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===Music and theater=== DuPage also plays host to a rich local music scene. Some of the better-known bands to come out of the area include [[The Hush Sound]], [[Lucky Boys Confusion]], and [[Plain White T's]]. [[Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois|Oakbrook Terrace's]] [[Drury Lane Theatre (Illinois)|Drury Lane Theatre]] is an important live [[theatre]] in DuPage County. The [[Tivoli Theatre (Downers Grove, Illinois)|Tivoli Theatre]], one of the first theatres in the United States to be equipped with sound, is still in use in Downers Grove.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Max |last1=Grinnell |chapter-url= http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/851.html |chapter=Going to the Movies |title=The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago|access-date=October 24, 2023|date=2005|publisher=[[Chicago History Museum|Chicago Historical Society]]}}</ref> In addition to showing movies, the Tivoli is home to several local performing arts groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classiccinemas.com/history/tivoli.asp|title=Theatre History: Tivoli Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402132749/http://www.classiccinemas.com/history/tivoli.asp |archive-date=April 2, 2008|access-date=October 24, 2023|publisher=[[Classic Cinemas]]}}</ref> The [[McAninch Arts Center]] located on the Glen Ellyn campus of the College of DuPage also presents a variety of music, dance, theater and comedy year round both on its three indoor stages and its outdoor Lakeside Pavilion.
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