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“The Outsiders,” the 2024 four-time Tony Award winner including Best Musical, tours to Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre through Feb. 22. It’s an adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s beloved 1967 novel about class clashes among Tulsa teenagers.

‘The Outsiders’ musical tour muscles its way to Chicago

Director Danya Taymor’s stagecraft is truly the major star of “The Outsiders.” This hit four-time 2024 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s beloved 1967 coming-of-age novel is now making an emotional and aggressively confident Chicago touring debut at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

Doreen and John Lew are owners of Royal Cantonese in Mundelein. John Lew died unexpectedly last week.

Mundelein’s Royal Cantonese shutters following death of co-owner

Following the unexpected death of a co-owner, a Mundelein dining institution has permanently shut down.

Cathy (Margot Robbie) and Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) share a tumultuous relationship in “Wuthering Heights.”

An undernourishing feast: Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a bold but shallow take on Brontë’s classic

It’s hardly a surprise that filmmaker Emerald Fennell, who possesses a particular interest in shocking and riling her audience, was drawn to Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights.” This version is being sold as a great love story, but, you know, with a wink.

Luigi Sottile’s Johnny Case and Bryce Gangel’s Linda Seton have more chemistry than you’d expect between a man and his fiancé’s sister in Goodman Theatre’s premiere of Richard Greenberg’s adaptation of “Holiday” by Philip Barry.

A bright spot: ‘Holiday’ lights up the Goodman stage

Goodman Theatre delivers a sly, contemporary version of “Holiday,” adapted by Richard Greenberg from Philip Barry’s classic 1928 romantic comedy.

The Second City's red touring company brings the “Laugh Harder Not Smarter” show to the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn Saturday, Feb. 14.

Best Bets: Laugh it up with Second City at The MAC, stand-up at the Raue Center

Get ready for Valentine’s Day laughs when The Second City tours to the McAninch Arts Center and stand-up comedians perform at the Raue Center. Plus, Hey Nonny hosts a Mardi Gras party and The Joffrey Ballet brings “American Icons” to the Lyric Opera House.

Mike Davis (Chris Hemsworth) is a savvy criminal in “Crime 101.”

‘Crime 101’ is a middle-of-the-road LA heist movie, with ‘Heat’ around the corner

Bart Layton’s “Crime 101” is a “Heat” pastiche that, even if it falls well shy of its Michael Mann blueprint, has some basic appeal going for it. Los Angeles crime movies are fun. Chris Hemsworth looks good in a suit. And we’re all suckers for savvy criminals with good escape routes.

10,000 Maniacs will perform Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 12-15, at City Winery in Chicago.

Concerts Feb. 13-19: 10,000 Maniacs, Dan Navarro, Bret Michaels and more

Upcoming concerts include 10,000 Maniacs at City Winery, Dan Navarro and Jessica Willis Fisher at The Venue in Aurora, Bret Michaels at the Arcada Theatre and more.