Best bets: Derek Hough and NCT 127 play the Rosemont Theatre

Posted May 05, 2019 7:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Six-time “Dancing with the Stars” champion Derek Hough performs at the Rosemont Theatre on Sunday, May 5. Courtesy of ABC

Top pick

Star dancer

Fans of the ABC reality TV competition “Dancing with the Stars” won't want to miss seeing “Derek Hough Live! The Tour” today at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $69-$189; $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5

Choral forces

The DuPage Chorale teams up with the DuPage Chorale Orchestra for the concert “Americana,” which features Randall Thompson's “Testament of Freedom” and Amy Beach's “Canticle of the Sun” on Sunday at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $16; $14 seniors; $6 students. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5

The Orion Ensemble performs "A Brahms Finale" in Geneva, Chicago and Evanston.

Season finale

The Orion Ensemble concludes its season with “A Brahms Finale” featuring Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor, Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes and Uhl's “Kleines Konzert” with guest violinist Mathias Tacke and guest violist Stephen Boe. Performances are at three locations: First at Chapelstreet Church, 2300 S. South St., Geneva. Then on Wednesday, May 15, at Pianoforte Studios Recital Hall, 1335 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Finally on Sunday, May 19, at the Music Institute of Chicago's Nichol Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. $26; $23 seniors; $10 students; kids ages 12 and under admitted free. (630) 628-9591 or orionensemble.org. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, in Geneva; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, in Chicago; 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in Evanston

K-pop group NCT 127 comes to the Rosemont Theatre on Tuesday, May 7. Associated Press, 2019

Longitudinal Seoul

The K-pop group NCT 127 (which takes its name from the longitudinal coordinate for Seoul) brings its World Tour on Tuesday to the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $69-$189; $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7

Al Green performs at the Chicago Theatre on Tuesday, May 7. Associated Press, 2011

Soul singer

Hear soul and gospel hits such as “Take Me to the River,” “Tired of Being Alone” and more when Grammy Award-winner Al Green performs in concert with guests The War and Treaty on Tuesday at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $39.50-$188.50. (800) 745-3000 or thechicagotheatre.com. 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7

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