Music
New Year, New Shows
New musicals about Woody Guthrie and a runaway slave lead the list.
Dec 30th, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
Guys in Dinner Jackets and Stand Up Comedians
The holiday favorites are supplemented by some offbeat fare.
Dec 23rd, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
The Holy Sound of Christmas
Handel’s Messiah has been packing them in for 270 years, and the MSO’s version should be no different.
Dec 19th, 2013 by Rob Gebelhoff
I Got Yule, Babe
Spoofs of Christmas songs and the Creature From the Black Lagoon put a different slant on the holidays.
Dec 16th, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
The Loudest Christmas Carols You’ll Ever Hear
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is coming to town and they want to blow your head off.
Dec 12th, 2013 by Rob Gebelhoff
Holiday Music and The Nutcracker
This week holiday music abounds with performances from Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee Children's Choir, and the Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra, while The Nutcracker makes its way to the Marcus Center.
Dec 9th, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
Volcano Choir Big Winner in Milwaukee Music Awards
Milwaukee’s Volcano Choir took two of the top honors Thursday night at RadioMilwaukee’s sixth annual Milwaukee Music Awards ceremonies.
Dec 6th, 2013 by Third Coast Daily
Concord Chamber Orchestra tugs at your heartstrings
The “Hearts” concert, performed by the Concord Chamber Orchestra, is of course all love-themed works.
Dec 5th, 2013 by Rob Gebelhoff
The Rat Pack, Zombies and Christmas Classics
It’s not all about Christmas this week. The touring show, “The Rat Pack Is Back” revives the Sinatra and Dean Martin days, the “Mythbusters” gang comes to town to share the TV show’s secrets, and First Stage goes very un-nativity with its zombie-filled play, “Maul of the Dead.”
Dec 2nd, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
Poetry inspires Frankly Music concert
Baritone Kelly Markgraf anchors a concert dedicated to art song and chamber music which explores the nuances of dramatic verse - with and without words.
Nov 29th, 2013 by Michael Barndt
Getting into the holiday spirit
Classic Christmas shows including "A Christmas Carol" come to the stage, while Frankly Music hosts their Words and Music concert, and Art vs. Craft holds their final event at the Harley Davidson Museum.
Nov 26th, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
“White Christmas” a flurry of holiday romance at the Marcus Center
The touring production retells the story of Irving Berlin's 1954 original, with a new book by David Ives and Paul Blake.
Nov 25th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthy
