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On Stage 11/30-12/6: Ghosts of Christmas Past
On Stage 11/30-12/6

Ghosts of Christmas Past

The MSO, The Rep, Next Act, Bel Canto serve seasonal comfort food.

Present Music’s Special Thanksgiving arrangement

Present Music’s Special Thanksgiving arrangement

How Present Music, Milwaukee Choral Artists and Anonymous 4 arranged for some special music by John Tavener to be heard in Milwaukee.

Alessi: Designing business
Alessi

Designing business

Alberto Alessi makes beauty work in the abstract and in the marketplace.

Pianist Xiayin Wang a hit with the Fine Arts Quartet

Pianist Xiayin Wang a hit with the Fine Arts Quartet

Wang joined the FAQ in music by Schumann and Franck Sunday afternoon at the UWM Zelazo Center.

Review: A fun comic book in the form of an opera
Review

A fun comic book in the form of an opera

Jason Powell's funny new opera looks promising in a staged reading by Milwaukee Opera Theater. Runs through Saturday.

Meet the MSO’s Ilana Setapen

Meet the MSO’s Ilana Setapen

"I do consider myself a fiery, aggressive player. And I do think it's a show."

LGBT Film Fest preview: The Sorrows of Dolores
LGBT Film Fest preview

The Sorrows of Dolores

While the film is significant in Charles Ludlam’s canon of work, "The Sorrows of Dolores" is best appreciated in context as a work in progress.

Whither our schools?

Whither our schools?

It behooves us all to demand of our candidates that they research school issues and propose meaningful reforms for Wisconsin.

This Week at the MSO: Rachmaninoff, seriously
This Week at the MSO

Rachmaninoff, seriously

Pianist Joyce Yang, stellar in Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto last season, returns with the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini -- music with a back story.

On Stage 10/4-10/11: Murder Castle, Unruly Music, MAM’s Euro Mo/Po-Mo Show
On Stage 10/4-10/11

Murder Castle, Unruly Music, MAM’s Euro Mo/Po-Mo Show

Two big art openings, lots of theater, music old and new. And more -- because this is Milwaukee, biggest arts mecca north of Chicago and east of Minneapolis.

Neil LaBute’s “Reasons to be Pretty” a comedy that stings

Neil LaBute’s “Reasons to be Pretty” a comedy that stings

Renaissance Theaterworks stages the third in LaBute's comedy trilogy on how outward appearances shape who we are and how the world assesses us.

Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile

Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile

Joel Drake Johnson's "Four Places" probes laughter and heartache as parents and children reverse roles.