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Milwaukee’s Other International Ballet Company
Milwaukee Ballet II headlines the week’s arts offerings.
Jan 20th, 2014 by Isabel Dunkerley
5 Rays of Hope in a Soul-Crushing Milwaukee Winter
Seasonal affective disorder is no match for art, music, and chili.
Jan 15th, 2014 by Matt Wild
Guys in Dinner Jackets and Stand Up Comedians
The holiday favorites are supplemented by some offbeat fare.
Dec 23rd, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
Billy Jack’s First Film
Before Milwaukee native Tom Laughlin hit it big with “Billy Jack,” he made a film here that scandalized the priests and nuns at Gesu church.
Dec 17th, 2013 by
The locals get loud
MKE fills with epic sound this week, courtesy of our own: Skylight's "Les Miserables," Carroll Players' "Spring Awakening," MSO's Schubert, Present Music's "Thanksgiving," and Vic and Gab at MKE Unplugged.
Nov 18th, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
Veterans Day salutes and more
While the Milwaukee Children's Choir, Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra and "Beyond Glory" honor our troops, Alverno Presents, Soulstice Theatre, Theater Red, Florentine Opera and others present compelling performances.
Nov 5th, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
Halloween events in full swing
In addition to special events like the El Dia de los Muertos Parade, "Night of the Living Dead (The Puppet Show)" and the Haunted Brewery Bash, Quasimondo and the Milwaukee Ballet present anticipated shows and special music performances abound.
Oct 31st, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
Zombies, with extra laughs, gore and felt, arrive in time for Halloween
Angry Young Men's puppet version of "Night of the Living Dead" will be staged at the Oriental this year, its sixth iteration in Milwaukee.
Oct 29th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Throwbacks and Halloween ramp-up
Broadway hit "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" and The Rep's "Forever Plaid" bring us back to the 60's, Indigo Girls at the MSO and a screening of "Ghostbusters" at the Rosebud visit the 80's, and Halloween creeps into Milwaukee's special events.
Oct 22nd, 2013 by Isabel Dunkerley
The Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival returns for its 28th year
The festival opens tonight at the Oriental with "I Am Divine," a doc on the infamous drag queen of the same name, and continues through Sunday at UWM's Peck School of the Arts.
Oct 17th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Let’s get quirky
Renaissance Theaterworks depicts the eccentric Emily Dickinson, live-action graphic novel The Intergalactic Nemesis comes to the Marcus, Alverno Presents welcomes Vaudeville psychedelics The Hinterlands, Uprooted Theatre goes "Against Type."
Oct 14th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
Bold openings and visual treats
Frankly Music, Early Music Now and First Stage kick off their seasons, while the MAM unveils its newest exhibit and Radiolab Live returns with an all-new sensory overload.
Oct 11th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
