Arts & Entertainment

Review: Skylight fun and nostalgia with “Dames at Sea”
Review

Skylight fun and nostalgia with “Dames at Sea”

The Rep, in "Cabaret," shows the 1960s looking back at dark, pre-war Germany. In "Dames," the Skylight shows the 60s looking back at sweet, silly, pre-war Broadway.

Will Durst: To doom, or not to doom?
Will Durst

To doom, or not to doom?

Gallup released a poll giving the GOP a 10 point lead with voters, spelling deep, dark Democratic Party doom. But then again, maybe not so much.

Arts Previews 2010-11: Theatre
Arts Previews 2010-11

Theatre

New companies, new projects, new talent, and new collaborations all come together to form a season of one exciting prospect after the next.

Arts Preview 2010-11: Visual Art
Arts Preview 2010-11

Visual Art

Painting, sculpture, photography, design -- it's all right here in Milwaukee's museums and galleries.

Season Preview 2010-11: Concert Music
Season Preview 2010-11

Concert Music

Last season was all about Edo de Waart and the MSO. 2010-11 is about Edo, too, but it's also about opera. And more, much more.

View from the Waiting Room: Seniors struggle to make ends meet
View from the Waiting Room

Seniors struggle to make ends meet

About one in four Wisconsin senior citizens have only their Social Security income to live on – far short of what they need to support themselves.

TCD’s Arts Previews: Don’t Miss Anything!
TCD’s Arts Previews

Don’t Miss Anything!

We're rolling out Milwaukee's 2010-2011 arts season in five stories over five days. Starting now.

Freaks, luchadores and lusty ladies

Freaks, luchadores and lusty ladies

Mondo Lucha's bawdy spectacular returns to Milwaukee today with all the high-flying, wacked-out goodness you can handle.

Art from near and far at the Marshall Building

Art from near and far at the Marshall Building

A building-wide open house will showcase the galleries and artist's studios that call this address home, with music, refreshments and plenty to see.

Review: A Wild Space late-summer night’s dream
Review

A Wild Space late-summer night’s dream

Debra Loewen's new site-spefice "A Place for Everything," enchants the Lynden Sculpture Garden. [Friday update: New photos by Paul Gaudynski.]

Walker and Neumann:The race to watch
Walker and Neumann

The race to watch

GOP rivals Scott Walker and Mark Neumann are neck and neck as the primary vote draws near. Tom Barrett can sit back and watch the fun.

Deep-Fried Romantic: Oh, Despicable Them
Deep-Fried Romantic

Oh, Despicable Them

Despite previews luring us to an exciting fall TV season, we're still in the summer doldrums of trashy "reality" shows and hackneyed talent competitions.