art and entertainment - april 2007

APRIL 2007 - Art& Entertainment

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MUSIC

NIGHT AT THE OSCARS, through April 1; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents. 8 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. 291-7605.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL, through May 13; Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E. Wells St. Set late one evening in March 1959, a mere four months before Billie Holliday's death, Billie Holiday—also known as “Lady Day”—gives a swan-song performance for a few regulars at Emerson's Bar and Grill in Philadelphia. 224-9490.

THREE MEN AND A BABY…GRAND!  SING THE RAT PACK, April 4; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts. 19805 W. Capitol Dr. 262-781-9520.

PAT METHENY WITH BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO, April 5; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

PHIL VASSAR, April 5-6; Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

Harry Connick, Jr., April 6; Milwaukee Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. 276-4545.

THE ISLEY BROTHERS, April 7; Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

B.B. KING, April 8; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 3 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

HERMAN’S HERMITS STARRING PETER NOONE & THE BUCKINGHAMS, April 11-13; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

COMPOSITIONS FROM THE GREAT JAZZ BASSISTS, April 12; Wisconsin Conservatory of Music,1584 N. Prospect Ave. 7:30 p.m. 276-5760.

DEFJAM RECORDS STREET DREAM TOUR, April 12; U.S. Cellular Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. 276-4545.

THE GUFS, April 13; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

DARKNESS AND LIGHT, April 13-14; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents a program that includesTakemitsu’s “Black Rain,” Bruch’s”Scottish Fantasy” and Rachmaninoff’s “Symphony No. 3.” 291-7605.

LIONHEART: EL SIGLO DE ORO, April 14; Chapel of St. Joseph Center, 1501 S. Layton Blvd. Presented by Early Music Now. 225-3113.

URBAN COWBOY, April 15;  Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Urban Cowboy: The Musical is the story of Bud, a new breed of cowboy who's turning heads and looking for love in the biggest honky-tonk in the world. 291-7605.

CELTIC WOMAN, April 15; Milwaukee Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. 908-6001.

EUN-JOO KWAK, April 15; Cardinal Stritch University, Schroeder Auditorium, 6801 N. Yates Rd. 2 p.m. 410-4171.

PROMETHEUS TRIO, April 16-17; Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. 7:30 p.m. 276-5760.

SEAN LENNON, April 17; The Pabst. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

PAUL RODGERS, April 18; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

TRUMAN LOWE, April 19; Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. Presentation by the curator the Smithsonian Institution’s recently established National Museum of the American Indian, which holds nearly 800,000 objects. 7 p.m. 224-3200.

CHRISTINA AGUILERA, April 20; Bradley Center, 1001 N. Fourth St.. Grammy Winner Aguilera wit special guests The Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane. 7:30 p.m. 276-4545.

MUSIC IN THE DRAWING ROOM WITH MARK NADLER, April 20-21; Ten Chimneys, Genesee Depot, Wis. 8 p.m. 262-968-4110.

SOUL ASYLUM, April 20; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 9 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

REMODELED MUSIC, April 20-21; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra program includes Chihara’s “Light Fantastic,” Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 (orchestratede by Chihara) and Brahms’ “Piano Quartet in G. Minor” (orchestrated by Schoenberg). 291-7605.

ROD STEWART, April 21; Bradley Center. 8 p.m. 276-4545.

ANDREW BIRD, April 21; Alverno College, 3400 S. 43rd St. 8 p.m. 382-6044.

COLLAGE, April 21; UWM Zelazo Center, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd. Present Music presents world premiere and more. 271-0711.

KINDERKONZERTS: PIRATE ADVENTURE! April 22; Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert for all ages. 1 p.m. pre-concert activities, 2 p.m. concert. 291-7605.

THE BACH BABES, April 22; Cardinal Stritch University, Schroeder  Auditorium. Chamber music ensemble dedicated to performing Baroqu music in an informal setting.  410-4171.

FUMI NISHIKIORI, April 22; Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Combines performance with poetry and prose. 3 p.m. 276-5760.

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY, April 26; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. Free show. 847-7922, 276-4545.

KOKO TAYLOR, April 27; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, April 27-29; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Florentine Opera Company presents Rossini's must-see for all opera fans. 291-7605.

THE TARTAN TERRORS, April 28; Irish Cultural and Heritage Center of Wisconsin, 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave. Concert at 8 p.m., supporting act opening at 7 p.m. Part of Hallamor Concert Series. 345-8800

THEATER

GREEN GABLES, through April 22; Todd Wehr Theater, Marcus  Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. First Stage Children’s Theater presents a fun family musical about the feisty orphan who wins over the Cuthberts, who wanted to adopt a boy to help on their farm but got a girl. Based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. 273-7206.

EARS ON A BEATLE, through April 29; Off Broadway Theatre, 342 N. Water St., 2nd floor. It’s 1971 in New York City, a bad time for FBI Agent Ballantine to be starting over with his novice partner, Dan. Presented by Next Act Theatre. 278-0765.

STRING OF PEARLS, through April 15; Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Renaissance Theaterworks presents a Milwaukee premiere of a comedy that follows a string of pearls over 30 years and two continents. 291-7800.

TARTUFFE, April 4-May 6; Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. Orgon, the patriarch who can’t see through Tartuffe’s scheming hypocrisy nearly destroys his family with his blind devotion to his pious friend in this play by Moliere. Presented by Milwaukee Repertory Theater. 224-9490.

WIT, April 5-21; Soulstice Auditorium, Marian Center for Non-Profits, 3195 S. Superior St. Presented by Soulstice Theatre, the play is Vivian Bearing’s story of coming to peace with herself and her mortality. The play is set in her hospital room and memory and follows her 12 month journey in a test chemotherapy treatment program. 431-3187.

I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, April 10-29; Vogel Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Everything you’ve secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives, and in-laws, but were afraid to admit, is celebrated in this musical joyride. 273-7206.

A WALK IN THE WOODS, April 12-29; Broadway Theater Center, 158 N. Broadway. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Surprisingly comic drama set in the midst of the Cold War. 291-7800.

THE AMOROUS AMBASSADOR, April 13-May 5; Sunset Playhouse, 800 Elm Grove Rd., Elm Grove. 262-872-4430.

THE NERD, April 15-May 27; Stiemke Theater, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the hilarious dilemma of a young architect who is visited by the man he’s never met but who saved his life in Vietnam-and turns out be be an incredible “nerd” who outstays his welcome with a vengeance. 224-9490.

HENRY IV, April 21-May 20; Broadway Theatre Center. Presented by Milwaukee Shakespeare. 747-9659.

ARMADALE, April 23-May 6; Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. A world premiere adaptation of Wilkie Collins’s sensational Victorian novel. Presented by Milwaukee Repertory Theater. 224-9490.

DANCE

FIRST FRIDAY & THIRD SATURDAY IRISH CEILI DANCES, April 6, 21; Irish Cultural & Heritage Center, 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave. Beginners and all ages welcome. 7:30 p.m. instruction, 8 p.m. music and dancing. Minimal charge benefits ICHC. 345-8800, 489-1110.

ENDANGERED STRANGERS: A WIDE SKY PROJECT, April 20 & 21; Milwaukee High School of the Arts, 2300 W. Highland Blvd. Danceworks Performance Company in third chapter of Wide Sky Dance Project with area high school students.  7:20 p.m. both days. 277-8480 or www.danceworks1661.org.

LORD OF THE DANCE, April 21; Riverside Theatre, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO, April 27; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Performing Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. 8 p.m. 262-781-9520.

COMEDY

COMEDYSPORTZ, 420 S. 1st St. Milwaukee’s longest-running improv comedy show is designed for all ages. Based on audience suggestions. Reservations recommended. 272-8888.

BONKERZ COMEDY SERIES, April 7, 14, 21, 28; Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. Free seating on a first come, first serve basis, no ticket necessary. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

DAVID SEDARIS, April 18; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Sedaris holds a 60-minute reading followed by a 20 minute Q&A and a book signing.

EXHIBITS

SAMSON REMEMBERED, through most of 2007; Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St. Samson, the iconic gorilla who held court at the Milwaukee County Zoo is featured in an exhibit that also includes fascinating gorillas from zoos, the wild and the movies. 278-2728.

MARTIN KLINE, NATURE AND CULTURE, through April 10; Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art, 13th & Clybourn Sts. (parking lot is entered from 11th St., one block south of Wisconsin Ave).  288-1669.

LUCES DE RAIZ NEGRA, through April 13; Latino Arts, Inc., 1028 S. 9th St. Work by Manuel Gonzalez de la Parra in this photographic display of the African presence in Mexico. 384-3100.

FRANCIS BACON: PAINTINGS FROM THE 1950s, through April 15; Baker/Rowland Exhibition Galleries of Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. First exhibition to look into this fertile decade in Bacon’s life. 224-3200.

RESIDENCIES, RESIDENCES: WORKS BY JESSICA DUNNE, through April 15; Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220 N. Terrace Ave. Dunne's elegant and contemplative still-lifes are captured moments of introspection and isolation from her travels. 271-3656.

MICHELE KRAFT EXHIBIT, through April 20; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Peforming Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. 262-781-9470.

BRAIN TEASERS 2, through May 6; Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, 929 E. Wisconsin Ave.  Brightly colored exhibit appeals to visitors of all ages and encourages parent-child interaction to solve the brain teasers. 390-5437.

CRAFTWAYS: ENGLISH ARTISANS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY NEW ENGLAND, through May 27; Milwaukee Art Museum, Decorative Arts Gallery. Thirty of the most important surviving furniture forms made by early English settlers in the North American colonies. 224-3200.

TARGET PRESENTS CHICANO NOW: AMERICAN EXPRESSIONS; through May 28; Milwaukee Public Museum. Developed by actor/entertainer and art collector Cheech Marin, this interactive exhibit weaves traditions, history and humor into a multimedia expression of the lives and contributions of Chicanos to American culture. 278-2728.

SPRING SHOW, through May 28; Mitchell Park Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd. (S. 27th St.), 649-9800.

LONG MAY SHE REIGN, through June 10; Capt. Frederick Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. The mansion takes an in-depth look at how one woman’s life influenced social etiquette in England and America to the degree an Era was named for her.  931-0808.

LANGUAGE OF COMPOSITION, April 1-29; Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave. Works by Ralph Selensky, 2005 FORWARD Survey of Wisconsin Art NOW winner in his first solo exhibition. Luminous and layered oil paintings are inspired by the everyday world with a special focus on his experiences in restaurant life. Also includes photographic works. 287-8295.

COALITION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS, April 20-21; P & H Dye House, 320 E. Buffalo St., 2nd floor. Exhibit runs during Gallery Night and Day with opening reception 5-9 p.m. Fri. Works cover the spectrum of fine art photography and many on sale after the show. 262-424-8085.

WISCONSIN ARTISTS BIENNIAL, April 22-July 15; Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University. Wisconsin painters and sculptors exhibit works in a wide variety of media. Opening reception 2-4 p.m. on April 22 includes presentation of James Auer Memorial Award, in honor of late Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic. 313-1682.

NOCTURNAL NATURE: WORKS BY ELIZABETH AUSTIN, April 25-June 10; Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum. Enchanted landscapes painted on the reverse side of thick plastic panels results in both closely observed studies of nature and poetic evocations of wonder and melancholy. 271-3656.

IMAX and PLANETARIUM

The Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater is in the Museum Center, 800 W. Wisconsin Ave. It doubles as the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium, a state-of-the-art digital planetarium. Visit www.mpm.edu for times.

Current IMAX shows:

DEEP SEA, through June 14. Magical underwater adventure transports viewers below the ocean surface for a virtual swim alongside fascinating creatures and sights.

ROVING MARS, through June 14. Experience the reality of the Mars surface as seen through the eyes of two intrepid, death-defying explorers – Spirit and Opportunity – the Mars Rovers.

Current DANIEL M. SOREF PLANETARIUM shows:

STARS OF THE PHARAOHS, through June 14, 2007: Watch Milwaukee’s sunset, twilight and evening sky, then travel to Egypt to visit temples and tombs of the ancient world.

WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE, through June 14: See the moon, stars, constellations and planets visible in the Milwaukee sky. Then, embark on an odyssey of discovery deep into space.

SONICVISION, through Nov. 23: With a mix by Moby and featuring tracks from Radiohead, U2, David Bowie, Coldplay, Queens of the Stone and others, music ignites a one-of-a-kind computer-generated