Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s North American premiere of “Brokeback Mountain” hews faithfully to Annie Proulx’s American tragedy about closeted cowboys coping with their attraction to each other and the real danger it poses.
Mark your calendar for the 40th annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Warrenville Multicultural Festival, Libertyville Days, Nate Bargatze at Allstate Arena, car shows, concerts and movies in the park and more.
Olivia Rodrigo’s done it again. Her third album, “You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,” is her best yet — a giant step forward for the songwriter who emerged a promising young talent before she could even parallel park. She will play two sold-out shows at Chicago’s United Center Oct. 11-12.
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36.
Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated John Ondrasik discusses his band Five for Fighting, previewing his show Thursday, June 18, at the Des Plaines Theatre that will include playing the band’s hits, a song with Edwin McCain and covers of his influences.
Emily Blunt’s Kansas City TV weathercaster Margaret Fairchild delivers the last line in Steven Spielberg’s 35th motion picture, “Disclosure Day” — a single word, a brief imperative sentence that implores rather than commands a transfixed, awestruck worldwide audience. A perfectly ambiguous ending to an imperfect movie.
Giordano’s is celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a specialty pizza. And Sunday is National Children’s Day, so Oberweis is offering a build-your-own sundae bar and a free scoop for kids that day.