Arts & Culture
Highlights from 10/28 to 11/3
As Halloween descends, Milwaukee shrieks and shivers with pajama parties, Polish spirit music and Chihuly and de Waart.
Oct 27th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Taking on Pelham, past and present
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a very simple little heist movie except that it may be the best one ever made. Here, Mark Metcalf compares the 1974 version with its 2009 remake.
Oct 26th, 2009 by Mark Metcalf
Junie B. Jones at First Stage Children’s Theater
Milwaukee's premiere children's theater dishes up an authentic portrait of a "spirited" girl who thinks her brother is a monkey.
Oct 26th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Happy Now? at the Milwaukee Rep
The Repertory actors actually exceed Lucinda Coxon's thirtysomething dilemma story script with fleshed-out performances.
Oct 24th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Curtain call, behind the scenes
Once the curtain closes, a community stage actress laments the end of the camaraderie on and off the stage that makes each production special. Pt. 2
Oct 21st, 2009 by Hope Stolarski
Dali, Masson at David Barnett Gallery
Surrealism exhibits master the spartan, the subconscious and the subtly erotic.
Oct 20th, 2009 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Justin Shady keeps on keepin’ on in California
Our series on illustrators wraps up with Justin Shady, who discusses the rise and fall of Tastes Like Chicken, his life as a writer and why he moved to L.A.
Oct 20th, 2009 by amy elliott
Picnic at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Like an 'autumn awakening,' the latest from Milwaukee Chamber Theatre serves up sexual and emotional piques.
Oct 20th, 2009 by Paul Masterson
Highlights from 10/21 to 10/27
Fairy tales are afoot, jazz and modern dance flow and youth are the focus in this week's edition.
Oct 20th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Wiggling with the Wiggles
TCD's Brian Jacobson enlists his tot niece to weigh in on the live stage show. Plus, a sweeping look at the Milwaukee children's entertainment scene.
Oct 19th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
True West by Pink Banana Theatre Company
The novel approach of setting Shepard's play in an actual apartment works, but some of the acting does not.
Oct 19th, 2009 by Michael Madden
Ford shoots friends
The many faces of friendship. Photographer Francis Ford captures the essence.
Oct 15th, 2009 by Judith Ann Moriarty
