Arts & Entertainment

On Stage with TCD: Weekly Highlights from 4/28-5/4
On Stage with TCD

Weekly Highlights from 4/28-5/4

Up is down this week as Wisconsin Hybrid Theatre re-imagines Carmen, In Tandem packs three shows into one, goats & monkeys take to the road, and the MSO jams with Wynonna at the Riverside.

Dear Ken Macha: Off limits
Dear Ken Macha

Off limits

This week's letter to Ken declares several of the most overused and underwhelming jokes about Brewers players off limits.

Review: Wild Space made me happy
Review

Wild Space made me happy

Maybe we can't define or explain happiness, but we know it when we see it.

Neumann’s message: Cut taxes to encourage savings and capital investment
Neumann’s message

Cut taxes to encourage savings and capital investment

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mark Neumann pledges to run the state as he runs his business -- efficiently, with a strong team and by examining the costs and benefits.

Wild Space Dance, Speaking of Happiness

Wild Space Dance, Speaking of Happiness

Debra Loewen, collaborators Monica Rodero and Dan Schuchart, and the Wild Space troupe dance about happiness. Which turns out to be not so simple.

Everything is fine: Q & A with Crispin Glover
Everything is fine

Q & A with Crispin Glover

What does it mean that taboo has been ubiquitously excised in this culture’s media? Crispin Glover wants you to think about it.

Dear Ken Macha: Same as it ever was
Dear Ken Macha

Same as it ever was

Two weeks into the season and the Brewers are already giving fans a serious case of heartburn. Is 2010 shaping up to be a lot like 2009?

Gallery Night guide:Party on the pavement
Gallery Night guide

Party on the pavement

TCD's picks for where to go and what to see this Gallery Night --plus a chance to win tickets to "Street Seen" at the MAM.

Thornton’s top job is to educate children

Thornton’s top job is to educate children

Incoming MPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory Thornton promises to hold himself and staff accountable for the educational success of Milwaukee students.

Dear Ken Macha: Strange Brew
Dear Ken Macha

Strange Brew

This week's letter to Ken recounts the Brewers' opening week weirdness on and off the field and explains why Prince Fielder absolutely, positively needs to be re-signed.

MSO Exec Mark Hanson Moves to Houston Symphony

MSO Exec Mark Hanson Moves to Houston Symphony

Hanson brought smart business practice to the Milwaukee Symphony and restored credibility with donors.

Update: Met Auditions Winners
Update

Met Auditions Winners

The Wisconsin District will send a record six singers to the regionals in Minneapolis.