Review
Pepi’s Place Has Plentiful Problems
Like uneven food, a so-so atmosphere, and service so bad it’s hard to believe.
Mar 23rd, 2016 by Cari Taylor-CarlsonLet’s All Talk About Guns
Rep’s “American Song” offers strong one-man show on the topic followed by second act of community discussion.
Mar 21st, 2016 by Dominique Paul NothHow Do I Leave This Family?
Florentine Opera offers new opera, ‘Three Decembers,’ all about a troubled American family.
Mar 17th, 2016 by Deborah TyszkaC-viche Is An Ethnic Adventure
Peruvian, Mexican and even Chinese flavors intermixed at this new Bay View restaurant.
Mar 14th, 2016 by Cari Taylor-CarlsonCreating Thunder From Small Forces
Skylight’s ‘Crowns’ blends powerfully-sung spirituals with a gender gap tale set in the South.
Mar 7th, 2016 by Dominique Paul NothStrings & Reeds & Ping Pong Balls
Present Music deftly handles six very different works and wins the game.
Feb 29th, 2016 by William BarnewitzGrowing Up Irish In Milwaukee
In Tandem offers solid staging of local playwright Mike Neville's bittersweet memory play.
Feb 23rd, 2016 by Dominique Paul NothMSO Flutist Steals The Show
Sonora Slocum soars in Nielson concerto, but guest conductor Anu Tali is a letdown.
Feb 22nd, 2016 by William BarnewitzSo These Two Italians Come To Town
Internationally-known guitarists of SoloDuo beguile audience with exquisite playing.
Feb 18th, 2016 by William BarnewitzSkylight Production Is a Brave Triumph
Orchestra and cast deftly handles difficult score and sex-charged story of ‘Powder Her Face.’
Feb 15th, 2016 by William BarnewitzDo We Dare Play Charles Ives?
Prometheus Trio avoided the composer for years, then finally braved it. How did it go?
Feb 10th, 2016 by William BarnewitzThe Language of Music
De Waart and Milwaukee Symphony offer a kind of multilingual musical melange.
Feb 8th, 2016 by William Barnewitz