Milwaukee
Management and artistic changes at Skylight cause controversy in arts community
Read the latest discussions and articles on the management and artistic changes at the Skylight...
Milwaukee Upcoming Events
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The Lady With All The Answers
July 3 8:00 pm more dates...
Category: Theater - A comedy by David Rambo, drawn from the life and letters of Ann Landers with the cooperation of
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The Winter's Tale
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from June 19-September 26, 2009
Category: Theater - The Winter's Tale is wonderfully optimistic, as only a story of personal redemption can be. It is taut with relatable themes: the bittersweet...
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Muskie Love
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - Ben and Bea are rival fishing guides, both avowedly single—and happy that way. Through the playful scheming of Bea’s Uncle Roy (helped along by his...
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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
July 4 1:00 pm
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Location: Pabst Theater
Category: Music - Red, White & Blue Ribbon: A FREE 4th of July Outdoor Street Festival in Milwaukee's Bay View Neighborhood featuring Stephen Malkmus and...
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Sunsets And S'Mores
July 4 6:00 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A Centennial Celebration for Peninsula State Park! Sparkling folksongs, great ol’ sing-a-longs, hilarious camping tales, and fascinating...
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The Comedy Of Errors
July 4 8:00 pm
Runs from June 6 -October 4, 2009
Category: Theater - As its name implies, this play is funny – rife with the kind of slapstick humor and wordplay that elicits howls of joy. But The Comedy of...
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Cheeseheads, The Musical
July 4 8:30 pm more dates...
Runs from June 18-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical - A modern day dairy-tale with a lotto heart! A touching and joyful Wisconsin musical gouda luck fable! In rep with SUNSETS & S’MORES and MUSKIE...
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Big Band Era Air Force Band
July 5 2:00 pm
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Location: Cedarburg Cultural Center
Category: Music - The Air National Guard Band of the Midwest presents a free patriotic concert, featuring Harmony in Blue Big Band in the air-conditioned...
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The Philanderer
July 5 6:00 pm
Runs from June 12-September 19, 2009
Category: Theater - This is one of what Shaw called his "plays unpleasant," which is funny because it’s not unpleasant at all. This play explores issues as...
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First Stage Children's Theater - Kidz Days
July 7 10:00 am
Location: Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Category: Variety - The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is announcing the return of Kidz Days at the Center, which is part of our community programming that...
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The Comedy Of Errors
July 7 7:30 pm
Runs from June 6 -October 4, 2009
Category: Theater - As its name implies, this play is funny – rife with the kind of slapstick humor and wordplay that elicits howls of joy. But The Comedy of...
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In Acting Shakespeare
July 7 7:30 pm
Runs from July 2-October 1, 2009
Category: Theater - In this adaptation of Sir Ian McKellen's one-man show, Jim DeVita pulls back the curtain on his journey from fishing boats to the theater. Passages...
Chicago
Arts Outlook
Summer scene sizzles.
The old joke is that it takes longer to say “summer in Chicago” than the season lasts. That’s not true, of course, especially if Mother Nature grants us an early spring and/or a warm autumn.
Chicago Upcoming Events
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Aladdin
July 3 2:00 pm
Location: Navy Pier
Category: Theater -
The Arabian Nights
July 3 3:00 pm more dates...
Runs from May 20-July 12, 2009
Category: Theater - Written and Directed by Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman.
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Little Brother
July 3 7:30 pm
Runs from June 6 - July 19, 2009
Location: Athenaeum Theatre
Category: Theater - Cory Doctorow gives us a vision of the future as seen through the eyes of a 17-year-old hacker who decides to fight back against a government out...
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The Improvised Shakespeare Company
July 3 7:30 pm
Runs from July 1 -5, 2009
Location: Theatre on the Lake
Category: Theater - The Improvised Shakespeare Co. creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style each evening. One audience suggestion creates the title for the...
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Up
July 3 7:30 pm
Location: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Category: Theater - A bittersweet tale about an American family trying to escape the boundaries of the everyday.
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The Lady With All The Answers
July 3 8:00 pm
Category: Theater - A comedy by David Rambo, drawn from the life and letters of Ann Landers with the cooperation of
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Altar Boyz
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from April 29-July 12, 2009
Location: Noble Fool Theatricals
Category: Theater, Musical, Dance - With angelic voices and divine dance moves, five small-town boys believe they’re destined by God to speak the Holy Spirit through hip-hop.
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La Cage Aux Folles
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from May 22-July 11, 2009
Location: Theatre Building Chicago
Category: Theater, Musical - Jerry Herman’s music and Harvey Fierstein’s book bring to glittering life the story of a drag club owner, his star and longtime partner, and the...
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Hope Vi
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from May 29-July 12, 2009
Location: Chicago Dramatists
Category: Theater - A high-spirited and funny 6-year-old has become strangely quiet. She escapes the pain of her life in the world of TV while her family...
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Oedipus
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from May 29 - July 12, 2009
Location: The Hypocrites
Category: Theater - Company closes its 12th anniversary season with a new adaptation of one of the oldest stories known to man, Sophocles’ epic tale. The...
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Fifth Of July
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from June 10-July 11, 2009
Location: Oak Park Festival Theatre
Category: Theater - Lanford Wilson’s acclaimed sequel to TALLEY’S FOLLY. The Talley family and their activist friends share disillusionment with America in the wake of...
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Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from June 20-July 26, 2009
Location: Chopin Theatre Studio
Category: Musical, Theater - Restaging of company’s hilarious debut production which had successful consecutive runs in Chicago before receiving an Outstanding Ensemble award...
Madison
Closer to Home
Downtown Living, A Lifestyle Choice for All Ages
Lindsay Seabrook works on Madison’s far west side, while Robert Mullaly works in the city’s southeast corner, their jobs separated by more than 10 miles of busy Beltline traffic.
Madison Upcoming Events
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Lounging Arround
July 3 8:00 pm more dates...
Location: Broom Street Theater
Category: Theater - The farcical comedy is infused with humor when a group of tourists, along with a mystery traveler, are stranded at an airport due to security...
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Red Moon Rising In The East
July 3 8:00 pm more dates...
Location: Alley Stage
Category: Theater - A tour-de-force celebration of the life of Sergei Korolev, the mastermind of the Soviet space program whose name is virtually unknown in the...
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Muskie Love
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - Ben and Bea are rival fishing guides, both avowedly single—and happy that way. Through the playful scheming of Bea’s Uncle Roy (helped along by his...
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Sunsets And S'Mores
July 4 6:00 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A Centennial Celebration for Peninsula State Park! Sparkling folksongs, great ol’ sing-a-longs, hilarious camping tales, and fascinating...
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The Comedy Of Errors
July 4 8:00 pm
Location: American Players Theatre
Category: Theater - By William Shakespeare. Directed by William Brown.
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Cheeseheads, The Musical
July 4 8:30 pm more dates...
Runs from June 17 - August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A modern day dairy-tale with a lotto heart! The most magical thing about the lottery is pondering what you'd do if you won...At Schnaybel's...
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The Comedy Of Errors
July 7 7:30 pm
Location: American Players Theatre
Category: Theater - By William Shakespeare. Directed by William Brown.
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Sunsets And S'Mores
July 7 8:00 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A Centennial Celebration for Peninsula State Park! Sparkling folksongs, great ol’ sing-a-longs, hilarious camping tales, and fascinating...
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Cheeseheads, The Musical
July 8 6:00 pm more dates...
Runs from June 17 - August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A modern day dairy-tale with a lotto heart! The most magical thing about the lottery is pondering what you'd do if you won...At Schnaybel's...
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Verdi Meets Elvis
July 8 7:00 pm
Location: Concerts on the Square
Category: Music - Guest Artist, Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica.
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Muskie Love
July 8 8:30 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - Ben and Bea are rival fishing guides, both avowedly single—and happy that way. Through the playful scheming of Bea’s Uncle Roy (helped along by his...
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Red Moon Rising In The East
July 9 8:00 pm
Location: Alley Stage
Category: Theater - A tour-de-force celebration of the life of Sergei Korolev, the mastermind of the Soviet space program whose name is virtually unknown in the...
SC Wisconsin
Dramatic Argument
Theater is essential—especially in tough times.
Hard times demand tough choices–between paying the rent or feeding the kids, between meeting a mortgage or a doctor bill, or, on a smaller scale, between cloth or paper napkins.
SC Wisconsin Upcoming Events
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The Comedy Of Errors
July 3 12:30 am more dates...
Runs from June 6 -October 4, 2009
Category: Theater - As its name implies, this play is funny – rife with the kind of slapstick humor and wordplay that elicits howls of joy. But The Comedy of...
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In Acting Shakespeare
July 3 12:30 am
Runs from July 2-October 1, 2009
Category: Theater - In this adaptation of Sir Ian McKellen's one-man show, Jim DeVita pulls back the curtain on his journey from fishing boats to the theater. Passages...
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Muskie Love
July 3 8:00 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - Ben and Bea are rival fishing guides, both avowedly single—and happy that way. Through the playful scheming of Bea’s Uncle Roy (helped along by his...
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The Winter's Tale
July 4 1:00 am
Runs from June 19-September 26, 2009
Category: Theater - The Winter's Tale is wonderfully optimistic, as only a story of personal redemption can be. It is taut with relatable themes: the bittersweet...
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Sunsets And S'Mores
July 4 6:00 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A Centennial Celebration for Peninsula State Park! Sparkling folksongs, great ol’ sing-a-longs, hilarious camping tales, and fascinating...
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Cheeseheads, The Musical
July 4 8:30 pm more dates...
Runs from June 17 - August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A modern day dairy-tale with a lotto heart! The most magical thing about the lottery is pondering what you'd do if you won...At Schnaybel's...
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The Philanderer
July 5 11:00 pm
Runs from June 12-September 19, 2009
Category: Theater - This is one of what Shaw called his "plays unpleasant," which is funny because it’s not unpleasant at all. This play explores issues as...
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Sunsets And S'Mores
July 7 8:00 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A Centennial Celebration for Peninsula State Park! Sparkling folksongs, great ol’ sing-a-longs, hilarious camping tales, and fascinating...
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The Comedy Of Errors
July 8 12:30 am
Runs from June 6 -October 4, 2009
Category: Theater - As its name implies, this play is funny – rife with the kind of slapstick humor and wordplay that elicits howls of joy. But The Comedy of...
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In Acting Shakespeare
July 8 12:30 am
Runs from July 2-October 1, 2009
Category: Theater - In this adaptation of Sir Ian McKellen's one-man show, Jim DeVita pulls back the curtain on his journey from fishing boats to the theater. Passages...
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Cheeseheads, The Musical
July 8 6:00 pm
Runs from June 17 - August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - A modern day dairy-tale with a lotto heart! The most magical thing about the lottery is pondering what you'd do if you won...At Schnaybel's...
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Muskie Love
July 8 8:30 pm
Runs from June 17-August 29, 2009
Category: Musical, Theater - Ben and Bea are rival fishing guides, both avowedly single—and happy that way. Through the playful scheming of Bea’s Uncle Roy (helped along by his...