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On Stage 10/23: Musical gems, unsettling theater, and falling dancers
On Stage 10/23

Musical gems, unsettling theater, and falling dancers

Present Music, Natalie Merchant and Siberian Virtuosi power up, while the theater re-visits disturbing history.

Regina Spektor, very live at the Riverside

Regina Spektor, very live at the Riverside

Spektor, the anti-folk singer, enriched her beautiful songs with charm, charisma and fresh takes Saturday at the Riverside.

Blues, sex, talent, intensity at the Rep’s Stackner Cabaret

Blues, sex, talent, intensity at the Rep’s Stackner Cabaret

The Rep's "Blues in the Night" honors the Blues and the bluesy, from Bessie Smith to Johnny Mercer and beyond.

Unruly Music 3: Spektral Quartet
Unruly Music 3

Spektral Quartet

The Spektral Quartet gives a smashing finale to the Unruly Music Festival.

Unruly Music Festival: Performers first
Unruly Music Festival

Performers first

Festival director Christopher Burns and performers Sarah Plum, Jamie Jordan and the Spektral Quartet talk new-music.

Frankly Music puts Levy, clarinet to the fore

Frankly Music puts Levy, clarinet to the fore

Frank Almond's chamber series opens with guests from the Milwaukee Symphony, with principal clarinetist Todd Levy featured.

MSO Pops, honoring Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers

MSO Pops, honoring Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers

Francesco Lecce-Chong fills in for the late Hamlisch, the MSO's principal pops conductor.

Alloy Orchestra returns to the Oriental Theatre

Alloy Orchestra returns to the Oriental Theatre

As the Milwaukee Film Festival continues on into its second week, the Alloy Orchestra accompanied Alfred Hitchcock's silent version of "Blackmail."

On Stage 10/9: No time to lounge around. Go out.
On Stage 10/9

No time to lounge around. Go out.

Rembrandt at MAM, Alchemist Halloween, "Titanic" anniversary, photos at Via/Transfer, lots of Last Chances.

Prometheus Trio: Bridge to Somewhere
Prometheus Trio

Bridge to Somewhere

The Prometheus Trio shows why British composer Frank Bridge deserves attention; and strong Mozart, Saint-Saens.

Ensemble Caprice, early music a bluesman would get

Ensemble Caprice, early music a bluesman would get

Early Music Now opens with Ensemble Caprice, in Spanish music from the New World.

Barbara Cook, queen of NY cabaret, at Alverno College

Barbara Cook, queen of NY cabaret, at Alverno College

Barbara Cook, Broadway's ingenue of the 1950s, can still deliver the American songbook.