Classical
Highlights from 8/12 to 8/18
Storms turn Gaelic in Tosa before Irish Fest this weekend. Alchemist gets Broadminded, DanceCircus hits the Boys and Girls circuit, and a little Steampunk hits the Cabot.
Aug 10th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Dillner Out at the Skylight
Managing director Eric Dillner, the center of controversy since artistic director Bill Theisen was fired, has resigned.
Aug 5th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Highlights from 8/7 to 8/13 (Updated)
It's muggy, and the performing arts world gets a little crazy--crazier than usual--as a month-long Phantom of the Opera rolls in, the surreal Missoula Oblongata arrives, and a full-on puppet parade. Includes footnotes of Milwaukee auditions, news, and more.
Aug 3rd, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
RENT at Greendale Community Theatre
A local staging of RENT rises to the challenge
Jul 27th, 2009 by Ryan Findley
July 28 – August 3
What's the bigger opener this weekend: the world-influencing Emergence by Milwaukee Ballet, or Cats (not the broadway musical but actual performing felines) at Alchemist?
Jul 27th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Pump up the polka!
When The Squeezettes play, the beer that made Milwaukee famous will make a fool out of you, and you will do the hokey pokey, and you want to know why?
Jul 23rd, 2009 by Tea Krulos
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
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
Jarreau, Opera, Ballet, and Bombastics
With Thursday night's concert featuring 7-time Grammy Winner Al Jarreau, interactive activities for the kids, plus a ballet and opera feature with an unbelievable fireworks finale Saturday night -- it's a party unlike most others in the greater Milwaukee area this July
Jul 9th, 2009 by Hope Stolarski
July 7 to 13
July stage work in Milwaukee comes back roaring like a tiger with a gaucho on its tail, a ballerina pirouetting to fireworks, three men in a foreign prison, and a @#%$^ Mamet couple. Confused? All becomes clear within our weekly highlight roundup.
Jul 6th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Memo to MKE–It’s OK, you don’t have to support Chester French
This band is not very good. At all. In fact, based on their first single, they are horrible, boring, no-good limp-dicked tripe.
Jul 2nd, 2009 by DJ Hostettler
A Bye Week
With the upcoming holiday weekend, there isn't much starting up, besides a few items of note. We look at what's going on and why the next few weeks are going to be huge, like an elephant big.
Jun 30th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
