As a spectacle, “Prince Caspian” is missing the first film’s wow factor, writes Sun critic Josh Larsen. Yet the movie gives you more to mull over. It’s a dynamic showcase for the philosophy that drives C.S. Lewis' original novel. If you think Simon Cowell’s public criticism of the current season of ‘‘American Idol’’ — such as his recent comments to the celeb TV show ‘‘Extra’’ — were tough, you should hear what our favorite broadcast curmudgeon is saying behind the scenes. For a show to be successful, audience members must identify with its characters. In I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, being presented by the Noble Fool Theatricals at the Pheasant Run Resort & Spa in St. Charles, four performers portray more than 60 roles in a collection of vignettes and songs that cover a wide range of male/female relationships. Somewhere during the course of the evening's entertainment, people find themselves or someone they know in these characters and laugh heartily in appreciation and recognition. The musical is highly entertaining.

Former Kane County resident Amy Johnson will sing the role of Floria Tosca in the Rockford Symphony's Orchestra's presentation of the Giacomo Puccini classic at 7 p.m. Saturday. The performance is at the restored Coronado Performing Arts Centre, Rockford. For ticket information, call (815) 965-0049 or visit www.rockfordsymphony.com.

Salt Creek Ballet will perform Alice in Wonderland , a full-length ballet in three acts, at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the McAninch Arts Center at College DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.

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