Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 3, 2008
Singing the Grafton blues
Whenever I saw a book about the blues or old blues reissues, I'd look for information about Grafton and never with any success. It seemed like a mysterious secret doomed to obscurity.
Tags: Grafton, blues, Son House, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, The Milwaukee Rep, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Kevin Ramsey, Stackner Cabaret, Forever Mr. Soul

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 19, 2004
"Tomfoolery" doesn't fool true Lehrer fans
"Tomfoolery" adapts a collection of songwriter piano man Tom Lehrer's powerful talent like "The Masochism Tango" and others, but unfortunately the players don't seem to capture the delicate darkness Lehrer put forth.
Tags: Tomfoolery, Tom Lehrer, piano man, the masochism tango, the vatican rag, poisoning pigeons in the park, stackner cabaret, the milwaukee rep, cameron mackintosh, robin ray, norman moses, kay stiefel, richard carsey, so long mom