Entertainment

Park Ridge singer is a ‘Jersey Boy’

He may not have honed his singing skills under a corner streetlamp on the tough streets of New Jersey, but for actor Nick Cosgrove, who stars in “Jersey Boys” at the Bank of America Theatre through June 3, the living room lights of his suburban …

Frequently hysterical ‘Hysteria’

HYSTERIA ★ ★ ★ 1/2 The Victorian era is justly famous for many fine developments: railroads, neo-gothic architecture, universal suffrage, the rise of the middle class and inventions such as photography, the phonograph and the telephone. Stuffiness, too. The Victorians developed stiff, stuffy propriety to …

Morton Grove Library turns page to Read Fest

Family Fun: celebrate reading in Morton Grove, singalong with Mr. Singer in Wilmette, see ‘Antigone’ in Evanston and enjoy campfire tales in Skokie.

Diversions: 4 picks for the coming week

Looking for fun, fancy or off-the-beaten-path options for the coming week? We present four, for your consideration.

Skokie artist advocates in work, life

In the Skokie home of Jacqueline Moses, nearly every inch of every wall is covered with artwork. Each vivid oil painting tells a story. Dozens of plants flourish throughout the rooms and the widow shares her home with four rescued cats and a rescued dog. …

Skokie native David Cromer directs ‘Rent’ in Chicago

After dropping out of Evanston Township High School in his junior year, then proceeding to Columbia College, Skokie native David Cromer began his theater career as a Chicago actor around 1980 — and then made a quick and successful segue into directing. Following noteworthy productions …

Park Ridge gallery likes art inside and out

Inside art is inside and outside art is outside and never the twain shall meet. But two local artists are breaking down those conventional barriers in a new exhibit at the OnView Gallery in Park Ridge. “Inside Out,” on view through June 9, is the …

Rediscovering a Chicago talent

Retrospective of Steven Urry at Oakton museum

…

Tony Ocean at Chambers in Niles

Tony Ocean sings music of the Rat Pack, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. May 25 at Chambers, 6881 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles. Cover is $5. Call (847) 647-8282 or see www.thechambersonline.com.

…

One-woman show tells a hairy tale

Deborah Staples is playing a colorful role at Writers’ Theatre in Glencoe. Actually, she’s playing several of them as “The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead.” Robert Hewett’s one-woman play begins when a redheaded housewife named Rhonda Russell reveals that her husband is moving …

Baha’i concert honors harmony of spirit

The Sixth Annual Baha’i Choral Festival Sunday promises a multi-cultural experience celebrating the spiritual harmonies of the world’s religions. Featuring 200 voices from Germany, Italy, Bermuda, Barbados, Uganda, Trinidad, Finland, Hawaii and Canada, the Choral Festival will feature 10 choral compositions by Baha’i followers sung …

NU symphony, choirs premiere oratorio

The oratorio “Not in Our Time,” written to commemorate the terrorist attacks on 9/11, will receive its United States premiere Sunday at Millennium Park in Chicago. Under the baton of Northwestern University’s Robert A. Harris, the 70-member Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra will perform the work …

Arts and entertainment calendar for May 24

Stage

“After Miss Julie,” presented by Focal Point Theatre Company through June 10 at Piccolo Theatre, 600 Main St., Evanston. Miss Julie, a wealthy politician’s daughter, finds herself entangled in a perilous web of class conflict, seduction and betrayal when she spends the evening with …