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The art/folk/cabaret ensemble The Crooked Mouth kicks off the 37th Rhinoceros Theater Festival on Sunday, Sept. 20. (Jeffrey Bivens)

Spotlight: Rhino Fest returns for its 37th year

The Rhinoceros Theater Festival returns for its 37th year, Morton Arboretum’s walking plays series resumes with an adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” and Theatre Y presents the Chicago premiere of a two-hander “I Am the Wind.”

Writers Theatre’s stellar Midwest premiere of Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning “Leopoldstadt” earned a total of five equity Joseph Jefferson Awards, including for best play and director Carey Perloff (large theater). (Michael Brosilow)

Writers’ monumental ‘Leopoldstadt’ takes top honors at equity Jeff Awards

Writers Theatre’s regional premiere of Tom Stoppard’s sprawling, semiautobiographical drama “Leopoldstad” earned five equity Joseph Jefferson Awards Monday, more than any other production.

Macklemore, left, was dropped as an opener on Ed Sheeran’s tour. (AP)

Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

Saltwater Coastal Grill at Parkway Bank Park in Rosemont has closed and is being rebranded into Nisi Greek Grill. It's the third concept for the space, which opened in 2012 as Five Roses Pub. (Christopher Placek/Daily Herald)

While Sugar Factory remains in legal limbo, two other new eateries coming to Rosemont entertainment district

Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district is undergoing significant changes with two new restaurants in development, while the Sugar Factory site remains in legal limbo.

“St. Patrick” Tim Johnston of Naperville makes his rounds at the 2024 Naperville Irish Fest at Central Park in Naperville. This year’s event takes place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Things to do Sept. 18-24: Naperville Irish Fest, West Dundee Heritage Fest, Mundelein Arts Festival and more

Mark your calendar for the Naperville Irish Fest, Heritage Fest in West Dundee, the Mundelein Arts Festival and more.

“Dancing with the Stars,” left, the series “Slow Horses” and “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” start streaming this week. (Disney/Apple TV/Netflix via AP)

What to stream: ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Carly Rae Jepsen, ‘Tony’ and ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’

The return of “Dancing with the Stars” and a new album from Luke Bryan are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.