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Category: Entertainment
Review: A clarinet concerto 35 years in the making crowns CSO’s Ravel concert
Christopher Theofanidis’s “Indigo Heaven” was well worth the wait. And between the Theofanidis and Ravel works, Thursday’s program was practically a woodwind expo.
‘Seven Veils’ review: The operatics are everywhere in this backstage melodrama
Amanda Seyfried stars in this movie about the mentor of a famous opera director who restages her late collaborator’s “Salome.”
Shedd Aquarium names baby beluga Opus, a musical term
The name is also a nod to whale’s father and the high-pitched songs that have led these mammals to be dubbed the “canaries of the sea.”
City announces Blues Fest, and Taste of Chicago and all the 2025 summer festivals
Thursday’s announcement from DCASE also included other summer favorites, including the Chicago Air and Water Show, Jazz Fest and the Millennium Park Summer Film Series.
Column: At 50, ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ shows us what’s missing now from true-crime movies
I recently re-watched this 1975 movie starring Al Pacino with a roomful of young college students in Urbana-Champaign. They were riveted.
‘Dark Winds’ review: In Season 3, a dark night of the soul for Lt. Leaphorn
AMC’s moody and atmospheric procedural returns for a third season, following Lt. Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police .
Review: ‘Mickey 17,’ with Robert Pattinson (and clone) tackling the worst job in the universe
Coming off the masterly “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” feels uncertain tonally and a little harried in its adaptation.
Steve Carell surprises Southern California high school students with free prom tickets
Actor Steve Carell is sending Southern California high school students affected by the devasting wildfires in Los Angeles to the prom for free.
CSO’s 2025-26 season sees Mäkelä and Muti split duties — plus our short list of unmissables
It’s hard to believe, for all the hubbub around Klaus Mäkelä’s hiring as the 11th music director of the Chicago Symphony, that next season will mark just the halfway point between his tenure and Riccardo Muti’s. The orchestra’s 2025-26 season, announced Wednesday, at least reflects the passing of the baton far better than the current. […]