Review

Review: Prometheus Trio Ranges Widely
Review

Prometheus Trio Ranges Widely

Perhaps too widely. Chamber concert has uneven results.

Review: Every Child Left Behind
Review

Every Child Left Behind

A powerful one-woman show at Next Act probes the problems -- and drama -- of urban schools.

Review: Home Town Hero
Review

Home Town Hero

MSO clarinetist Todd Levy stars as soloist in varied program featuring works by Nielsen, Tchaikovsky and Liszt.

Review: <i>The Kreutzer Sonata</i> Is Elegant, Powerful
Review

The Kreutzer Sonata Is Elegant, Powerful

Renaissance staging imaginatively merges music and drama in captivating adaptation of Tolstoy story.

Review: Laura Gordon Is a Show Stopper
Review

Laura Gordon Is a Show Stopper

Her terrific performance anchors Milwaukee Rep’s probing comic drama, Good People.

Review: All The Fine Young Dancers
Review

All The Fine Young Dancers

Milwaukee Ballet II offers a stunning display of its up-and-coming dancers at South Milwaukee PAC.

Review: Goode, Better, Best
Review

Goode, Better, Best

Pianist Richard Goode and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra offer superb versions of Mozart and Schubert masterworks.

Comedy: Chris Tucker Toasts the Taxman
Comedy

Chris Tucker Toasts the Taxman

Comedian’s Riverside show was a hoot, even if he’s making all that money for the IRS.

Comedy: Jim Gaffigan Kills the Crowd — Again
Comedy

Jim Gaffigan Kills the Crowd — Again

Gaffigan’s annual holiday run at the Pabst showed him sharpening his anti-Chicago barbs.

Theater: <i>Dutchman</i> Offers Powerful, Intimate Show
Theater

Dutchman Offers Powerful, Intimate Show

The racial confrontation in Amira Baraka’s 1964 is still thrilling and relevant.

Dance: The Nutcracker is Big and Athletic
Dance

The Nutcracker is Big and Athletic

Yes, its magical, but it’s the dancers’ unreal athleticism that makes the show go.

Classical: The Thrill of Great Music
Classical

The Thrill of Great Music

The Prometheus Trio concert was an uncommonly beautiful performance of four varied works.