado," "H.M.S. Pinafore" and more in the touring revue "A Little Twist" at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org, $26-$28. 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10

Northlight premiere

Northlight Theatre concludes its 40th anniversary season with the world premiere of "Shining Lives: A Musical," based on Melanie Marnich's 2008 play "These Shining Lives," which the theater commissioned. It's based on the true story of the young women who during the 1920s painted watch dials for an Ottawa watch factory, then succumbed to the debilitating effects of radium poisoning. Andre Pluess and Amanda Dehnert composed the score for the show, which is directed by Jessica Thebus, who also penned the book and lyrics. See it at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. The show opens May 15. $25-$78. (847) 673-6300 or northlight.org. Previews are at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 10

Hits of yesteryear

Give your mom the gift of music this Mother's Day weekend by taking her to see the singing quartet Under the Streetlamp at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, (847) 622-0300 or elgin.edu/arts, $55. 3 p.m. Sunday, May 10

Madness in movement

The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg returns to present the Chicago premiere of choreographer Boris Eifman's expressionist ballet "Up & Down" featuring the music of Berg, Gershwin and Schubert this weekend at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago. $30-$95. (800) 982-2787 or auditoriumtheatre.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, May 10

Rock tribute

The Bronx Wanderers performs a Mother's Day Sock Hop concert of rock tribute hits at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $19-$35. (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com. 5 p.m. Sunday, May 10

'Comedian' comedian

Orny Adams, a comedian prominently featured in Jerry Seinfeld's documentary "Comedian," returns to perform standup at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $17 plus a two menu-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or improv.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, May 10

Under the Streetlamp performs Mother's Day weekend at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre Sunday. Courtesy of Paul Natkin

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