Arts & Culture

Jimmy Kaplan and his friends light up Sunset Playhouse

Jimmy Kaplan and his friends light up Sunset Playhouse

The cabaret show, featuring Kaplan alongside Steve Koehler, Kay Stiefel, Lisa Gatewood and Katie Dahl, is usually staged in Door County in summer.

Milwaukee This Week: Robots, zombies and pretty music
Milwaukee This Week

Robots, zombies and pretty music

The Quasimondo has a new bot-show, "The Walking Dead" makes a special trip to the Riverside and tunes from Present Music, Early Music Now, and the MSO.

“Weightless Words,” heavy themes

“Weightless Words,” heavy themes

The Cardinal Stritch exhibition includes work from several different artists, including Annushka Peck and Ted Brusubardis.

“The Wild Party”: Young gems, hidden in a rough story
“The Wild Party”

Young gems, hidden in a rough story

UWM's Peck School of the Arts puts on a performance with a high-energy ensemble and a hard-to-swallow plot line.

Theatre Gigante’s “Dust” too unsettled

Theatre Gigante’s “Dust” too unsettled

The Hungarian dark comedy never develops a consistent focus, and lingers too long over its tale of a couple who wins the lottery.

interACT and the state of Milwaukee theater

interACT and the state of Milwaukee theater

Pink Banana Theater's Matt Kemple, ART Milwaukee's Jeremy Fojut speak of their interACT evening, involving six theater groups.

Milwaukee Ballet: Photo finish at the Genesis competition
Milwaukee Ballet

Photo finish at the Genesis competition

Lauren Edson, James Gregg and Gabrielle Lamb created striking dances at Milwaukee Ballet's Genesis contest. And the winner is...

Florentine showcases romantic variety with “That’s Amore”

Florentine showcases romantic variety with “That’s Amore”

The company's four Studio Artists take center stage to perform love songs from across the Western canon.

Lynden’s Winter Carnival a cavalcade of fun

Lynden’s Winter Carnival a cavalcade of fun

Installations sponsored by American Fantasy Classics and nAbr gallery will be on display amid various games and activities on the garden's grounds.

TCD Art Date: A bright weekend ahead
TCD Art Date

A bright weekend ahead

Kat's top pick of the week is a soon-closing show at Art Bar; Lynden readies for a Winter Carnival.

Milwaukee This Week 2/5: A weekend of song and dance
Milwaukee This Week 2/5

A weekend of song and dance

Concerts at MSO, the Florentine and Milwaukee Theatre, alongside a Year of the Arts musical and the Ballet's Genesis competition.

MIAD asks: Can you design desire?
MIAD asks

Can you design desire?

"Designing Desire" displays advertising from across the decades to expose its influence on the American consumer.