Sunday picks: Disney's 'Doorway to Magic' plays Rosemont Theatre
Animated & onstage
Cartoon characters come to life in the family touring show "Disney Live! Mickey and Minnie's Doorway to Magic" at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $15-$75. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
Ghostly ballet
The Joffrey Ballet presents the company premiere of choreographer Lola de Ávila's take on the ghostly classic "Giselle" at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago. $39-$174. (312) 386-8905 or joffrey.org. 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
Symphonic show tunes
The New Philharmonic pairs with guest vocalists in a tour of musical theater through the decades in "The Best of Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber" this weekend at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $49; $47 seniors. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
Meow mix
"The Amazing Acro-Cats" features kitties performing a variety of circus tricks and more at the Vittum Theatre, 1012 N. Noble St., Chicago. $23 adults; $21 students with ID and seniors older than 60. (773) 342-4141 or vittumtheater.org. 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
Concert highlights
• New Philharmonic with "The Best of Broadway": 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Concert includes songs from popular musicals from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rodgers & Hammerstein. $47-$49. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org.
• Musicians coming together for Florida/Puerto Rico, featuring Black Trip Dream, The Blood in the Snow, Over the Sun, Kurt Michaels Continuum, The Kelly Miller Band, Jim Pape and more: 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, Bada Brew, 802 Theodore St., Crest Hill. $10. (815) 726-3401.
• Highland Park Strings: 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, in auditorium at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Ave., Highland Park. Highland Park Strings opens its 39th season with a classical concert for all ages, featuring pianist Mikhail Yanovitsky and soprano Galina Sakhnovskaya. Free. A 2 p.m. preconcert conversation presented by Stephanie Ettelson is also free. hpstrings.org.
• Elmhurst College Music Department's Fall Concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel on the campus of Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. Concert is a tribute to faculty member Ross Kellan, a former conductor of the Elmhurst College Symphonic Band and former music department chair, who recently passed away. Free. elmhurst.edu.
• Glen Miller Orchestra: 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Tickets start at $29. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.
• Sherwood "A Different Light 10th Anniversary Tour" with Motherfolk: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $17; $40 for VIP and meet-and-greet package. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.
• Chris Janson: 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, Joe's Live, MB Financial Park, 5441 Park Place, Rosemont. $15. For ages 21 and older. (847) 261-0392 or joesliverosemont.com.
• Katy Perry: 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 24-25, United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. Tickets start at $30.50. ticketmaster.com.
• Dead Boys' Cheetah Chrome & Johnny Blitz, Modern Day Rippers, Bad Sons, Criminal Kids: 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $10-$15. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.
• Megon McDonough with "Dedicated to the Ones I Love: Great Women Singers of the '50s, '60s and '70s": 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Ave., Wilmette. $30. (847) 251-7424 or wilmettetheatre.com.
• Eighty Six Happiness, The Major Minor, Farhampton, Bad Jokes: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $8-$10. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.
• Janet Jackson "state of the World Tour": 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets start at $55. ticketmaster.com.
• Muggsy, Bandy, Mawrcrest, The Sentinels: 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, Quenchers Saloon, 2401 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $5. (773) 276-9730 or quenchers.com.
Information is provided by entertainment venues. Check with venue before purchasing tickets. For more concert listings, visit dailyherald.com/calendar.