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On Stage 5/3-9: No No Nanette, Yes Yes Marvin
On Stage 5/3-9

No No Nanette, Yes Yes Marvin

UWM revives 1920s musical, Marvin Hamlisch does his own thing at Pops, ghosts of Isadora and Nijinsky haunt Gigante, and more.

First Stage’s “Miss Nelson Is Missing”: Fun with a point
First Stage’s “Miss Nelson Is Missing”

Fun with a point

Those rotten fifth-graders thought they had Miss Nelson's number. Then the sub showed up.

Early Music Now: One King, Six Royal Weddings
Early Music Now

One King, Six Royal Weddings

The Flanders Recorder Quartet and guests offer a musico/poetic survey of the busy love life of Henry VIII.

George Winston, Gentle Genius

George Winston, Gentle Genius

At the Pabst Theater Thursday, sophisticated, yet friendly music that anyone can love.

The Rep’s powerful “Death of a Salesman”

The Rep’s powerful “Death of a Salesman”

In Arthur Miller's classic mid-century play, the worst lies are the ones you tell yourself.

The Rep’s Laura Gordon, on “Death of a Salesman”

The Rep’s Laura Gordon, on “Death of a Salesman”

Rep veteran Gordon plays opposite long-time colleague Lee E. Ernst in Arthur Miller's mid-century American classic.

On Stage 4/12-18: Classic American theater leads a busy week
On Stage 4/12-18

Classic American theater leads a busy week

The Rep and Chamber Theatre revive classic dramas, four nights of Unruly Music, guitar at UWM, Wild Space on stage, two orchestras get busy, doc film at UWM.

Mark Morris Dance Group feels the music, at the Wilson Center

Mark Morris Dance Group feels the music, at the Wilson Center

A genius choreographer at the top of his game, with a brilliant company as his muse and instrument.

Croatian and proud: Duquesne Tamburitzans
Croatian and proud

Duquesne Tamburitzans

Duquesne University's folk troupe performed in Greendale, and Liz Zellmer and family basked in the glow.

Milwaukee Opera Theatre: Virginia Woolf drowns, dolphin rescues Arion
Milwaukee Opera Theatre

Virginia Woolf drowns, dolphin rescues Arion

Singing actresses Diane Lane and Susan Wiedmeyer take on challenging one-woman shows.

On Stage 3/29-4/4: Sing, sing, sing!
On Stage 3/29-4/4

Sing, sing, sing!

Singing from the Florentine, SMPAC and Wilson Center; Milwaukee Ballet mixed-rep, interns gone wild at the Rep, and big-time jazz at UWM.

Next Act’s “Sleeping Country”: Half funny, half not
Next Act’s “Sleeping Country”

Half funny, half not

Playwright goes for heart-tugging when wisecracks and one-liners would have been enough.