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Blue Man Speaks: Kirk Massey
Blue Man Speaks

Kirk Massey

Blue Man Group comes to Marcus Center Uihlein Hall Jan. 3-8.

MSO Pops: Sparkling Gershwin to toast in the New Year
MSO Pops

Sparkling Gershwin to toast in the New Year

Marvin Hamlisch, Kevin Cole, Sylvia McNair, Ryan VanDenBoom and the orchestra align in the best Pops concert of Hamlisch's tenure.

Milwaukee Jewish Museum: Portraits by Arnold Newman
Milwaukee Jewish Museum

Portraits by Arnold Newman

Photos of prominent Jewish figures by famed Life magazine photographer are on view at MJM.

Five things I’ve been meaning to tell you (12/22)

Five things I’ve been meaning to tell you (12/22)

"Nutcracker" revisited, Harmony Initiative progress, shows at UWM, Paul Goldberger at MAM, Mad Hot Coffee.

“Holiday Punch” goes straight to her head

“Holiday Punch” goes straight to her head

Judith Ann goes to Off the Wall's Dale Gutzman holiday show, gets punch-drunk.

MSO’s Hometown “Messiah” tour

MSO’s Hometown “Messiah” tour

Handel's oratorio is a Christmas perennial in Milwaukee. And when the performers don't treat it that way -- great!

Milwaukee Ballet’s “Nutcracker”: A little cheekier
Milwaukee Ballet’s “Nutcracker”

A little cheekier

Michael Pink changes "The Nutcracker" just enough to keep you on your toes every December.

Sunset Playhouse “Annie”: A show for the season and the times
Sunset Playhouse “Annie”

A show for the season and the times

The 1982 musical, based on a comic strip set in the 1930s, means something today.

Rep’s “Christmas Carol”: More than holiday comfort food
Rep’s “Christmas Carol”

More than holiday comfort food

The Rep's retelling of Charles Dickens' familiar Scrooge tale amuses, entertains and says something that matters.

MSO Holiday Pops: A Gentle Christmas
MSO Holiday Pops

A Gentle Christmas

With Jeff Tyzik conducting, the MSO's Holiday Pops are short on glitz and long on warmth.

Remembering Rose Pickering

Remembering Rose Pickering

Fellow actors John Kishline and Rose and Jim Pickering were close friends for nearly 40 years.

Jingle Thrills: Kids go to the Theater
Jingle Thrills

Kids go to the Theater

At First Stage's "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells," there's a kid show in the lobby, too.