Theater
The season blows wide open
A busy Milwaukee arts week culminates in an epic Friday pile-up, from MSO at the Basilica to David Parsons Dance at the Wilson Center.
Nov 13th, 2012 by Danielle McClune
Next Act’s live radio holiday show
David Cescarini: "It's a Wonderful Life Live Radio Show" combines George Bailey's iconic story with old-time radio charm.
Nov 13th, 2012 by Danielle McClune
A Polish Holocaust heroine at Acacia Theatre
In Dan Gordon's "Irena's Vow," a Polish teenage girl risks her life to help Jews escape the Nazis.
Nov 11th, 2012 by Mary O'Hara Stacy
Milwaukee playwrights, from page to stage at Carte Blanche
The Carte Blanche New Plays Festival runs through the weekend at the company's Walker's Point location.
Nov 7th, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
A Week for Music
The Wisconsin Philharmonic, The MSO and The Fine Arts Quartet get busy.
Nov 6th, 2012 by Danielle McClune
Soulstice offers a leaden “Blithe Spirit”
The company's production of Noel Coward's 1941 comedy is more creaky than classic.
Nov 4th, 2012 by Danielle McClune
Pink Banana rehabilitates Pinter’s “Hothouse”
One of the Nobel laureate's neglected works gets its Milwaukee premiere at the new Arcade Theatre in Grand Avenue Mall.
Nov 2nd, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
At UWM, an immense Year of the Arts
UWM chancellor Mike Lovell, Peck School dean Scott Emmons on the year-long celebration of the School of the Arts' 50th.
Nov 1st, 2012 by Tom Strini
Pink Banana’s “Hothouse” set to fire up Milwaukee
Director James Boland found the neglected Harold Pinter work a joy to interpret, and a powerful opening show for their new space.
Nov 1st, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
The Quasimondo stakes its claim in Milwaukee
With "Halloween Tree," the new physical theater troupe continues mixing unconventional ideas with traditional forms.
Oct 31st, 2012 by Danielle McClune
The Rep’s “Anne Frank” a moving, nuanced tribute
The many-times-told story of a girl forced into hiding with her family during WWII has a powerful staging from a strong cast.
Oct 29th, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
Uneven, but sizzling
The Florentine cast of Bizet's most famous opera takes a while to warm up, but then this "Carmen" gets hot.
Oct 27th, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
