APRIL, 2004 - Arts & Entertainment

MUSIC

TAZZ ROYALTY, through May 9; Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Stackner Cabaret, 108 E. Wells St. Jimi Ray Malary presents music of Duke Ellington and other Harlem Renaissance jazz favorites. 224-9490.

KRONOS QUARTET, April 1; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St.
286-3663.

JOHN GORKA, April 2; Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62 N546 Washington Ave., Cedarburg. Part of the Wisconsin Singer Songwriter Series. 8 p.m. 262-375-3676.

THE 1940s RADIO HOUR, April 2-4; Waukesha Civic Theatre, Waukesha. 262-547-0708.

SUN FLOWER SUTRA, April 2-3; Miramar Theatre. Present Music presents this piece performed by the theatrical New York City pianist Anthony de Mare. 271-0711.

STADLER TRIO, April 3; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. Early Music Now presents.
5 p.m. 262-781-9520.

JONATHAN BROOKE, April 3; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

COOL BREEZES QUARTET, April 4; Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, 1584 N. Prospect Ave. Part of the Faculty Artist Series.
3 p.m. 276-5760.

MSO POPS WITH GARRISON KEILLOR, April 4; Milwaukee Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. 7:30 p.m. 291-7605.

GREG & STEVE, April 5-6; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Children’s performers. 273-7206.

TODD RUNDGREN, April 8; Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

MSO: MCGEGAN...MCGEGAN, MASTER OF BAROQUE AND CLASSIC, April 9-10; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Nicholas McGegan focuses on masterpieces of the baroque and classical eras with pianist Piotr Andrszewski. 291-7605.

WEST END JAZZ BAND, April 10; Cedarburg Cultural Center. Specializing in hot dance music and classic jazz from the 1920s and early 1930s. Part of the Jazz at the Center Series. 7 p.m. 262-375-3676.

COUNTY CLARE MUSIC, April 10, 24, 30; County Clare, 1234 N. Astor St. All shows begin at 10:25 p.m. and end by 1 a.m.
272-5273.

OMARA PORTUONDO, April 13; Pabst Theater. Buena Vista Social Club presents Portuondo, Cuba’s musical legend. 7:30 p.m.
800-511-1552.

SUGAR RAY, April 14; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m.
847-7922, 276-4545.

HERBIE HANCOCK, JACK DEJOHNETTE, DAVE HOLLAND, April 15; Pabst Theater. Part of the Hal Leonard Jazz Series 2004.
286-3663.

ARLO GUTHRIE, April 16; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.
8 p.m. 273-7206.

MSO: TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHETIQUE, April 16-18; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring the most personal music to pour from the composer’s pen. 291-7605.

THE GLEN MILLER ORCHESTRA, April 17; Wisconsin Lutheran College, 8815 W. Bluemound Rd. 443-8802.

ORBERT DAVIS QUINTET, April 17; Cedarburg Cultural Center. This group from Chicago is part of the Jazz at the Center Series.
262-375-3676.

DANIEL O’DONNELL, April 17; Milwaukee Theatre. 7 p.m.
276-4545.

BAABA MAAL, April 17; Alverno College, Pitman Theatre, 39th St. & Morgan Ave. 8 p.m. 382-6044.

A MUSICAL THEATRE CABARET, April 18; Boulevard Theatre, 2250 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Presented by Boulevard Theatre. 744-5757.

THE ROMANTIC PIANO, April 18; Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, 1584 N. Prospect Ave. Part of the Faculty Artist Series. 3 p.m. 276-5760.

TEUTONIC MASTER PIECES, April 18; Pabst Theater. Festival City Symphony pairs the music of Richard Wagner and Gustav Mahler. 3 p.m. 963-9067.

SEASON FINALE CONCERT, April 20; Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll College, Waukesha. Prometheus Trio and Violinist Rachel Barton join the Waukesha Symphony Orchestra. 262-547-1858.

EDGAR MEYER, April 20; Pabst Theater. 7:30 p.m. 286-3663.

THE BLUES ON TOUR, April 21. Riverside Theater. 276-4545.

MSO: FRANK ALMOND & STRAVINSKY, April 23-25; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is joined by London-born conductor Gilbert Varga. Program salutes music by French and Italian composers.

THE BAD PLUS, April 23; Pabst Theater. Renegade jazz trio.
8 p.m. 276-4545.

MCKRELLS, April 23; Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133
W. Wisconsin Ave. This group blends bluegrass music with its Celtic roots. Part of a the Hallamor concert series. Opening act at 7 p.m., concert at 8 p.m. 345-8800.

KINGSTON TRIO, April 24; Cedarburg Performing Arts Center, W68 N611 Evergreen Blvd., Cedarburg. 8 p.m. 262-376-6161.

MERLE HAGGARD, April 26; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

BLONDIE, April 29; Potawatomi Bingo Casino.
847-7922, 276-4545.

ELEGANCE, April 29; Schwan Hall, Wisconsin Lutheran College, 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra features Britten’s Phantasy Quartet, and a Mendelssohn masterpiece. 443-8802.

A NIGHT OF CLASSIC SONG, April 29; Cedarburg Performing Arts Center, W68 N611 Evergreen Blvd. Cedarburg. 7:30 p.m. 262-376-6161.

DON PASQUALE, April 30-May 2; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Presented by Florentine Opera. 291-5700.

THE SPITFIRE GRILL, April 30; Concordia University Auditorium, 12800 Lake Shore Dr., Mequon. New musical by Wisconsinites based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff. 262-243-4444.

GET READY, weekends, April 30-May 16; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Presented by Hansberry-Sands Theatre Company, the oldest continuously operating African American theater company in Wisconsin, this is a musical tribute to the doo-wop groups of the 1960s. 273-7206, 276-4545.

COMEDY

HOWIE MANDEL, April 1; Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Northern Lights Theater, 1721 W. Canal St. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

MIKE EPPS, April 24; Milwaukee Theatre. 276-4545.

MARK RUSSELL, April 24; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. 286-3663.

DANCE

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, April 1-2; Turner Ballroom, 1039 N. 4th St. Wild Space reinvents the Dance Marathon and the Turner Ballroom’s elegant past. 8 p.m. 271-0712.

NEW DANCEMAKERS, April 13-18; UWM Mitchell Chamber Theatre, 3203 N. Downer Ave. 229-4308.

ALMAS GITANOS, April 23; United Community Center, 1028 S. 9th St. Flamenco dance and music mixed with hip hop, modern dance, African dance, Arabic dance and ballet. 7 p.m.
384-3100.

STOMP, April 23-25; The Riverside Theatre, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. 276-4545.

SIGNATURES 2004, April 24; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Presented by City Ballet Theatre. 7:30 p.m. 273-7206.

RIVERDANCE, April 27-29; The Milwaukee Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. 276-4545.

THEATER

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, through April 4; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Presented by First Stage Children’s Theater, this is dramatized from the C.S. Lewis book that is part of The Chronicles of Narnia. Most suitable for adults, teens and those six and older.

THE GRADUATE, through April 4; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Kelly McGillis stars. 273-7206.

MY COUSIN’S WEDDING, through April 4; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Chicago’s The Second City Comedy Troupe performs a smart, romantic comedy. 273-7206.

FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLARE DE LUNE, through April 10; Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre, 2252 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Terrance McNally’s recipe for romance is staged by the Boulevard Theatre. 744-5757.

HOME, through April 11; Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 911 W. National Ave. In Tandem Theatre Company presents a story of a young southern black man separated from the land he loves and the woman he desires, and journey to find his way back to both. Ages 16 and up. 444-2316.

STONES IN HIS POCKETS, April 1-May 2; Off-Broadway Theatre, 342 N. Water St. Two intrepid actors portray an array of characters in a wacky, fast-moving tale of Hollywood corruption and hometown mischief. 287-0765.

GETTING OUT, April 1-4; UWM, Peck School of the Arts Mainstage Theatre, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd. As Arlene gets out of prison, she tries to build a new life. 229-4308.

WISCONSIN PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, April 2-4; Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre, 2252 S. Kinnickinnic. 744-5757.

THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, April 7-May 9; Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, 108 E. Wells St. Orphaned Crippled Billy struggles to leave behind the drudgery of his remote Irish village when a Hollywood movie crew begins filming on a nearby island. 224-9490.

JAZZ, April 8-May 16; Studio Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Celebrates the history of jazz in Milwaukee. Presented by Theatre X. 291-7800.

TRUE WEST, April 9-May 9; Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Stiemke Theater, 108 E. Wells St.Two brothers who couldn’t seem more different reveal their base similarities in this play from Sam Shepard. 224-9490.

PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS, April 13-18; Miramar Theatre, 2844 N. Oakland Ave. “The ancient Australian art of genital origami” in a show described by Vanity Fair as “Dementedly good fun!” 276-4545.

5th OF JULY, April 15-18, 21-25; Helfaer Theatre, Marquette University. Lanford Wilson gives the audience complex themes to explore as a family gathers for the 4th of July holiday.
288-7504.

STORYTELLING SHOWCASE, April 15-18; UWM, Peck School of the Arts Studio Theatre, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd. Students showcase work from several projects, including a collaboration with the Milwaukee Public Museum on the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, and Elder Tales, a raveling project that explores narrative and memory with local elders.

HOMEBODY/KABUL, April 16-May 1; Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Chamber Theatre presents a riveting story of a family’s desperate search for one of their own leads them to the center of Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul, where no one can be trusted and every turn reveals a greater peril. 291-7800.

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, April 19; Off-Broadway Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks presents. 287-0765.

MISS NELSON IS MISSING, April 23-May 23; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Presented by First Stage Children’s Theater, this is based on the popular book. 273-2314.

TITUS ANDRONICUS, April 23-May 9; UWM Mainstage Theatre, Shakespeare Company teams with UWM students. 229-4308.

TARTUFFE, April 23, 24, 30 & May 1 at 8 p.m., April 25 & May 2 at 2 p.m. Cardinal Stritch University Theater, 6801 N. Yates Rd. 410-4171.

EXHIBITS

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: THE WORKS OF FERRY & CLAS, through April 18; Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. Original architectural renderings and ephemera from the creators of the mansion. 931-0808.

LIFE FORCE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM AFRICA FROM THE MARK WENTZEL COLLECTION, through April 18; Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery, Cardinal Stritch University, 6801 N. Yates Rd. 410-4100.

PEDIGREE PRESENTS DOGS: WOLF, MYTH, HERO & FRIEND, through May 2; Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Bluemound Rd. Special exhibit focuses on dogs and the human/dog relationship. 771-3040.

JACQUES CALLOT: THE INCISIVE IMAGINATION, through May 2; Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. One of the most influential printmakers of the era, Callot worked for the Medici court. 224-3200.

AMERICAN GARDEN LEGACY: EXPLORING GARDEN TRANSFORMATIONS, through May 9; Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2200 N. Terrace Ave. 271-3656.

MOTHER GOOSE MATH: RHYME AND ARITHMETIC, through May 15; Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, 929 E. Wisconsin Ave. National touring exhibit that uses familiar nursery rhymes to encourage basic math skill development. 390-5437.

SPRING EXHIBITION, through May 24; UWM Institute of Visual Arts, Vogel Hall, 3253 N. Downer Ave. Painter Douglas Holst and photographer and UWM faculty member Leslie Bellavance.
229-5070.

WHEN ITALIAN AMERICANS WERE ENEMY ALIENS, through May 30; Milwaukee County Historical Society. 273-8288.

CONFEDERATE CURRENCY: THE COLOR OF MONEY, through May 31; America's Black Holocaust Museum, 2233 N. Fourth St.

SLIPWARE TRADITIONS, through June 6; Milwaukee Art Museum. 224-3200.

BUGS ALIVE! INSECTS AND THEIR RELATIVES, through June 7; Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St. Interactive stations explain the world of arthropods. 278-2702.

AMERICAN FANCY: EXUBERANCE IN THE ARTS, 1790-1840; Milwaukee Art Museum. 200 of the most expressively ornamental and emotionally engaging domestic artifacts ever produced in this country. 224-3200.

THE QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY, TREASURES OF ANCIENT EGYPT, through Aug. 8; Milwaukee Public Museum. The museum is the exclusive Midwest venue for this exhibit, featuring the largest selection of antiquities ever loaned by Egypt. More than 100 breathtaking artifacts from the tombs of kings and nobles. Advance tickets available. Timed admission. 278-2702.

ALLEN-BRADLEY: A CENTURY OF QUALITY, through Nov.18; Milwaukee Public Museum. See historic machinery and learn physics through hands-on interactive components. 278-2728.

FIRST-TIME DISPLAY OF COMPLETE O'KEEFFE COLLECTION, through Jan. 1, 2005; Milwaukee Art Museum. These 22 works make MAM a leading repository for O'Keeffe's work, the fourth largest of its kind of any museum in the U.S. 224-3200.

THE GRAFMAN GROCERY STORE, through Feb. 28, 2005; Milwaukee County Historical Society. 273-8288.

MIGUEL RIO BRANCO: BEAUTY, THE BEAST; April 1-June 20; Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University. 72 photos drawn from over 30 years of work, known for use of color and the subject matter, Latin America. 288-1669.

AMERICAN FANCY: EXUBERANCE AND DELIGHT IN THE ARTS, April 3-June 20; Milwaukee Art Museum. 224-3200.

LEAGUE OF MILWAUKEE ARTISTS: 2004 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION, April 4-May 2; Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave. 278-8295.

THE UNDERSIDE OF VICTORIANS, April 23-July 25; Pabst Mansion. An exploration into Victorian undergarments including petticoats, pantaloons, bustles and sleepwear. 931-0808.

IMAX

All IMAX shows are at the Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater in the Museum Center, 800 W. Wisconsin Ave. Call 319-4629 for show times and reservations. Current films play through June.

BEAVERS: Meet animals that build massive dams using only sharp teeth and instincts, and follow a young beaver family as they grow, play and transform the world around them.

EVEREST: Relive a 1996 mission to the peak of Mount Everest, including the dramatic rescue of climbers trapped in the "death zone." Learn the physical and mental strength it takes to climb 29,000 feet in the air. Discover Sherpa culture and learn how climbing is literally in their blood.

LEWIS & CLARK: Take an 8,000-mile adventure across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. Meet the American Indians who were instrumental to the expedition's success.

WHALES: Follow the epic migration of whales from their Arctic feeding sites to tropical mating spots. Follow blue, humpback, orca and right whales through the coastal waters of Alaska, Newfoundland, California, Patagonia, Hawaii and Columbia.

MYSTERIES OF EGYPT, opens March 26: Explore ancient Egypt, a 5,000-year-old civilization. A perfect complement to the MPM exhibit "The Quest for Immortality” that opens March 28.