Detached Observers
Provocative Complexity in HONOUR
Quite often at intermission I’m assessing my feelings of the first part of a show. I’m able to channel out what other people say because they are having casual conversations about other things. Every once in a while, I’ll find myself sitting nex.. Read more
Another Journey Into Seuss
First Stage Chilren's Theatre revisits SEUSSICAL--THE MUSICAL for the first time in a few years. And while I feel like almost any producion of the contemporary children's classic is going to pale in comparison to First Stage's last production w.. Read more
Nightmare Before Christmas
The moral of Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas? Just because you're the master of one thing, it doesn't follow that your skills and perspectives are easily transferable to something else. In the 1993 Tim Burton production, directed by Hen.. Read more
Milwaukee Public Theatre's Hospice Drama
I read Dr. Timothy Learyâs Design For Dying a couple of years out of high school. Itâs a remarkably gripping look at preparing for death by a man who was looking forward to the transformative properties of experiencing it. Thatâs just th.. Read more
Fire on Water Will Host Post-Summerfest Concerts
Fire on Water, the club at 518 N. Water St., announced today that it will host a post-Summerfest concert series called "The Afterburn." A different band will perform for free at the venue each night of the festival, beginning their set once the fe.. Read more
New Release Wrap-Up: Wiz Khalifa, Peter Bjorn and John, Britney Spears
Quite a busy week for new releases: Wiz Khalifa celebrates his major-label debut; Peter Bjorn and John pretend Living Things never happened; the specter of Britney Spears issues another album she may or may not have had any hand in making; and Mil.. Read more
A Vaguely Sarcastic Set
It’s been over a week since I was at the Boulevard Theatre to see its production of The Savannah Disputation. The smart religious comedy rendered much more detail to the intimate space of the Boulevard Theatre than any other production in recen.. Read more
5 Monologues: The Drama Of The Rising Wind
I was a part of the final audience of The Damned last night . . . (actually, it was the final audience of Damned Theatre’s first show: A Rising Wind: The Lady Elgin Story. A drama written by Edward Morgan and John Kishline about one of the great.. Read more
Before We Put Away the Weber…
Thesummer that began with high hopes for the Milwaukee Brewers has endedwith Wisconsi Thesummer that began with high hopes for the Milwaukee Brewers has endedwith Wisconsin f ,Sports Read more
Quiz Time At The Apollo
With two shows in a row Sunday, I wasn’t going to have much time between the Off The Wall show and the Rep Cabaret show. Little did I know that I’d have only roughly ten minutes to make it from Off The Wall’s studio theatre space, across the stree.. Read more
Not So Far, Not So Good
GreenBay Packer fans had some reason to be optimistic after the Packersdominated Clevela GreenBay Packer fans had some reason to be optimistic after the Packersdominated Clevela ,Sports Read more
Director Patrick Holland on Around the World in 80 Days
The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre opens its season this week with a production of the recent stage adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around the World In 80 Days by American playwright Mark Brown. The play, which debuted with the Utah Shakespearian Feesti.. Read more
Who Doesn’t Pack Up For This Camp?
A centuryago there was a hit song called “I Love My Wife But Oh You Kid.” Tha Shepherd. ,Sports Read more
Dropping Down a Niche or Two?
Milwaukeemay be losing two of its sports fixtures. The Wave, the city’s indoorsocc Milwaukeemay be losing two of its sports fixtures. The Wave, the city’s indoorsocc ,Sports Read more
Still Hazy After All These Years
TheObservers reconvened this week completely refreshed—Artie by a couple,three day TheObservers reconvened this week completely refreshed—Artie by a couple,three day ,None Read more
Patching Up Some Loose Ends
Astutesports commentary can get tiring, and the Observers felt t Astutesports commentary can get tiring, and the Observers felt the need torecharge. So t ,Sports Read more
What’s the Count? Anything and Everything
Numbers,numbers, numbers. Major-league baseball swims in them, and 21st-centurytechno Numbers,numbers, numbers. Major-league baseball swims in them, and 21st-centurytechnolog ,Sports Read more
A Vindicating RiverSplash!
This year was a crucial test for RiverSplash!, Milwaukee's inaugural summer music festival. After an inordinate number of altercations at last year's festival—most damning among them a non-fatal shooting—city officials threatened to pull the plug .. Read more
The Wide, Wide World of Walkways
TheObservers played zone coverage again last week. Frank was on anotherNew York visit, i TheObservers played zone coverage again last week. Frank was on anotherNew York visit, i ,Sports Read more
