On the Brink of Greatness
Renaissance Theaterworks picks two of the best women playwrights in the Midwest for staged readings.
Sep 6th, 2015
C’Mon Get Happy
Bel Canto’s Modern American Masters concert mixes modern pop, classical and other short, fun works.
May 14th, 2015
California Here They Come
Florentine production of The Elixir of Love is staged in California wine country and even features a specially-made wine.
May 6th, 2015
Sing Along with Disney
Milwaukee Symphony Pops concert is an all-Disney concert, with music from beloved films that may get the audience singing.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Jeeves Takes One Last Bow
The Chamber Theatre continues its popular Jeeves comedies, as the perfect butler and star Matt Daniels return again.
Apr 16th, 2015
Dueling Actresses in Quirky British Comedy
Renaissance production of Lettice and Lovage features Laura Gordon and Carrie Hitchcock.
Apr 8th, 2015
The Return of Rachmaninoff
Edo de Waart has turned the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra into a wonderful interpreter of the Russian composer.
Apr 2nd, 2015
Creating An International Opera
Theater pros will be traveling to Milwaukee to see the world premiere of The Snow Dragon.
Mar 11th, 2015
Florentine Takes Ownership of Elmer Gantry
Five years after winning Grammys for its recording, the opera company seeks to establish Gantry as an American classic.
Mar 10th, 2015
There’s Always Room for Cello
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Susan Babini, featured this week, does double duty with another ensemble.
Feb 25th, 2015
How to Find the Best Crematorium
In Tandem’s world premiere of Come Back finds humor in a deadly serious subject.
Feb 24th, 2015
Performing Fugard’s Greatest Play?
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre stages The Train Driver, which the acclaimed South African writer calls his most important play.
Feb 19th, 2015
A Little Romance Music
Florentine Opera presents Valentine’s concert and MSO offers composer Marvin Hamlisch’s romantic tunes.
Feb 11th, 2015
Love and Abandonment
Splinter Group offers world premiere of 3 For The Road, all about characters who leave their loved ones.
Feb 4th, 2015
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Milwaukee Rep’s Good People, set in South Boston, is a comic drama about that question.
Jan 23rd, 2015
Goode As It Gets
Top pianist Richard Goode makes a rare appearance in Milwaukee, playing a Mozart concerto with the MSO.
Jan 21st, 2015
“Women Can Be Just as Violent as Men”
Soulstice Theatre performs Shakespeare’s Macbeth with an all-female cast
Jan 14th, 2015
A Concert for All Races and Creeds
Bel Canto Chorus offers a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. that tries to address segregation in Milwaukee.
Jan 13th, 2015
Can Florentine Win Its Third Grammy?
Company presents Wuthering Heights and will also produce first recording of the 1958 opera.
Jan 8th, 2015
It’s De-Lovely
Touring show brings Tony Award-winning revival of Anything Goes here, with a big cast of singer dancers.
Jan 6th, 2015
George Bailey With Eggplant
A stage adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life, set in a radio studio, is all about the right voices and sound effects.
Dec 17th, 2014
Dance Along With “The Messiah”?
Conductor Paul Goodwin promises a very fresh, dance-like version of Handel’s famous oratorio.
Dec 16th, 2014
The Other Nutcracker Character
Ballet’s special slant on The Nutcracker. And Who Killed Santa?
Dec 11th, 2014
Sing Along With Rick
Led by Richard Hynson, the Bel Canto Chorus performs at the mighty St. Josaphat Basilica. And they want you to sing, too.
Dec 9th, 2014
The Day the Elves Went on Strike
A new play at Alchemist Theatre offers a Marx Brothers-like take on Santa’s workshop.
Dec 4th, 2014
Holiday Fare for Kids From One to 92
Three diverse MSO performances capture spirit of the season
Dec 3rd, 2014
A Christmas Trinity
The Rep’s Christmas Carol is one of three new holiday shows.
Dec 1st, 2014
All Singing on the Western Front
Concert by Cantus ensemble performs carols sung by WWI troops who called a surprise truce in 1914.
Nov 25th, 2014
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
The Skylight’s Wizard of Oz is a show for the child in all of us.
Nov 19th, 2014
Bing Crosby Begone
Present Music’s annual Thanksgiving concert packs in crowds for its warm, but untraditional holiday fare.
Nov 18th, 2014
A Russian Romantic Version of Arabian Nights
Brazilian-born conductor leads symphony in performance of sinuous “Scheherazade.”
Nov 13th, 2014
The Gospel of A.R. Gurney
His play, Heresy, calls out America with biblical language. Yet Next Act Theatre promises it’s funny, too.
Nov 12th, 2014
Singing Songs About War
Keep the Home Fires Burning uses 100 years of war-time songs as a theatrical hook -- and a way to make us think.
Nov 5th, 2014
All Hail the Bold Bassoon
Sure, the Milwaukee Symphony will perform “Pictures at an Exhibition.” But what about that brand-new bassoon concerto?
Nov 4th, 2014
Far Off Broadway, But Successful
Soulstice Theatre presents Moon Over Buffalo in St. Francis.
Oct 30th, 2014
Monkey Business
Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s Lucy is an opera about a psychologist who adopts a chimpanzee.
Oct 29th, 2014
The Swan Song of John McGivern
26 years after he first performed in it, McGivern is again the lead in Shear Madness, and loving every minute of it.
Oct 23rd, 2014
Why The Flying Dutchman Endures
Wagner’s powerful score and ghostly tale will boost a strong cast in Florentine production.
Oct 21st, 2014
On Stage, the Scandal at TKE Fraternity…
UWM Theater Dept’s Milwonky Too! (Sex, Drugs, and D2L) explores the recent, real-life campus drama.
Oct 16th, 2014
Sins of His Old Age
Bel Canto performs a mass by Rossini that’s spiritual, but written in the style of his popular operas.
Oct 15th, 2014
The Joys of Performing a Requiem
World class soprano Jessica Rivera, guest soloist with MSO in Brahms’ “Requiem,” loves the music.
Oct 7th, 2014
Classical Mystery Tour Comes Together With Beatles Hits
Symphony orchestra confronts British Invasion at the Marcus Center.
Sep 24th, 2014
‘La Cenderentola’ Fuses Fashion and Fairytale Fantasy
Skylight puts modern flair in Rossini’s comic opera.
Sep 17th, 2014
MSO Opens Season With ‘Don Giovanni’
Production of Mozart’s opera to emphasize music over theatricality.
Sep 10th, 2014
From Turkey With Love
Turkish-American composer Kamran Ince has a long association with Milwaukee. Present Music presents an all-Ince show Saturday.
Aug 28th, 2014
Ending the Season With a Bang
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s final three concerts feature top guests and varied music.
May 29th, 2014
The Florentine Opera Welcomes a New “Sister”
Opera will workshop "Sister Carrie" by Aldridge and Garfein this weekend
May 22nd, 2014
The 99-Year-Old Piano Whiz
Milwaukee native and internationally-known pianist Frank Glazer made his New York debut in 1936.
May 15th, 2014
