Arts & Culture
A tour of the new Florentine Opera space in Riverwest
Get a peek at the opera company's new digs where players rehearse, costumes are fitted and opportunity abounds.
Sep 16th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
A short tribute to a Gen-X icon
Or, what happens to thirtysomethings when their version of John Wayne passes away
Sep 15th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
A rising tide brings everybody up
Mark interviews Ryan Plato and Carlo Besasie, the filmmakers behind "The Violinist," 2007's "The Cherry Tree" and much, much more. Discussed: anti-vocational filmmaking; the illusory holy grail of feature films; idioms.
Sep 15th, 2009 by Amy Elliott
Highlights from 9/15 to 9/21
Skylight highlights a show about a Useless Precaution, the Symphony does Lady Ella and Satchmo, Wildspace gets vertical at Turner Hall and a little thing called Global Union take place this week.
Sep 15th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Government Inspector at Milwaukee Rep
The uproarious farce from Russia is lavish and well-skilled, even if only half the available laughs make the hand go to the knee.
Sep 14th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Sondheim’s Company at Off the Wall Theatre
It's the best of Broadway on Dale Gutzman's little stage as friends and former girlfriends cajole a happily single man into committing to love.
Sep 14th, 2009 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Mary’s Wedding at Next Act Theatre
When all is said and done, the best part is the first kiss. Here, it's a powerful and ultimately intimate moment that seals the play as a romance with loss — and fufills Next Act's purpose.
Sep 12th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Verdi’s Requiem
In this musical dedication to the Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, the approximately 90 minute performance will allow the music group and collaborators to create an inspirational project — a choral constituency.
Sep 11th, 2009 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Democracy in action?
Even on this day that once evoked pain (and still evokes controversy), there is beauty.
Sep 11th, 2009 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Invader? I Hardly Know Her!
At the moment, Invader? is Milwaukee’s own Little Shop of Horrors, bristling with snappy comedic dialogue, clever lyrical twists of the music, self-referencing humor and absurd plot points.
Sep 10th, 2009 by Michael Madden
Clay that blows you away
UWM film student Isaiah Wells gets a shot at the big time during the Milwaukee Short Film Festival.
Sep 10th, 2009 by Andrew Wiech
Global Union 2009 goes punk, brass and electric mariachi
Milwaukee's biggest two-day world music festival at Humboldt Park includes a stellar lineup of super electric, full-sound music groups.
Sep 10th, 2009 by Erin Wolf
