One is a new, family-friendly musical by Griffin Theatre, the other is TUTA’s avant-garde take on Thornton Wilder. Both are short and enjoyable in quite different ways.
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Morton Arboretum holiday light display among best in the country, USA TODAY says
Morton Arboretum’s “Illumination: Tree Lights” exhibit is one of the best festive botanical displays you’ll see this holiday season, according to a recent ranking from USA TODAY.
Review: Andrew Bird’s enchanting Gezelligheid concerts are a pitch-perfect way to celebrate December
Swapping between originals and covers of Vince Guaraldi and The Handsome Family, his performances at Fourth Presbyterian Church cast a holiday spell.
Frankfort Christkindl promises a weekend filled with free holiday activities
Christkindl will include Frankfort Girl Scouts singing carols, real reindeer, trackless train rides and the lantern parade.
Column: At Thalia Hall, Marc Rebillet and the art of winging it
He’s an EDM performer but he’s more like a jazz musician, except really he’s an improv comic. In a weekend of sold-out concerts at Thalia Hall, Rebillet showed his talent for spinning random stuff into loops and music tracks.
Cast announced for Steppenwolf’s ‘Purpose’ on Broadway
Two Broadway stars will join Steppenwolf ensemble members who appeared in the play’s world premiere in Chicago last March.
‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 10, followed by ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Conclave’
Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical “Emilia Pérez” led nominations to the 82nd Golden Globes.
‘Moana 2’ cruises to another record weekend and $600 million globally
The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul.
The stars will come out at the Kennedy Center for Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt and Sandoval
This year’s recipients of the lifetime achievement award for artistic accomplishment are director Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt.
Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million
A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $28 million at auction Saturday.