Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Paramount’s ‘South Pacific’ stirs memories for columnist with WWII family tiesMay 20, 2026 4:56 pm - The “South Pacific” production at Paramount Theatre in Aurora had been on my calendar for more than a year. I couldn’t wait to see it — and it did not disappoint last week.
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Timely as ever: TimeLine Theatre inaugurates new home with superb ‘Enemy of the People’May 20, 2026 4:42 pm - A superb revival of the ever-resonant “An Enemy of the People” inaugurates TimeLine Theatre Company’s new home.
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Rosemont summer concerts kick off with tighter securityMay 20, 2026 2:14 pm - Rosemont’s free summer concert series “Rockin’ in the Park” returns Sunday, May 24, with enhanced security measures, including magnetometers at entry points.
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Riverfront Playhouse presents dark comedy ‘Sordid Lives’ during Pride monthMay 20, 2026 2:03 pm - "Sordid Lives," a black comedy about a Texas family gathering for their matriarch's funeral, opens at Riverfront Playhouse May 22, featuring Ann Keen as Latrelle and Noah Reilly as her gay son Ty who returns from New York City.
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Concerts May 22-28: The Kid LAROI, Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky and moreMay 20, 2026 1:12 pm - Upcoming concerts include The Kid LAROI at The Salt Shed, Kid Cudi at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, A$AP Rocky at the United Center and more.
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Best Bets: Rosemont’s Rockin’ in the Park and Morton’s Wonder Woods Mini Golf returnMay 20, 2026 9:12 am - Summer will be rocking with outdoor concerts at Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park and the Elmhurst History Museum, mini golf resumes at the Morton Arboretum, and Brookfield Zoo Chicago debuts its larger-than-life Dinos! experience.
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakes stages North American premiere of ‘Brokeback Mountain’May 20, 2026 8:21 am - Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the stage adaptation of “Brokeback Mountain,” adapted from Annie Proulx’s 1997 novella that inspired the Academy Award-winning film.
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Things to do May 22-28: Memorial Day events, Lake County Food Truck Festival, Prairie Arts Festival and moreMay 18, 2026 12:16 pm - Mark your calendar for Memorial Day ceremonies and parades, Lake County Food Truck Festival, Barrington Art Festival, Prairie Arts Festival in Schaumburg, Arbor Evenings at Morton Arboretum, Finesse Mitchell at the Chicago Improv and more.
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Comedy-drama ‘At the Wedding’ closes Village Theatre Guild’s 62nd seasonMay 17, 2026 10:29 pm - Village Theatre Guild presents “At the Wedding,” a bittersweet comedy about a woman named Carlo navigating her ex-girlfriend's wedding to a man. The production features a unique double-casting approach with two actors sharing the lead role across different performances.
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Goodman’s scary good ‘Covenant’ animated by desire, faith and repressionMay 15, 2026 12:16 pm - Goodman Theatre’s Chicago-area premiere of York Walker’s supernatural thriller “Covenant” is a scary good time.