Sarah Dash, Patti LaBelle and Nona Hendryx are back together and will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State. Tickets are $50-$89.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday by phone at (312) 559-1212 or online at ticketmaster.com.

Young dancers grow up with dreams. Melissa Zaremba Crooch's involved the Radio City Rockettes, those impossibly long-legged dancers with the equally impossible kick line.

Chicago-based video-game publisher Midway is on the verge of collapse, and the company has pinned its survival on one game. As last gasps go, "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe" tells the strongest story in the history of the franchise (written by comic book veterans Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray), but it remains to be seen if it will be enough for fans to get over the watered-down violence (a hallmark of the series) to get a T rating.

Following in the footsteps of Nintendo's popular ''Wii Fit,'' the video-game publisher known for the ''Madden'' football games is jumping into fitness software targeted mostly at women.

The battle of the sub sandwiches has been raging for a while now -- chains vs. independents. Let the chains have at it, because when I want a real sub sandwich, I dive head first into one of the neighborhood joints that over the years have stacked 'em and packed 'em just the way I like 'em.

The Publican, 837 W. Fulton Market; (312) 733-9555. English beer-hall atmosphere at this paean to pork, cured meats, seafood and more. The thrill-a-minute menu features items from many locales in the United States and around the world. Casual, rustic atmosphere with class. Try th fresh oysters, smoked trout, grilled chicken, ham chop and waffle. (Reviewed Nov. 14)

JJ Grey says he doesn't like to overthink things. As a subscriber to Occam's razor, the scientific principle that states, "All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best," he believes, for one thing, that man never set foot on the moon.

Opening this weekend on the local art-house circuit:

No doubt about it, France is a very different place from what it was even 50 years ago, with people from many parts of the world, of all races and ethnic groups, now living there, changing the fabric, the face of the European nation.

New photography by Claudia Hart will counterpoint this year's Winter Group Show starting today at kasia kay art projects gallery.

Vitalist Theatre is presenting a world premiere for its holiday show, Anung's First American Christmas, based on the novella by Carl Nordgren.

The musical story of four legendary rock 'n' roll musicians who gathered on Dec. 4, 1956, for one of the greatest jam sessions in history is playing at the Apollo Theater through Jan. 4.

Camper Van Beethoven has never fit easily into any category, which is why CVB was one of the earliest "indie" bands. The legendary alternative rock group will perform two shows this weekend at the Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace.

Leave the impressionable youngsters at home if you plan to see the scurrilous Jim Jeffries at one of the five R-rated shows he will perform this weekend at the Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway.

Diedrich Bader is bringing lightness to the Dark Knight.

For 18 months, one of television's best heroes has been missing. Jack Bauer hasn't saved a single life, much less the world. That isn't like him.

The members of the Giving Tree Band approach their musicianship a little differently than most rock or folk bands (the sound of TGTB is best characterized as a bit of both).

A snowball fight in your shirt sleeves? "Ice skating" in socks? Building an ice fort or dressing a snowman indoors? It's all possible at "Snow Much Fun," a new exhibit opening today at the Chicago Children's Museum. It brings the outdoors indoors and will be an annual seasonal exhibit.

Part spoof and part homage, "Tomato/Tomatoe" is a 50-minute sitcom complete with commercials performed live. It's partly scripted and partly improvised with the show's creators, Kevin Miller and Sherman Edwards, performing all the roles. The only thing they don't supply is the laugh track. Last year's "Pilot" episode proved so popular, the duo are back with "A Very Special Episode."

A slot machine built for two? Don't laugh. A major Las Vegas-based gaming manufacturer is hoping it will catch on as an ingenious way for people to share the casino gaming experience.

A new 2008 Audi Q7 and $3,000 cash will be the grand prize in a drawing on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Mich. There will be additional drawings held that day from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. in which guests can share in $18,000 in cash prizes. Visit the casino's W Club Players counter for details.

As the former artistic director of London's Young Vic and a regular at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, acclaimed British director Tim Supple has a long history with the plays of William Shakespeare. But through the years, he had never helmed "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

"You can learn more about a person in one hour of play than in a year of conversation."