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Classical: Holiday Fare for Kids From One to 92
Classical

Holiday Fare for Kids From One to 92

Three diverse MSO performances capture spirit of the season

Theater: A Christmas Trinity
Theater

A Christmas Trinity

The Rep’s Christmas Carol is one of three new holiday shows.

Classical: All Singing on the Western Front
Classical

All Singing on the Western Front

Concert by Cantus ensemble performs carols sung by WWI troops who called a surprise truce in 1914.

Classical: Happy Birthday Richard Strauss

Classical

Happy Birthday Richard Strauss


Frankly Music celebrates the music of the great but controversial German composer.

Theater: Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Theater

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

The Skylight’s Wizard of Oz is a show for the child in all of us.

Classical: Bing Crosby Begone
Classical

Bing Crosby Begone

Present Music’s annual Thanksgiving concert packs in crowds for its warm, but untraditional holiday fare.

Classical: 10 Days of Spirited Music
Classical

10 Days of Spirited Music

Annual holiday concerts at Wisconsin Conservatory headlined by Chicago Harp Quartet.

Rock Roundup: New Pornographers Best Pop-Rock Group?
Rock Roundup

New Pornographers Best Pop-Rock Group?

The best of this century, our critic says -- and the best of this week’s top five shows.

Classical: Up Close and Personal
Classical

Up Close and Personal

Two chamber music groups offer intimacy in concerts from quite different periods.

Theater: The Swan Song of John McGivern
Theater

The Swan Song of John McGivern

26 years after he first performed in it, McGivern is again the lead in Shear Madness, and loving every minute of it.

Preview: Frankly Music Goes Back to Bach
Preview

Frankly Music Goes Back to Bach

The Frankly Music chamber music season begins this Monday night at a new venue.

Theater: The Glass Menagerie Is No Antique
Theater

The Glass Menagerie Is No Antique

In Tandem prepares to stage a fresh interpretation of the Tennessee Williams classic.