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Wisconsin Entertainment Information
- Day seven reveal: Postcards from Milwaukee
- Inspired by the urban street photography featured in "Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography 1940-1959" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, I will share a snapshot of a Milwaukee landmark each day for the 10 days leading up to "MAM After Dark"on March 12.
- Musician Farber comes home touting debut novel
- Recently, we caught up with Kirk Farber, the Colorado-based author of "Postcards from a Dead Girl." If the name sounds familiar, it's because Farber, a decade or so ago, was the drummer of local band Spill. A lot has happened for Farber, as you can see, since those days. He comes home for some events this week.
- Day six reveal: Postcards from Milwaukee
- Inspired by the urban street photography featured in "Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography 1940-1959" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, I will share a snapshot of a Milwaukee landmark each day for the 10 days leading up to "MAM After Dark"on March 12.
- MAM is just one of three museums to show Raphael
- When a rare Leonardo Da Vinci painting was on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee really took notice. Now, the whole country can take note because MAM is one of just three American museums showing Raphael's "The Woman and the Veil," on loan from Florence, Italy's Pitti Palace.
- Day five reveal: Postcards from Milwaukee
- Inspired by the urban street photography featured in "Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography 1940-1959" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, I will share a snapshot of a Milwaukee landmark each day for the 10 days leading up to "MAM After Dark"on March 12.
- Day four reveal: Postcards from Milwaukee
- Inspired by the urban street photography featured in "Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography 1940-1959" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, I will share a snapshot of a Milwaukee landmark each day for the 10 days leading up to "MAM After Dark"on March 12.
- Studio M Boudoir shoots sweet and sexy photos of females
- Melissa Yokofich opened the photography business Studio M Boudoir in January, and her mission is to inspire women to feel confident, help them celebrate milestones and to remind them that, in the midst of professional demands and family life, they are still hot.
- Day three reveal: Postcards from Milwaukee
- Inspired by the urban street photography featured in "Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography 1940-1959" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, I will share a snapshot of a Milwaukee landmark each day for the 10 days leading up to "MAM After Dark"on March 12.
- Day two reveal: Postcards from Milwaukee
- Inspired by the urban street photography featured in "Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography 1940-1959" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, I will share a snapshot of a Milwaukee landmark each day for the 10 days leading up to "MAM After Dark"on March 12.
- Young playwright is "Stuck" on Milwaukee theater
- Whitewater native Neil Haven is the best comedy writer in the state since Larry Shue. Finishing up his master's degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he is returning home rather than going to Hollywood. His new play "Stuck" was opened last weekend by In Tandem Theatre Company.
- Day one reveal: Postcards from Milwaukee
- Inspired by the urban street photography featured in "Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography 1940-1959" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer Maureen Post will share a snapshot of a Milwaukee landmark each day for the 10 days leading up to "MAM After Dark"on March 12.
- Postcards from Milwaukee
- Starting today, OnMilwaukee.com is taking it to the streets. Inspired by the urban street photography featured in "Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography 1940-1959" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer Maureen Post will share a snapshot of a Milwaukee landmark each day for the next 10 days.
- First Stage creates new version of "The Wiz"
- When Broadway calls, if you are in theater, you answer the phone. That is how First Stage Children's Theater has come to develop a new, scaled-down stage version of "The Wiz," the hit musical retelling of "The Wizard of Oz" in an African-American context.
- Film insiders talk Harleys in Hollywood
- As part of the Harley-Davidson Museum's "Harleys and Hollywood," two movie industry insiders stop in Milwaukee to spill the scoop on the behind-the-scenes stunt and trick techniques in "Untold Stories."
- Three comedians, three Milwaukee shows
- The folks at The Pabst and Riverside Theater are setting up spring with lots of laughs. Bill Maher, Steve Martin and Craig Ferguson all make their way to Milwaukee for three very funny, entertaining shows.
- A devilishly boozy night at the theater
- Playwright Conor McPherson is the brain surgeon of contemporary drama. With a precise, sensitive and feathery touch, he accesses the nerve center of what it often means to be human. But there is too much alcohol and not enough substance in his "The Seafarer," currently at the Milwaukee Rep.
- Actress gets her wish in Chamber Theatre show
- Jacque Troy has acted with most of Milwaukee's professional theater companies, but she has never shared a speaking scene with her former acting coach, C. Michael Wright. That is about to change.
- "Bye, Bye Liver" is a celebratory romp through drinking culture
- For the past three years, a small Chicago-based group called The Pub Theater has been selling out Windy City performances of "Bye, Bye Liver," a play premised on the simply joys and complex consequences that indulging in a drink or two can bring. Finally, it's made its way to Milwaukee.
- Can forgiveness trump revenge in Next Act Theatre's "Purgatorio"?
- Chilean-American playwright Ariel Dorfman borrows from the old and the ancient in his intense contemporary drama now onstage at Next Act.
- Shift Switch: Magician's assistant
- My "shift" as magician David Seebach's assistant didn't go exactly as planned. My original goal was to get sawed in halves on stage, but because I am a tad too tall for the trick, Seebach levitated me instead. Now, I can't shake the words of Grandmaster Flash's "White Lines" out of my head ... "get higher, baby, and don't ever come down."
- Leiter's "Street Seen" lessons of New York photography
- Last weekend, the Milwaukee Art Museum opened "Street Seen," an exhibit revealing six photographers whose style defined New York Photography in the '40s, '50s and '60s. Last week, I had the chance to sit down with one of the featured artists, Saul Leiter.
- Shrinking Shakespeare for small Milwaukee stages
- We tend to believe that size matters when it comes to staging the Shakespearean canon of plays. Big casts. Big performances. Big budget for costumes. And theater companies hope big audiences.
- "Theaster Gates" at MAM wins 2010 Joyce Award
- In his self-titled show, Theaster Gates explores the work of pottery maker Dave Drake, a slave who lived in Edgefield, South Carolina. Drake produced alkaline-glazed stoneware pottery in the 1820s through 1860s while living under slavery. Gates exhibit will expand on Drake's work with a multi-media installation including sculpture, video and music.
- Bourdain rolls up to The Riverside
- Tonight Anthony Bourdain stops at The Riverside in the midst of filming a Milwaukee/Madison episode for his Travel Channel show "No Reservations." He has never done a show in Milwaukee or Wisconsin for that matter, and for a show listed without a description, he's done more than alright by selling out the box office.
- Another taboo topic for Renaissance Theaterworks
- Taboo topics are nothing new for Renaissance Theaterworks which again tackles a difficult subject. "Blackbird" delves deep into the effects of a "romance" between a grown man and pre-teen.
- MAM paves a "Street Seen" with six photographers
- Armed with the newly portable 35 mm camera, photographers Lisette Model, Louis Faurer, Ted Croner, Saul Leiter, William Klein and Robert Frank exemplify the New York School of Photography's spontaneous style in the 1940s and '50s.
- Winter survival tip: Go to the theater
- The second half of the 2009-10 theater season still awaits us, and in Milwaukee there are always promising productions on the horizon. So let's take a look ahead through Memorial Day and choose some shows to eagerly anticipate.
- Winter Gallery Night features nearly 50 venues
- It's a winter wonderland once again in Wisconsin and Gallery Night is back to add to the urban beauty. Now 22 years old, the quarterly two-day event features 47 venues throughout the Milwaukee area.
- Creative kids peddle their goods
- The age-old lemonade stand got kicked to the curb, and kids today are finding more creative and effective ways to make money. Many Milwaukee kids supplement their allowances by selling their handmade items, either at art shows with their parents, through word-of-mouth or online at sites like Etsy.com.
- "Dreamgirls" through the eyes of the Lela girls
- Last night, my wife and two colleagues hit the Marcus Center for a night of fashion, fun and song with the touring cast of "Dreamgirls." Here's her recap of the show.
- The Rep puts the pedal to the metal
- Most of us are trying to find the full-week-of-work groove after all of those late December days off. Can we really go five straight days without a break? During an eight-day period that begins Friday, the Rep will open shows in all three of its regular performance spaces.
- A look back at the year in local theater
- This year was unlike any other in my three decades of writing about theater in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Offstage business upstaged what happened on the stage.
- A family show at the Skylight: The Cabots return
- Colin and Paula Cabot have taken some time off from their working, traditional farm in rural New Hampshire in order to return to the Skylight Opera for "The Long and Short of it," which opens New Year's Eve.
- MAM hosts its first Green Fair
- The green movement is nothing new, but that doesn't mean there aren't those of us still waiting for the right time to jump on board. The Milwaukee Art Museum says that time is Jan. 30, at its first Green Fair.
- Fantasy or reality in the celebrity world
- Whether you sit down for coffee with them, gawk as they pass by on the street or stare onstage through binoculars, there's something undeniably fascinating about the celebrity run-in.
- "Addams Family" heads to Broadway, via Chicago
- One of America's best-loved freaky families takes to the stage as "The Addams Family" prepares for Broadway with a Chicagoland run. Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth start in the production, which is playing at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts.
- Going back in time with Cirque du Soleil in Chicago
- Cirque du Soleil drifts slightly from its traditional form with "Banana Shpeel," which blends the trademark acrobatics with a touch of vaudeville comedy and dancing.
- Latino Arts hosts Cuban greats
- Opening tonight and running through February 2010, "Cuban Artists' Books and Prints: 1985- 2008" combines dozens of publications from Vigia Press in Cuba with the didactic works of 13 Cuban artists. It is, in essence, a physical representation of the economic struggle, cultural identity and storytelling wit thriving in a physically and ideologically isolated country.
- Ann Landers, Plaid Dinner Jackets fill major stages
- Theater companies have learned to avoid scheduling shows of great heft this time of year. Death, politics and cussing are out of style until Jan. 1. Milwaukee's two largest theater companies, the Rep and the Skylight Opera Theatre, are reflecting that and the economic mood with a couple of shows with small casts but big entertainment value.
- Art vs. Craft 2009 is here
- This Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year. But if you're not into all that hoopla, there's a way to get great gifts while avoiding the hordes -- and ensure that your money's going to small businesses and independent artists from Milwaukee and across the country.
- Sister wants to see you in the theater this month
- Diana Carl Alioto has a habit. When she puts it on -- for her role as Sister in "Late Nite Catechism" -- she transforms into a character that might trigger some long-suppressed fears in people, especially those who went to Catholic school.
- "New Moon" musings
- Last night, along with my 16-year-old niece, I saw "New Moon," the latest film in Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" series based on the book of the same name.
- Folk Fair performers educate, entertain, bond
- Dancers have been a part of Folk Fair since the event started more than 60 years ago. For some, it's a hobby. For others, it's a way to educate or learn about a heritage. And then there are the "lifers" -- the folks that have grown up and built lasting friendships -- and families -- through the Fair, which runs this weekend at State Fair Park's Wisconsin Expo Center.
- Next Act Theatre finds absurdity on the 7th floor
- Characters like the Octomom, Balloon Boy -- and his father -- and Joe the Plumber, spreading his opinions on the Middle East all over the world, add a bit pf goofiness to the mainstream news. Next Act Theatre's upcoming production of "7 Stories" takes the absurdity to a whole new level.
- "Pairings" shows Haggerty in a whole new light
- As the Haggerty turns 25 -- it opened in an eye-catching building on the Marquette campus in 1984 -- the museum launches a special exhibition of works from its permanent collection that seeks to highlight its large body of work and also to spark conversations and revelations about the relationships -- expected and unexpected -- about some works.
- "Survivor: Samoa" -- An insider's look at Episode 9
- Things are really starting to heat up in Samoa. Every time you think that Foa Foa's goose has been cooked, the team manages to remain in control of this game.
- Milwaukee Zine Fest celebrates DIY publishing
- The Milwaukee Zine Fest returns for a second year, but this time, it's at The Polish Falcon's Nest, 801 E. Clarke St., on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Chicago-based cultural critic Anne Elizabeth Moore will teach a free workshop at the event. What the hell is a zine, you ask? Read on.
- Original "Rent" stars bring their show to Milwaukee
- More than a decade after they made "Rent" a Broadway success, Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp reprise their roles as Roger and Mark when the musical makes a Milwaukee stop later this month.
- "Patton's Lucky Scout" salutes Veterans Day
- "Patton's Lucky Scout: The Adventures of a Forward Observer for General Patton and the Third Army in Europe" tells World War II Veteran and Milwaukee-native Frank Wayne Martin's story of scouting and reporting during the war.
- A new book by screenprint star Jay Ryan
- About a month ago, OnMilwaukee.com tried something new in the art scene.
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