Rough Impressions of THE PRODUCERS
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
The Producers has a strange history in my memory. I vaguely seem to remember being in second or third grade when I first saw Mel Brooks’ original 1968 film on television. It was an independant station that played it quite often, so I saw a number o
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Milwaukee Theatre Holliday Season
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
The morning of the first snow is probably as good a time as any to make mention of the Milwaukee Christmas/holiday theatre season. This season brings with it a few new items to mingle with the standard series of shows that tend to pleasantly plague my sch
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Badger Men's BBall in finals of Paradise Jam
Nicole
Curtains
While the women's hockey team enjoyed Florida, the men's basketball
team enjoyed the warm weather in the US Virgin Islands. Must suck to be
a Badger!The men's bball team advanced to the finals of the Paradise Jam tournament with a 64-49 win over San Diego
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Rough Excerpts from a Talk With Jonathan Gillard Daly pt. 2
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
In this, the second and final part of the transcripts, the writer/star of the biographical musical The Daly News talks about working on the show in Milwaukee.SELF EDITING IN AN INTIMATE SPACEJonathan Gillard Daly: . . .There is nothing to hide behind.
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Saturday: One Night, Two Shows
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
The last weekend before Thanksgiving offers a few opportunities for some fresh theatre. In addition to that which has already opened, there are a couple of one performance shows tomorrow night:
At 7pm on the appropriately-named Erie Avenue in glamorous Sh
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Rough Excerpts from a Talk With Jonathan Gillard Daly pt. 1
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
The Daly News, Jonathan Gillard Daly’s tribute to a family’s survival through wartime continues rolls into its second weekend in the days to come. Based on newsletters written by his grandfather over the course of World War II, it’s a
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Marquette's Chekov
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
The early chill of pre-winter was just the perfect shade of bitter for an opening night of a Chekov play. It was to be the first of four shows on an excessively busy weekend, which might’ve been perfect for Chekov as well. The Helfaer Theatre on the
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The face of Mike Jacobs on the Cieling
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
When the lights dimmed to black, there was the standard “turn off you cell phones” announcement over the sound system. What happened next was a bit of a surprise. A video projection blared across the ceiling of the auditorium. As I recall ther
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Alchemist Theatre’s New Season (sort of)
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Bay View theatre/bar Alchemist Theatre. It’s been even longer since the last time I’ve checked their website. A bit weary over the prospect of a three-show weekend that’s suddenly turn
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Milwaukee Chamber Book Drive
Russ Bickerstaff
Curtains
It’s always reassuring to see local arts groups linking up with other nonprofits to help support them. Soulstice Theatre, for instance, always donates a portion of its ticket sales to a charity associated in some way with the production it’s s
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