Arts & Culture
800-CEO-READ
Mark Metcalf meets Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten, CEO and President, respectively, of 800-CEO-READ, a local company that sells business books and promotes great ideas. (We think THEY'RE a great idea!)
Jul 22nd, 2009 by Amy Elliott
Rest your eyes this week. You’ll need them.
A summer bumper crop of intriguing shows and promising installations in an art corridor that runs from the East Side down to Bay View.
Jul 22nd, 2009 by Kat Murrell
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The previous Harry Potter films have been enjoyable to watch even for those who haven't read the book. How does the Half-Blood Prince compare?
Jul 21st, 2009 by Mark Metcalf
7/22 to 7/28
This week on Milwaukee stages: dancing, tuba-playing contests, street music, tango and scenes from Shakespeare's greatest hits.
Jul 20th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
A few new ways to see Shakespeare
There is a lot of Shakespeare on film – much of it declaimed, pompous and stale. Here are two takes on Shakespeare that everyone can love.
Jul 20th, 2009 by Mark Metcalf
Beauty’s Daughter for Uprooted Theatre
Milwaukee's new African-American Theate company opens with a powerful, poetic, and late-night experience as told through Marti L. Gobel's one woman performance from a famous Orlandersmith play.
Jul 20th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Sexual Perversity in Chicago
Video presentation, a fluid direction, and that staccato way of talking. You know? Yeah. But you know? Right. It's playing at Bay View's Alchemist Theatre.
Jul 16th, 2009 by Michael Madden
Little Women at Acacia Theatre
Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth sing! It doesn’t help.
Jul 15th, 2009 by Russ Bickerstaff
Carol Grossmeyer
This week on the podcast, Mark talks to Carol Grossmeyer, former owner of Harry W. Schwartz bookshops and current owner of its sister company, 800-CEO-READ.
Jul 14th, 2009 by Amy Elliott
7/15 – 7/21
Milwaukee stages are jumping with fearless productions, including offerings from Youngblood, Danceworks, and Uprooted Theatre. If you're ready for something fresh, edgy and fabulous, get out there.
Jul 14th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Comedy of Errors
If this interpretation appears over the top, the audience gathered at the Up the Hill outdoor stage assimilated quickly to this campy, if not nostalgic take on Shakespeare.
Jul 13th, 2009 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Audition Idol at Boulevard Theatre
The actor's nightmares: I know I had them.
Jul 11th, 2009 by Hope Stolarski
