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Review: 'Tick, tick ... BOOM!' mostly fizzles
Listen to the songs in "Tick, tick ... BOOM!" and it's easy to hear the echoes of a much more famous musical, one that brought 1990s rock music to Broadway, one that finally closed after 12 years on Sunday, Sept. 7. read story
Let it go!: 'The Full Monty' spices things up
We live in strange and wonderful times when a play about stripping can feel so appropriate. "The Full Monty," Mercury Players' season opener, tells the story of six out-of-work steel workers in upstate New York. read story
No 'Doubt' about it: Strollers presents challenging, award-winning play
In the past decade, allegations have surfaced one after another, young people now grown accusing Catholic priests of molesting or abusing them. It's a sensitive subject and a potentially sensational one as well, casting clear black-and-white images of good and evil, victim and victimizer. read story
Concert review: Chris Thile takes new road with Punch Brothers
Chris Thile has a new album with bassist Edgar Meyer coming out later this month and is on tour as part of a new band, the five-piece Punch Brothers, which played at the Barrymore Theatre on Thursday night. read story
Mama Digdown's celebrating 15 years
High-pitched squealing alert: Menudo, the band that launched Ricky Martin's career, will be appearing in its updated, fresh-faced incarnation at the Majestic Theatre, 115 King St., on Friday, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. ($10.41). read story
Around the bubbler: What's on tap this week (9/4/08)
On Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m.,Cinematheque kicks off its 10th season of free films with a screening of a newly restored print of "Singin' in the Rain" at 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave. read story
Even with digital, local projectionists find the romance in movies
Local film projectionists agree that digital projection is the way of the future in movie theaters. But that doesn't stop them from waxing nostalgic over the showmanship and thrills of the good ol' days. read story
From opera to Audrey II, Brumfield brings up the bass
John DeMain isn't the only Madisonian who will appear in this fall's production of "Porgy and Bess" at the famous Lyric Opera of Chicago. read story
Capitol offices double as exhibit space for local artists
When Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton was preparing to move into the Capitol shortly after the 2002 election, she looked at the bare walls of the double office and saw artistic potential. read story
Local theaters push the limits with onstage nudity
When lights strobe across a line of completely naked people right before intermission in a production of "Hair," no one is shocked. Theaters announce such shocking displays in their season brochure, warn patrons as they buy their tickets, put posters in the lobby: "This show contains full frontal nudity and herbal cigarette smoke." read story
