In the 1980s, con artist David Hampton tricked a group of wealthy Manhattanites out of a great deal of money by claiming to be Sidney Poitier's son. In 1990, playwright John...

John Michael Kohler Arts Center offers a unique open-submission exhibition of photography based on the theme “It's Me Again.” Individuals of all levels of artistic experience and from all parts of the world have been invited to create displays incorporating a snapshot of themselves...

Most artists do not struggle in isolation, laboring away in a lonely space. But then again, some do. So goes the story of Wisconsin artist Bernard Gilardi. He painted devotedly in...

Photographer Tina Barney will be highlighted at the Haggerty for her nuanced approach. “The Europeans” is an American perspective on grand European families. Before...

A wild type of mystery animates Jennifer Steinkamp's “Mike Kelley 15.” Using computer animation and projection technology, this piece is one from a series of undulating trees...

Juan Alcázar created a portfolio of 28 prints of Oaxaca, paying special attention to the endangered animals of that Mexican state. Economic conditions and tourism are...

If much of the excitement of choreographer Debra Loewen's site-specific performances comes from her inspired transformations of physical environments, the joys of her original...

Director Phylis Ravel makes inspired, timely performances with students. Jane Anderson's 1997 play about teacher Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger disaster is an...

This 20-voice women's vocal ensemble is Wisconsin's premier professional chorus and one of only a handful of professional women's ensembles in the country. This concert...

Early Music Now is calling its 25th anniversary “A Season of Celebrations.” The party is in full swing with this concert featuring imaginative collaborations between Shira...

Kenosha's UW-Parkside Theatre will give its interpretation of Charles Dickens' masterpiece Great Expectations. Featured artist Gale Childs-Daly will help to adapt the...

Big Brother comes to the small stage as Project Empty Space and Bad Example Productions present an adaptation of George Orwell's classic dystopian story. The play...

Roald Dahl's classic takes the stage of the Todd Wehr Theater in a big, glossy production. Always a popular story, this is one of a number of musical theater adaptations in and...

The Bel Canto Chorus and the Bel Canto Boy Choirs will join together to celebrate “light's victory over darkness.” Internationally acclaimed conductor Richard Hynson's...

John Walch's drama sounds fiercely clever and topical on a number of levels. A financially strapped university is offered a grant from a private foundation with the stipulation that it...

Soulstice Theatre hosts the regional premiere of Nocturne, a drama by Adam Rapp, author of the acclaimed Red Light Winter. The poetic script follows a young man who moves to...

Even for a composer as heart-on-your-sleeve emotional as Peter Tchaikovsky, his Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 (1878) stands out for its wrenching emotionalism. At...

These two short musical biographies by Patsy Ford Simms will feature AACT's stellar youth cast. Dream will play on March 9 at 7 p.m. It recounts the life and ambitions of Dr...

To save his life, a man must uncover the truth about the death of a widow with whom he has been involved and whom he is accused of murdering. The man is black; the woman is...

This St. Patrick's Day, enjoy some genuine Irish entertainment as Chicago's World Champion Trinity Irish Dancers grace the Shauer Arts & Activities Center with a...

A grateful French refugee cooks a sumptuous meal for an austere Norwegian religious community that is suspicious of her intentions in an adaptation of the short story by Isak...

For this concert, the Philomusica Quartet—Jeanyi Kim and Alexander “Sascha” Mandl on violin, Nathan Hackett on viola and Adrien Zitoun on cello—performs works by three...

Marie Kohler directs an impressive cast in Renaissance Theaterworks' final show of the season. Laura Gordon stars as a woman whose husband of 32 years leaves her for a much...

“Nobody should be stuck with just one diet,” says Artistic Director Michael Pink, whose ballets comprise much of the season. The “Spring Series” offers new, contemporary...

Come take a romp in the magical world of Dr. Seuss through North Shore Academy of the Arts' rendition of Seussical the Musical. This beloved children's show, performed by an...